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People who restore vintage electric guitars want authenticity and say that they prefer the sound that results. Similar to the audiophools who rave about that "warm tube sound" from old gear. I suspect some of these are going into guitar amps, as well.
Maybe it's not that crazy. Half of the controls on my s-s guitar amp are there to create distortion of one sort or another. Think of fuzz boxes, etc.
I doubt there's much risk in an electric guitar, where there can't be much voltage involved. I would be more concerned about putting these in an amp, however.
Look at this way -- another source of income for us radio/TV types who automatically replace all caps of this type.
Phil Nelson
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