I have a 2017 Tribute S-500 purchased last month. Very nice guitar which I'm enjoying playing very much. Thank you G&L! One of the best features no doubt is the wide variation in tone I'm able to achieve by adjusting the pickup selector and tone controls. Part of knowing how to adjust the tone is understanding how the controls work. Reading about the PTB system I keep getting confused which tone control knob is which. All over the web, YouTube and even on this forum there seems to contradictions posted regarding this.
So, here's my question and it's an oh-so-simple one. Which knob on my 2017 Tribute S-500 is the treble cut and which is the bass cut? I think I understand how these roll off the treble and bass, but which one does which?
There are two posts on this forum that both seem authoritative that illustrate the contradiction I'm referring to. I'm not calling anyone out on this, I'm only showing why I'm confused. This post shows a diagram that clearly shows the treble cut as the middle knob (G) and the bass cut as the bottom knob (H). This is how I think the controls work.
http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewt ... ols#p53627But this post which is referred to by many on the forum as being a good explanation of how the PTB system works (RLB's answer at the top) clearly states on the 6th line "I find it convenient to think of the middle tone control as the Bass Cut control as it eliminates bass as it is turned up". So according to this often quoted source the middle knob is the bass cut not the treble cut as shown in the aforementioned diagram.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=707I see this confusion everywhere on the web and btw, I also see and read contradictory explanations of how the pickup expander mode works when you pull up on the middle control knob. But I think I have that part right in my mind.
I love the guitar though. Thanks for any help with this.