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t_mKelly · Guest

There are times when I practice with my keyboard player that we use a small room (10 X 20). My amp is very loud, so I try to lower the volume. I find that my sound diminishes when I turn the volume down on the guitar. Which is the better for a good sound: guitar volume up, amp volume down or guitar volume down and amp volume up?

Thanks for any advice.

Tim

Jazz · Guest

Tim,

Different volume settings can really change the sound of your guitar. I have found that I get the best sound by turning the guitars volume all the way up and adjusting the total volume using the amp. Normally I like to set my guitars volume at 8 or 9, this gives me the ability to boost my volume easily during a solo.

Jeremy

shopdog · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 7 Location: Morthern California

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I've noticed that the tonal quality of most electric guitars i've played diminishes if you lower the volume more than 7. Keeping it at 7-8 would probably give you a good clean tone with enough headroom to boost a solo.

Guitars turned all the way up also tend to overdrive the amp just a tad, especially in the bridge PU position. Not great for those clean smooth jazz solos.