

The filter knob controls the brightness and the EQ, so you can get that high piercing lead guitar tone to low-end metal power-chord tone with a simple three knob system. This tone will have some sort of volume jump.

It’s also hard to beat the chorus on a Jazz Chorus. I really encourage any worship guitar players to go through it. Note that this contradicts my earlier recommendation to leave your guitar volume on 10. Tips for miking a guitar amp and getting good tone. In order for your guitar lead to be heard, and the subtleties of your playing style to cut through the mix of a rock band, you will need a sustained tone. Turned up midway, they do capture the sounds of amplified music bouncing off the walls at a high school hop. METAL: when people think of a metal guitar tone they often tend to think tons of gain and drive, which is wrong, it’s more about the right EQ: you can have a fantastic metal sound with a rather low drive – btw the higher the gain, the less precise your notes will sound and the more noise you’ll add to the signal, so again be careful here.

If you’ve never tried it (and surprisingly few guitar players have), dial in your sound with your guitar's volume control set to (say) seven. A blues lead tone will most likely use a lot less gain than a hard rock tone. This is due to the roll-off frequency and resonance peak occurring higher in the audio spectrum. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, folks.
