Who actually uses the tone knob?

[iaresee]

Don’t expect this to make much of a difference on modellers though.

I do exactly this with my Strat into...wait for it... a modeler. Works exactly like it did when I used a Super Reverb or a DR.

 

[rocknrollshakeup]

I play a tele, JM, and LPs w 50’s wiring, so tone knob usage is part of the complete playing experience.

 

[Eagle]

I do exactly this with my Strat into...wait for it... a modeler. Works exactly like it did when I used a Super Reverb or a DR.

Less evident ime .

 

[saarangnarayan]

I use it to fine-tune the response of analog octave up pedals (green ringers, super fuzzes, etc.) but not much else.

 

[Baba]

On my bucker guitars playing hard rock, never, have taken them out of the circuit on several.
On the tele definitely, and on my most trad strat too.

I use ONLY humbuckers, never use tone knob, and even have a guitar with no tone knob, but IF I used strats or teles, I probably would.

 

[iaresee]

Less evident ime .

At stage volumes I find it’s all the same. On a Fractal with variable input impedance it’ll matter what’s in front of the amp block. Just like a pedalboard in front of an amp.

 

[AlbertA]

I do but mostly on Single coils in bridge position.

 

[Ignoramus]

What's a tone knob?

 

[Sascha Franck]

I do exactly this with my Strat into...wait for it... a modeler.

No, you can't.

Works exactly like it did when I used a Super Reverb or a DR.

No, it doesn't.

Courtesy of Mr. Eagle.

 

[jay mitchell]

Modelling misses some nuances particularly subtle differences.

You need to try a better class of modelers and/or hone your dialing skills.

 

[Chocol8]

I use the volume and tone on all my guitars except for on my Cabronita tele which doesn't have a tone control.

The tone control on the guitar is pretty helpful with single coils into a brighter signal chain, but I also use it to control the high end with distortion. It sounds different rolling tone back up front verses in the amp or later.

 

[Chocol8]

You need to try a better class of modelers and/or hone your dialing skills.

He is a Kemper fan so...

 

[metropolis_4]

I would almost say if you don’t use it, then you’re using pickups that are too dark/dull for your needs.

But I do know there are some legit scenarios where it’s not needed for some players

 

[iaresee]

You need to try a better class of modelers and/or hone your dialing skills.

100% of the time I run into this it's people playing modelers at low volume. If I run my Fractal at the same volume a Super Reverb needs to be at to sound glorious, it's indistinguishable in how it reacts to my playing and knobs for me.

 

[Eagle]

You need to try a better class of modelers and/or hone your dialing skills.

I have axe 3 and I am a full time tech so it’s not me.

 

[laxu]

All the time. In fact it's rare for me to have the tone knob on 10.

It's just so useful for darkening or brightening your sound directly from your guitar, if you dial your amp to be too bright when the tone knob is on 10.

My question is why bass cut knobs are quite rare. it should be way more common especially on metal guitars.

 

[Chocol8]

My question is why bass cut knobs are quite rare. it should be way more common especially on metal guitars.

I think it is just easier to do well in an active circuit so we have gotten used to all the bass cutting pedals and cutting bass on the amps. The classic tone control is really simple small and cheap in comparison.

 

[laxu]

I think it is just easier to do well in an active circuit so we have gotten used to all the bass cutting pedals and cutting bass on the amps. The classic tone control is really simple small and cheap in comparison.

It being such a cheap function to add should entice guitar manufacturers to have it.

What people want their overdrives to do on their high gain amps is 99% of the time bass cut to tighten it. Even slapping a pre-dialed pull pot function or switch to a metal guitar would do this really well.

 

[jay mitchell]

I have axe 3 and I am a full time tech

Apparently that's not enough, then.

so it’s not me.

That's what a rejected lover always says.

 

[jay mitchell]

My question is why bass cut knobs are quite rare. it should be way more common especially on metal guitars.

Because large-value inductors are a lot more expensive and bulky than are small-value capacitors.