Hi All,
I am trying to set up tone for solos without increasing the volume too much.I have got some advice from elsewhere that the best way to cut through the rest of the band without drowning everybody out and making peoples years bleed is to increase the mid range frequencies.Any advice on this much appreciated.
I have got used to scooping the mids over the years as I've always played through Marshall amps but am now having to rethink some of my tones due to a new amp.
Thanks
Bobble.
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I never liked scooped mids very much.
but then I never looked into it until...
I got an Equalizer pedal.
so I scooped the mids and my whole sound dropped out.
to address your question.
you have the right idea of bringing the mids up. also, adding a bit of treble will help to step out in front.
get an EQ. Boss GE7 is very nice. lots of sliders to control your freqs.
so with the pedal set your freqs to taste and then set the output slider to where you want your lead volume to be.
then stomp the box to OFF. when it's time for your lick stomp to ON and your sound will be tastefully present .
EQs are great pedals for lead boosts.
I love that great Marshall scooped mids tone. It is fantastic for rhythm, but it is lousy for lead guitar. Your friend told you correctly. If you want lead guitar that cuts through and can be heard in a mix, push up the Mids.
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
Yes, Equalizers are great for fine tuning your tone. I bracket everything with them because they are a valuable asset for dynamics. They will give you control you never thought possible. If you start with a flat frequency response as a starting point and work from there. They are often most miss used conception is to boost, when really if you cut the frequencies next to the the frequency you want to boost. However there are times when boosting is needed though. Example would be if you have one before and after a distortion unit you may need to boost a certain frequency to achive that create tone that will cut through the mix.
Joe
thanks guys.
Sorted!
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Your Welcome. Equalizers and Attenuators were once considered secret weapons. My opinion is that these should be high on the list of guitar units for achieving great tone.
Joe
