orange drop caps

[ShredCow]

This for sure didn't hide the fact that I needed more practice

For some reason, this kind of comment always crops up on threads in the gear section.

 

[subversion]

Beez can do it.

he certainly did it for me:

 

[theirony_ofitall]

he certainly did it for me:

nice one there sub. i have orange drop caps in my les paul as well, and it sounds pretty awesome. done by beez too! great guy.

 

[subversion]

well, mine wasn't a specific request. i was @ Beez's to rewire my BFG, he made me try a guitar with those OD caps. so after hearing the tone, why not...

 

[edder]

However in my experience, I have tried a ceramic and a polyester cap which are similar in value on the same guitar. The polyester cap had a different roll off characteristic and the tone control was not muddy even when the tone knob was completely rolled down. On full I couldn't tell any difference though. Best way to check is wire a push pull pot so one can switch between 2 caps. Record them and let yourself be the judge.
KC

did you measure both of em before installing? are they exactly the same value?

when the pot is turn down, 0 ohms, the capacitance is still the same but then... would there be internal resistance(ESR) or inductance(ESL) that comes to play? hmmm... my hunch is these 2 values could be the one causing the difference. Shredcow/KC point noted!

ESR:
ESR is the equivalent series resistance of a capacitor. An ideal capacitor would have only capacitance. As you remember, all conductors have resistance. In a capacitor, there are multiple conductors like the wire leads, the foil and the electrolyte. The resistance of all of the conductors contribute to the capacitor's series resistance. It's essentially the same as having a resistor in series with an ideal capacitor. Capacitors with relatively high ESR will have less ability to pass current from its plates to the external circuit (to the amplifiers in the case of large 1F+ capacitors in car audio). Low ESR is desirable when using a capacitor as a filter.

ESL:
ESL is the equivalent series inductance of a capacitor. Since most electrolytic capacitors are basically a large coil of flat wire, it will have even more inductance than it would have if it were flat. This inductance, along with the small amount of inductance from the wire leads, will make up the ESL of the capacitor. The ESL is essentially the same as having an inductor in series with an ideal capacitor. Low ESL is desirable when using capacitors for filtering purposes.

hmmm.... maybe one of these days when I'm more free I'd like to do that A/B test using switches and plot the frequency charts.

 

[ShredCow]

I think people have done such a chart before... hmmm... I've seen it before. Showed how the roll-offs characteristics differed from cap to cap (diff materials).

 

[Impromptu]

he certainly did it for me:

wah, nice color of the cap.
I must ask Beez to change all the capacitor on my Boss DS1 into that kind of capacitor to match the casing's color

Then I can advertise it: WTS, Boss DS1. Modded become orange in and out

 

[edder]

I think people have done such a chart before... hmmm... I've seen it before. Showed how the roll-offs characteristics differed from cap to cap (diff materials).

please post it here if you happen to see it again. thanks!

 

[Faizalhacker]

sorry but issit some sort of a resistor??im not so good in electronics;;

 

[RyanZ]

No dude. It is not a resistor but a capacitor. Go google for it and you will understand.

 

[Ratboy]

do orange drops come in other colors ?

 

[lightice]

they don't call them orange drops for no reason.

 

[Godspeed64]

do orange drops come in other colors ?

they don't call them orange drops for no reason.

LOL! It's gonna be sigged! :mrgreen:

Edit : For some reason I can't have quotes in my sig.. Dots! -_-

 

[Ratboy]

Hey

i suspect Orange drops sounds warmer because of the color
if you wanna be cool sounding
you need blue drops

Purple drops for He who was once know as Prince

 

[Indigo_blues]

you can order them online from here..

capacitor sprague orange drop

 

[keysersoze808]

ceriatone got orange drop and mallory caps.. but high voltage one ler ..for tubes amp. im not sure can fit into guitar or not... because of the size..(not because of the spec) i personally love orange drop..for amp building.havent try it on guitar..

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

heh, those amp caps a bit overkill for geetar purpose, but it sure does look impressive on pic coz the size. Some dudes even use those caps for pedals as well..

 

[Godspeed64]

Pimping your equipment = orange drop caps! :mrgreen:

 

[edder]

haiyor... you guys think that orange drop caps are the bestesterest caps in the market ahhh....

try these few for some MOJO.....

audience : capacitors : auricap
Cardas Audio

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

heh, is it like fitting turbo engine on a bicycle?