Tone caps for Gibson Les Paul

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:02 am

Billy Batz wrote:I went to the site and I am very interested in those caps.

Yeah, they have a LP wiring/tips pdf there as well which is fun reading (along with all the other wiring info you see at the LPF):

http://www.singlecoil.com/docs/paula.pdf

Singlecoil's caps are so cheap, it would be fairly easy to buy theirs and compare to hovlands, mallories, ODs, etc using alligator clips with one end soldered to the actual pots....then you should be able to swap caps out quick for listening tests.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:01 am

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:47 am

Awesome! Looking forward to hearing what you think. I was going to order a pair of bumblebees and black beauties from them.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:24 pm

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:22 pm

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:39 pm

What the hell is that... That could be the shadiest thing Ive ever seen in the booteek music world. How much did you waste?

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:52 pm

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:55 pm

Ha! Did you really email WIMA about it! No manufacturers head wouldnt explode hearing someone is painting their products, passing them for their own and charging like $6 a peice for them.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:11 pm

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:21 pm

Yikes! What a bunch of crap.

Please keep us popsted on this. I'm interested to hear Wima's response.

George

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:44 pm

NitroLiq · Post by **NitroLiq** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:55 am

Dude, that sucks and one of the reasons I was holding off on ordering anything from them....the whole "if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is" thing. I'll be curious to see what Wima has to say.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:39 am

Maybe he should learn to paint metal too. It looks like half a hack job.

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:11 pm

Gonzo wrote:I will keep you posted.

If he was honest about what he was really selling I never would have bought any of those caps.

Has his website changed? I took a look (since I didn't before when this thread started) and the description plainly says they are new manufactured caps by a well-known manufacturer and due to some customer requests the caps are painted black and coded....the only thing missing is specifically saying they're by WIMA....has it been edited due to your complaints?

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:10 pm

I certainly dont remember reading that before. I read through it fast but its possible much of that was changed since I first read it. I certinaly dont remember that vibe when i first read it. Lets see... 'due to costomer requests'- Do you believe one person emailed saying they would prefer they were painted to look old? More like hiding the fact that theyre a cheap cap so they can sell them for $6 a peice. You can bet your ass WIMA aint gonna like it. I have a serious problem with every single thing sold on that page. Its as if someone wanted to make a few $$$ so they found a bunch of dumb shit to sell and charge a stupid amount for them.

I know this sounds kind of dumb Gonzo but did you try them anyway

Maybe it is as they said 'spent countless hours trying out caps' and found a decent one. I cant think why the hell anyone else would sell a PCB cap taht looks nothing like those old caps.

BTW- do those 'tropical fish' caps really sound good in a guitar? Does anyone know what make they are? I have a few from my bandmaster heads and theyre .02u!