Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by bill bokey » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:59 am

5k = 5000pF = 5nF ;)

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Post by Xplorer » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:52 am

but as hendrix's amps usualy didn't have the bright cap, isn't 0,005 uf close to 0uf ..no bright cap ?

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by parkhead » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:24 am

why would all Hendrix amps have to be the same mods and tweaks ?

at Woodstock you can hear the 5k Bright cap as well the Berkeley stuff

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Post by Xplorer » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:44 am

no i didn't mean that the amps of hendrix were all like that, and i sure don't know it, and there are tons of things i don't know for sure.
i just wondered if there was a big difference between a 0,005 uf cap, and no cap. ?
but my question may be stupid lol, as 0,0005 uf makes a difference. i think i was asleep while writting :palm:
just another dumb question : the higher the bright cap value is, the brighter the amp is ?
cause as he was looking for a more trebly tone, it would make sense. unless i'm mixing everything into a mess of informations ^^

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by parkhead » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:08 am

a .0005 bright cap is HUGE its the one tha makes all the treble fullout by 2 on the volume !

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Post by Xplorer » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:06 am

i think you're in the right direction. i'll try it myself, A/B it with an RS silver mica 5000pf or more. 6800pf etc.
since he was looking for more treble, ( though we hear a thick tone with a strat ) , it makes sense.
would you describe this mod as something that brings more treble ... as well as a thicker tone ?

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Post by parkhead » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:56 am

I usually remove the .005 bright cap

I put it back in because my other changes to the amp made it too thick and fat


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Post by Xplorer » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:31 am

I understand. Other mods making it thicker would be .. The tonestack, nfb.. ?
I can't wait to try the bright cap mod, and tweak several things, although peoples usualy say that the stock values are the best.

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Post by billshatner » Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:45 am

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Post by parkhead » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:00 pm


Great tone and great playing ... so many good clips

one thing I notice is that most people run into the brick wall of signal to noise ratio &
that's what I hear in this example

its not just an artifact of the recording but something I think Roger Mayer resolved for Hendrix
because it is the JUICY tone of all of his recordings from Bootleg to master release

I think they were getting it right from the guitar and amp

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by neikeel » Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:35 am

Heard Carlygtr stuff before, has it pretty nailed , style and tone.

Remember the bright cap is out of the equation once the volume pot is 8 or above. It does bring in all of the gain with a bang of it is 5k (because it is relatively non-selective in the frequencies it allow through. Now a 100pF adds a little brightness at lower volumes but I find 500pF is a bit spiky at moderate volumes particularly with split cathode, funnily enough my KT66 45/100 has 500pF and at 5 on the volume it is sweet, less than that a bit spiky and thin, so guess where I EQ the amp and use my Sequis to correct the volume :wink: . I did try a 1500pF which was a good compromise, maybe I'll try it again.
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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by Fuzznut » Fri May 25, 2012 7:13 pm

I scored a Super Bass amp from 1970 and made a quick recording. This is with Jensen Neo speakers.

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by Xplorer » Sat May 26, 2012 5:31 am

nice !! definitely got to mod my metro with SL/SB switchs

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Re: Post Clips of YOUR Hendrix Tone

Post by Roe » Sat May 26, 2012 6:52 am

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