Re: OT: Re: jazz on tele's etc. Tone control

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

Toby G wrote:
> Using an amp's tone controls *could* do what you're describing.  They're 
> entirely different circuits--a guitar tone control is a low pass filter 
> and an amp has bandpass filters. 

Most amps have a high-pass, a low pass, and *maybe* some bandpass,
but indeed, that's my point that the amp tones give a finer control.

> Personally I love the sound of the 
> guitars on Scofield and Metheny's "I Can See Your House From Here."  

Listening now, best thing is the ultra minimal comping.
This should be compulsory listening for guitarists imo.


> Playing technique really doesn't do it unless you mute the strings ALL 
> the time which is quite a drag(literally and metaphorically).

There's a number of ways to do it without muting, the most
extreme being "Renaissance Lute" style with the fingers
pointing more or less along the strings.

> 
> It's all depends upon what you like to hear.

Well, it's nice to listen to Scofield and Metheny for a while.



andy


>> ...and isn't it possible to get a mellow tone by playing technique, 
>> rather than having to kill
>> the highs electronically?
>>
>> andy (not really a guitarist)
>>
>>