Members Jim-Bass Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 I give it a boost between 1 - 5kHz, with Bass boost down between 64-250Hz. I had a jam last night and the guitarist wanted me to boost 10-16kHz ...Jimmy don't do dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 I don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 800Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 My rig is so mid-biased that I never boost them. That may change once I get my new cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 Don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 I boost just a hair at 340 hz its the only eq i add/subtract . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim-Bass Posted October 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 interesting responses - all good. At least I can stand my ground not up the highs just 'cause the guitarist wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 My rig is so mid-biased that I never boost them. Same here. The SB's are very mid-biased so if I were to boost it would be overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 interesting responses - all good. At least I can stand my ground not up the highs just 'cause the guitarist wants. Yeah stand your ground. that guys sounds confused . All you will add in the 10-16 khz range is string and fret clack. Was he drunk or stoned by chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 Yeah stand your ground. that guys sounds confused . All you will add in the 10-16 khz range is string and fret clack. Was he drunk or stoned by chance Maybe he likes Korn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 Maybe he likes Korn? yeah good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 26, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2008 interesting responses - all good. At least I can stand my ground not up the highs just 'cause the guitarist wants. There is no appreciable output from an electric bass in the highest octave of human hearing (10 kHz-20 kHz). You can boost it, but you'd really only be amping noise. Your listed ranges are odd to me as each covers two octaves. That is a wide range within which to boost. My EQ is entirely dependant on the pickups, amp, cabinet, other instruments, room, etc. As a general rule, I try to stick close to the staple tones that have worked for decades, the P and the J. If I have a J flavored instrument and need more P tone, I dial up some 250 Hz and I dial back some 800 Hz. If I have a P and need a more J like tone, I do the reverse. In order to deal with room conditions and other instruments, I will play with anything between 30 Hz and 4 kHz. Given a parametric EQ (rare ) I use wide Q boosts and narrow Q cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robin Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 800Hz 700-800Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 I give it a boost between 1 - 5kHz, with Bass boost down between 64-250Hz. I had a jam last night and the guitarist wanted me to boost 10-16kHz ...Jimmy don't do dat. What is he, Hitler or something? You should just boost the volume instead - that'll fix him. Not to get off on a rant dude, but I can't stand know-it-all's like this that try and dictate to me how I should set my tone controls; especially when it's clear the guy doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. It's one thing to say - "I can't hear enough definition in your notes" - it's quite another when someone tries to be real specific about how you should handle it; that just opens the door IMO to ongoing, one-way nitpicking. Why don't you tell HIM to cut his bass frequencies? That has as much to do with not hearing definition in the bass as where your tone settings are; everyone has to "slot" into a frequency range and having a full-range guitar sound with a lot of bass is a great way to stomp all over a bass tone. Or just do the big dumb rock thing and bring out an 8x10 and blow his damn head off with 800 watts of thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinxbass Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 Take a look at where I run my mids, especially the sweepable low,mid, and high mids parametric - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 Why not run your mids by using your ear? Every situation is different, and a lot of this stuff is really dependent on the other instruments that you're playing with. What I'm saying is there ain't a cookie cutter approach to this - general guidelines, sure but in truth the whole band should be willing to adapt their tone and volume to get the best overall mix possible. Stand out front, listen to the mix, and make the appropriate adjustments until you get the tone that's right for you, your band, your playing style, and your equipment would be my advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nathanr Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 your bass shouldn't be eq'd to the guitarist, it should be eq'd to the drums and the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 Take a look at where I run my mids, especially the sweepable low,mid, and high mids parametric - It's hard to see because of the flash..But on your sweepable mids are you cutting 100hz then boosting it on your graphic eq? Also on the prametric boosting around 500 hz then cutting it on the graphic eq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted October 27, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2008 I had a jam last night and the guitarist wanted me to boost 10-16kHz ...Jimmy don't do dat.A bass instrument has nothing usable in that frequency range, except for perhaps finger scratching and hiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinxbass Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 It's hard to see because of the flash..But on your sweepable mids are you cutting 100hz then boosting it on your graphic eq? Also on the prametric boosting around 500 hz then cutting it on the graphic eq? I know what you mean, but I'm going by ear and it sounds pretty darn good. The bass I play is a '08' MIA Jazz V, so I get a real low-mid growl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonjohn Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 I know what you mean, but I'm going by ear and it sounds pretty darn good. The bass I play is a '08' MIA Jazz V, so I get a real low-mid growl. Fair enough . Just wondered . thought it may have been set up like that so when you flick the .eq switch you got a relatively flat tone. Nice bass I seen it when you posted in an NZ forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim-Bass Posted October 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 800Hz I've tried this, and it's good. As per other message, maybe I was boostingmids that were too high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 Generally, I run the eq pretty flat. I do not cut any mid-range frequencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 800 is the middle rocker position on my SVT, I prefer that to the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 Mid switch clicked down (I think 250?) for pop and thump stuff, clicked up (I think 1k?) for slap or other stuff. I really should know, but I always forget the mid freq's on my bass. I just know what each of the 3 settings do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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