I know a lot of people think of the definition control as a way to balance the bass/treble of the amp. I have read that the Definition control can make amps more "vintage" at lower settings and "modern" at higher settings. So what exactly is it doing? The manual is a bit confusing the way it's worded.
From manual: Vintage amps distort the lower harmonics in the guitar signal which gives them their bluesy sound. Modern tube amps use a different approach, in which the higher overtones of the guitar strings are the driving force for the distorted sound.
By "higher overtones" does it really mean "upper harmonics"? If so this is where I wish the manual would stick with the same term just using "harmonics" and not switch to "overtones" in the same sentence" OR Does lower settings change "harmonics", and upper settings change " higher overtones " depicted as a separate thing and not upper "harmonics"?
See this is where I get confused as I read and try to understand things literally and exactly. I think it could be written easier to understand.
So is it a correct guess that the definition control isn't simply a bass/treble balancer but as a control to select if lower or upper harmonics are distorted, latter of which which gives you the perception of more top end? I'm curious to find out exactly what definition is really doing with the amp sound.