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Dictionary of Tone Terms
When describing tone, many guitar players use a myriad of terms to describe the sonic qualities they perceive I want to take a closer look at some of those terms and try to explain what they mean. It is worth mentioning … Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged airy, articulation, attack, boomy, bright, chunky, compressed, creamy, cutting through the mix, fat, floppy, flutey, growl, hot, juicy, muddy, mushy, quack, tone, twang, Vintage, woofy
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Create a two stage potentiometer
Many guitars also come with a combination of single coil and humbucker pickups. Running a 500K potentiometer when using singles may make them too sharp and shrill. Sure you can have a couple of volume potentiometers, one for each sort of pickup. But what if you want to keep your control layout simple? Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage, Tips and Tricks
Tagged 250k, 500k, bright, dark, DIY, humbucker, pot, potentiometer, Sh-4, single coil, two stage, volume
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