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Post subject: what to do, what to do?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:22 pm
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Greetings:
I was hoping that after making some gear mods ($650 worth) that i would find a '60s Chicago-style blues tone on my ES335 clone guitar. My gear includes:
1) Epi Sheraton II with Gibson 57 HB pups, 500K pots, .022 Organge drop caps, John Pearce heavy gauge strings (11);
2) 2010 MIM Blues Jr amp with BillM's basic kit/tone stack mod, JJ EL84s, NOS/Tungsol preamp tubes;
3) 1x12 closed ext cab with Eminence GB128 speaker.

However, after completing the above mods, my sound is now very bright, trebly, almost ice pickin' on the high notes. Instead, I would much prefer a darker, thicker creamier sound with sustain. Turning the treble and mids down helps a little, but still not satisfied.

What to do, what to do? I am now on a pension, so a new amp or guitar is outta the question right now. Some lesser expensive suggestions could be:
1) change the pickups and electronics (300K/500K pots, .033-.047 caps)?
2) change the speaker in the ext cab?
3) use better strings?
4) more BillM mods?
Any more low-cost suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thank for your help.
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Post subject: Re: what to do, what to do?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:28 pm
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I would give the .047mfd tone caps a try in your guitar.

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Post subject: Re: what to do, what to do?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:22 pm
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+1 Retroverbial

The .047 should warm-up the tone quite a bit.

Also, I think that the JJs are very clear, bright sounding tubes compared to the GTs which are warmer. If the cap doesn't give you the warmth that you want, maybe a different set of output tubes will help. :idea:

I use the GT EL84 S red label in my BJr, with the Billm mods, and bias set at about 8.5 watts idle. For preamp and pi, I have the Sovtek 12AX7WC in all three position for some great clean, and some nice smooth distortion when pushed. I also use an external 1x12 closed back cab, and the amp sounds awesome, especially using a HB equipped guitar.

Sounds like you have a great setup canucklehead, and with a little tweaking it will be fantastic. :)

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Post subject: Re: what to do, what to do?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:22 am
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I use an Epi casino P90's equipped with my BDlx RI. To get a warm sound for Jazz, I equipped the Casino with flat wounded string (there are also inox steel but I don't test it).
Test them may be. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: what to do, what to do?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:10 pm
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good suggestions, gentlemen. Thank you.


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