Types of Capacitors for Guitars

[J.custom]

It's a variable resistor, so I don't really get why you say it isn't part of the circuit. Does a component have to have large voltages running through it so that it's consider a part of a circuit? IMO, no. No offense Ikko, just can't agree with you on this one

Putting the technical details aside, would I be safe to say that the most common cap installed in strats/fat strats nowadays is the Sprague Orange Drop?

 

[Ikko]

Uhm im talking about the voltage cap for different caps here.. Does your guitar have 200volts running through it ? No
Then why is there a tonal difference between 200v caps and 600v caps ?

Why is there a tonal difference when you tie a cap to your power supply ?

Yes, i would say orange drops or mallory caps haha

 

[J.custom]

Oh sorry Must have misread.

Tie a cap to a power supply meaning active pickups or when a cap's in a circuit of an amp?

 

[Ikko]

just tying the cap to the cable to amp, using cable tie

 

[CyanideJunkie]

Just to clarify, when I meant "type" of capacitor I meant the material of which it's made of(ie. ceramic, PIO, PIW), not the value(ie. .015, .022, .047).

Offhand, I recall the voltage reading of a cap being more of an indicator as to how much voltage it can safely take, more relevant when used in an amplifier circuit. Never heard of the increased headroom part, but it does sound interesting.

 

[fifafu]

Try Gold / Oil / Silver / Silk cap. Sure got feel good factor.

Anyway, I use Mundorf MCap Supreme Silver/Gold/Oil for the tone section on my amp (audio)...For guitar amp, I use Solen or the cheaper Cheaper Mcap.

Some nice capacitors beside Sprague are Sonicap.

Generally, I prefer polypropylene cap for tone.

Solen polypropylene cap (available up to 150uf I think) for power supply in place of electrolytic.

Different between polypropylene and mcap silver/gold/oil blah?? Nice soundstage and a more articulate sound.

Some audiophile customer of mine uses small polypropylene cap in line with their signal cable....not sure how this help..

In any case, why bother with a cap on the guitar..remove it and have full frequency going into your amp..

 

[fifafu]

Higher voltage capacitor usually has tighter tolerance, that is nearer to the value indicated.

Offhand, I recall the voltage reading of a cap being more of an indicator as to how much voltage it can safely take, more relevant when used in an amplifier circuit. Never heard of the increased headroom part, but it does sound interesting.