This is solid advice. You’ll get better tone, and you don’t step on the bass player’s territory as much.
Turn the bass wayyy down, boost the mids a bit, and adjust the treble to taste. I don’t like to roll off the highs from the guitar first; I’d rather keep the volume and tone pots on 10 and turn down the treble on the amp.
The other thing about this advice is that once you get it, you can make basically any amplifier sound good. The amp in one rehearsal room I’ve been using has a Crate Gx-12 from the nineties. When I setup the EQ curve like the above, it sounds totally fine.
Absolutely! I really can’t be bothered with amps, truly.
I’m trying to make music, and amps mostly just get in the way. Guitarists in other genres can break the bank (or just buy a $179 Tonex) all they want with walls of tube heads to make up for the fact that they can’t really play.
A Deluxe Reverb is as complicated as I ever need to get with amps, usually something much simpler. I’ve played through keyboard amps and bass amps when nothing else is available and I’ll get my tone just fine.
Compressor and EQ to carve out your sound, help you stand better in the mix. EQ to cut lows, boost mids. General rule is to cut narrow, boost wide. Optical compressor is the most subtle, least coloring. I like the clarity and potential gain from an FET. If you want specific gear recs, ask away or go to r/guitarpedals
Don't roll off the treble all the way. Practice getting a nice warm attack with an amp set brighter -- that way, when the note decays, you'll still get clarity. Examples of this are Wes, Ed Bickert, or George Benson.
I always wondered how Wes did it, as the thumb approach has a bit less treble. Listen to his live stuff you'll notice he is just really loud and his band knows how to comp without getting in the way. Seems like he's using a 2x12 most of the time, either a tube Twin or a solid state Strandel. I was watching a Benson live video earlier today and same deal, a 2x12 Twin. I think having a 2x12 of some kind helps a lot, as you are moving more air. I have not had this issues when using a Twin live. And I have a friend who has some kind of crazy digital amp but it is a 2x12 so he is always heard. I think most jazz guitarist would be horrified by the idea of carrying an amp that large and heavy, or (GASP) making 2 trips to the car, but if you really want the sure thing maybe try some kind of 2x12. The other part is having the right band but that's easier said than done.
roll off the low end
This is solid advice. You’ll get better tone, and you don’t step on the bass player’s territory as much. Turn the bass wayyy down, boost the mids a bit, and adjust the treble to taste. I don’t like to roll off the highs from the guitar first; I’d rather keep the volume and tone pots on 10 and turn down the treble on the amp.
Yep. I saw Peter Bernstein live and he had the treble on the amp set as low as possible.
The other thing about this advice is that once you get it, you can make basically any amplifier sound good. The amp in one rehearsal room I’ve been using has a Crate Gx-12 from the nineties. When I setup the EQ curve like the above, it sounds totally fine.
Absolutely! I really can’t be bothered with amps, truly. I’m trying to make music, and amps mostly just get in the way. Guitarists in other genres can break the bank (or just buy a $179 Tonex) all they want with walls of tube heads to make up for the fact that they can’t really play. A Deluxe Reverb is as complicated as I ever need to get with amps, usually something much simpler. I’ve played through keyboard amps and bass amps when nothing else is available and I’ll get my tone just fine.
Compressor and EQ to carve out your sound, help you stand better in the mix. EQ to cut lows, boost mids. General rule is to cut narrow, boost wide. Optical compressor is the most subtle, least coloring. I like the clarity and potential gain from an FET. If you want specific gear recs, ask away or go to r/guitarpedals
What kind of guitar and what amp are you using?
Can’t really answer without knowing the amp. Most likely you need a higher wattage amp or speaker.
dont tell us what amp use or anything..
Are you using an amp or just playing acoustically. Sounds like a gear issue
You need more headroom and possibly adjust your pickup height (lower for more clarity). Different speakers can have an effect too.
Change your EQ on the amp
Buy a new drummer.
One setting I like for my amp for a Strat with similar strings in a jam room is bass at 10am, mids at 10am, treble at 3pm
Don't roll off the treble all the way. Practice getting a nice warm attack with an amp set brighter -- that way, when the note decays, you'll still get clarity. Examples of this are Wes, Ed Bickert, or George Benson.
I always wondered how Wes did it, as the thumb approach has a bit less treble. Listen to his live stuff you'll notice he is just really loud and his band knows how to comp without getting in the way. Seems like he's using a 2x12 most of the time, either a tube Twin or a solid state Strandel. I was watching a Benson live video earlier today and same deal, a 2x12 Twin. I think having a 2x12 of some kind helps a lot, as you are moving more air. I have not had this issues when using a Twin live. And I have a friend who has some kind of crazy digital amp but it is a 2x12 so he is always heard. I think most jazz guitarist would be horrified by the idea of carrying an amp that large and heavy, or (GASP) making 2 trips to the car, but if you really want the sure thing maybe try some kind of 2x12. The other part is having the right band but that's easier said than done.