whats a nice eq curve for a bass amp with a graphic equalize

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:25 pm

r?

i'm after a nice punchy vintage sound. not too toppy or scooped

it has a bass pot, graphic eq in the middle, and a treble pot.

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:47 pm

ive always used graphic eqs reductively, so i guess you could try removing freqs from the bottom first, to get some of the modern thunderyness that that amp probly has, n then take some from the top to stop it sounding thin n brittle (if it indeed does). id do that after setting the pots. give that a go.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:00 pm

Lolz, it's not a Megadrive cheat code, mate.

Experiment.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:04 pm

Doog wrote:Lolz, it's not a Megadrive cheat code, mate.

Experiment.

*flies by on bass amp trailing gold Sonic the Hedgehog rings*

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:05 pm

give me a ball park i dont understand amps very good

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:50 pm

a grimace?!

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:47 pm

~1.75 of a sine wave starting at 0.7. That's about where I tend to get things, but, yeah, experiment.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:07 am

vintage sound would be a neck pickup or whatever pickup is closest to the neck.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:03 am

I have the RB9 but I never ever touch the EQ, because it's too complicated for my simple needs and I can get "the" sound with just the pots. I guess the trick could be to roll off some of the higher frequencies to get that low HUMM that at least I associate with 'vintagey' bass sound.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:29 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Doog wrote:Lolz, it's not a Megadrive cheat code, mate.

Experiment.
*flies by on bass amp trailing gold Sonic the Hedgehog rings*

STOPWITHTHEWORKLOLSALREADY

You just gotta sit down with the equipment and listen to what each control does, and how it fits in (or otherwise) to the kinda sound you're after.

And don't be afraid of the bass' tone control; it'll control frequencies in a place that no amp dial can.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:41 pm

Sometimes adding a bit of low midrange and cutting some high midrange and highs can sound nice, depends what you're plugging into it.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:51 pm

It doesn't matter how you set the EQ controls George, tone is all in the fingers.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:00 pm

Christ on a Bike.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:32 pm

Like others have said, you're gonna get mixed messages as it's all opinion based.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:39 pm

my fingers are short and narrow, fairly dry skin factor and have a light flesh padding with smoothed medium gauge callouses, if that helps

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:02 pm

Dip them in chocolate

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:47 pm

Are they vintage or modern radius?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:24 pm

Doog wrote:Lolz, it's not a Megadrive cheat code, mate.

Experiment.

Probably my favourite post in the history of shortscale.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:15 am

so i tried it out last night with this band i'm trying out for (hence why i wanted some initial ballpark), with the eq in a soft smile with lower mids raised slightly, and upper mids and highs lowered a little bit. it sounded great. i even changed it slightly and it still sounded great. i guess when you have fingers like these, tone stacks become irrelevant. thanks to all who gave ideas though.

however, the real winner was an mbm fender blender with tone stack bypass engaged, which i used for big choruses and wigouts. such a good bass fuzz, mein gott.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:50 am

I never tried it on bass, I've a few on the list - will have to give it a rock next time!