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Hi, does anyone have info regarding the tone cap used on early 2010s musicman JP6?
I lost the original tone capacitor of my 2011 JP6. I remember it was 0.022uf, small, red and rather generic looking without discernable brand.
I do think there's something special about them. I tried several aftermarket caps and the closest I got is a vintage 0.047uf sprague ceramic disc, but it's still a bit muddy compared to original. I ordered replacement 0.022uf from Musicman but it seems they no longer use the same type, it's much brighter sounding compared to how I remember the original were.
 
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Your memory may be deceiving you my friend. (And that's normal, everybody suffers from poor audio recollection). And don't let old audio/internet myth deceive you. All caps of the same value, no matter what color the outside or how they made or how much they cost, sound *identical*. In a blindfold test, nobody can tell which is which any better than guessing without listening. In other words, no new capacitor will sound like you remember. Choose what you like at this point in time and get on with playing. :)
 
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