[jumpnblues]

...roll the tone knob back? About 6 or 7 years ago I "discovered" the tone knob on the bridge pu (VanZandt Flatpole) of my '52 RI Tele. I now own a USACG Tele with an A&F Blackguard (Hamel) in the bridge position and play with the tone rolled back about 40%-50% where I've discovered a really "sweet spot". I used to dislike the bridge pu Tele tone before I discovered this. I now play with the tone control in this region all the time until I switch to the middle or neck position. And I've gone from using the Tele bridge pu about 5% of the time to 80% of the time. This tone alone converted me from a Strat to a Tele man. I still play my Strats but my "go to" axe is my USACG Tele. I just cannot get enough of that (tone rolled back) Tele bridge tone. 8)