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Re: Volume pedals
On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 10:46 PM, erwill@cspc.us wrote:
>
> what is this thing called "tone-suck"? i've heard alot of guitarists
> use this
> term on effects forums and whatnot, but no one bothers to explain the
> phenomenon quantitavely. is it a subjective term like "phat", or an
> objective
> term like "punchy"?
Yeah, I've heard this "tone-suck" phrase before, and I've experienced it
as well. I think the biggest culpret is a cut in gain. Lower
volume=lower perceived bass energy. Add a little gain, you get your
tone back... plus some noise. Not bad if you've got a nice strong clean
signal. Then again, some cheap gear does suck. I've also experienced
some loss in high frequency as well. Nothing that couldn't be dialed
back in. Usually my complaint with most guitarists is they're TOO damn
bright. The worst tone suck is when you've spent too much time in front
of a stack and you can no longer hear the high frequencies that are
there.
Mark Sottilaro