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capacitors are used to modify the sound ..not to make it better
in a passive circuit the capacitor [i%

for some reason my post has screwed up???????????
salient points:
a working voltage of 100v ( or any excessive wv ) is irrelevant in guitar electrics
tolerance is of no consequence ( most 10% capacitors are within 5% in any case )+ the value is subjective
your best natural tone is not to interfere with the p/u o/p in the first place ..ie scrap the tone circuits
but if altering your gits  tone is what you like to do
read this... but... dont be tempted to spend £10 on a filtering capacitor
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I … itors.aspx
http://www.singlecoil.com/shop.html

if you want a really flexible tone control use a 12 way rotary sw and wire 12 caps of different
values( at each pole )...giving a different tonal sounds at each position of the switch

i did this 25 years ago ....my git playing didn't get any better  ( or my sound )
but ...when it came to soldering ...bring it on

if you want 100% quality.............
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i named one of my guitars mac after an animal porn movie i saw called ' old macdonald shagged a farm '

re fingers: dont forget you're now pushing down 2 strings instead of one + the unevenness
of the thick and thin strings ( E A D G )

there are lots of ways of amplifying an acoustic.....how would you want to use it??
recording? practicing? gigging ??folk?blues?...has it got a p.u ?
post a bit more info...

theres loads of guitar tuition on you tube
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so when scotland goes solo....kiss goodbye to all the north sea cheap oil and petrol
♪o♪????????

go for it...
play the track so far ( post 48 ) and record it directly into your sequencer / recorder
create the voc track and post ...with and without the backing+no effects

posting 'with' will give an idea of how you see it
posting 'without' ( and no effects ) will allow the voc to be edited etc if req 

i had trouble with google chrome uploading...but it was sorted ( olley )
what browser are you using...contact olley for a fix

all eyes.. cant wait...what you're gonna call it???...hope its something original!
ps what were the strings fixed to

he's a right smooth talker thats for sure........it definitely is a gisbon ... thats obvious
and the machine heads are defo high grade stainless steel ( no rust after 100 years or
more in an open barn )...wonder what the strings are attached to?

if it turns up on one of rickyb's gits we'll known who put in a cheeky offer

james ....just play the chords what sound right ...i ( we ) can work them out by ear
and yes ....a bit of theory would never go amiss

if you download and run powertab ( freeware ) ...it has a really good chord section where you can
make your own chords and it will give you an option of names..plus all the chords there ever was

menu-->guitar-->chord diagram list

ie if you enter x02220 it will tell you its A 
    if you enter 002220 it will tell you its A/E
    if you enter 202220 it will tell you its A/F#
    if you enter 024144 it will tell you piss of and go and learn D (joke)
and so on
http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php

this is a  good song in its own right ..is complete.. and needs to be treated as such ..in the mean time for the sake of the collaboration thread...is there any chance of creating a vocal that
might fit the feel and chords that james has got so far..??...the only difference is its electric
instead of acoustic. ..a big ask...but try it...maybe!