Bass Cut (ES 345 and Lucilly Varitone) for a Les Paul

Varitone or Bass cut - mod, lets cut some basses off (customized for a Les Paul)

Hello friends, now I became curious about the varitone circuit (bass cut circuit) used in the gibson ES 345, and decide to try a shot. After a lot of searching for the circuit at internet, I started making experiences in a les paul with a old pickup as the inductor, and I liked the results. Then I bought a new inductor ( 1,5 Henry - I guess) and capacitors, the result, after testing some capacitors values in series, is a custom version for les pauls as bellow, see the final schematic:

A six positions selector switch:

The 1,5 Henry inductor (I've used some hot glue to fix it):

Adding the capacitors and a resistor:

Don't forget: http://guitar4geek.blogspot.com/2013/05/audio-capacitors-do-have-polarity.html

The complete mod:

The chicken head knob and final result:

Sample:

 New version 2.0:

** Ultimate version 3.0: **

  

Tone cap Updated:

The Orange Drop (22nF) tone capacitor mod:

It provides a more balance and a slightly brighter tone.