Panda Replacement Capacitor

[Charlie Thompson]

Can anyone give me proper specs to replace this capacitor in my 50s Rickenbaker B6 Panda

[Rick Aiello]

They used 0.03, 0.047 & 0.05 mfd (microfarad) paper in oil capacitors. A modern .047 mfd is what I use … voltage rating doesn’t matter.

[Robert W Wilson]

How would sound or the tone control be affected with the different capacitors?

[Noah Miller]

Higher value cap -> more highs rolled off with the tone knob rolled back. The difference with the knob all the way up isn't quite zero, but it's very small.

[Charlie Thompson]

Can anyone tell me which side of the cap goes where ? The original is so worn I can’t tell

[Rick Aiello]

It really doesn’t matter …