Blues bass amp settings.

[Aerosmithfreak]

I have an original amp it has Bass,Treble, and Mid/EQ notches. What should I set these for to get the old blues sound like Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker, Chris Thomas King. Their bass sound is what I love. My guitar is Squire P-Bass.

[Cycho]

Um, there are only three knobs. Turn em up and down and give a listen.

[LawDaddy]

Be generous on the mids. Roll the treble off a bit. Roll of the tone on the bass as well. Flatwound strings make a big difference, too.

[Smurf-o-Deth]

If the amp gets dirty, that's even better.

[Chris K]

Guess the OP did turn some knobs but wasn't satisfied.

Flats (LaBella!), pluck close to the neck, roll off, generous mids, absolutely...
Tone knob on the bass full throttle. Easy on the volume, heavy plucking.
Bass and treble on the amp depend of the room you play in. This kind of sound won't come to life easy in a small room.

What amp?

[Aerosmithfreak]

Originally Posted by Chris K

Guess the OP did turn some knobs but wasn't satisfied.
What amp?

Fender Rumble 15

[billfitzmaurice]

What should I set these for to get the old blues sound like Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker, Chris Thomas King.

Originally Posted by Aerosmithfreak

Fender Rumble 15

Not going to happen. You need at the very least a 1x15 combo of 50 watts or better.

[jnewmark]

Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

Not going to happen. You need at the very least a 1x15 combo of 50 watts or better.

+1 and I would even go with a 215 old school like a Kustom tuck'n roll 200, which I toured around with for years in the '70's playing nothing but Chicago Blues, ( Wolf, Muddy and Little Walter ), with a loud ass harp player and a Fred Below clone drummer. Think " pillow " under the band.

[RickenBoogie]

+1 again. You now own a small "practice" amp, and what you want, is a big fat bass rig. If you're inexpirienced, just focus on *playing*, and save for better gear after you've progressed as a player. Have fun though, always.

[dwm74]

I have a Rumble 15 that I still use occasionally. With my P-basses, the best sound I can get is:
bass at 3'o'clock
mids at 1 o'clock
treble down to 9 o'clock. (And I roll the tone off about 25% on the bass)

Problem is, even though it'll sound decent, once you turn the volume up a bit it gets farty when you use the E string.

[christw]

Originally Posted by dwm74

I have a Rumble 15 that I still use occasionally. With my P-basses, the best sound I can get is:
bass at 3'o'clock
mids at 1 o'clock
treble down to 9 o'clock. (And I roll the tone off about 25% on the bass)

Problem is, even though it'll sound decent, once you turn the volume up a bit it gets farty when you use the E string.

Those get farty almost no matter what! I used one of them for years since I first began playing. Sold it after 7 years of bedroom use!

Use the above sound for a starting point. If it doesn't satisfy, try for Bass all the way, mids at 3'o'clock, and treble still nine and adjust tone as preferred. More middy.

[sobie18]

I usually start with the 7 6 5 setting for Bass Mids High.

...and go from there.

[Chris K]

Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

Not going to happen. You need at the very least a 1x15 combo of 50 watts or better.

Definitely. And noooooooooooooooo tweeters.