How to Tighten Up Your Guitar’s Low End

Shop featured pedals and gear 👉 Keep exploring tone with Why the Tube Screamer Rules 👉 Check out Nick’s Empress Heavy Overdrive demo 👉 In the name of great guitar vernacular, what on earth is “tightening up the low end“? Nick Bowcott is here to put the rumors to rest with Sweetwater’s guide to tight, crispy bass that’s pleasing to the ear. Tightening up low end helps accentuate your guitar‘s natural midrange emphasis. It also lets drums and bass shine more presently in a full band setting. Nick sifts through multiple ways you can scrape the mud off your tone, including dialing in amp EQ and giving your signal definition using EQ pedals, classic dirt pedals like the Ibanez Tubescreamer and the Boss SD1, or even something newer like the Empress Heavy. For EQ devotees, Nick also dives deep into precise guitar frequencies that matter most. Check it o