Changing pots and caps in a strat: What's the outcome?

[teleleng]

When you are looking for that vintage strat tone, is it necessary to change the caps and the pots after you install a new set of pickups?

[gainsucker]

Putting high quality pots and caps in a guitar makes your guitar sound clearer.

[renzfatal]

Like what caps and pots na brand yung magandang ilagay sa strat mga sir?
Thanks TS!concern ko rin to e.

Another one is kung nakakaaffect ba yung quality ng saddle sa strat?like kun magpalit ako ng graphtech saddle,mag iimprove ba in terms of tone?

[teleleng]

Putting high quality pots and caps in a guitar makes your guitar sound clearer.

No sir how about the value of the caps or the pots (i really dunno ) like for example 250K to 500K something like that, will it change the tone? In what manner?

[paul_sigua]

General rule of thumb is: 250k for singlecoils and 500k for humbuckers.

The higher the value, the brighter the sound will be.

That's just the general idea.

[teleleng]

General rule of thumb is: 250k for singlecoils and 500k for humbuckers.

The higher the value, the brighter the sound will be.

That's just the general idea.

Ok thanks sir....But will any brand of caps or pots will do?

[r_chino18]

Ok thanks sir....But will any brand of caps or pots will do?

You're looking for that "vintage" strat tone diba?

Put vintage correct parts and values.

[teleleng]

There are plenty o pots or caps in a strat I pressume..For example there are the pots for the tone, for the volume ( correct me if I'm wrong )..So how's changing the caps or pots do to the sound or to the tone for that matter?

[gainsucker]

Put true vintage taper cts pots and paper in oil capacitor, you can get them from crazyparts.com

[crazyvoice]

I'm interested here, I'm also planning to change first my POTS and Capacitor before considering changing my PUP does it make a noticeable change? Considering na yung E. Guitar Let say 20 years old.

[gainsucker]

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[nathanmanansala]

I'm interested here, I'm also planning to change first my POTS and Capacitor before considering changing my PUP does it make a noticeable change? Considering na yung E. Guitar Let say 20 years old.

YES! unless you know what kind of pots are in there, swap them out muna before spending on pickup upgrades. baka makatipid ka pa. like sa gibsons. not sure which models but some models come stock with 300k pots sa volume and swapping in 500k audio taper CTS pots results in an immediately noticeable improvement sa clarity nung tone. para mong in-activate yung bright switch ng amp.

[maxi_musikero]

When you are looking for that vintage strat tone, is it necessary to change the caps and the pots after you install a new set of pickups?

try changing them before installing new pickups. it's the more affordable option. kung hindi pa rin nakuha, then change the pickups.

250k CTS pots + .047uF PIO tone cap.

[free2rock]

Put true vintage taper cts pots and paper in oil capacitor, you can get them from crazyparts.com

Or from me.

http://www.emersoncustomguitars.com/Emerson_Custom_Guitars/Home.html

[Freak]

caps and pots are nothing if you don't know how to tap 

[free2rock]

caps and pots are nothing if you don't know how to tap 

LOL.

Pwede nga pala ako sumaglit ng Makati later or tomorrow. Text mo ako

[af_villaruel]

caps and pots are nothing if you don't know how to tap