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Offline audiosalvage

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Plexi treble pot does nothing
« on: April 05, 2024, 11:17:16 pm »
I have a 1987 20watt clone that I built last year.  I put in a Merlin tube effects loop and a lar mar master volume that stays full all the time.  I get a nice mid heavy, brown tone, which I like, but the treble pot seems to have no effect at all.  Presence and bright caps help but no treble bite from the control.  Any ideas?

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2024, 09:32:07 am »
How do you have it wired?

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2024, 10:20:59 am »
Right after the treble wiper

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2024, 09:34:30 pm »
Fixed it, thank you

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2024, 07:22:09 am »
Glad it's fixed!
So, it was the slope resistor? A 3.3K instead of a 33K? (saw your post at TAG  :icon_biggrin:)

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2024, 12:16:48 pm »
Yes, it was one color band off, but still I am shocked at what little these tone controls actually do.

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Re: Plexi treble pot does nothing
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2024, 12:27:04 pm »
I have used variable slope resistance on a couple of builds to widen the EQ range. Works really well. Especially when switching between single coils and humbuckers.

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