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Title: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: jake on June 29, 2008, 10:42:42 PM Stock value was 270 pf followed by 330 pf (that's what's in my amp currently) now I see guys using 390 pf. What would I gain by changing from 330 to 390? Is it worth the effort?
Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: bluesfendermanblues on June 30, 2008, 04:03:18 AM I use 470 pf - lik two rock amps - is it worth the effort ?? hmmm, Its more a matte of taste, the snubbers dampen the highs in the OD channel.
If you like sound as is, then dont change a thing. If think you got a bit too much top, then increase the snubbers. No matter what, it very small change, that you might not even hear !! :) Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: jake on June 30, 2008, 12:10:20 PM Thank you for the reply, I think I'm going to leave well enough alone for now.
Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: erwin_ve on July 01, 2008, 09:57:27 AM I recently did my last mod on the overtone: changing the snubber caps from 270pF to 330pF. I did this mod seperate from the rest of the "Zucker"mods.
There is a difference as bluesfendermanblues pointed out; I actually could hear the difference. ::) The tone setting for clean and OD are more balanced in my opninion with upping the snubbers. But as all mods; it's a matter of taste... Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: Mitch on July 03, 2008, 04:57:54 AM Guys-
I found upping the snubber caps to 330pf definitely smoothed out the OD channel- however, I could only get Wima's at that value from my local electrical store- I'm assuming they're poly-propylene (pardon my ignorance) - ceramic's are the stock caps's I removed... any opinions on ceramic vs poly-propylene tone/reliability etc...etc...? Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: cat on July 03, 2008, 05:39:34 AM Guys- I found upping the snubber caps to 330pf definitely smoothed out the OD channel- however, I could only get Wima's at that value from my local electrical store- I'm assuming they're poly-propylene (pardon my ignorance) - ceramic's are the stock caps's I removed... any opinions on ceramic vs poly-propylene tone/reliability etc...etc...? Good question, I'm interested to hear what those in the know have to say. Cat Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: bluesfendermanblues on July 03, 2008, 06:12:38 AM The Dumble diehards wil tell you, that ceramic are very important......
but, seriously the sound is not exactly passing through the cap, some of the top frequencies are passed to ground, so you should be fine with polyprop. However, if you ask a Dumble diehard they will tell you that ceramic is the way to go, but as always trust your own ears, if it sounds good you, then its fine, right? Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: AdrianJ on July 03, 2008, 06:34:23 AM Please excuse the quite basic question, but how do the snubber caps affect the clean tone if at all??
Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: erwin_ve on July 03, 2008, 07:43:56 AM Please excuse the quite basic question, but how do the snubber caps affect the clean tone if at all?? The snubber caps don't affect the clean tone. The snubber caps are located on tube v2a and v2b(od stage). However the tonestack is affecting the clean and od. If you got a nice clean sound, the last thing you want do is reset your tone setting when switching to od. Title: Re: Snubber caps on Overtone Post by: bluesfendermanblues on July 03, 2008, 03:05:34 PM Please excuse the quite basic question, but how do the snubber caps affect the clean tone if at all?? No influence - what so ever !! ;-) |