tone switch, help needed with cap values

[mattdowney]

hey, i am building a NPN boost pedal from the begginer fourm. i want to add a 3 way on,on,on mini switch to do some tone change. i am pretty sure that if i increase the value on the imput cap i will get a more low end sound and if i lower he value of the imput cap i will get more high end. i want a 3 way switch to toggle between 3 imput caps. one .1uf (the value recomended in the project) and one of higher value and one of lower value. can anyone recomend cap values to use?

thanks, matt

[lethargytartare]

If I was in the mood to experiment, I'd wire it with three sockets, and test out all the different caps I had lying around and see what I liked.  You might like small shifts within a small range, or you might like to have two extremes and a "middle" value, or two middle-ish ones and a very small or very large one...etc.

[mattdowney]

You might like small shifts within a small range, or you might like to have two extremes and a "middle" value, or two middle-ish ones and a very small or very large one...etc.

thats what i planned to do, .1uf is the cap recomended for the pedal so that will be my middle position. on the other 2 positions i want to have a cap of higher value and a cap of lower value. what value caps should i use? i dont want a huge difference in sound, but it needs to be noticeable.

thanks, matt

[Outlaws]

You might like small shifts within a small range, or you might like to have two extremes and a "middle" value, or two middle-ish ones and a very small or very large one...etc.

thats what i planned to do, .1uf is the cap recomended for the pedal so that will be my middle position. on the other 2 positions i want to have a cap of higher value and a cap of lower value. what value caps should i use? i dont want a huge difference in sound, but it needs to be noticeable.

thanks, matt

With al the knowledge on this board, I am sure someone knows the exact answer, but I think this is where the breadboard comes into play.   :lol:

Though look who's talking...I still haven't invested in one yet even.  But this does make me want to.

Good idea.  That would be a useful feature to almost any pedal IMO.

[strungout]

Oy.

Well, everyone and their mother could suggest cap values, but since it's about personal taste...

I'd go with sockets and test it out to see what value is dramatic enough a change, but not too much.

Ciao.

BUT: .47uF, 0.047uF