Dumble direction for Strat

[BobW]

Chip, Rather than build a new amp, you're probably better off tweaking your current amp to use it as a baseline to understand what components work well w/ single coils vs humbuckers. Then go from there, by trusting your own ears.

[TheHandsomeOrk]

It's not exactly bad so to speak and I'm sure the switch you have used can handle the voltage easily ( 240vAc 3A or similar) but as others have mentioned there are other ways to 'skin a cat'. Safety first always when tinkering and modding amps. Newbies will see your mod and except it as the norm as you have done. A good rule to keep in mind is to keep dcv off switches and pots if possible ( one day you could forget that it is live while your tinkering, ...well you know the rest). Also less things to go wrong down the track, a switch without dcv is much more happy than one with. Hope it makes sense. BTW your avatar scares me. All the best

Not sure if I'd like the idea of dcv on the switch, think i'd tap it after the .05 cap. But to each his own.

Can you elaberate on this?
I thought this was an accepted mod?
I haven't noticed anything bad about this.

[Structo]

Well not to argue the point but if someone is foolish enough to get shocked touching something inside the amp, perhaps they have no business inside the chassis in the first place.

I agree about the DC on switches, I have read that more than once.
But the way I have it shown on the layout is the way several members have done it, if I recall.

Next time I open her up I will try to wire the switch after the mid cap(s).

[ChrisM]

Having DC voltage on a switch is not a big deal. Look at typical standby switches.

200V isn't all that much in the end...

[Structo]

The only reason it's bad is that DC tends to arc on the make and break of the switch a lot more than AC does.

[ChrisM]

Parallel a 50nF with a 10nF!

Simple and makes the switch more noticeable.

[Structo]

OK, parallel mid cap giving .01uF when switch is off and .06uF when switch is closed.

[Pete]

I think he means you could have your switch just add (parallel) the .05 across the .01. This would give you the two positions .01 (always in circuit), or +.05 = .06 total. Could be done with a SPST.

[ChrisM]

I think he means you could have your switch just add (parallel) the .05 across the .01. This would give you the two positions .01 (always in circuit), or +.05 = .06 total. Could be done with a SPST.

Exactly

[Tonegeek]

Don't neglect series option. You could run a 50n from the slope resistor in series with a 15n. Put the switch across the 15n. Switch on you get 50n, switch off you get 11.58n (close enough, heh?). Personally after using a mid switch for a few months, I decided I liked 10n for Strat or HB guitars and took the switch out. The 50n just did not affect quite the right freqencies. for my tastes.