Members JoshuaLogan Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I always see a ton of people on here complaining about amps being too bright, hurting their ears, sounding "shrill", blah blah blah.... I don't get it. I like a LOT of treble.... I know psychodave on here is another guy that likes a lot of treble... anybody else? I don't see why so many complain about brightness... you won't cut through very well in a band with the treble so low... also, I remember listening to a soldano SLO clip on here and it sounded like the treble was rolled all the way off.... why would you get a SLO to set it up like that? they are known for being really bright... that's why people like them... nice for lead playing anyways... both clean and overdrive/high gain always sound dull to me without enough treble... has nothing to do with low mids/high mids thing either... I actually like low-mids more... like mesa and bogner, just with lots of treble along side it... I guess I'm not understanding why so many people bitch and complain about it and are so finicky... hopefully I'm not {censored}ing up my hearing already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I like a lot of treble, presence, and mids. Cuts a hell of a lot better and has more grind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Timmott Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I have my Treble at 10, Bass at 8 and the mids at around 3 on my 50 Caliber, but I add more low end and mids on the Graphic EQ and cut the high's a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members enditol Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I agree with treble being needed for cutting through the mix and bite. I like a little less treble on leads however for a bit more smoothness sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted June 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I like a lot of treble, presence, and mids. Cuts a hell of a lot better and has more grind. yeah, same here... don't like the "boxy" sound you get from too much mids with 4 v30's though.. I usually lower the mids a little.. just until that boxy sound is gone. I don't think I'll have to lower them as much when I have the 2 v30's/2 gt75's speaker combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted June 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I agree with treble being needed for cutting through the mix and bite. I like a little less treble on leads however for a bit more smoothness sometimes... yeah, I know what you mean about the smoothness, but I use the neck pickup 90% of the time for leads, so that kinda rounds it off enough to keep it smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman967 Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Here! Here! for some trebleness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soulcrusher_X Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I like a lot of treble, presence, and mids. Cuts a hell of a lot better and has more grind.That's why I own Splawns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr Songwriter Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Yup, I like a lot of treble too, e.g. The Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 i like it like i like my beer...dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I do ... I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JnBroadbent Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 Yup, I like a lot of treble too, e.g. The Edge. I love that edge treble gives but the after effect sorta hurts. Non the less, I must say I'm a big fan of treble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Volitan Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I love the thin sounds. Hence the Tele with fuzzes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I like a balanced tone. I don't mind bright, as long as there is still plenty of low-mid balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Bungle Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 A good high-gain guitar tone should sound huge and agressive across the whole frequency spectrum, minus the sub-bass... It's not about the presence, but the harmonics, that's how you cut through the mix and still sound thick. That being said, I turn the bass and treble all the way down most of the time, and use a boost for more mids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallicarokerx Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 i love trebel and prescense .. i run them both pretty high on my amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 My q is set like so bass at 6 mid at 4.5 and treble at 7. Presence is always past 12 o clock sometimes more. I met a dude who liked his eq like this: bass at 9 mid at 1 and treble at 3. Presence off. It was the worste sounding {censored} ever super muddy he got burried in his band, stupid newbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herald of Light Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 My q is set like so bass at 6 mid at 4.5 and treble at 7. Presence is always past 12 o clock sometimes more.I met a dude who liked his eq like this: bass at 9 mid at 1 and treble at 3. Presence off. It was the worste sounding {censored} ever super muddy he got burried in his band, stupid newbs. Lol I'm pretty sure that's what most people around here do. I can never hear the guitar, or really the band, at all. It's just a big humming noise. It's like they manage to find the most backwards way possible to set things compared to how they should sound to hear everything well, and somehow, decide that that sounds good. I'd have to guess that the problem is that lots of guitarists stand right next to the speakers and want to feel it thump and move air. The problem is, it takes a good distance for the low frequencies to fully develop, so at the distance the audience is standing at, they can't hear anything but a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jarick Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 yeah, same here... don't like the "boxy" sound you get from too much mids with 4 v30's though.. I usually lower the mids a little.. just until that boxy sound is gone. I don't think I'll have to lower them as much when I have the 2 v30's/2 gt75's speaker comboYes! That's how I dial in my amps...crank it up, lower the bass so it's not so muddy, get the treble and presence so it's nice and clear, and knock down the mids so it sounds a bit cleaner. for bright tones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kyle DiSanto Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I love treble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I love my tone being bright. I always have my bass rolled back on and my treble pretty high or dimed, depending on how naturally dark the amp is. On 5150s, I almost always have the treble dimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rich Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I like a lot of treble and upper mids with not so much compression, just wide open sound. My Reinhardts get me there.Mesa boogies treble irritates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toshiro Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 My amp with the presence dimed and treble on 3 is brighter than most amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JnBroadbent Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 I love my tone being bright. I always have my bass rolled back on and my treble pretty high or dimed, depending on how naturally dark the amp is. On 5150s, I almost always have the treble dimed. Holy {censored}, where is your presence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wanky Posted June 25, 2007 Members Share Posted June 25, 2007 TREBLE REBELS!ok but seriously, i also prefer a brighter tone. i start by turning up the presence and treble like to around 8-9 then i add bass to add some shaking ability to the amp and to mellow the upper end so it doesn't pierce ears. on my bv60 the bass ends up at 8, its a very bright amp. then u get a grinding crunchi also start witht he mids at zero then i bring them up enough to get a good cut, usually they end up somewhere between 2 and 3. deping on how loud every one else isgain is also the same principal, u want as much as u can to be satifised but not so much that it destroys the tone, as opposed to hurting the ears with treble, its just gets mushy rather than sounding more crunchy when u get past a certain point.with brighter tone, the guitar stands apart from the bass very well which is important to me. In many mixes with these low mid, low end heavy amps like rectifiers, the bass & guitar blends togther, which is what some band/jams prefer as a base for their rythm, but i like to stand out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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