I like mids and I cannot lie.

[blueman335]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

"Boosting mids" is not as simple as turning up ONE knob on an amp.

And technically, on most amps you don't 'boost' mids, treble, or bass. You reduce them with the tone knobs. They only attenuate, not add.

[astrozombie]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

**** it, I'm diming the mids on all my stuff from now on.

[Kam]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

+1. Big dose of mids with a moderate amount of low end, and just enough treble for bite and crunch, that's my formula. The tone hits like a sledgehammer.

Last year my wife filmed me sitting in with one of the better local blues bands at an outdoor concert. The other guitarist had a SSS Strat thru a Fender amp; I had a Sheraton C8/'59N thru a Marshall DSL. When we watched the video back, my tone just dominated the guy, he was lost in the mix. As a guest, it wasn't my intent to 'take over', but he didn't have a chance, solos or rhythm. We were at similar volumes: my tones were ballsy and powerful, his were thin and bright. EQ made the difference.

Of course it depends on how the other instruments and vocals are EQ'd (if they're all mid-heavy, you need more treble to stand out), but I've always gone for heavy mids, and it always works.

You should post that video, man. It sounds cool.

[guitfiddle]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

**** it, I'm diming the mids on all my stuff from now on.

Don't have to go that far...sometimes it's about what you turn down, not what you turn up.

[Jackson Distortion]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

It depends on the music I plan to play. Although for general play I don't scoop the mids.

[flangermann]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

Mids for sure! No question about it. Whenever im at g.c. and try out amps the mids are most often set low.

[Red_Label]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

I've always been a Marshall/EL34 crunch kind of guy. But with my current hard rock/metal band... I find that I prefer the rhythm work with the mids backed-off a bit (just at about 11:00) and for lead work I'll then dial the mids above noon. I don't always want to be distinctly heard in my band (two guitars), cause if I am, then I'm drowning out the other player. Obviously, that's different for when I go to solo.

Oh... and I've always been a huge fan of the JB in the bridge position. Right now I'm using EMG and Blackout equipped axes, but it'd hard to beat the JB for a great all-around pickup and I'll always have a few guitars with those at the bridge.


Actually... now that I think about Joe's OP... I do prefer mids even for rhythm work. When I first picked-up my VHT Ultra Lead, I used the 5-band EQ enegaged for most of the band's rhythm stuff. But now I find that I only very rarely use that scooped sound. The more mid-rangey tone without the scooped EQ engaged is indeed MUCH sweeter sounding.

[kevlar3000]

Re: I like mids and I cannot lie.

I am constantly surrounded in mids....
nummmmmmm nummmmmm