Added a treble bleed to my SE Zach Myers - not sure I like it

[DogPhishHead]

So I had a spare Mojotone Treble Bleed cap/resistor (they call it their "Volume Mod") laying in my parts box - it's a 471 pica farad, 220K resistor combo. I soldered it across the first two lugs on the neck pickup volume pot. I definitely notice the difference, instead of getting mud when I roll down the volume from 10 to 7, the highs are present. Even in the full on volume position (10) I notice the neck pickup is more alive, bright and the tone knob really doesn't kick in until I've rolled down to around 5 or 6. Even the bridge pickup seems to be brighter, the middle position has more chime now. Overall, I'm hearing a bass drop on the neck pick even in the fully on volume position of the neck pickup - and I'm not sure I like this loss of warmth. It's an easy fix, two snips with a wire cutter and it's back to stock.

I'm guessing there are different treble bleed mod cap values out there to try, anyone have suggestions ?

 

[DogPhishHead]

Never mind...solved it...471pF is TOO HIGH (thanks to the search feature here...I feel dumb). 180pF cap is all that PRS uses. Snipped out the mojotone combo unit and the guitar has it's balls back. I'll find a 180pF cap in the future.

 

[László]

Never mind...solved it...471pF is TOO HIGH (thanks to the search feature here...I feel dumb). 180pF cap is all that PRS uses. Snipped out the mojotone combo unit and the guitar has it's balls back. I'll find a 180pF cap in the future.

No guitar really likes to be neutered.

 

[BrianC]

The 180 is perfect - just the right balance!

 

[John Beef]

I have used the cap and resistor in parallel before and found that the guitar got super bright as the volume rolled off. The PRS method of 180pf is absolutely perfect, just consistent tone all the way down the volume pot.