Dial in that Sweet Spot

[DetroitBlues]

First time I've ever heard of this...

 

I was rather amazed how well it works.

 

Worth a try and something to keep in mind when borrowing an amp or using a house amp.

 

https://youtu.be/k1dRBLZu1Og

[pressure]

Or you could use the Johnny Winter method. Put your hand palm up underneath all the controls and with a sliding motion move your hand right to left until all the knobs are at 12.

[kennyv4]

Nice video. I'll try that tonight.

[buzzy]

I don't remember where I read it (probably a D^mble thread on tgp) I've used a similar 'listen for the BLOW' method.

with the guitar plugged in and turned down, you turn up the knobs from zero until you hear distinct change in the hiss - the hiss becomes a 'blow'

I target a solid grind with the ability to clean up with the guitar's volume knob and I don't stray too far from the above method to get there

However, I also see the tone circuit as 'subtractive' and will start with the TMB knobs on 10 bringing them down until I get the thickness and cut that I'm looking for

 

And then break those rules . . .

there's a certain single string tone from the neck pickup that gives me goosebumps

so, plenty of times I'll journey to that special place and use as few compromising tweaks as possible to get an acceptable bridge tone

 

heh, sound like such a poser since my group hasn't played for a few months

[bolero]

that's interesting, thx DB!

 

I tend to experiment with more extreme EQ settings, I have gotten remarkable results out of amps that I used to think sound like crap. when using traditional EQ