Do you use your guitar tone control much?

[ozboy]

i used to have mine on max most of the time, but lately I've been rolling some high end off to try and smooth out some of the bad picking technique I have. I tend to make my top e string sound a little glassy and buzzy and this comes through the treble mostly.

Also rolling the tone control right down lets me get a different solo tone that can sound sweet for certain songs, particularly in say the extreme mode on a Mesa mk 5.

 

[The Fight]

I don't use mine at all, well except for when I engage the push/pull out of phase.
My buddy does all the time, gets some sweet tone.

 

[CoreyT]

On a clean channel the neck pickup rolled off all the way and the push/pull engaged it sounds wicked for notes.
Kind of a cocked wah sound.

 

[BrianC]

Neck pup with gain and delay - tone knob down to 3 .....oh yeah!!!!!

 

[WEDGE]

Almost never

 

[bodia]

There's a tone control?

 

[veinbuster]

Nope. I decide where I like it within an hour of getting the guitar and then rarely touch it.

 

[dkilpatrick]

Nope. I decide where I like it within an hour of getting the guitar and then rarely touch it.

Yup, depends on the guitar.
On my singlecut it's at about 8
On my CU24 since it's a brighter guitar it's at 5
Doesn't change much from that.

 

[AP515]

So far I seem to be the only one who uses the tone knob as intended. Roll it off to get warm responsive rhythm and also a singing lead. I don't usually move it a lot during songs but set it differently for lots of them. Sometimes I do open it up for leads and then back it off again for rhythm. I used to see Gary Moore do it that way.

 

[helmi]

on my neck pups it's usually always on 10. but on my bridge pup, i'm always rolling it down and adjusting it.

 

[Parralax view]

I use the tone knob on all my guitars, including my McCarty. It's just what I learned over the years to do and it does create some fine sounds.

 

[coyote]

On a clean channel the neck pickup rolled off all the way and the push/pull engaged it sounds wicked for notes.
Kind of a cocked wah sound.

On my 408, I use the tone controls a bit if playing thru the Blues Deluxe. Gorgeous clean sounds that truly maximize the neck pup's character. Thru the Marshall, otoh, the tone control is usually full up.

 

[django49]

I have always tended to set and forget. However, at the last rehearsal, I decided to use ONLY a pair of Juniors (Huber and Hamer) and had a good time spinning the knobs to get a wider range of sounds than I would have ever expected.

 

[ozboy]

So far I seem to be the only one who uses the tone knob as intended. Roll it off to get warm responsive rhythm and also a singing lead. I don't usually move it a lot during songs but set it differently for lots of them. Sometimes I do open it up for leads and then back it off again for rhythm. I used to see Gary Moore do it that way.

I am going to try this more often. I am sure there is a ton of tonal variety just on the guitar before we get to the amp.

 

[ozboy]

I don't use mine at all, well except for when I engage the push/pull out of phase.

I had completely forgotten I had a push/pull switch on the tone knob. That will get a work out tonight or the first time in months. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[László]

I use it all the time. I adjust it during a solo I'm playing, and of course, it matters a lot for recording.

Then there's the matter of amps; Some amps respond better with the treble rolled back, especially overdriven 6L6s that are a lot smoother (IMHO) when the treble isn't pushing the amp more than the mids. Other amps need a little more treble to create an edge, etc. It's all a matter of what you have in mind.

Even pedals break up differently given varying amounts of treble. So yeah. I'm always on it.

I never want to limit my tonal choices.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

You know, I used to not -- in fact, seriously contemplated bypassing it completely on at least one of my guitars. But then I saw Chris Whiteman demo Fralin P-92s and when he rolled the tone down subtly, it fattened up the tone just a tad and sweetened it up. I dug it. So yeah, I always start with it completely rolled up, but I'll roll it down occasionally.

 

[11top]

It makes the guitar look even cooler with the extra knob, ya know.

 

[andy474x]

Use mine all the time. Every guitar sounds a little different, so if I plug into an amp that sounded great with the last guitar on 8, this one might need to be on 6, or maybe 10. Much easier than adjusting the amp for every guitar! Plus, one can get creamy leads with the tone turned down, or percussive, tight rhythms with it turned up.

There's no crime in using it - no wrong way to play guitar, right?

 

[bluefade]

YES....ALL THE TIME...THANKS