Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics

jonesy · 01-08-2011, 03:08 PM

Here is a pic of the wiring in the Esquire. 5 way rotary switch, notch filter and true bypass wired up with a Kent Armstrong TC1 Tone choke that is activated by the 500k push pull that is a master volume. That's all wired up to a Zhangbucker 9.5K Tele bridge pu that is really Fat and punchy.

I use this Esquire a lot for open tuning and slide work and this set-up will let me get a huge variety of Tones out of one pu. The rotatory has 3 fixed wah setting s and woman Tone setting as well as a bypass. I have the Tone choke wired up so it cut's out the lows and some of the mids and between that and the rotary there are lot's of interesting Tones.

Haven't had any time to make a video or sound clips but I hope to soon.

***mobprop667*** · 01-08-2011, 03:10 PM

very nice. cant wait to hear that one!

jonesy · 01-08-2011, 03:17 PM

Thanks, I will try and get some clips posted in the next few days if I can.

jonesy · 01-08-2011, 03:56 PM

Here is a better pic of the filter caps I used on the rotary switch.

guitar_slinger8 · 01-08-2011, 04:01 PM

we definetly need a video of this....looks very interestin!

Mookakian · 01-08-2011, 04:41 PM

Not a bad idea Jonsey, you always find a way to surprise me

I noticed you use ceramic caps for fixed wah, but in this one there are 3 different brands at different values? And the Tone choke is a new one. What is that black cylinder

Very cool jonesy, cant wait to hear it

jonesy · 01-08-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mookakian

Not a bad idea Jonsey, you always find a way to surprise me

I noticed you use ceramic caps for fixed wah, but in this one there are 3 different brands at different values? And the Tone choke is a new one. What is that black cylinder

Very cool jonesy, cant wait to hear it

Thanks Mook, glad you like it and I know you do a bit of tinkering yourself so thought you might find it interesting.

All the caps you see in that last pic are the filters on the rotary switch. The fixed wah ones are farirly low values .001 .0025 .005 and are the ceramics and the shiny case you see is a Sprague .015 Vitamin Q for the woman Tone.

The Black Cylinder is the Kent Armstrong TC1 Tone choke

Mookakian · 01-08-2011, 06:46 PM

Sweet, any reason you used different brand names for the ceramic caps, or is it just that what you had in those values, just curious as i've not tried many ceramics (found them to bitey for tone pots) and am wondering if different companies make for different tone even at the same value?

jonesy · 01-08-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mookakian

Sweet, any reason you used different brand names for the ceramic caps, or is it just that what you had in those values, just curious as i've not tried many ceramics (found them to bitey for tone pots) and am wondering if different companies make for different tone even at the same value?

Just different brands that I have acquired in the various sizes I use. As far as the ceramics go I have found that they are a little edgier than pio caps but still have a nice mid-curve tone.

Also Remember each cap is wired up as if tone pot was rolled all the way off so it it cutting the amount of high frequencies as it can the way I have them wired up.

Mookakian · 01-08-2011, 07:14 PM

Hence the miniature values, gottcha

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 11:13 AM

YouTube - Esquire TC1 Tone Choke & Rotary Switch with Notch Filters Clean Clips MPEG.wmv

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 12:52 PM

YouTube - Crunch Clips Esquire Notch Filter & Tone Choke.wmv

5F6-A · 01-09-2011, 01:00 PM

grrrreeeeaaat!!!!!

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 01:08 PM

Thanks!

nicolasrivera · 01-09-2011, 01:18 PM

Wow that really is a great wiring you have there, your Tele sounds amazing.

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

Wow that really is a great wiring you have there, your Tele sounds amazing.

Glad you like it Nico, thanks for checking it out.

Beerdog80 · 01-09-2011, 01:40 PM

Very, very nice brother. Makes me want to go tear apart my tele now.

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Beerdog80

Very, very nice brother. Makes me want to go tear apart my tele now.

Thank you Sir. I have been tinkering around with this project since last November and finally got everything dialed in how I wanted it.

MrRhoads · 01-09-2011, 02:03 PM

Awesome crunch tone

Some of the darker crunch tones actually reminded me of John Lords Hammond organ in Lazy with Deep Purple

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrRhoads

Awesome crunch tone

Some of the darker crunch tones actually reminded me of John Lords Hammond organ in Lazy with Deep Purple

Thanks! Between the Tone Choke and the Notch Filter it really does shift the Peak Frequencies around quite a bit. Interesting comparison to the organ Tone, Deep Purple Machine Head was the first Rock album I ever bought

5F6-A · 01-09-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MrRhoads

Awesome crunch tone

Some of the darker crunch tones actually reminded me of John Lords Hammond organ in Lazy with Deep Purple

you are spot on Gustav!! I know exactly what you mean!

MrRhoads · 01-09-2011, 04:09 PM

I don't know how to multi-quote...

Jonesy : Machine Head still rocks, it's timeless to me

Hilario : John Lords Hammond tone is amazing, hard to describe it with words.

I really wanna try this on my Strat.

I think the 0,005 was my favourite.

PINKBITS · 01-09-2011, 04:57 PM

You're a clever dude my friend. Great stuff

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PINKBITS

You're a clever dude my friend. Great stuff

Thanks Pinky you are very kind, glad you liked it

onehippie · 01-09-2011, 06:22 PM

youve done it again nice vocal circuit time to keep my eyes open for another instrument

jonesy · 01-09-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by onehippie

youve done it again nice vocal circuit time to keep my eyes open for another instrument

Thanks bro.

I usually have an extra Tele or two around here, so if you need one let me know

guitar_slinger8 · 01-09-2011, 10:59 PM

sounding great jonesy!!!

benjammin420 · 01-10-2011, 04:00 AM

Sounds great, Jonesy

too bad I already ordered a rig for my bass, I'd bet some of that circuitry would work well on a 4 string too

jonesy · 01-10-2011, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by benjammin420

Sounds great, Jonesy

too bad I already ordered a rig for my bass, I'd bet some of that circuitry would work well on a 4 string too

Thanks Ben!

BTW You can do the notch filter switch and load coil for a bass but you use a different set of cap values. I haven't actually built that J-Bass rig with the push pull for you yet so if you want to make a change on your order shoot me a PM or an email and we can work something out.

jonesy · 01-10-2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by guitar_slinger8

sounding great jonesy!!!

Thanks bro, glad you liked it!

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jonesy TONE FREAK Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 15,451 Thanks: 332 Thanked 1,225 Times in 175 Posts	Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Here is a pic of the wiring in the Esquire. 5 way rotary switch, notch filter and true bypass wired up with a Kent Armstrong TC1 Tone choke that is activated by the 500k push pull that is a master volume. That's all wired up to a Zhangbucker 9.5K Tele bridge pu that is really Fat and punchy. I use this Esquire a lot for open tuning and slide work and this set-up will let me get a huge variety of Tones out of one pu. The rotatory has 3 fixed wah setting s and woman Tone setting as well as a bypass. I have the Tone choke wired up so it cut's out the lows and some of the mids and between that and the rotary there are lot's of interesting Tones. Haven't had any time to make a video or sound clips but I hope to soon. Chicago John likes this. __________________ "Pro Guitar Wiring Upgrades Built & Designed by a Guitar Player with over 33 years of Experience" Jonesyblues.com for Professional Guitar Wiring Upgrades & DIY Kits Questions? Email to: jonesyblues@yahoo.com or Call 1- 574-249-8816 Aged Parts, Vintage Tone Caps & Wire in my ebay store Jonesyblues Youtube channel Jimmy Page Wiring.com GOD ROCKS!

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jonesy TONE FREAK Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 15,451 Thanks: 332 Thanked 1,225 Times in 175 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Thanks, I will try and get some clips posted in the next few days if I can. __________________ "Pro Guitar Wiring Upgrades Built & Designed by a Guitar Player with over 33 years of Experience" Jonesyblues.com for Professional Guitar Wiring Upgrades & DIY Kits Questions? Email to: jonesyblues@yahoo.com or Call 1- 574-249-8816 Aged Parts, Vintage Tone Caps & Wire in my ebay store Jonesyblues Youtube channel Jimmy Page Wiring.com GOD ROCKS!

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jonesy TONE FREAK Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 15,451 Thanks: 332 Thanked 1,225 Times in 175 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Here is a better pic of the filter caps I used on the rotary switch. __________________ "Pro Guitar Wiring Upgrades Built & Designed by a Guitar Player with over 33 years of Experience" Jonesyblues.com for Professional Guitar Wiring Upgrades & DIY Kits Questions? Email to: jonesyblues@yahoo.com or Call 1- 574-249-8816 Aged Parts, Vintage Tone Caps & Wire in my ebay store Jonesyblues Youtube channel Jimmy Page Wiring.com GOD ROCKS!

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Mookakian Tim Mason Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,080 Thanks: 213 Thanked 108 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Not a bad idea Jonsey, you always find a way to surprise me I noticed you use ceramic caps for fixed wah, but in this one there are 3 different brands at different values? And the Tone choke is a new one. What is that black cylinder Very cool jonesy, cant wait to hear it __________________ Quote: Roman Rist on "natural highs" whilst playing It's not just endorphins you feel... No, you are connecting with the spiritual world.............you're just not sure exactly what it is.... But you are in the spirit world, that's what Hendrix was trying to tell us.

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Mookakian Tim Mason Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,080 Thanks: 213 Thanked 108 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Sweet, any reason you used different brand names for the ceramic caps, or is it just that what you had in those values, just curious as i've not tried many ceramics (found them to bitey for tone pots) and am wondering if different companies make for different tone even at the same value? __________________ Quote: Roman Rist on "natural highs" whilst playing It's not just endorphins you feel... No, you are connecting with the spiritual world.............you're just not sure exactly what it is.... But you are in the spirit world, that's what Hendrix was trying to tell us.

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Mookakian Tim Mason Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,080 Thanks: 213 Thanked 108 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics Hence the miniature values, gottcha __________________ Quote: Roman Rist on "natural highs" whilst playing It's not just endorphins you feel... No, you are connecting with the spiritual world.............you're just not sure exactly what it is.... But you are in the spirit world, that's what Hendrix was trying to tell us.

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MrRhoads Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SWE Posts: 3,633 Thanks: 232 Thanked 76 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Tone choke and notch filter in an Esquire Pics I don't know how to multi-quote... Jonesy : Machine Head still rocks, it's timeless to me Hilario : John Lords Hammond tone is amazing, hard to describe it with words. I really wanna try this on my Strat. I think the 0,005 was my favourite. __________________ Proud user of "JonesyBlues Customshop" parts T-Top info read this http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/pick...490r-490t.html Alot of good wiring help http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/tone...g-library.html Help on soldering http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/tone...ow-solder.html Capacitor info http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/tone...apacitors.html

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