Do you always leave your guitars tone controls turned up to maximum level and it's still not enough. Good news! Your pickups may be fine, the tone controls are probably "throwing away" some usable tone even when it is turned all the way up. Why would some manufacturers do this?
There are two simple reasons. First, you may like more treble than the average player. Second, some manufacturers tend to use inexpensive components like caps and pots. In any case, it is very simple and inexpensive (about fifty cents) to shift the range of your guitars tone controls. Here's how! First, locate the tone capacitor, it should be soldered to one of the terminals on one of the tone pots. Next, determine what value it is.
To shift the tone control "up" so that you have more treble available, replace the tone capacitor with one of lower value. For example, if the existing capacitor is 0.02uf, replace it with a 0.01uf capacitor. If the existing tone capacitor is 0.033uf, try replacing it with an 0.02uf capacitor. On the other hand, if you usually keep the tone controls all the way down, you may want to replace the tone capacitor with a slightly larger one to shift the tone range towards the bass end. |
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