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Tone cap resistor

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by Jared Houseman, Jun 19, 2019.

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  1. Jun 19, 2019 #1
    Jared Houseman

    Jared Houseman

    Jul 5, 2018
    I made a varitone for my bass but I didn't pick my cap values well and it's too dark to fast. I want to add a resistor to emulate the tone being rolled off about 75%.

    What value resistor should I try?

    Where does the resistor go?
    I'm assuming either
    Signal-> Tone -> Resistor -> Ground
    Or
    Signal -> Resistor -> Tone -> Ground
     
  2. Jun 19, 2019 #2
    sikamikanico

    sikamikanico

    Mar 17, 2004
    Too dark too fast? I don't see how a resistor would help that. Resistors are typically used to tame the resonant peaks, which makes it sound darker.

    If you still want to emulate tone at 75%, I'd get a trimpot and dial it in. Otherwise, assuming a 250kOhm log/audio taper pot, my guess would be around 120-150 kOhm. You can also get a couple different resistors, and try them out first to pick the best one...

    I don't think it matters which comes first, cap or pot (resistor), but usually the pot is first.