Les Paul middle position

[Whizzinby]

I didn’t realize this was a thing, but with the neck volume rolled back to 8.5, perfect. Haven’t used the bridge in isolation since, just neck and middle. Nice hack I saw from a Bonamassa video. Turns out you can adjust the knobs on a guitar.

 

[Achilles]

Yup, with both volumes on 10 the middle pos. is too woofy. Anywhere between 7.5 to 9 on the neck pickup with the bridge on 10 is some of the best tones an LP has to offer!

 

[metropolis_4]

Yep, this is one of my favorite things about a Les Paul.

Middle position, both pickups all the way up when I want to sit back in the mix, then bump the neck pickup volume back a bit to poke out more.

The reason I switched from Telecasters to LPs was because once I discovered this I missed it too much when I didn’t have access to it on the Tele without the dual volume controls

 

[mavrick102000]

Absolutely. I play my LP in the middle position with the neck pickup bumped down quite a bit of the time.

 

[FuzzyAce]

 

[la szum]

I almost never run any guitar wide open---either Volume or Tone.

 

[Whizzinby]

I almost never run any guitar wide open---either Volume or Tone.

I think the only guitar I’ve by default adjusted a tone knob on was my SG which I backed off on the tone a couple ticks.

I was kinda surprised that the middle position trick works so well on the LP. Using the controls is probably something I should have experimented with decades ago.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Yesss I live in the middle position on an LP is where I live (same with moth guitars honestly)

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yesss I live in the middle position on an LP is where I live (same with moth guitars honestly)

Dude, we gotta see these moth guitars. Don't be holdin' out on us.

 

[DrewJD82]

I need to get a decent recording of it, but my Orville in the middle position has a really cool, almost out of phase sound to it. The pickups aren’t reversed or anything, there’s nothing special in the wiring I can see, but it almost sound like a wah or envelope filter starting the notes. That guitar has a couple things that got me second guessing the “mojo” that gets tossed around in gear discussions, I always thought it was bullshit but that guitar has a little somethin’ extra.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Turns out you can adjust the knobs on a guitar.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Dude, we gotta see these moth guitars. Don't be holdin' out on us.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I almost never run any guitar wide open---either Volume or Tone.

Like the dude in Spinal Tap said, if you're already on 10, where can ya go? (Well, we all the answer he gave, just sayin'... )

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Like the dude in Spinal Tap said, if you're already on 10, where can ya go? (Well, we all the answer he gave, just sayin'... )

 

[laxu]

How do you guys set your neck pickup tone knob though?

I find that on my dual humbucker, 2x vol, 2x tone guitars the neck tone knob is often not very useful as it tends to get too dull very quickly. By comparison I use the bright tone knob on every guitar I own.

And my BluGuitar Amp 1 has those old school Marshall bright caps from hell where to get the best tones out of it, it's pretty essential to use your guitar volume and tone knobs.

 

[mavrick102000]

Unless I'm trying to cop a smooth Jazz type of vibe I don't adjust the neck pickup tone much at all on a dual humbucker guitar like a LP.

For the bridge pickup, I'll roll the tone knob down very slightly to about a max of 8 depending upon the guitar and bridge pickup.

 

[metropolis_4]

Another thing worth trying is middle position with the bridge volume rolled back a bit. You get a similar sound to the neck, but it’s a bit softer on the attack

 

[Achilles]

smooth Jazz

Watch it, you're gonna get yourself kicked out of the club.......

 

[HomespunEffects]

I just put a set of Bare Knuckle PG Blues in my SG. The middle position is most excellent.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Another often underappreciated position would be the middle pickup on a strat.
Sometimes it's just perfect for playing rhythm.