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Post by frets on Nov 11, 2020 19:24:17 GMT -5
Whew!! Sounds good. Please remember the copper taped plate is because guys expect everything to be slathered in copper. It’s just easier than explaining it.
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Post by sumgai on Nov 11, 2020 20:18:50 GMT -5
Please remember the copper taped plate is because guys expect everything to be slathered in copper. It’s just easier than explaining it. There is a good reason for doing this, and another reason not to do so. Sadly, they kind of cancel each other out. Electrolysis is the propensity for two dissimilar metals in strong contact with each other to try to exchange molecules (actually, electrons from molecules), which then leads to what we usually call corrosion. It may take time, but eventually it will come out of hiding, and I'm sure you can guess what comes next.... For the best conduction of current in the job of noise suppression, copper to copper should be employed. Lifting and inspecting the copper from the back(under)side of a chromed plate my be more difficult, but over such a large area, I'd guess that the need won't be more than every 10 to 15 years. And your adhesive material will likely slow that process appreciably. HTH sumgai
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Post by frets on Dec 11, 2020 16:06:50 GMT -5
Hi Davidskiwan, I’ve been reading your initial thread and wanted you to know that I built a Passive Treble Bass Concentric Telecaster but never finalized the diagram. But with help from Retread and Sumgai, I’ve finally updated it. I‘m hopeful it will help you with your planning for your setup (plus I had forgot to put the finalized up on the forum). Although mine is tied to a 3-Way Switch, it could be easily altered to work with a 5-Way Superswitch that would give you N,B+N Parallel, B+N Series,B+N Series Out of Phase and B. Although not the full array you’ve been discussing with Ash using a 6 way, it could be another way to go with your setup. You’d obtain the majority of tones you want to achieve. So here is the Concentric to a 3-Way.
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Post by uomoanguria on Jan 30, 2023 5:48:40 GMT -5
Hello there, I just assembled a Telecaster with a Lollar CC in the neck and a SD Quarter Pound in the bridge. It sounds amazing, but I could use a bit less bass in certain situations. Do you think this schematic would work on there pickups or should I change anything on the pot or cap values? Thank you in advance!
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Post by newey on Jan 30, 2023 9:00:19 GMT -5
uomoanguria- Hello and Welcome to G-Nutz2!If you are using the same pot values, then you can probably use this diagram. But pickups differ, there aren't necessarily any hard-and-fast rules for cap values here. Some experimentation may be needed to find your particular "sweet spot" with the particular pickups you have. One nice thing about a Tele is you can try different values without having to remove the pickguard, restringing it, etc. Some small alligator clips, wire, and a selection of cap values is all you need . . .
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Post by marc121 on Jan 30, 2023 17:58:06 GMT -5
would typical capacitor values for bass cut be 0.001 or 0.0018 ? Someone told me the 0.001 might be considered a BB King tone. frets
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Post by uomoanguria on Jan 31, 2023 9:21:03 GMT -5
Sorry, I forgot to mention. No, I'm not using the same pot values. Currently it's a stock 250k for both volume and tone. I'm assuming going to 500k for the treble cut tone pot would let some more high frequencies through, right? If so, what if I like it for the CC (whick is a darker pickup) but not for the Seymour Duncan? I think I read somewhere that there is a way to have a pickup "see" 250k instead of 500k by wiring something, but my electronic competence is horrible and I can't find the source of what I'm saying anymore
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Post by newey on Jan 31, 2023 12:28:29 GMT -5
I'll let someone else weigh in on particular capacitor values. A resistor can be used to alter the resistance value (here, as you suggest, for one of the pickups) of a pot, but as the economists will tell you, :there is no such thing as a free lunch"- because adding the resistor changes the taper of the pot somewhat A 500K pot will be somewhat brighter than a 250K pot when at "10"; turning the 500K pot down to about 8 or so will approximate the 250K pot.
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