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Originally Posted by hillbilly
Cool wiring & all, but...
Les Pauls don't need shielding, and if you put a meter on it (to measure capacitance), it's like have another capacitor, in line with the electronics, that you cannot control with a Tone knob. Think Tone on '3'.
I realize that he spent time on it, and neatness does count, and that's a great wiring job, but you will get more clarity & definition without the shielding.
We had a Strat come through our shop once with alot of shielding. We put a meter on it and it registered .050µf---that's a whole entire cap in front of the Guitar's tone. And the customer was complaining that his Strat sounded 'muddy'. Well...duh... 
Just food for thought. |
yeah an additional .050uf would really darken a guitars sound.. Great tip.