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

["Kris Hartung" <khartung@q.com>]

I'm with you, Andy.  I think rolling the tone down on the guitar makes it 
sound nasely.
I think it is much more successful with an amp tone nob. I think the idea 
is 
to get the
full output of the guitar to the amp (without modify the frequency range 
from the pickup),a
and then you can modify it to taste, make it darker, etc.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 


> William Walker wrote:
>
>>  It seems that one can achieve a darker tone with a tone control,have a 
>> broader spectrum acoustic tone ( particularly on a fine hand made solid 
>> wood archtop ) and still have the option for a brighter electric tone 
>as 
>> well.
>
> Help, I just don't understand that "roll off the tone control" thing.
> I've heard a lot of guitarist use it, and claim it's mellow, but to me 
>it 
> sounds muffled, as *all* the airy top frequencies which
> sound above the treble (hi-mid) harshness are lost completely.
> Surely it's better to use the amp tone controls to get a mellow
> sound without being muffled?
>
> Does it work with certain amps?
> (and no doubt I heard people use it successfully and
>  didn't know they were doing it)
>
> ...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)
>
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