Electric Guitar Tone Capacitor

An electric guitar capacitor is an essential component of the tone circuit. Working with the potentiometer, it filters high frequencies and lets you adjust the guitar's tone response to suit the sound you want.

This electric guitar tone capacitor is available in two standard values commonly used in guitar building, making it easy to choose according to your configuration:

• 0.022 µF humbucker capacitor – 250 V: ideal for retaining definition while softening the treble.
• 0.047 µF single-coil capacitor – 400 V: ideal for a warmer sound with more pronounced treble attenuation.

Quick selection guide:

• Humbucker → 0.022 µF capacitor.
• Single-coil pickup → 0.047 µF capacitor.

The 0.022 µF humbucker capacitor is a dependable standard for electric guitars and is well suited to a tone-control circuit.

This electric guitar capacitor uses metallised polypropylene film technology (MPP / CBB21). Its construction provides excellent long-term stability, low high-frequency losses and good heat resistance.

With a tolerance of ±5%, each electric guitar capacitor offers consistent performance, helping ensure dependable tone-control adjustment without unpredictable variation between components.

This component is ideal for optimising a guitar tone circuit with a simple, effective installation.

Its compact size makes it easy to fit into electronics cavities, even in guitars with limited space. It is suitable for instrument building, modification and repair projects.

The electric guitar capacitor is compatible with standard guitar and bass wiring configurations, offering a simple, effective and affordable way to work on your instrument's electronics.

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Learn more about film capacitors on this page.

• Type: metallised polypropylene film (MPP / CBB21).
• Tolerance: ±5%.
• Construction: non-inductive.
• Properties: self-healing, low high-frequency loss, excellent insulation.
• Applications: electric guitar, bass guitar and audio.