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That's what I used too, Will, and what the schematic calls for.
Thanks for the tip, Morzh. Would've never thought to do that otherwise.
The reason I asked is I read on a different forum of someone with the same problem who used a higher value cap for one of the two to get a more noticeable difference in tone.
Someday if I decide to take it all back apart I'll investigate further. For now, it sounds fine to my ears as is.
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