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The materials make *no* difference. I'm quite happy to make it as black and white as that.
Yes, the nominal values make a noticeable difference. The tolerances might, but only just - if they're as wide as +/- 20% you'll probably be able to hear it, but not if they're 10% or better. There is a reason component tolerances are chosen as they are.
To test it properly and avoid any possible differences in playing technique making a difference, you really need to be able to switch the values on the fly - that way you can hear if there is a change as you actually move the switch with a note or chord sustaining. This will show up tiny differences quite clearly - and also prove that there is none, if there's no change.
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Here is a 1nf (1000pf) poly film cap measured at room temperature, after 60 seconds of being blasted by a hairdryer the capacitance increased by 49pf, or 4.5%.
Here is a 100pf Silver Mica cap, which after the same test dropped in value by .2pf, or 2%.
Interestingly, old adverts for caps don't talk about tone, but performance under temperature.
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www.riftamps.co.uk
In guitars they don't. There is no DC voltage, the AC voltage is usually no more than 1V, and the temperature variation is +/- about 10º at most.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Agreed 100% on caps in guitars.
I've often said that the tone cap in a guitar can be compared to the waste pipe on your toilet, the only thing that matters is the size of the pipe (capacitance) and not what it is made from.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein