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The original value is .1uF, which is considered 'large' and gives a very deep soft tone when it's rolled off. A lot of people think it's too big, but it has to be said that vintage Strats usually sound quite good...
In the late 60s (can't remember the exact year) it was changed to .05uF, effectively the same as a modern .047uF value.
Modern Strats usually use .022uF which gives a more middy tone when rolled down.
I prefer .047 personally, if you're only using one cap. A lot of people prefer smaller values, some even below .022uF.
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It's important to get the decimal point in the right place .
.47 would be huge, really muddy when turned down, leaving nothing but deep bass. You either mean .047 (standard in the late 60s and 70s) or possibly even .0047, which would be very small and work quite differently from a normal tone control, taking off only treble and very little midrange, leaving quite a 'honky' sound.
If the value it has is either .047 or .022 (the most likely) I would try a .01 first.
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The odd customer will ask to change it for a 0.022 cap, and then a few of them will email or call a week later asking to swap it back to the 0.047.
IMO it depends on your pickups and pot values. Assuming standard single coils and 250k pots, then a 0.047 or 0.1 will do nicely.
The people that return the 0.022 complain its a bit "tinny" or "ice-pick" like.
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