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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I'll try it.
I'll try it.
How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
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acosmicmessenger
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I've seen a steve morse interview where he suggests turning the tone pots down for RHYTHM playing to help the vocals stand out more... this way you;re still 'moving a lot of air' as i think he put it, but at the same time not over-stepping your boundaries.
I've seen a steve morse interview where he suggests turning the tone pots down for RHYTHM playing to help the vocals stand out more... this way you;re still 'moving a lot of air' as i think he put it, but at the same time not over-stepping your boundaries.
Push to Shuv
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
always on 10!
always on 10!
Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I got used to the EVH way of single humbuckers and no tone controlls as that is what i grew up with.... But i have some guitars i use my Tone controlls on..... One is my 70's Les Paul... it's tone cap must be a high value as it is almost like a wah pedal when i roll it on and off quickly.... very cool effect! On my stock tele i cut the tone back until it sounds thicker.... then during solos i turn it on full.... On a MIM strat i have that is stock with TEX/Mex pickups i want to wire the tone pots to the bridge and middle postions and roll them off a bit like i hear Jeff Beck does.... Wish i had a Beck Signature Strat.....
Scott_F said:
I got used to the EVH way of single humbuckers and no tone controlls as that is what i grew up with.... But i have some guitars i use my Tone controlls on..... One is my 70's Les Paul... it's tone cap must be a high value as it is almost like a wah pedal when i roll it on and off quickly.... very cool effect! On my stock tele i cut the tone back until it sounds thicker.... then during solos i turn it on full.... On a MIM strat i have that is stock with TEX/Mex pickups i want to wire the tone pots to the bridge and middle postions and roll them off a bit like i hear Jeff Beck does.... Wish i had a Beck Signature Strat.....
XSSIVE
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
i don't LOL. either it's not in the guitar at all or on 10. for my style of music i haven't found need for it yet. only when i play clean stuff will i use it now and again. once in a blue moon on a lead part while on the neck pickup i'll use it to mellow out the sound a bit.
-Mike
i don't LOL. either it's not in the guitar at all or on 10. for my style of music i haven't found need for it yet. only when i play clean stuff will i use it now and again. once in a blue moon on a lead part while on the neck pickup i'll use it to mellow out the sound a bit.
-Mike
Corbic
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I sometimes use it for different things.
For most things, it's just full on. If I want to do a Woman-Tone like solo or riff, I roll it down to 0. My strat gets a pretty nice woman-tone when I have it in the bridge/middle notch with the tone rolled off the middle pickup. And in my jazz band at school I bring the tone down to 5 on both the neck and middle and use that notch for rhythm stuff, and switch to the bridge/middle notch for the occasional guitar solo (rare, because the saxophones get all the good solos :yell: ). And with my amp on it's distortion channel, if I bring the volume down to 5 to clean up the sound a bit, and then lower the tone to 5 on my neck pickup, I can get mock-acoustic sounds. A very woody, hollow tone to it.
I sometimes use it for different things.
For most things, it's just full on. If I want to do a Woman-Tone like solo or riff, I roll it down to 0. My strat gets a pretty nice woman-tone when I have it in the bridge/middle notch with the tone rolled off the middle pickup. And in my jazz band at school I bring the tone down to 5 on both the neck and middle and use that notch for rhythm stuff, and switch to the bridge/middle notch for the occasional guitar solo (rare, because the saxophones get all the good solos :yell: ). And with my amp on it's distortion channel, if I bring the volume down to 5 to clean up the sound a bit, and then lower the tone to 5 on my neck pickup, I can get mock-acoustic sounds. A very woody, hollow tone to it.
ratherdashing
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I've tried it both ways, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I either end up with the tone dimed, or somewhere in the middle depending on what I'm going for. My Tele is pretty much the only guitar I touch the tone control on, but I know if I take them out of the Strats I will miss them.
I've tried it both ways, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I either end up with the tone dimed, or somewhere in the middle depending on what I'm going for. My Tele is pretty much the only guitar I touch the tone control on, but I know if I take them out of the Strats I will miss them.
Quencho092
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
i find that my strats becomes more percussive when i roll the tone back. It gets a lower mid honk when i roll the tone with my Ts9 on, it sounds thick though.
I twiddle with the tone controls when im using it in 'tele mode' -neck and bridge on. I leave the bridge dimed and roll the neck a bit to build a contrast for the tone to sparkle and be dark.
i find that my strats becomes more percussive when i roll the tone back. It gets a lower mid honk when i roll the tone with my Ts9 on, it sounds thick though.
I twiddle with the tone controls when im using it in 'tele mode' -neck and bridge on. I leave the bridge dimed and roll the neck a bit to build a contrast for the tone to sparkle and be dark.
Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
i have master vol & master tone on my guitars, and i always fiddle with them...the tone makes a great faux-wah sound too- stole that from seeing Adrian Belew & Steve Morse play.
A good tone pot can have lots of tonal colors throughout its range, and they are worth exploring. Doesn't matter to me what kind of music I play- from jazz to rock and soundsape-y ambient stuff.
i have master vol & master tone on my guitars, and i always fiddle with them...the tone makes a great faux-wah sound too- stole that from seeing Adrian Belew & Steve Morse play.
A good tone pot can have lots of tonal colors throughout its range, and they are worth exploring. Doesn't matter to me what kind of music I play- from jazz to rock and soundsape-y ambient stuff.
Telesexual
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I really only use the tone control on my Teles Bridge. JB/Jazz sound awesome with the tone on 10
I really only use the tone control on my Teles Bridge. JB/Jazz sound awesome with the tone on 10
gripweed
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I'll occasionally do the woman tone thing, but by and large I leave the tone controls alone. I find when I change my tone settings, I forget to put them back where I want. Then I'm wondering why my guitar sounds like that when I switch on the pickup! :smack: So I don't use them much. I'll change guitars, pickups, or amp settings if I need a different tone. I'll sometimes use an EQ also.
I'll occasionally do the woman tone thing, but by and large I leave the tone controls alone. I find when I change my tone settings, I forget to put them back where I want. Then I'm wondering why my guitar sounds like that when I switch on the pickup! :smack: So I don't use them much. I'll change guitars, pickups, or amp settings if I need a different tone. I'll sometimes use an EQ also.
MikeS
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Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
I jockey with the volume pot far more often than the tone pot. For the most part, I find a position I like and leave it there when it comes to tone pots. Basically that means that bridge pups are dimed and neck pups are rolled back a bit on LP style wirings.
The tele’s tone pot gets played with the most, primarily because a little edge almost always has to be taken off the bridge pickup.
I jockey with the volume pot far more often than the tone pot. For the most part, I find a position I like and leave it there when it comes to tone pots. Basically that means that bridge pups are dimed and neck pups are rolled back a bit on LP style wirings.
The tele’s tone pot gets played with the most, primarily because a little edge almost always has to be taken off the bridge pickup.
Re: How do you use your Guitar tone Pot?
on strats i use the tone controls less but on tele/esquire and gibsons i use them quite a bit.
on my esquire (wired tapped w/cap, tapped w/tone control, full 11k no tone) i usually keep the tone rolled down maybe 1/3 of the way, i roll down the high end rather than rolling it up like scotts new method. i tend to like a very warm round tone and some times it works better on stage with a little brighter sound. i find when i roll up the treble i end up with a darker tone than if i roll down.
if im playing rhythm on a gibson bridge pup i tend to roll the high end off.
i like setting the amp fairly bright...actually thats not true, i like alot of high end available but with lots of mids and a decent amount of bass too so i can have the highs when i want them but never sound thin or shrill. sometimes i want to bite a little harder than others and if i set the amp so i get my usual tone when i want the extra bite, there is no where to go.
ive been playing that esquire on an off quite a bit. when you only have one pup dont use pedals much and play music that lends itself to a variety of tones you are forced to learn to get the most of out what you have
on strats i use the tone controls less but on tele/esquire and gibsons i use them quite a bit.
on my esquire (wired tapped w/cap, tapped w/tone control, full 11k no tone) i usually keep the tone rolled down maybe 1/3 of the way, i roll down the high end rather than rolling it up like scotts new method. i tend to like a very warm round tone and some times it works better on stage with a little brighter sound. i find when i roll up the treble i end up with a darker tone than if i roll down.
if im playing rhythm on a gibson bridge pup i tend to roll the high end off.
i like setting the amp fairly bright...actually thats not true, i like alot of high end available but with lots of mids and a decent amount of bass too so i can have the highs when i want them but never sound thin or shrill. sometimes i want to bite a little harder than others and if i set the amp so i get my usual tone when i want the extra bite, there is no where to go.
ive been playing that esquire on an off quite a bit. when you only have one pup dont use pedals much and play music that lends itself to a variety of tones you are forced to learn to get the most of out what you have
