ES4-B 1st Build

[WeirdBits]

I'd try 0.022uF or 0.047uF for the bridge and 0.068uF or 0.1uF for the neck.

If you put a 0.047uF cap (or any value) on clip leads and attach it in parallel with a cap already soldered in place it will effectively sum their values to give you an idea of how it will sound. So, clipping a 047 in parallel with your existing 0.01 (clip on each leg) will give you a total 0.057uF value, and across the neck's existing 047 will give you ~0.1uF.

May save you a bit of de-soldering/soldering.

[fender3x]

I'd try 0.022uF or 0.047uF for the bridge and 0.068uF or 0.1uF for the neck.

If you put a 0.047uF cap (or any value) on clip leads and attach it in parallel with a cap already soldered in place it will effectively sum their values to give you an idea of how it will sound. So, clipping a 047 in parallel with your existing 0.01 (clip on each leg) will give you a total 0.057uF value, and across the neck's existing 047 will give you ~0.1uF.

May save you a bit of de-soldering/soldering.

Wow! Were you ever right! I attached a .047 cap with clips in both positions in parallel and it made a huge difference. That's a really big help that took very little extra effort. Thank you!! Just the right amount of treble roll off.

So now the bridge has .057, because I just soldered in a .047 in parallel with the .01. That was not practical with the other cap, mostly because it's a bit cramped, so I put in a .1 cap. Tried it again withe the *final* soldered in caps. Sounds great.

I am glad that I built the test bed. But mostly, though, thank you WeirdBits for the great suggestions!