.015 cap vs.022 cap the .015 cap is going to be brighter then the .022? I would like to have the .015 for both neck and bridge,now I have .022 in the neck and bridge Humbuckers I would like the bridge humbucker to sound brighter even though both of my tone knobs on my les Paul are always on 10
.015 vs .022 tone caps
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cardinal
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The value of cap on the tone cap shouldn't matter if the pot is all the way up. The pickup is just seeing the resistance of the pot. You could try disconnecting the tone pot completely to brighten the sound, use a no-load pot (which effectively disconnects the pot when all the way up), or a 1Meg tone pot.
TheGreatGreen
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Considering it’s a Les Paul, it might be the pots themselves making the guitar too dark. 500k pots are generally thought of as the standard for humbuckers but Gibson likes to use 300k pots in their Les Pauls, which makes them darker.
Swap out the pots in your LP for 500k and you should be closer to where you want to be.
Swap out the pots in your LP for 500k and you should be closer to where you want to be.
scottosan
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Or you could buy a no load tone pot
Sunny Moon
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I have used 550k pots on most of my guitars. Gibson also used 550k pots on their historic models. However, sometimes they make the sound too bright. 500k pots would probably be enough.
I also like the brass saddle aluminum bridge from Tonepros. It gives the guitar a bright and rich tone.
I also like the brass saddle aluminum bridge from Tonepros. It gives the guitar a bright and rich tone.