Thank you for this thorough demo! First, we cannot hear what you heard in-person. From what I heard, I prefer the TV Jones 250K pot (150K/1000pF). I noted that anytime the 2000pF cap is used, there comes a nasal mid tone that is more pronounced on the bridge when in lower volume settings - I would prefer to avoid that. With resistor alone, the loss of lows/mids leaves the tone brittle and unbalanced. I really appreciate you including the fuzz in your pedal lineup - fuzz is touchy, and is quite revealing for the nuances of the wiring variations. Thanks again!
Great review, one of the best comparisons. For me, the Suhr 680pf/150kohm was the best. On my HSS with 500k vol. pot I run the 1000pf/150kohm with additional 20kohm in series and this also works really well, and keeps the taper on the volume closer to stock.
After several treble bleed circuits I've found that the Kinman, where the resistor is in series with the cap, is absolutely the way to go. It doesn't change the volume knob sweep and works a lot better with a fuzz box.
Kinman is better on single coils imo. I always do my best to put the bleed on a switch, push pull on a Strat, perhaps a mini toggle between knobs on a Tele control plate. And depending upon my pedal board for any given guitar: if I'm using a fuzz face or an old school germanium boost, especially if its always-on like I might for a Strat, the bleed is definitely switched.
Thank you for this thorough demo!
First, we cannot hear what you heard in-person.
From what I heard, I prefer the TV Jones 250K pot (150K/1000pF). I noted that anytime the 2000pF cap is used, there comes a nasal mid tone that is more pronounced on the bridge when in lower volume settings - I would prefer to avoid that. With resistor alone, the loss of lows/mids leaves the tone brittle and unbalanced.
I really appreciate you including the fuzz in your pedal lineup - fuzz is touchy, and is quite revealing for the nuances of the wiring variations.
Thanks again!
its hard to demo something like this, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great review, one of the best comparisons. For me, the Suhr 680pf/150kohm was the best. On my HSS with 500k vol. pot I run the 1000pf/150kohm with additional 20kohm in series and this also works really well, and keeps the taper on the volume closer to stock.
Thanks! Thats a super solid combination for an HSS !
After several treble bleed circuits I've found that the Kinman, where the resistor is in series with the cap, is absolutely the way to go. It doesn't change the volume knob sweep and works a lot better with a fuzz box.
Nice! I haven't decided what values I prefer, really depends on the pickups. But fuzz always seems a bit compromised with treble bleeds
I think that’s probably the way to go too!
Kinman is better on single coils imo. I always do my best to put the bleed on a switch, push pull on a Strat, perhaps a mini toggle between knobs on a Tele control plate.
And depending upon my pedal board for any given guitar: if I'm using a fuzz face or an old school germanium boost, especially if its always-on like I might for a Strat, the bleed is definitely switched.
good idea to have in on a switch to remove the circuit in certain situations where some fuzz or wah pedals don't like seeing a treble bleed
I wish you would do this with humbuckers. I never use a treble bleed on single coils / Strats.
great feedback, I just might have to do that!
Me too 🙏
Maybe a strange post in here, but I hear a very great guitar sound on the background when you are talking. Can you tell where this music is from?
It’s a background track I made a couple years ago!ha glad you like it!
Can you tell me how you created the guitar sound. I am looking for such a sound. Greeting from the Netherlands
What strat is this?
its an old made in mexico fender that was set on fire.....I set it on fire.lol
@@CollinLittlejohn Lol on purpose to make it look like that?