So, did you try removing one leg of the capacitor? When I took the leg off of mine I also changed the cap on the tone control to a (fairly industry standard) .022micro farad as there was a darker one fitted (I can't remember the value) probably to offset the effect of the reduction in bass frequency caused by the treble bleed mod
Sorry, never had a chance last night. I got in late from work. The one I used on my Strat is a SPRAGUE Electric guitar pre wired 0.001uf treble bleed kit 150k resistor. On the PRS there is a 180pf cap. I wonder if that is where the dark sound is coming from. I love the blend of the two pickups, but the neck pickup is too dark for my liking.
I will post the results tomorrow.
I also found this online:
Treble Bleed Mod Round-up
Date: November 24, 2016
Author: DrKev
As a reference resource, I have collected the treble bleed capacitor and resistor combinations recommended by the the major guitar pickup manufacturers (and some guitar makers too). I am reproducing that list here. Below the list I have also included notes and additional information based on my research and experience. I hope you find it useful. Feel free to
contact me with any questions or suggestions.
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The Treble Bleed Modification List
(listed in order of increasing capacitor value, for no other reason than I have to choose something)
NB:
Resistors are IN PARALLEL with their capacitor unless stated otherwise
PRS – 180 pF cap (500 kΩ volume pot, no parallel/series resistor).
Bill Lawrence – 330 pF capacitor & 80 kΩ resistor
Mojo Tone – 471 pF capacitor & 220 kΩ resistor
DiMarzio – 560 pF capacitor & 300 kΩ resistor
John Suhr – 680 pF capacitor & 150kΩ resistor
TV Jones – 1 nF capacitor & 150 kΩ resistor (2 nF cap suggested for 500 kΩ pot, humbucker)
Fender – 1.2 nF capacitor & 150 kΩ resistor in parallel, plus a 20 kΩ resistor in series.
Seymour Duncan – 1 nF capacitor & 100 kΩ resistor
Chris Kinman – 1.2 nF capacitor with 130 kΩ resistor
in series!
Lindy Fralin – 2.5 nF capacitor & 200 kΩ resistor
If anyone has any other recommendations from other manufacturers to add, feel free to
drop me a line and I’ll add it to the list!
Rule of thumb: If you use a 10 ft cable from your guitar, choose the Mojo, DiMarzio, or Suhr values. If you use a 30 ft cable choose one of the versions with 1 nF or 1.2 nf capacitor. See note 6 below.