What's the difference between .047mfd and .022mfd? Does it affect the guitars sound much?

Hello!

Yep!

And this is why: (i think, someone please confirm or correct the following)

Capacitors allow the higher frequencies (trebble) to pass through them. The higher the value the wider the range of frequencies can pass. When you turn the tone pot down the signal path resistance is reduced allowing the high frequencies to pass through the cap to ground leaving the lower frequencies (lower mids and bass).

So a 0.22mf cap has a higher frequency cut off than a 0.47mf. Which is why a 0.47mf cap will make your single coils sound quite muddy because its has a lower frequecy cut and will also allow some of the lower frequencies through to ground leaving you with the bass and not a lot else

Hope this helps

Andy

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thanks andy!

Gald i could help!

Andy

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in an ideal world you use 47's in a single coil git and 22's in a humbucker now the fun starts
if you use your tone knob a lot i would suggest you try paper in oil caps the difference in tone is something to behold , it becomes much warmer and organic (playing through a jcm 800 anyway)
it is also an idea to try a few different rated pio caps in your git , my epi lp has .22's but my epi g400 has a .15 in the neck and a .22 in the bridge , this makes this particular guitar sound sweet and also gives me a bit more headroom on the neck pup , the pups in my g400 are much hotter than those in my lp .
for a strat or tele you could try out a 47 and a 33 to see if you prefer one or the other and also remember that if you leave the tone knob at 10 none of the above will make any difference hth
Alan

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