Mods to the Tone Zone ?

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Taipan

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Hi
I have two Tone Zones sitting around & I have been thinking of installing one into a Bright sounding Les Paul.

Im concerned that its going to sound too muddy so Im wondering if there are any mods to maybe tame the Bass & a little top end as well.
Would a ceramic magnet make it closer to the Super Distortion ?

Im looking for a tight crunchy rock tone , fat sounding but not boomy or muddy with some warm mids & sweeter top end , dont mind if it is a bit compressed either
 
Re: Mods to the Tone Zone ?

Taipan said:
Hi
I have two Tone Zones sitting around & I have been thinking of installing one into a Bright sounding Les Paul.

Im concerned that its going to sound too muddy so Im wondering if there are any mods to maybe tame the Bass & a little top end as well.
Would a ceramic magnet make it closer to the Super Distortion ?

Im looking for a tight crunchy rock tone , fat sounding but not boomy or muddy with some warm mids & sweeter top end , dont mind if it is a bit compressed either
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for the tone you want just swap out the TZ's stock A5 for a ceramic and
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Re: Mods to the Tone Zone ?

So will the ceramic magnet will give less bass (tighter) and less top end ?

Other thing is I have a Duncan Distortion that I found a bit too bright & a bit too powerfull in the Bass.

Would replacing the current volume pot (either 300 or 500K ) knock some bass off ?
 
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Re: Mods to the Tone Zone ?

Can't knock off the bass with just a vol pot change. Greatest effect is in the treble.
 
Re: Mods to the Tone Zone ?

Taipan said:
So will the ceramic magnet will give less bass (tighter) and less top end ?

Other thing is I have a Duncan Distortion that I found a bit too bright & a bit too powerfull in the Bass.

Would replacing the current volume pot (either 300 or 500K ) knock some bass off ?
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yes the ceramic makes the TZ have a much tighter bass. changing the pot wont help because bass is not effected by potentiometers just the highs and output.
 
Re: Mods to the Tone Zone ?

Ok thanks for that info
Does anyone have an idea of what can be done to make the Tone Zone closer sounding to the old Double Whammy

Tone Zone at Bass-8 Mids-8 treble-5
Double whammy Bass-5 Mids-9 Treble-4

I think a Tone zone would sound good at about
B-6 M-8 t-4
 
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