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Title: Question for mica
Post by: keavin on March 23, 2004, 11:45:33 AM

on the featured custom, nov 01,(12string wonder) it has s/II guts, w/mellow filters, what are those? ,,, a mellower filter perhaps?... and if you run across anymore pics of oldies lying around,(ask your dad) please post. thanks ....... keavin#12.

Title: Question for mica
Post by: keavin on March 25, 2004, 11:45:43 AM

mica ???

Title: Question for mica
Post by: mica on March 25, 2004, 06:39:10 PM

Hi Keavin,  
 
Sorry it took me a couple of days to get you an answer. The mellow filters are specifically for guitars, and produce a less harsh result than the low pass filters alone, especially when the low-pass is tuned to a high frequency. They do this by having a very gentle roll off, abour 3dB/octave. My dad describes the sound as mellow so we always called them mellow filters.  
 
For reference, our low-pass filters roll off at 12dB/octave and regular passive tone controls are usually around 6dB.  
 
I won't be asking dad for any old photos, it's not his bag baby. I post interesting pictures as I run across them.