Explain to me the Tone Zone

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2009, 02:44:26 PM »
I was thinking about a TZ for my Les Paul. Could I just turn down the bass?

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2009, 04:48:04 PM »
I was thinking about a TZ for my Les Paul. Could I just turn down the bass?

On your amp? Yeah, you could.

TZ in a Les Paul sounds great, although I think the Air Zone sounds better.

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2009, 09:35:57 PM »
That being said, the Tone Zone is NOT muddy when readjusted correctly. The two posts above have, as bud said, hit the nail on the head. The Tone Zone is a VERY finicky pickup that you have to get *just* right. But, when you do get it right, you are in tonal bliss.
It's more than pickup height, it's personal preferences and individual playing style, like for instance you say air norton is muddy, I've got many people saying air norton isn't muddy, that said I've got an air norton in my Rg with D sonic. And have yet to try air norton yet waiting for my neck to return.

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2009, 09:53:41 PM »
I was thinking about a TZ for my Les Paul. Could I just turn down the bass?

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2017, 06:15:26 AM »
I got a Tone Zone too on a RG652 bridge...
It would help us if someone tells us how to adjust the height of that pickup. Please.

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Re: Explain to me the Tone Zone
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2017, 09:11:47 AM »
The Tone Zone is more compressed/thicker/higher output. The Air Zone has a similar EQ curve, but is more open and airy, less compressed and a little lower output. I like them both. The Air Zone is more versatile and sounds better clean. I don't like the Tone Zone in shorter scale mahogany body guitars. I only use it in RG's. The Air Zone works better in short scale Mahogany.