OT: Re: jazz on tele's etc. Tone control

[Andreas Willers <a.willers@arcor.de>]

To cite the late Ken Fisher of Trainwreck amps: "Never use a ceramic  
disc as a tone cap in a guitar." This was in series of online  
articles, I just found them again:

http://blueguitar.org/new/schem/trainwreck/trainwreck_thoughts.pdf

I haven't read them all, but I stumbled on the bit about the old  
paper-in-oil tonecaps known as "BumbleBees" and/or "Black Beauties" a  
couple of years ago. I personally really like these for that dark Jim  
Hall/John Abercrombie-type tone and also they influence the overall  
treble of the tone pot, even when fully up. Lots of useable tones  
throughout the range! In the custom made Deimel axe that I use mostly  
these days (my vintage 335 becoming too valuable to take on the road)  
I use WCR Crossraod PAF's with great results but the vintage  
BumbleBee happens to be the only NOS part in the whole instrument.

Might not be for everyone, I saw the Ghost Pickup demo and was quite  
impressed, there seems to be real progress with piezos. Still  
probably not for me... As far as flatwounds, I do not use them on a  
regular basis. I just mentioned them as a cheap and quick way to get  
into some completely different sonic terrain on your instrument  
without buying something new.

Best, Andreas