If I had a 50's Les Paul, which could easily be worth over $1/4m for a '59, then $60 for a period correct replacement part would be a bargain compared to the hit its value would take for having 'incorrect' parts.
Wait until you see the prices on original M69 pickup rings.
$60 caps?
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Re: $60 caps?
True, but would it really make any tonal difference ? I guess we would never will know , as few, if any would ever actually PLAY such and instrument. And if they did, it certainly would not be out in public where anyone would get to hear it. And if they did, no one would really have any tonal reference with which to compare. So, the consensus may be that the player who just smoked the band stand using a Japanese Tele may, just may, have better tone than the guy wanking on the '59 Paul. You know how things are after a few beers. But, for the benefit of the owner, he would have the pleasure of opening up the control cavity once in awhile , gazing at that cap, and realizing what a 'plum' he has.paulster wrote:If I had a 50's Les Paul, which could easily be worth over $1/4m for a '59, then $60 for a period correct replacement part would be a bargain compared to the hit its value would take for having 'incorrect' parts.
Wait until you see the prices on original M69 pickup rings.
(just kidding..all in fun....
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Re: $60 caps?
Semper Augustus.Wait until you see the prices on original M69 pickup rings.
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Re: $60 caps?
I know a lot of people claim to "hear" a difference. But if you take the same guitar, play it, then get up, desolder the old cap, solder in the new cap, then test it, you are relying on memory, and furthermore, you might be sitting or standing further away from the amp or at a different angle, all can affect your perception.
I would like a true test, where the capacitors are mounted in some sort of a decade box outside of the guitar. The guitarist only sits down and plays and describes the sound, while someone else switches the caps unknown to him.
I would like a true test, where the capacitors are mounted in some sort of a decade box outside of the guitar. The guitarist only sits down and plays and describes the sound, while someone else switches the caps unknown to him.
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