EVH 5150 50 channel 3 mod question...

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EVH 5150 50 channel 3 mod question...

Post by BronzeJames » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:58 am

Really wanting to bring gain down in the 3rd channel, I hear a popular mod for this is to cut c16 & c30, can anyone tell me what exactly those caps do before I rip'em out?? Thank you
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Re: EVH 5150 50 channel 3 mod question...

Post by VelvetGeorge » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:16 am

Both are cathode bypass caps, they increase gain to maximum in that stage at most frequencies. Snipping those will lower gain. You can also increase the cathode resistor values to lower gain (decrease asymmetrical clipping). R45 and R56.

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Re: EVH 5150 50 channel 3 mod question...

Post by BronzeJames » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:19 am

Thank you very much sir!!!
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