Tone diference between using tone knobs or not

[dvscool]

Obituary.

Well, there's one....

[Matt_B]

It's been a while since I sold guitars to the public (17 years) when I did so for 12 years and sold a lot of them during that time. A lot of customers used tone controls back then. Ya gotta consider the style of music being played. A lot of folks here play metal, rock, etc. and don't touch controls if they have them. I don't have them any of my "metal" guitars but I do have them on my more vintage style instruments (LP, Strat, and Tele) and I do use the tone controls on those guitars.

[Chad]

It's been a while since I sold guitars to the public (17 years) when I did so for 12 years and sold a lot of them during that time. A lot of customers used tone controls back then. Ya gotta consider the style of music being played. A lot of folks here play metal, rock, etc. and don't touch controls if they have them. I don't have them any of my "metal" guitars but I do have them on my more vintage style instruments (LP, Strat, and Tele) and I do use the tone controls on those guitars.

+1. Right on the money. If playing metal and/or with a lot of gain, then it doesn't matter as much. The amp is a HUGE part of that sound and the nuances of a guitar and its settings can get lost in all of it.

But when playing cleaner and more subdued styles, the worth of a tone control becomes a lot greater.

[dvscool]

I mean, I'm not suggesting they ditch the tone on strats, tele's or LP's, etc. I am suggesting, there's a lot of guitars manufactured with tone controls unnecessarily AND, if they were more in touch with their customer base, that would be clear. In fairness, this happens to many large corporations. Its like a huge ship, and they don't turn on a dime. Changing direction takes a long time....too long in many cases.

[tomanyjacksons]

Yeah! Well this one time, at band camp..................

[Newc]

A Tone knob and Tone from your fingers are in no way related. Period.

[lepard]

Hence why I like Charvel Model 5A's so much. 1 humbucker and a volume knob, that's it. Dave Mustaine had his guitars wired without the tone knobs. I bought a Dean V from Virus of Dope/Device that was his main touring guitar and it showed up with only the bridge EMG and 1 volume wired up. I can tell the difference. Remove all the extra electronics and the true tone of the pickup comes through better.