Timeline for What is the difference between lead and rhythm guitar tone?
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| Dec 6, 2020 at 20:32 | comment | added | Michael Curtis | @user1079505, that's why I ended with "...this is pretty subjective..." | |
| Dec 5, 2020 at 18:46 | comment | added | user1079505 | I would add that the naming "rhythm" and "lead" is very arbitrary. The bridge pickup if often very suitable for crisp rhythm parts, while switching between rhythm and lead pickup gives access to various tones while soloing. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 16:31 | comment | added | Michael Curtis | There probably is a distinction to make between EQ via the tone knobs and the timbre difference in pickup/bridge position. The knob being an electronic filter and the pickup/bridge position being about the acoustic or overtones of the vibrating string. Consider this: on an electric guitar if you pick near the bridge or over the neck you get different tone, but that is not EQ, you're actually making the string physically vibrate in different ways. Changing the pickup location along the string similarly produces different tones. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 15:49 | comment | added | Time4Tea | Ok, so it sounds like the main difference is just in the EQ levels? | |
| Nov 8, 2018 at 16:04 | history | answered | Michael Curtis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |