Amp Settings: Les Paul type vs Strat type

[trisonic]

Someone actually asked me an interesting question today.
How do you change the settings on your amp (or don't you) when you pick up a Strat after playing a Les Paul or vice versa (perhaps meaning do you unconsciously try and get them to sound the same or what)?

Something as basic as a NMV Marshall or as complicated as you like.

Best, Pete.

[Stevo57]

On my Fargen VOS, it's mostly just a matter of using the low input for higher output pu's and the high output for singles coils. The rest can be done from the tone and volume knobs on the guitar.
A recently acquired Chapin needs a middle one.

[trisonic]

Originally posted by Stevo57
A recently acquired Chapin needs a middle one.

I know exactly what you mean.

Best, Pete.

[jokerjkny]

its mostly about the bass for me. i.e. on my GDS 18 watter, i'll pull back to about 10:00 on the knob w/ my LP. w/ my strat, maybe around 3:00.

[scottcw]

I don't change my tone controls for different guitars. Just the volume. Over the years, I have learned how I like to set tone controls so that every guitar sounds great.

[Leonc]

Yeah, primiarly a volume issue, IMO. I typically will turn down or bakc the gain down a smidgen for an LP. More to the point...I'll turn it up a bit for a strat .

[Matt Gordon]

For me, it's about treble. Tele's and Strats I usually turn off the bright switch and like the rest use a little more preamp gain while reducing treble and presence.

[robertgordon]

I usually add a touch of bass for a strat or tele.

[riffmeister]

for me, generally, when changing from a LP to a Strat, it's

treble down
mids up
bass up

by varying degrees, depending on the amp.

[Reeek]

I'm a volume guy. The tones typically stay the same. I like to flip the bright switch to bright on my 1969 Twin with the single voils sometimes though. It sounds really good with the Suhr Classic on bright.

[pepperco]

I found a nice balance with a fatter than average Telecaster
and a Brighter than average SG. On my non master
Marshall, generally no amp manipulation is needed when
I switch between my 2 main stage guitars. If anything
I tweek back the bright / tone just a hair with the Tele.
Having a simple amp that is properly voiced from the
start is a big help.

[Roe]

Originally posted by riffmeister
for me, generally, when changing from a LP to a Strat, it's

treble down
mids up
bass up

by varying degrees, depending on the amp.

agree, but I'd like to add:

precence down

[BozoTone]

I set my amp to sound "best" or "correct" with the HB's, then going to the single coil guitars it is just a matter of running the tone control at about 7 or 8...as someone else stated, knowing how your guitars relate to each other in gain and tone really moves this along...my Brian Moore is a H/S/H setup and I have to run the tone at about 5 when on the single coil, FWIW..........

[trisonic]

On Marshall type amps typically I adjust the Normal to Bright Volumes and the Treble and Presence only, from Les Paul to Strat though I lose a little "quack".

Best, Pete.

[fr8_trane]

I use single coil gtrs mostly and when I switch to HB's I use the lo gain input, boost the treble and rarely rolloff the bass. The bright switch on Fender amps is too bright for my taste even with HB's so I had it removed.