EQ setting combinations

A guitar tone pot is basically a simple Low Pass Filter so I would try the Wah Low Pass effect and set the peak to the correct point for the sound you need.

I have just tried it and managed to get pretty close to the tone all the way off on my Telecaster neck pickup with these settings. Some subtle tweaking for a LP might be required though. Pedal in full toe position.

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I wonder if anyone can show me the right way to achieve what I want.

With much trial and error I have found a way to get me a smooth cleanish but still distorted sound which matches a solo tone that I want to copy. Only, to achieve this I only need simply turn the lower tone knob of my Les Paul all the way counter clockwise for eliminating all highs. The result is a great tone with really lots of sustain, perfect to copy the tone you hear in the first example (which BTW is done with a Fender strat).

The only thing left is to get this tone with just the aid of a certain present EQ and matching frequency settings within my Powerhead and get the same result. That would also leave the tone knob on my Les Paul guitar. But I can’t get this done with all the possible sorts of EQ's and combinations, meaning: not so simple...!

so this is the original tone

https://soundcloud.com/theplay…71bec4c9daf13fcf8bafefd6a

and this is my tone

https://soundcloud.com/theplay…71bec4c9daf13fcf8bafefd6a

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To me your tone has less clarity on the top end compared to where you are trying to match. I think your tone will not cut through the mix like the original. I don't hear a massive amount of high cut in the original. It is just a really good neck pickup tone. I get tones pretty similar to this by just using the neck pickup on a guitar with humbuckers in it. I think in a band context you won't want to turn the tone knob down all that much if at all. YMMV.