Tone Operations Manual · Distribution: one (1) guitarist
Issued by the Institute of Things That Are Probably Fine, for the sole use of S. Gardner. Supersedes all previous tonal directives, which were also probably fine. Rig assumed: Venus → SD9 → Butter → AC+ → Badger 18 Mk2, loop split to the Mesa via TimeLine then BigSky.
Six sanctioned settings. One you leave on. The other five you reach for, feel briefly like a different guitarist, then return to the one you leave on.
Tap any grip to strum it. These are colour, not comfort. Maureen has reviewed them and has concerns, which have been noted and filed.
Pick a root, hear it climb. Deploy responsibly. Resolve before anyone schedules a retrospective.
Non-negotiable. Mostly.