Well, the "classic" electric jazz guitar sound came from amps that accentuated the midrange, for the most part.

So consider settings of your new amp's EQ that would emulate that.

100 Hz -- I would not set this one too high (nor too low if playing unaccompanied jazz guitar) for the low E string is at 82 Hz and we often depend upon that for the Bass lines. Consider a starting point as being somewhere before the halfway setpoint.

300 Hz -- Halfway point to maybe a bit above halfway for starters.

1,000 Hz -- This is where most of what you want is going to be. I might choose to set this as high as 3/4ths of full travel.

3,000 Hz -- Likely a bit above halfway point, but this is where you will find the pickmarks (typically 5KHz or so) and also string noises to some extent. Likely this will prove to be the most sensitive setting, so experiment with this one once all the others are set to the values given.

10,000 Hz -- "to taste" -- but always within reason. Too much hiss when not playing is not desirable, so govern the setting accordingly.


The real fundamental point here is to have the two key midrange setpoints above the rest.

--Mac

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