I hadn’t actually read the notes, but at about 18:30 on the video he says
If I’m doing a workshop and someone gets up to play, the first thing I do is volume on 10, tone on 10… just make sure that that’s a kind of good default setting … you definitely should learn to experiment with all of those things, but as a general setting that’s probably where you want to start…
I think that is what stuck in my head. But he also talks about reducing volume to clean up the sound, so obviously it is something that needs to be tweaked to suit.
Strangely I hadn’t read the notes but watched the video first but as @oztelemann says it’s in the video about the volume knob. As others have noted reducing the volume does give some flexibility.
What Pickups Does That Semi-Hollow Body In The Background Have?
And What Brand Is It?
And Were Do You Buy It In Colombia?
And How Would You Make A Yamaha Pacifica With A Boss Katana MK2 Sound Jazzy?
Did You Know I’m REALY Into Jazz?
Wow All My Questions Are Giving Me A Headache!
Pickups closer to the bridge are more “twangy”. Jazz is not typically twangy so use the pickup closest to the neck. Your neck pickup is a “single coil” pickup which typically sound brighter and more “bell” like. Jazz guitar tone is typically described as “thicker”. On your amp, turn the treble down to make the neck pickup sound less bell like and more jazzy.
So the starting point recipe is:
Amp settings:
-Type: “Clean”
-Treble at about 9 o’clock
-Reverb: at about 12 o’clock
-All other knobs at the midpoint (12 noon)
-Effects off, except for reverb.
Guitar:
-Neck pickup (switch all the way towards the neck)
-To keep things simple for now, max the guitar controls to 10.
I also have a Katana and my guitar has single coil pickups and this is what I use. However, pickups, even of the same type, have a wide range of sounds. Some say the pickup is responsible for 80 % of the guitar’s tone.
So start with the above recipe, play with the knobs, explore the extremes, and have some fun.
Also, picking closer to the bridge sounds more twangy, so pick closer to the neck pickup.
