MetalManiac
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Do I turn the Amp up, and turn the guitar volume down? Do I turn the guitar volume up, and turn the amp down? Do I strike a balance? Is there a difference dynamically?
What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
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Rockstar216
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Re: What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
Depends on what your trying to do and going for. Are we talking straight clean amp or dirty?
Depends on what your trying to do and going for. Are we talking straight clean amp or dirty?
MetalManiac
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Rockstar216
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Re: What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
Well ok their are a couple ways to go about it.
1. You have the axe on 10 and turn the amp up as loud as you go for a solo the back the guitar vol down a notch or two for rhythm so you can use the guitar vol as a boost.
(This works with clean or dirt. Also you leave room to increase vol if you don't get a proper sound check or the band gets too loud.)
2. You can turn the amp up to the desired vol while the guitar is on 10 and let this be as high as your vol gets. If you have a second channel or dirt pedal then set that vol at the same level as the clean or a bit above vol wise. This lets you have your desired overdriven tone but at a lower vol.
(This works for those situations where you can only be so loud or need a constant vol.)
Depending on the amp pushing the channel vol or master vol gives different effects. I'm not one to really roll off my vol to get a clean tone simply because I need a dedicated clean and a on the verge of feed back lead sound so I tend to favor two channel amps with a Master vol.
Also playing with your guitar vol on 10 compared to it on 5 also gives a different feel as well and sound. I raised my pup screws on the treble sides a bit higher to give me enough brightness when I roll off the vol it won't be so dark also I can roll my tone knob back and the sound is still usable because their is enough brightness.
Well ok their are a couple ways to go about it.
1. You have the axe on 10 and turn the amp up as loud as you go for a solo the back the guitar vol down a notch or two for rhythm so you can use the guitar vol as a boost.
(This works with clean or dirt. Also you leave room to increase vol if you don't get a proper sound check or the band gets too loud.)
2. You can turn the amp up to the desired vol while the guitar is on 10 and let this be as high as your vol gets. If you have a second channel or dirt pedal then set that vol at the same level as the clean or a bit above vol wise. This lets you have your desired overdriven tone but at a lower vol.
(This works for those situations where you can only be so loud or need a constant vol.)
Depending on the amp pushing the channel vol or master vol gives different effects. I'm not one to really roll off my vol to get a clean tone simply because I need a dedicated clean and a on the verge of feed back lead sound so I tend to favor two channel amps with a Master vol.
Also playing with your guitar vol on 10 compared to it on 5 also gives a different feel as well and sound. I raised my pup screws on the treble sides a bit higher to give me enough brightness when I roll off the vol it won't be so dark also I can roll my tone knob back and the sound is still usable because their is enough brightness.
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
All the gear and no idea!!
All the gear and no idea!!
stringbender11
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jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
11. 11. Then boost.
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: What do I do between amp/guitar volume?
I've gone full circle a few times between setting things pulled back a notch or two, or going full on.
I think my favorite way of doing it is to always having the bridge pickup tone at 8 - 9, with room to move higher, and then set the amp to my liking. I use standard wiring on the guitars, so the volume pulls back a tiny bit of treble as well. I can then ride the volume as needed.
But when I use pickup settings that involve more pickups, I max out the bridge volume and tone. On Gibsons, I mix in the neck volume. On Fenders, the neck is always 10.
Essentially, necks and middles are always 10, and the bridge gets adjusted for the perfect amount of treble bite.
I've gone full circle a few times between setting things pulled back a notch or two, or going full on.
I think my favorite way of doing it is to always having the bridge pickup tone at 8 - 9, with room to move higher, and then set the amp to my liking. I use standard wiring on the guitars, so the volume pulls back a tiny bit of treble as well. I can then ride the volume as needed.
But when I use pickup settings that involve more pickups, I max out the bridge volume and tone. On Gibsons, I mix in the neck volume. On Fenders, the neck is always 10.
Essentially, necks and middles are always 10, and the bridge gets adjusted for the perfect amount of treble bite.
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