Mellowtone

Post by **Doog** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:58 am

Mike wrote:
Doog wrote:The right wiper goes to the output lug on the jack, which is already connected to the right lug on the volume pot.
Cap connected to middle lug and pot casing.
Pot casing goes to the top right lug on the 3PDT, which is also connected to the middle wiper on the volume pot.

Does that sound iffy?
OK.

That lug on the jack is ground.
The right lug on the volume pot should connect to it.
One leg of the cap should also connect to it.
The other leg of the cap should be connected to the wiper of the tone control.
The right lug of the tone control should be connected to the left lug of the volume control.
The wiper of the volume control should be connected to the 3DPT.

Awesome dude, thanks a loooad. Do I NOT want the cap and ground wire connected to the pot housing then? Just have it go pot wiper>cap>jack ground?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:07 am

Doog wrote:
Mike wrote:
Doog wrote:The right wiper goes to the output lug on the jack, which is already connected to the right lug on the volume pot.
Cap connected to middle lug and pot casing.
Pot casing goes to the top right lug on the 3PDT, which is also connected to the middle wiper on the volume pot.

Does that sound iffy?
OK.

That lug on the jack is ground.
The right lug on the volume pot should connect to it.
One leg of the cap should also connect to it.
The other leg of the cap should be connected to the wiper of the tone control.
The right lug of the tone control should be connected to the left lug of the volume control.
The wiper of the volume control should be connected to the 3DPT.
Awesome dude, thanks a loooad. Do I NOT want the cap and ground wire connected to the pot housing then? Just have it go pot wiper>cap>jack ground?

The jack ground is connected to the pot casing and to the case anyway they are all ground. You can connect the ground end of the cap to either the pot casing or the jack ground, whichever is easiest. If you connect it to the pot casing you need to rmove that tape so it can ground itself though.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:18 am

Worked a treat Mikey, many thanks.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:19 am

That was quick! Fierce!

Post by **Doog** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:23 am

Had my soldering iron set up already so I thought "why not, eh?".

Post by **Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:35 am

Noice. I'll be doing some of that tonight, fo' sure. I'm such a nerd.

FRIDAY NIGHT IS SOLDERING NIGHT DARLINGS

Post by **Doog** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:37 am

I'll knock up a vid/audio clip to show how dang useful the mod is.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:38 am

Schweet. I expect lots of Doog demos for the account this winter.

hazelwould · Post by **hazelwould** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:10 am

I'd love to see ah demo!!!!

letsgocoyote · Post by **letsgocoyote** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:32 am

frankinly i never have tried this tone control on the wolf computer... partly because generally speaking it (being so simple passive lowpass filter) is kind of dull sounding. what pot/cap value did you use? you have it hooked up like mike said to now, right? if so thats good. anyhow like iw as saying, i used this kidn of tone control on the old old singing tree v1's (doubt anyone hear knows about em, but anyhow) and ultimately it sounded kind of stuffy for most stuff... but the singing tree is an overdrive (an already warm one at that) so I can only imagine that the simple lpf on the wolf computer does work a treat! love to see a demo

ill put one in on the next one i build

Post by **Mike** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:09 am

They are simple, but I find they work in pedals quite well. I put one on Doog's Saltbooster (250K/68nF) for him which improved it no end for his needs, and I've put the same into Harmonic Perculator clones aswell.

I gave Doog a 500K pot and a bunch of caps, he'll be able to let you know which one he used.

Also - Doog wanted to add a tone control to roll off some high end so I showed him the easiest way to achieve that, I doubt he would have appreciated me trying to walk him through a Big Muff Pi tone stack and recovery stage using MS Paint.

letsgocoyote · Post by **letsgocoyote** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:30 pm

oh no doubt. for a quick and simple tone control the pot+cap is a great choice. like i said, i just though it sounded bad on my old overdrive. it does work well on many other things though.

Post by **Doog** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:27 am

Mike wrote:They are simple, but I find they work in pedals quite well. I put one on Doog's Saltbooster (250K/68nF) for him which improved it no end for his needs, and I've put the same into Harmonic Perculator clones aswell.

I gave Doog a 500K pot and a bunch of caps, he'll be able to let you know which one he used.

I actually pinched the pot and cap from the Saltbooster, the cap and pot combo I had in the WC first time only cut trebz in the last tiny turn of the dial and didn't yield as nice a tone. I'll get the same value stuff for the Saltbooster and stick it back in, it's definately a great, simple but extremely usable mod.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:22 am

You should have let me know and I could have sent you a 250K pot.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:01 am

Ah, I didn't want you sending me all your parts for nothing, you've helped loaaads already! I just tried the SaltBooster after the Wolf Comp once I got home and found the SB's tone control that much more usable. And I was just so excited, I did the swap there and then.. I'm sooo impatient when it comes to gear

There's the finished box, much sexier without the gaffa tape. Hats off, Michael.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:43 am

Doog wrote:Ah, I didn't want you sending me all your parts for nothing, you've helped loaaads already! I just tried the SaltBooster after the Wolf Comp once I got home and found the SB's tone control that much more usable. And I was just so excited, I did the swap there and then.. I'm sooo impatient when it comes to gear :D

There's the finished box, much sexier without the gaffa tape. Hats off, Michael.

No worries.

I'll get another pot and Cap in the mail to you anyway. Can you read the numbers on the cap for me please? I think it's 683...