12 Ways To Use Your Guitar’s Controls [Volume, Tone & Pickup Selection] - That Pedal Show

Some people barely use their guitar’s controls all, yet they can unlock a smörgåsbord of extra sounds. We explore 12 things to try on a selection of classic-style electric guitars.
Life too short for long KZbin videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below.
Welcome to the show! In this episode Dan and I begin to unpack the suitcase full of sounds that are just waiting to be found, right there in your guitar. Countless great players down the ages have used their volume, tone and pickup selector switches to coax unique tones and textures from the instrument - it’s less expensive and much easier to access than yet another new bit of gear!
Please join us, grab your guitar and give them a try.
Enjoy the episode!
A note on Clapton’s ‘Woman Tone’ so I don’t need to answer 18,000 comments. Mick here.
Clapton himself has said it could be any of the pickup settings. So take your pick!
And yes, I can’t believe I didn’t mention the SG either! Doh!
I also say ‘Tele middle pickup’ in item 10 rather than ‘mid position’. 10 Points to everyone who says that neither Dan’s Teles nor Steve Cropper’s had a middle pickup. Hopefully this doesn’t cause too much confusion.
Pedals & stuff in this episode…
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• Xotic EP Booster
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• Mythos Pedals Chupacabra
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• Keeley D&M Drive
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• Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay Pedal
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• Crazy Tube Circuites White Whale
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• TheGigRig G2
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro and Covid statement: 0:00
- Intro playing: 1:00
- What are we doing today? 2:28
- A Joe Bonamassa tangent: 3:40
1. Make Your Strat Bridge Pickup Sound Fatter: 4:40
- Amps today: 5:05
- Tone controls and pickup selector on Strats? 6:50
- Cap values for tone pots: 8:27
- Dan’s Faradian explanatoralisational tangentile: 9:12
2. Make Your Tele Bridge Pickup Sound A Bit Less Shrill: 10:39
- …and now Red: 12:22
3. Woman Tone? 13:30
- Dan tries it on the Tele: 16:27
- Carlos Santana tangent: 18:04
4. Control Your Gain From The Guitar: 18:58
- The Chupacabra Chewbacca tangent: 19:50
- …and a treble bleed? 21:35
5. Do Eric’s Trick On A Dual Pickup / Four Pot Gibson: 27:30
6. Kill Switch On A Dual Pickup Gibson: 31:58
7. That Lap Steel Wah-Wah Thing: 33:00
8. Swell It Baby: 35:47
- …and a dotted eighth delay: 38:20
9. Split It Thinner: 39:00
10. The In Between Tele Soul/Funk Thing: 41:30
11. Don’t Play On 10 Much At All: 44:10
12. Make Your Junior Almost An Acoustic: 49:57
Guitars in this episode:
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - no video yet
• Fender John Mayer Stratocaster - no video yet
• Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - Mick’s video at bit.ly/2mpJA8X
• PRS DGT - Mick’s video at bit.ly/2d8Xo2I
• Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dbwbvS
• Fender Custom Shop ’52 Telecaster - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2Hlpy5Y
• Collings 290 DC S - Mick’s video at bit.ly/2dDG96k
• 1961 Gibson ’61 Les Paul Junior - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2r9lRJZ
Amps in this episode
• Victory V140 The Super Duchess and V212VCD cab/Celestion G12M-65 Creamback Speakers
• Marshall 1987x with 1960AX cab / Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
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[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

Re: Strat controls. "My theory is" (ref. Anne Elk) is that Leo intended the middle pickup to be the 'stock' position. Neck if you wanted it darker, bridge if you wanted brighter, which may explain the lack of tone control on the bridge pickup. 'Why would you want to make it darker? Use the middle pickup...'

[@RMosack]

Very interesting. I never considered that the middle was the "stock" position. Seems so many people skip right over it. Maybe most of us have missed the point!

[@haydengist4168]

This makes a lot of sense. I have a friend whose shop sells obscure vintage guitars, and almost all the electrics he sells have their main pickup (or only pickup if they have just one) right in the middle. Mainly Teisco, Harmony, Telestar, and Silvertone guitars

[@chillav9320]

I dig the middle strat pickup. Most well rounded pickup position out there. Good for leads or rhythm, good clean or dirty.

[@Andyanddiana467]

Buck And Evans interesting. Ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd does exactly this.

[@arzarkel]

Can anyone honk Anne Elk?

[@LodvarDude]

It took 20+ years of playing, AND most of all getting a TELECASTER, for me to realize this. It is something about the simplicity of the Tele-design that invited me to start turning the knobs. These days, it's an intergral part of my playing, my pedalboard and my amp. I turn the amp way brighter than I used to, use the levels on pedals differently than before and I almost never have either the tone or the volume on full on the guitar. Closing in on 50, years it is all about the simplicity for me and I kinda want to turn it even simpler. I've always wanted to treat myself a CS or a kind of "boutiquey" guitar. I am looking really hard at the Novo Solus. Thanks for another great show, and take care of yourselves and your loved ones in these strange times we live in. Same to everyone in the TPS-community.

[@jamesgoddin8880]

Just to say it's so good having TPS still showing up on a Friday brings a much needed sense of normality to a very weird time in all our lives. Your work is much appreciated

[@seeksthebalance]

'Right in the earhole!' - how is this not a t-shirt yet?

[@checkpointcovid8021]

Peter Richardson Probably because people might get hearing AIDS if they’re not careful.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

If you ask me, its due to it being either too suggestive... or not suggestive enough!

[@davidburke2132]

Mads Bolding Peter Kay and Chorley FM comes to mind! 😝

[@RamrockMansJukebox]

I was thinking exactly this. I'd buy that shirt. Make it happen, TPS!

[@godsinbox]

Air outta ur F hole make that into a shirt

[@everynotecountsofficial]

I thought the volume knob was on a guitar so that 5% of guitar players could complain about how the other 95% don’t use it. This was eye opening.

[@ThatPedalShow]

We love this. Thank you! :0)

[@HeyLiem]

I think you are exactly right with your Eric Clapton bridge pick up sound. In his autobiography he talks about his breakthrough album with Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. He talks about getting his sound. Bridge pick up with the bass knob turned all the way up on his Les Paul. The amplifier is also turned all the way up so that is distorting. But the recording microphone is further away from the amp speakers, so they get a better recording, mic is not too close. Hit a note on the guitar, slowly move back and forth on the fret and let it sustain which then turns the distortion into Feedback. So both guitar and amp are on the edge of distortion, then combined that achieved his sound, which was also his live sound.

[@matthewcasey4795]

Cocked wah on a 4 pot Gibson (les Paul, 335, etc): 1) get a decent overdrive sound from your amp 2) middle position (both pickups) 3) both volumes on 10 4) neck tone on 10, bridge tone on zero. Instant ‘money for nothing’ tone.

[@dizzyrider3883]

Dudes. After thirty years of playing I made this revelation about a year ago, It gave all my old guitars a whole range of new tones. Especially combined with not always being on max volume (another revelation) So nice to have it officially validated/explained. 👍

[@HeyLiem]

I think you are exactly right with your Eric Clapton bridge pick up sound. In his autobiography he talks about his breakthrough album with Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. He talks about getting his sound. Bridge pick up with the bass knob turned all the way up on his Les Paul. The amplifier is also turned all the way up so that is distorting. But the recording microphone is further away from the amp speakers, so they get a better recording, not too close. Hit a note on the guitar, slowly move back and forth on the fret and let it sustain which then turns the distortion into Feedback. So both guitar and amp are on the edge of distortion, then combined that achieved his sound, which was also his live sound.

[@jctedsap]

I have had three basic electronics classes when I was younger and sat through numerous Amateur Radio classes and I finally understand the difference between capacitance values. I even sold them from a Radio Shack Franchise and always had to look them up. Thanks Dan.

[@michaelanzelino5068]

#10 The in between Tele. So simple yet so awesome.

[@johnsawyer6145]

A "So I Married an Axe Murderer" reference?!?! How I do love you and your show! All the best to you and your families during these strange days. Thanks for keeping us laughing, and playing guitar, and on the search for inspiring tone. . . :)

[@robhameleers1614]

Great, an episode that doesn't trigger my GAS as much, greatly appreciated! Great episode!

[@Gathbard]

Absolutely confirmed the "never at 10 while cranking the amp" thing for me, at least on Les Paul. There are so many nuances of tone to be had as you move the volume pot and not just in the middle position.

[@bluesful]

Check out Jim Campilongo for someone who does some great things with a tone control on a vintage Tele.

[@tomi1537]

that mid shift in the middle position on es335 with the neck slightly backed off is a revelation!

[@davidegiovannini9396]

I listen/watch your videos while drawing, it's fun, it's informative and it keeps me going during this quarantine. Love from Italy! Hope you're doing well.

[@NathanParmar]

I wish I had learned how to maximise these controls when I was first learning to play. But a major issue I had - which until a few years ago I didn't realise was actually an issue - is that the left handed guitars I learned on had logarithmic pots installed, wired in reverse. So the most sensitive range of the pots was between 1-3, rather 7-10. I always wondered how some players managed to use the pots to shape their tone - it required so much precision when I tried it! Then one day I was doing a mod on my Mex Tele, checking the wiring against a diagram, and noticed my pot lugs were wired the wrong way. Long story short - I installed some reverse log pots, and now I have normal, intuitive control of my volume and tone. Interestingly, I recently purchased a lefty Gretsch which has normal control on all the volumes and tone. It cost double what the Tele cost back when I got it - maybe manufacturers are installing log pots in cheaper lefty guitars because they think it won't matter? Or maybe they've stopped doing it all together. The woes of the lefty guitarist!!

[@ThatPedalShow]

That is a fascinating subject that I genuinely knew nothing about. Mick here. Glad you got it sorted!

[@JP-kf7bs]

@@ThatPedalShow Hey Mick. The "woman tone" was renamed from its original name, which was the "womb tone" because the guitar sounded like it was coming from inside a female genitalia. So to be more polite, or politically correct, they started calling it the "woman tone." I know. I was there. Have a good one, man.

[@garyturner3085]

I never knew/realised about LH pots (or thought about them) until I went to buy a new wiring harness for my tele and had a conversation with the builder. I then realised that all my guitars (5) except 1, my jazzmaster, bought about a year ago, because I haven't modded it, are all rh pots and it does have a completely opposite sensitivity. Until it was mentioned when buying my harness I never copped it. Now I have a couple of guitars dialing the correct way and the rest dialing back the opposite way, bit strange when swapping guitars during playing. Thank you for pointing this out.

[@jeffroq]

Great point raised Nathan. It's been a source of annoyance for me for years. Over time and many guitars through my hands I have found 99% of manufactures do this log pots wired backwards thing for lefties making the taper next to useless. Gibson tend to wire them to taper correctly, making the up/down rotation 'backwards'. Fender put reverse log pots in the professional series for lefties. To me the action of the taper is more important than the relative direction of rotation.

[@paulkrieger336]

I feel you man

[@dubshockmedia1110]

Thank you for keeping the quality content coming. Love the show.

[@periloustemple8290]

That was so blooming fantastic, guys. You are always so helpful - but this really gave me much to consider. Another mind blowing episode for sure.

[@pcau]

Very comforting words in opening guys! Thank you for this. Big hello from Canada and we are many to follow you :)

[@hurshel7]

If only you guys were on you tube ,,, 40 years ago. Sooooo much knowledge to be had from you guys !!!!!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Ah, but we wouldn’t have known anything back then. ;0)

[@hurshel7]

That Pedal Show but I’m talking about time warp Star Trek kinda stuff ,,, 😳

[@mrslashjr666]

Great vid. Very interesting and really Fun to watch.... A brilliant and fairley easy way to ad some interest to your playing. Thanks guys

[@copytekk]

This episode is brilliant! Big thumbs up. Thanks Dan & Mick!

[@j_drichmond]

It’s so easy to overlook what should common knowledge but really isn’t. I have found on both my tele and paul-I just keep it in the middle and work the volume and tone pots. For me, a revelation was using a fuzz face type circuit with my paul and use the volume of the neck pickup to dirty it up-glorious tone.

[@kurtarbuckle1730]

Will come back to this one and spend some quality time. Just want to say this is so good for at home for my own enjoyment types like me. We don’t find it easy to know where to start with some things. This gives us that start. Thanks guys

[@howardbwade]

Another cool trick with a gibson style guitar is both pickups, volumes full, neck tone full, bridge tone all the way off with a good bit of gain.

[@johnmaseratis]

Definitely a Top Episode, gentlemen. Thank you.

[@kgriff1205]

Eric Clapton used both pickups to create the " woman tone". Neck pickup volume rolled down to about 8, tone at 0, bridge pickup volume about 5, tone about 7. Then you vary the sound by rolling up or down on the neck pickup volume. Great show, as always! Cheers guys

[@ThatPedalShow]

He’s on record saying it could be either. But sure, the middle position is a nice version of it.

[@richardthomson3757]

Roy Buchanan was a master of using his guitars controls

[@emitchsr]

Richard Thomson you beet me to it

[@Glicksman1]

Yes, he was a master of that and much ore. What a great guitarist, what a sad life. RIP Roy, we miss you.

[@scottnicholson5441]

Wonderful show y’all. Hunkered down and jammin’ greetings from Kentucky!

[@wrap-itsolutions2387]

We all know about this stuff but we don't dare to try it ... This was an inspiration!

[@hrappurthor]

Amazing, just amazing as always! You guys are a like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day!

[@andresilva8444]

You two are so giddy with this stuff that is a pleasure to watch! Learned so much!!

[@flatsix666]

I've seen the master of the volume control five times live, and he was on it like Walter Rohrl caressing the throttle pedal of a 911 around the Nordschleife! That man was Gary Moore. Was just gonna type in about push/pull pots regarding coil splits & out of phase sounds when the DGT came out. lol. Great work fella's, much enjoyed the show. Thanks.

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

Walter Rohrl 👍

[@pappyodanial]

That was a RUF CTR yellowbird! Bad ass video I love that one. Back when Porsche was squirrely.

[@daleguyer4883]

I Thought this was one of your greatest shows, I have just recently started using my guitar controls for some of the things you explained, but ive got a long way to go and a short time to get there being 65 years old. Huge thumbs up guys.

[@moatiliata]

Your latest episodes (tape delay, now this one...) are just exactly what interests me most, thank you !

[@NicDerricott]

The 'Strat Tone Control Wah' set one tone on 10 the other on 1 and switch back and forth between position 1 and 5 on the pickup switch. Great work TPS!

[@patrickmoore4944]

Absolutely loved this episode. If TPS has taught me anything, it’s how to use the guitar itself as the primary source of great tone. Oh and no pedal sounds as good as the one you know how to use!

[@hamiltonrosewood]

What a great show, I have to make myself believe I’m not a know it all sometimes because I ALWAYS learn something from these shows! Keep ‘em coming!

[@jaymiller4006]

thank you for this video it really changed my perspective on guitar and breathed new life and inspiration to my playing

[@johnrowe7438]

Fantastic as always gentlemen, thank you!

[@hamzaderkaoui9558]

Great show this week guys, really enjoyed it !

[@Wanderer_XJ]

I used to be in the camp of full volume on guitar with several overdrive pedals as my “gain stages”. Lately been using the volume knob and now only use one or two drive pedals (more for tonal variety rather than stages of gain), and I like it better. Makes playing more expressive and dynamic, plus less tap dancing with the pedalboard.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Yep!

[@EWhite-95]

TPS - That Potentiometer Show, Great episode as always!

[@trebor313]

I would say let's call it "That Pot Show", but...

[@robwolfe6021]

Really enjoyed it and learned a bunch! Thanks

[@bradylambert6820]

Excited for this episode! Pulled my first electric guitar from the back of the closet yesterday... I don't think I'd played it, tuned it, or restrung it since 2000. Couple weeks after I bought it the Squier Affinity Strat took a bounce down 2 or 3 concrete stairs outside of my high school as I was waiting to catch the bus after. A buddy turned the corner as the thing slipped off the strap button and was like "time to put some stickers on it. I can honestly say I've played an unplayable guitar now: inch high action, tuners that go out any time you bend a string or that terribly stiff trem. But I've only used humbuckers in the past 20 years... that sounds weird to say... I plugged in to my stereo rig with is yesterday for S&Gs. Wow. Forgot what those position 2 and 4 on a strat can really sound like. It's been way too long. At 35 it's nice to think that there are still things that can inspire me today in a way that they did as a teenager feels pretty good. Sorry, I'm wordy. Lesson's I've taken away from this quarantine experience: open your horizons, embrace imperfections, take a step back and reconsider why you stick to the familiar.

[@loopmasta5104]

At first I thought 'nahhh' but it turns out to be one of the best TPS episode. Very informative and funny.

[@spencersmith2252]

Just a really enjoyable episode. Def lock down essential.

[@mr.simmons2144]

"There was never any Santa for me, man" Aaaaaaaand pathos for the win! So good.

[@lvpg2943]

We know, eventually, Dan and Mick will become one. Amazing to watch. Been following from the inception to the channel. Dan had all the guitar/pedal information; Mick the promotional skill and more comfortable in front of the camera. Over time, Mick has absorbed information while helping Dan become more comfortable in front of the camera. Today, their skill sets are interchangeable. Eventually, there will just be one: Danick Taylhardt.

[@darthstrat5057]

Great episode guys! I have learnt a ton! Thank you!

[@JDhomieG]

So happy about this topic being discussed!

[@michaelrichards2182]

Mick: we're gonna stick with classinc guitar's Dan: NICE!! 😂the enthusiasm in that made me laugh

[@asnipa]

I love that you now have a pedal for the horn...3:22😋 Magical intro Dan!

[@weschilton]

Great stuff guys, learned a lot and I'm going to play around with these today!

[@potatoroad91]

Phantastic teaching!!! I have learned a lot. Thank you very much!!!!!

[@matiascrisaffulli1663]

Mann great video , the acoustic tips is awesome

[@sour37]

Enjoyed that. Thanks lads.

[@obhmusic]

This video is one of your best, in terms of getting the point across. Not that you don't do that in other videos, but this one was especially good. It's up there with VCPI, and that was a superb episode! :)

[@cirjames2540]

Great Episode-most of the tricks/tips i knew and forget and the few I've never tried...Can't wait to play around with.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Sweeeeet!

[@Ad0n1jah_91]

Just wanted to say a big thanks for the past few years of extraordinary education you've given us. I never thought I could learn so much about gear and its many uses, and how to get the most out of it. I genuinely have no idea where most of us would be without the wealth of knowledge you two chaps have passed on to us, so thank you so much for your hard work and enthusiasm you bring to every episode! P.S Could you do a revisit of the pedal order show from way back, featuring the Carpe Diem pedal of righteousness?

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you Adon! A revisit to pedal order would be our pleasure. :9)

[@RamrockMansJukebox]

The rapid volume swells Dan does at 38:30 is one of the coolest guitar techniques I've seen. It sounds almost like a bowed instrument. Could you please make a "Right in the earhole!" t-shirt? If you do I will definitely buy one!

[@petelawler2199]

Having a lovely time watching this week's show.

[@greentaichi]

This was a super helpful video gents. Been playing for 10 years and didn’t know half the stuff you talked about. Keep up the fine work. 🙂🙏

[@mabecka]

Back for more! Cheers guys and thank you for providing the goods!

[@datkinson31]

Hahaha love the empty wine bottles on Dan’s desk during the capacitor interlude 🤣 cheers!

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great vid guys! :) Re guitar controls, for me (as I'm an old git), the ideal set up is to set my amps to the optimum level (usually with the power valves open and breathing freely, the pre-amp just biting and pedals finishing it off) and then use my guitar's volume and tone knobs to control everything. I've found that there is a sweet spot that is almost never with the knobs all the way up.

[@19markz67]

Great show. I learned quite a bit. Thanks.

[@VlxWIZzZARDxlV]

You guys are Legends seriously!! Thanks for the advice. I cherish it brothers!

[@benoitberger5208]

Great video as always guys ! Thanks a lot !!

[@reocarnahan9879]

Nice to see the DGT again! Love that guitar. Great episode.

[@comicsrcool5483]

There you go Mick! You just made a pedal for the Star Wars fans "The Chewpa Bacca" Is part Overdrive, part Fuzz!!

[@ostrich888]

Thank you guys for this video. Can’t wait to try out the Les Paul trick and continue working on my Tele mid-position mix!

[@aaronparker1614]

Always blows my mind when I hear great players say they don’t use the volume or tone knobs, especially the tone.. I’m always fiddling with mine and rarely have the tone above 6-8. One of my fav things to do is leave the neck tone on zero and switch back a forth from “woman” and bridge tones.. brilliant video fellas

[@briancooper5017]

Amazing "So I married an ace murderer" reference Dan. So happy at this moment.

[@Videmschek]

My 1987 Strat Plus has the TBX tone control which is totally worth a google, very useful in my experience gigging it this past year. NOW y'all are makin me need a 335!!!

[@johnevans1453]

Wow! This vid is so helpful! Thanks Gentlemen! Keep healthy. ❤

[@kouran84]

Second :) Keep up the great work guys. In times like this it gives incredible strength to have something to look forward to every week.

[@petercoldwell6900]

Loving this episode... you guys are awesome.

[@bobtaylor5932]

The day I tried my first fuzz face was the first day I've realized the importance of volume and tone controls. My whole sound relies on those controls; love it!

[@jackgriffith6697]

great episode! another cool thing for the woman tone on gibson guitars is to use the middle position and have the neck tone all the way off and blend the bridge pickup volume in for more top end clarity

[@ThatPedalShow]

Nice!

[@chrisjohnstone6164]

nice ... what a fab demo .. thanks

[@benheaver4332]

So good , great viddy

[@carljenkins7354]

You guys are so talented. We are all so lucky to have you.

[@PhilippeSpectral]

Oh so you ROLL them!!! I've been pushing on them for years. Thanks guys, grat tone as usual.

[@Andy_Yates]

Great episode topic guys! Lately I have been setting up my gear to have the brightness I like in the neck position, and taming the harshness of the bridge with its tone control. I'm not very fast at it yet, but controlling the gain with the guitar volume can be magical too. Whether it's into drive/fuzz pedals or a cranked amp, it can work really well. It can be a bit of a balancing act to have the amp volume high enough, and maybe slightly compressing, that you don't lose too much volume when backing it down. As it turns out, that's when I really appreciate the strat 2-4 positions the most. When the amp is loud enough, the volume drop isn't so drastic

[@andymellor9056]

Hi - Re. the PRS treble bleed - modded one for a guy who didn't like the added brightness at low volume. It turns out they are a single capacitor - we added a resistor in parallel (OK, it modifies the taper of the volume pot) and it evened out the response. There are a lot of variations of the treble bleed circuit - it is another rabbit hole!

[@tmitz73]

Great Video Mates, keep on Rockin'!! Stay safe, healthy and groovy!!!

[@calleyhoov]

In Tulsa a lot of the guitar shops call the backwards tele plate the "Okie Flip" I have it on mine because I'm used to Strats where the volume is closer.

[@amirfarzanyavarianfar1236]

I really learned a lot from this video, thanks guys Cheers

[@BrianFMusic]

I got a Gibson es335 and it’s one of the most versatile guitar ever build. If you know how to take advantage of the volume, tone pots and pickup selector then you have beast.

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

This should be good as everyone seems to forget that their tone and volume control knobs exists on their guitar.

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

I re-wired my tone knobs out of my LPs! lol

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

@@wodenoftheangles3339 Haha well that doesn't apply to you then 😊

[@drlaim]

Not everyone

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

@@drlaim no you're right not everyone, but a hell of a lot, i shouldn't of said everyone.

[@misterknightowlandco]

OR alot of play on cheap shit guitars where when you turn the knobs it goes from 10 to 10 to 10 to 2 no matter how much you turn them 😆

[@christophergrove1218]

Wow. I learned a lot. I can't wait to try everything.

[@dirtbagel]

I’ve had coil taps on my les paul for years, but never bothered to use it except when i wanted something strat like. I finally started using it for my main tone, and using full coil mode for a fat boost, and man has it changed my tone! i’ve always like single coil tone, but never the drop in output compared to a standard humbucker. Never underestimate the power of controls! I plan on wiring my next custom build to be coil tapped all the time, and have a switch to engage both coils.

[@lukepearce1580]

Cannot wait to try Dan's double delay swell techniques. Mind blown!

[@anthonydratnal1870]

I love this video, and wish I had it 15 years ago! I didn't figure out the knobs until a few years after I started playing, and honestly THAT was the moment at which I really started playing ELECTRIC guitar, instead of treating it like an acoustic with an amp and pedals. The day I figured out that I could set the amp to give me a bright lead tone on my Les Paul neck pup at 9, use the volumes to clean up and the tones to get back into typical Les Paul territory, and also get a pretty good Tele imitation on the bridge with the volume down and the tone full up, I completely stopped using channel switching.

[@paulfife578]

Fantastic episode. I (as always!) learnt a lot. pedal for solos. Please keep producing content like this and your other shows as it’s inspiring, informative and helps everyone as well. In these horrid and uncertain times where we are all struggling, the unity that you bring is a booster for for us all. If you use a Les Paul on the bridge pickup around 3 or 4 with a pickup booster engaged with a mild crunch driving amp you get a great clean tone that sits in a band mix really well. If you then use higher gain you can get that women tone and also a slash solo tone for more melodic covers

[@davidcurtolo1891]

thank you guys!

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I finally got my hands on a blues driver and dan's love is not unwarranted! Even playing into a small battery amp it completely changed the feel. With ep booster and tumnus I instantly clicked thinking about this low drive rock song that was played tele into fender loud, while I had squier strat into battery amp. It was so punchy and cleaned up well. Not that impressive alone, but those two combined the feel itself was worlds of difference. I would also mod the mid pickup tone to bridge since it gets never used (I recall Mick's blue had this done), but just the thought of it makes me cry for the strat pickguard. The other pickups sound so choked and I guess "woolly" and that bridge pickup alone is shrieking trebly, but it's the only one with the "open" top end sound, so all sense would tell to wire the tone to bridge instead. No idea why it wasn't the design back in the day. Conveniently enough the volume also rolls off a bit of those highs, but obviously you lose output. Btw do you think the default capacitor is a good choice for bridge pickup as well, or should it perhaps have a different value to more suit the purpose of bridge pickups tonal ranges you'd use? 0.047 µF sounds intriguing to have more variety if you wanna use the bridge with more versatility, cutting some of those mids as well. Yet the 0.022 µF sounds great for just getting that slight adjustment to "fix" it. I bet guitarists struggle with these options on daily basis and this is why I want a ready to use product where someone else decided on component values and other designs.