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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2022 2:44 pm    
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Just wondering if anyone's tried one of these? Looks like a handy little device to use with guitars that have no tone control, or maybe with amps that have no Middle tone control. It appears you replace the plug on one of your cables with this plug, plug it into your guitar, and you get "Normal" plus three different different tones or timbres via a slight mid-shift.

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Susan Alcorn


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Baltimore, MD, USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2022 2:42 pm    
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That looks fascinating.
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2022 5:57 pm    
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I watched a couple videos that demo it and wasn't too impressed. They described as a 3 step attenuation device. I couldn't detect much difference in tone.
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Mike Auman


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North Texas, USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2022 6:13 pm    
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Almost certainly adds capacitance, simulating a longer and longer cable. The result is rolling off more and more treble, similar to a tone knob on a standard guitar.
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Mark Hepler

 

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Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2022 7:36 pm     Adds an analog feel . . .
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I never play without it! I run it from my pot pedal into my digital delay. It warms the sound, fattens the tone as you give it more volume (like an old-time rig).

You can use it between guitar and volume pedal for a different reaction, more like a tone pot.
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Mark Hepler

 

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Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2022 4:52 am    
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For max intended effect the plug has to have a path to the steel's pickup: no buffer or electronic pedal in between. A pot pedal allows that and gives you a tonal variation (very subtle, no wah-wah sound--you're shifting the the pickup's resonant frequency slightly).

Have had comments on my "vintage amp" even though I use a Chinese Nashville 112 Smile
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