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White · 10-08-2009, 03:34 AM

I've used these volume/tone methods a while ago, whether I played at home or on stage with my band. It really worked. I especially loved to play with the guitars volume knobs, to dial in the gain/tone I needed. To my opinion, the higher the output of the pickups, the more variation in tone you can get (with your volume knobs). The pickups need to clean up well too. From raw old school classic rock tones to high gain territory with one volume knob. It's no secret, it's just how it works.

Anyway, since I'm playing rock based stuff these days I prefer a simple booster for leads instead of using the volume knobs. This has also changed the way I think about pickups, caps and pots. I care a lot less for upgrading those things, since I don't need the pickups to clean up well.

If you play blues you just can't live without the volume/(tone) knobs.

10-08-2009, 03:34 AM	#51 (permalink)
White Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to Use the Controls on a Les Paul I've used these volume/tone methods a while ago, whether I played at home or on stage with my band. It really worked. I especially loved to play with the guitars volume knobs, to dial in the gain/tone I needed. To my opinion, the higher the output of the pickups, the more variation in tone you can get (with your volume knobs). The pickups need to clean up well too. From raw old school classic rock tones to high gain territory with one volume knob. It's no secret, it's just how it works. Anyway, since I'm playing rock based stuff these days I prefer a simple booster for leads instead of using the volume knobs. This has also changed the way I think about pickups, caps and pots. I care a lot less for upgrading those things, since I don't need the pickups to clean up well. If you play blues you just can't live without the volume/(tone) knobs.