Adjusting volume and tone while playing...

[pippy]

Aha...

Yup.

 

Thanks again, Andy!

I re-read it through again as recently as last week.

 

Great stuff!

 

 

Pip.

[Mr. C.O. Jones]

I always liked to play with the controls, and since I tried the 50 wiring even more. Especially with the 59 Tribute HB's, because they can be very bright and then the tone control comes really handy.

 

Here is another video I remembered. He doesn't play in the same league like the other players mentioned before, but the video is nice.

 

 

[stein]

I ALWAYS use the controls on the guitar.

 

2 reasons why I think it's a good idea 1) the idea that a guitar sounds better all the way up is a myth, and 2) controlling volume as I play with others is to me, one of the most important things that makes a band sound better.

 

A man's GOT to be in control of his own volume.

 

It's a deep subject for me, and an interesting one.

 

On a performance level, I think where a guitarist sits in the mix volume-wise helps a LOT with the sound of the whole thing, and makes the other players also perform better. Just considering 2 guitarist and a bass player, even if they all 3 play the same thing the same way, where each is to each other volume-wise can make the whole thing sound different or better.

 

And...also HOW I play is way more versatile by controlling the volume knob. There is a lot of extremes that are "cool", like plucking heavily muted or softly (volume up), or banging hard and full (volume way down).

[merciful-evans]

I ALWAYS use the controls on the guitar.

 

2 reasons why I think it's a good idea 1) the idea that a guitar sounds better all the way up is a myth, and 2) controlling volume as I play with others is to me, one of the most important things that makes a band sound better.

 

A man's GOT to be in control of his own volume.

 

It's a deep subject for me, and an interesting one.

 

On a performance level, I think where a guitarist sits in the mix volume-wise helps a LOT with the sound of the whole thing, and makes the other players also perform better. Just considering 2 guitarist and a bass player, even if they all 3 play the same thing the same way, where each is to each other volume-wise can make the whole thing sound different or better.

 

And...also HOW I play is way more versatile by controlling the volume knob. There is a lot of extremes that are "cool", like plucking heavily muted or softly (volume up), or banging hard and full (volume way down).

 

I hear you and I have done this. But I feel a little guilty when I do. There are 7 players in my band, and after the soundcheck, I really shouldn't be messing with the balance any more.

[LPguitarman]

I rarely, if never, touch my Tone knobs. I sometimes roll down the volume knob on the Bridge PU for cleaner tone or less distortion when I use my Grunge (heavy distortion) pedal. I usually switch to middle PU position for come cleans and Neck PU for mellow leads.

[surfpup]

Depends on what and with whom I'm playing. Generally if it 's like blues rock stuff I leave the knobs alone and just vary my attack. With my current alt-countryish trio I use the volume knob a lot to back down and let the vocals be emphasized. But I rarely touch a tone knob - except on a Tele if the bridge pickup is sounding too biting.

[RobertAndersson]

If I can get any sound with 57's, it's another thing with my LP Custom with 490/498.

 

They provide a more readymade sound, turning the knobs doesn't affect the sound that much. With my band, I use the knobs to lift or lower my sound in the mix. To achieve different sounds, I use different amp channels and settings.

 

//Robert