thanks! I'd like to do another one of these, can get more extreme from a heavier sound to a clean one, and all on same pickup. almost comical how it can cover such a range from the input and touch... really love this amp.
Yes I'm interested to know about your guitar and cable. A lot of times, I've found that this capability of being able to roll back the volume so well depends almost entirely on the capacitance of the pickups/cable situation. As mentioned, a treble bleed circuit can get rid of mud when you roll back the volume pot, but I've installed no-load pots on all my guitars now because of their ability to stay clear when the volume pot is rolled back - all without any 'fake brightness' issues. And if it's too bright when full up, all you need to do is close off the tone knob a bit to mellow things out. I swear by this method and I've tried all kinds of treble bleed circuits and '50's wiring' circuits.
Yeah you can buy them at various retailers like here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pote...ender-no-load-250k-solid-shaft-potentiomenter . They will completely eliminate mud in your signal when rolling back the volume, effectively 'opening up' the headroom by preventing a loading down of your pickups. I can't hardly stand to play a guitar without one these days. What good is it to only have 10% usable 'clearness' on your volume pot (regular setup)?
I happen to have one of these 250K no load tone pots on my Tele (50 custom shop pickups).
No. I really don't like treble bleeds. They thin out the tone too much to me, at least on the ones I've ever tried. I like the tone to warm up a tad as I roll down because I like the extra highs there for when it's full on dirt so it's more defined.
