Who actually uses the tone knob?

[Chocol8]

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.

Yeah, I can see why it wasn't done by Fender and Gibson in 1952, but these days it would make sense to include bass cutting controls on guitars AND better bass control on amps. So many of the Marshall circuit updates from 1968 into the 70's involved cutting excessive bass, but usually in a way the player can't control without a soldering iron. There is no real reason for that to be the case today.

 

[Chocol8]

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

Yes, that's certainly why Leo Fender didn't include a passive bass cut on the Broadcaster, but with modern metal guitars often already having a battery and active electronics onboard, it wouldn't take a big copper coil anymore.

 

[Eagle]

Apparently that's not enough, then.

That's what a rejected lover always says.

what I said in the first place is just a fact, get over it.

 

[Sascha Franck]

what I said in the first place is just a fact

Don't belittle yourself, the correct statement needs to be:

anything I ever said is just a fact, get over it.

 

[jay mitchell]

but with modern metal guitars often already having a battery and active electronics onboard, it wouldn't take a big copper coil anymore.

What means "often?" I've seen a number of active basses in use, but substantially fewer active guitars. Are you saying that guitars with active electronics don't ever have tone controls that allow bass-cut shelving? I have neither knowledge of nor interest in that market segment, but I'm pretty sure it's a niche. BTW, what exactly is a "modern metal guitar?"

 

[jay mitchell]

what I said in the first place is just a fact the opinion of a self-appointed "authority," get over it don't challenge it.

FTFY.

 

[Eagle]

FTFY.

You mean you! If you’re not able to tell the difference that is down to you.

 

[Chocol8]

BTW, what exactly is a "modern metal guitar?"

Well, I am going to define that as "one with active pickups" so you can then replace "often" with "always unless the battery was removed and not replaced." Yes, I know that may be considered circular reasoning or a self serving choice of definition, but one thing I have learned from marriage is a winning argument doesn't need to be logically sound or even backed by facts, so I am sticking with it!

 

[LCW]

I’m finding I use it all the time now, especially with Marshall (2203) and Fender (Princeton) amps.

With the Recto not much. But that’s a different animal and style.

 

[jay mitchell]

You mean you! If you’re not able to tell the difference that is down to you.

It's really tiresome to see your OT posts expounding on nothing more than personal prejudices and opinions as if they are fact. If you wish to rant about modelers vs. amps, start a thread in the Gear Rants subforum.