Terminology explanation?

[fenderlover]

Can anyone explain (as best as possible with words) what 'thin,' 'muddy,' 'fat,' 'warm,' mean concerning pickup tones?

[Curly]

Re: Terminology explanation?

'thin,' - lacking body, usually trebly without bass, and lacking harmonics

'muddy,' - lacking articulation, such a Les Paul on the neck position, when the output is overpowering the articulation

'fat,' - full tone, lots of lower mids and lows, with full rich harmonic content

'warm,' - rich in mids and lows, without any piercing highs

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Terminology explanation?

'thin,' - lacking body, usually trebly without bass, and lacking harmonics

'muddy,' - lacking articulation, such a Les Paul on the neck position, when the output is overpowering the articulation

'fat,' - full tone, lots of lower mids and lows, with full rich harmonic content

'warm,' - rich in mids and lows, without any piercing highs

I was going to chime in,but Curly explained it very nicely! What Curly said!

John

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Terminology explanation?

I agree 100% w/those definitions ...

[nuntius]

Re: Terminology explanation?

lol curly's definitions should go in the FAQ of SD.

[RG 2570]

Re: Terminology explanation?

thin is self explanatory,it means the overall tone is tinny,maybe too bright as well
muddy to me means not a whole lot o clarity like too much bass drowning out the highs and mids.
like if you play a big chord with a lot of overdrive the notes will all bleed into one another
A good clarity pup will allow you to play a big suspended bar chord and still you will hear every note in that chord even with a lot of distortion.
fat is a big warm tone that still has good definition, usually the treble is rolled back a bit and the mids and bass are higher.
warm is to me a les paul tone like most les paul players get, it is fat,bigsounding
and just has a warm feeling about it even when you are playing the highest E note

[Curly]

Re: Terminology explanation?

lol curly's definitions should go in the FAQ of SD.

Thanks,
Gearjoneser put together a very nice list of tone terms for amps and guitars on the old board that got lost from the vault, unfortunately.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Terminology explanation?

Gearjoneser put together a very nice list of tone terms for amps and guitars on the old board that got lost from the vault, unfortunately.

Gearjonser's knowlege and first-hand experience are an asset to this forum ... and his mental data base intimidates me!! lol