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#332,981
Gaolee said:
I'm amused by how much guitar sound happens while Rick Nielson isn't touching his guitar. He's talented!
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:roflmao:That's nothing. At least it plugged in. You've made it when you can play and sound great and not be connected to an amp. That's magic!

I think I've mentioned before that I have read of bands, including big acts, that have extra instruments going on they are playing along side of. Johnny Van Zant even joked a few years ago about how they are actually playing their own music in shows and what people get is only what they play.
 
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The Matterhorn of Muddy Buddies.

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My Christmas Eve stupid question time.

What advantage does a Blend control have over VVT ? I’ve never tried one - perhaps it would be obvious to me if I had, I know some prefer them.
But I can’t shake a nagging thought that I’d be missing a bit of “something” if I had VBT instead of VVT.

Can anyone explain it to me in simple terms?
 
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RedVee said:
My Christmas Eve stupid question time.

What advantage does a Blend control have over VVT ? I’ve never tried one - perhaps it would be obvious to me if I had, I know some prefer them.
But I can’t shake a nagging thought that I’d be missing a bit of “something” if I had VBT instead of VVT.

Can anyone explain it to me in simple terms?
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George has experimented and has commented before and can give better info than I. But in my experience with two basses with blend, it sucks something out of the tone. Makes it darker and less something. I think George, and maybe others had a real reason for what goes on.
I'm thinking about changing my '17 Epi Embassy to VVT from VBT.
 
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RedVee said:
My Christmas Eve stupid question time.

What advantage does a Blend control have over VVT ? I’ve never tried one - perhaps it would be obvious to me if I had, I know some prefer them.
But I can’t shake a nagging thought that I’d be missing a bit of “something” if I had VBT instead of VVT.

Can anyone explain it to me in simple terms?
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The advantage is to have one volume control to adjust on the fly.

A lot of my Fender Jazz and P-basses (that have “double P sets) have VBT, and maybe I notice a little less of something, compared to similar basses with VVT, but really not enough to bother me, and nothing that can’t be made up for with eq.

It is nice to make a quick adjustment mid-song by just moving one knob.

However, I so rarely do that, that I am not doing VBT anymore, and I do not have any ‘birds set up this way.
 
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#332,999
dagrev said:
George has experimented and has commented before and can give better info than I. But in my experience with two basses with blend, it sucks something out of the tone. Makes it darker and less something. I think George, and maybe others had a real reason for what goes on.
I'm thinking about changing my '17 Epi Embassy to VVT from VBT.
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I have twenty something basses. Not a one has VBT. Maybe useful for a specific recording application? Never really gave it much thought.
 
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