guitar frequency response & eq

[jamoo]

I recently learned the guitar tops out at 1khz. Talk about news. Still don't know if I believe it. So I gather everything above that is harmonics? Knowing this stuff is becoming increasingly important in recording. Any one what freqencies your standard BASS, MID, TREBLE, and PRESENCE knobs on an amp are working on?

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[Piotr]

No that isn't true. The notes alone go higher than 1k, and the harmonics reach a bit higher still...a high cut filter can do good things for a miced amp sometimes too!

For example, the high D, 22nd fret, is 4,698.64 hz...

[joel hamilton]

Every amp is different. There is no set rule to this.
Listen to the difference between a joni mitchell acoustic track, and a lita ford power ballad, or the difference between the beatles and Korn.

Not the style music, the way they hear and represent the guitars.

The one you think is right IS right.

Have fun. Experiment. Dont fear this process, enjoy.

[black mariah]

There aren't any set frequencies that the EQ section of an amp work on. My Beta Lead's 'bass' control is more like the lower midrange. On my Concert Lead, the bass is freaking BASS. Same manufacturer, different specs.

[jamoo]

No that isn't true. The notes alone go higher than 1k, and the harmonics reach a bit higher still...a high cut filter can do good things for a miced amp sometimes too!

For example, the high D, 22nd fret, is 4,698.64 hz...

My reference is the instrument frequency chart on the PSB speaker site: http://www.psbspeakers.com/FrequenciesOfMusic.html

It shows many other instruments for comparison, but it'd be nice to have another reference, maybe one specifically geared towards pop music.

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[psychicoctopus]

For example, the high D, 22nd fret, is 4,698.64 hz...

by my references, the high D is 1175 Hz, making 4,698 Hz the 4th harmonic.

[jamoo]

For example, the high D, 22nd fret, is 4,698.64 hz...

by my references, the high D is 1175 Hz, making 4,698 Hz the 4th harmonic.

Right, so when you EQ anything on a guitar over about 1200 Hz, you're operating on purely harmonic content. Fascinating!

I use software to distort clean tube-amped guitar and it asks what frequency I want to center on. I generally set between 1800 & 2200 Hz. I guess I want to hear distorted harmonics.


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[soundguy]

man, get yourself a silver mid 70's twin with those aluminum dust cover JBL's and a thre bolt neck strat and you are gonna hear ALL KINDS of stuff above 1K. You gotta be careful though, that shit is so bright, if you jam on that at loud volumes for a long time you might not have any hearing left above 1K.

dave