Listen to your favorite guitar song, and try to match the sound as close as possible. One you think it's close, try experimenting more... I'm the same way, takes me forever to tweak it right.
More Treble - more attack.
More Mids - sustain longer (also helpful if you can't seem to get the guitar loud enough - add mids).
More Bass - of course, more raw power into the tone.
Keeps these 3 knobs in mind when your comparing sounds of your amp and your stereo. I don't think of them as "hmm, needs more treble" I think of it as "needs a sharper attack" -> which leads to more treble.
Your amp sounds how it sounds, you can't adjust it to sounds like triple rectifier from the EQ alone. But if you can properly master the EQ, you'll be surprised how even a cheap amp can sound great. (I have no idea what kind of amp you have.... this is also for other people reading who might have a cheap one)
Personally:
I'm not one to scoop my mids much at all, I leave that knob from 11-1 o'clock, and play with treble and bass from 12-2 o'clock. A hint of reverb and I'm good to go.
Edit: To answer your question, I like the sound of the Jackson a bit more. Try playing with the tone knob on the guitar if your trying to match them more. It's probably just a mater of different cap's (which make the tone filter) on each guitar.
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This post has been edited by Sircraigery: Apr 15 2009, 05:00 AM