ES2 dialing in a good sound adjustments

[Gabrielobrien]

Hi Gabriel,
Great videos. On the comparison video https://vimeo.com/664824903 (4:08), I could never set my volume and bass/treble that high. In all my amps it is just too much gain. My pre -amps couldn't handle anything above 1/8 without clipping.
I have always had soundman tell me that I was giving them too much gain from my guitar. I generally have guitar volume at 1/4 with bass/treble at around 12:00 to give them a suitable level without blasting their preamps..
Interesting

This is the most recent version of the ES2 and I set it at 100% then back it off where I want it. This gives consistent signal to the sound board as a starting point when setting up a channel. With an amp your needs may differ but remember to treat the Main or Master volume as out put and the channel as Gain, because that's what they are.

[joshsimpson79]

The ES2 is indeed puzzling.  I've played a handful of guitars where I thought it sounded awful.  About a year ago I got a GT all mahogany and maybe I just got lucky, but I really enjoy the plugged in sound.  I even had a sound guy at church compliment the sound.  And there are a handful of awful sounding plugged in guitars at my church.  I'm just pretty picky when it comes to acoustics that are plugged in, period. 

But even saying that, if I were to buy another Taylor, I might go a different route with the electronics.  It's simply too hit and miss with the ES2, in my experience.