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jonesy · 07-04-2009, 11:59 AM

FYI the Russian caps I have tried are the K-40 silver case and the K-42 green case. The K-40's are very warm and have great Tone Qualities like the Bees & Vitamin Q's .

The K-42 series is a high temp mil spec cap that reads lower than .022 more like .018 and has a lot more mids and are a bit edgier than the K-40's. I actually heated the K-42's up and then they read closer to .022 as they were made to run in Hot areas.

My pick for Blues and Classic Rock are the K-40's in the silver case as they are softer and more vocal. The K-42's may work better for a Metal or hard rock player?

07-04-2009, 11:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
jonesy Capacitor Ambassador Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 5,754 Thanks: 164 Thanked 246 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Are those the same as the "KGB Caps"? FYI the Russian caps I have tried are the K-40 silver case and the K-42 green case. The K-40's are very warm and have great Tone Qualities like the Bees & Vitamin Q's . The K-42 series is a high temp mil spec cap that reads lower than .022 more like .018 and has a lot more mids and are a bit edgier than the K-40's. I actually heated the K-42's up and then they read closer to .022 as they were made to run in Hot areas. My pick for Blues and Classic Rock are the K-40's in the silver case as they are softer and more vocal. The K-42's may work better for a Metal or hard rock player? __________________ Soundclips mp3's Jonesy's Sound Clips Tonemojo Videos on Utube Tonemojo.com & jonesyblues custom shop You can contact me at jonesyblues@yahoo.com GOD ROCKS!