.47 cap bypass on a '65

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:40 am

Guys, I remember a while back someone was kind enough to explain how to bypass a .47 cap without removing it. My '65 goes in for a medical tomorrow and I thought the bypass might be a good idea - but I can't find the post. Can anyone enlighten me? Being old-fashioned and copmpetely non-tech I'd rather leave the original cap in, just go around it, but this being the UK I'll have to spell it out to the tech. Sorry, I know this topic has been done to death, but just think of it as making my '65 very happy. Hope someone can help.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:50 am

you mean the .0047 cap that restricts the low freq on the bridge pickup right?

well its the smallest of the three caps- and it connects between one of the lower lugs on the switch and the centre lug of the treble volume control. Simply solder a suitable run of wire to the same contacts the cap uses, and the signal will take the path of least resistance thus bypassing the caps effect.

Thats all!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:01 pm

I usually remove the capaciter ... but I found that the 60's horseshoe pickups sound better with the capaciter ... I also found that a modern 4003 pickup in a 60's ric bass without the capaciter is an awesome combination ... it has more treble bite than the old horseshoe pickup plus punchy mids and a full low end and more volume ... it truely kicks *** ... If I still played 4 string basses then I would have kept my '68 and put a modern high gain in it and used it that way ...

remember any changes you do keep all the parts and reverse them if you sell it ...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:52 pm

Any competent tech should be able to see what it is right off the bat and know how to bypass it.

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:28 am

Brilliant guys, thanks very much. It's at the doc's now and assuming the h/s isn't in need of a complete re-gauss we're going for a bypass - let's see how the patient sounds in the morning.