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Black ice + Cap =?

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by Thunderscreech, Jul 25, 2009.

  1. Jul 25, 2009 #1
    Thunderscreech

    Thunderscreech

    Jun 4, 2008
    Fredericksburg, Virginia
    If i were to wire my tone with a black-ice-clipping-diodes in front of the cap, what would happen?
     
  2. Jul 25, 2009 #2
    Rick Auricchio

    Rick Auricchio Registered Bass Offender Supporting Member

    Nov 27, 2007
    Cambria, CA (Central Coast)
    Too vague a question.

    Active or passive?

    And what's a black-ice clipping diode? Is it just a diode?
     
  3. Jul 25, 2009 #3
    Thunderscreech

    Thunderscreech

    Jun 4, 2008
    Fredericksburg, Virginia
  4. Jul 25, 2009 #4
    Steveaux

    Steveaux Safe-Guardian of the Stoopid Supporting Member

    Jul 1, 2008
    The Wilds of NW Pa.
    You'll need something pretty heavy to drive the Black Ice.

    Think 16k as a minimum.
     
  5. Jul 25, 2009 #5
    Thunderscreech

    Thunderscreech

    Jun 4, 2008
    Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Hmm...I'll have to test the Pickups first before anything else.

    With the cap on Black Ice, will it just clip the highs or just make it sound like a bunch of terrible?
     
  6. Jul 26, 2009 #6
    walterw

    walterw Supportive Fender Commercial User

    Feb 20, 2009
    alpha-music.com
    your instrument would sound like it had a dying battery and was plugged into a broken amp. :spit:
     
  7. Jul 26, 2009 #7
    Steveaux

    Steveaux Safe-Guardian of the Stoopid Supporting Member

    Jul 1, 2008
    The Wilds of NW Pa.
    It won't sound like much of anything. Complete signal suck. If your pickups don't have enough ass to break over the BI's threshold, you get a bunch of quiet.