Konrad00711
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Hi guys,
I think I need some help in finding a good tone out of my ES-330. I really like this guitar in case of playability. It just feels right in my hands, mostly because of fat & rounded neck. I would also like to say I really like the tone, but I can't.
I'm mostly into '60, memphis style blues. I play on clean, sometimes with a dash of warmth. A lot of finger picking + pick.
Currently I use JC-40 (usually for late-at-night playing with headphones or on moderate volume level without headphones) and AmpTone Tweed Deluxe clone (it's slightly modified: "bad" bass cut off , negative feedback switch, vintage ECC82 tube from '80 in V1 position to provide cleaner tone at higher volume - outstanding tone when my strat is plugged in).
My problem is that the tone of my ES-330, no matter which amp is working, is mostly shrill and kind of hard hitting. Even if I dial down the treb/tone knob on amps lower, the sound is still picky and stiff (I found out that having tone knob on guitar above 6 makes it unpleasent sounding). JC-40 can be ice picky, but I usually didn't have a problem to tame it and dial it properly while playing other guitars. I don't know how to fix this. Also the bass is very overwhelming all the time. If I dial it down on amp, it starts to become flubby, flat and quiet, if I dial it a bit higher, it explodes out.
I'd like to get clear sound, but not that harsh and stiff and nice, soft bass.
Eventually, I'm planning to get a blackface/silverface Fender amp for cleans, rather low wattage one like Princeton or Deluxe Reverb.
ES-330 players!!! Is there any magical trick to set this guitar so it will be sounding good???
I think I need some help in finding a good tone out of my ES-330. I really like this guitar in case of playability. It just feels right in my hands, mostly because of fat & rounded neck. I would also like to say I really like the tone, but I can't.
I'm mostly into '60, memphis style blues. I play on clean, sometimes with a dash of warmth. A lot of finger picking + pick.
Currently I use JC-40 (usually for late-at-night playing with headphones or on moderate volume level without headphones) and AmpTone Tweed Deluxe clone (it's slightly modified: "bad" bass cut off , negative feedback switch, vintage ECC82 tube from '80 in V1 position to provide cleaner tone at higher volume - outstanding tone when my strat is plugged in).
My problem is that the tone of my ES-330, no matter which amp is working, is mostly shrill and kind of hard hitting. Even if I dial down the treb/tone knob on amps lower, the sound is still picky and stiff (I found out that having tone knob on guitar above 6 makes it unpleasent sounding). JC-40 can be ice picky, but I usually didn't have a problem to tame it and dial it properly while playing other guitars. I don't know how to fix this. Also the bass is very overwhelming all the time. If I dial it down on amp, it starts to become flubby, flat and quiet, if I dial it a bit higher, it explodes out.
I'd like to get clear sound, but not that harsh and stiff and nice, soft bass.
Eventually, I'm planning to get a blackface/silverface Fender amp for cleans, rather low wattage one like Princeton or Deluxe Reverb.
ES-330 players!!! Is there any magical trick to set this guitar so it will be sounding good???