punk eq?

gonzo5546 · #1 10-28-2010, 08:29 AM

hey ive been trying to find the staple, standard punk bass eq. Its hard for me to find it for my bands recording. I just want a simple eq setting that people usually use and add my own style to it. I've been playing out of a mark bass amp, and maybe thats it, b/c those amps are really warm in tone? idk. my bass is a fender deluxe percision (mexi one with the jazz pick up added) should i turn my pickups all the way so the percision pickups play? gimme some ideas!!! lol

Von Felgenhauer · #2 10-28-2010, 08:34 AM

JoeVictim · #3 10-28-2010, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo5546

hey ive been trying to find the staple, standard punk bass eq. Its hard for me to find it for my bands recording. I just want a simple eq setting that people usually use and add my own style to it. I've been playing out of a mark bass amp, and maybe thats it, b/c those amps are really warm in tone? idk. my bass is a fender deluxe percision (mexi one with the jazz pick up added) should i turn my pickups all the way so the percision pickups play? gimme some ideas!!! lol

Put your knobs in the 12 o'clock position. Hit a note. Adjust to taste.
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basskababble · #4 10-28-2010, 08:43 AM

You'll hear that it's all in your attack... and yeah, it is, but IMO for you to get some dynamics out of your attack you have to pull off of the 12' a bit.

If you're actually working with some kind of EQ you'll want the mids up at about 75 - 100%. Make sure you don't loose too much low end... the band still needs you to fill that space.

I know it sounds like an lol question but there are some incredibly well recorded punk albums. Listen to the bass on Punk in Drublic and tell me that dialing in that tone is cake.

Von Felgenhauer · #5 10-28-2010, 08:47 AM

lol it is. a fender p-bass and his technique

Von Felgenhauer · #6 10-28-2010, 08:47 AM

think of happy gilmore, "it's all in the wrist, it's all in the wrist"

DaZombieWoof · #7 10-28-2010, 08:49 AM

Is it punk to care what your tone is?

lousybassplayer · #8 10-28-2010, 08:54 AM

Punk bass tones vary pretty considerably, but I run my PJ squier (dimarzio pups) full on both volumes, tone knob at about the 3 o clock and bump the mids on the amp. I play punk with a pick most of the time for the attack I can achieve, and adjust by playing closer to/further from the bridge. A lot of guys run a lot of high end but I prefer to remain bass-y. I set my graphic eq in a frown favoring the bass a smidge and only really chopping the highest freqs to below the 0 setting. P bassers, add a little more on the tone knob for essentially the same sound.

Zoa · #9 10-28-2010, 09:51 AM

Punk is DIY!!!! asking other people for the proper punk EQ automatically makes it NOT PUNK. Also, punk is anti-establishment and anti-norm, so setting anything to the "staple, standard punk bass eq" also makes it NOT PUNK. Basically, your whole post is a contradiction in terms.

That said, punk tones vary a good bit, but a good place to start would be with the bass volume knob cranked, tone at 8-ish, with the mids (especially high mids) boosted on the amp EQ.

plangentmusic · #10 10-28-2010, 09:57 AM

Punk is all about NOT analyzing and just going for it. Heed the words.

lousybassplayer · #11 10-28-2010, 10:04 AM

Sure, punk is all aobut not giving a rats pitoot, but I'd rather sound like Matt than Sid. If punk was all about non conformity and such, it wouldn't even be a genre, and we could consider a guy in sperry loafers and a members only jacket punk. If there are no criteria, how can you say something isn't punk? Saying something isn't punk because punk is all about no rules is a true contradiction in terms.

Ask an accomplished punk bass player if he ever adjusts his amp to getwhat he likes and I'll bet they answer "Of course!".

RedLeg · #12 10-28-2010, 10:05 AM

turn every knob all the way to the right and break them off. that is punk!

Zoa · #13 10-28-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lousybassplayer

Sure, punk is all aobut not giving a rats pitoot, but I'd rather sound like Matt than Sid. If punk was all about non conformity and such, it wouldn't even be a genre, and we could consider a guy in sperry loafers and a members only jacket punk. If there are no criteria, how can you say something isn't punk? Saying something isn't punk because punk is all about no rules is a true contradiction in terms.

Ask an accomplished punk bass player if he ever adjusts his amp to getwhat he likes and I'll bet they answer "Of course!".

hey hey man, just having a little fun at punk's expense

. i think everybody's more or less kidding here. Plus, I did offer some advice.

lousybassplayer · #14 10-28-2010, 11:50 AM

I was not genuinely offended

I was failing at attempting to mock the "so open minded my brain fell out" crowd that often patrol these waters. I really do think the punk sound is fairly situational to the band. As a counterpoint to my own post, I doubt if you asked any punk bassist what tonewoods were best for his style, which fingerboard material he preffered and whether or not he thinks poly is better than nitro, he is going to look at you cross eyed!

behemecoytl · #15 10-28-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RedLeg

turn every knob all the way to the right and break them off. that is punk!

+1 ...bass tone for punk has more to do with dressing appropriately (but you probably can't go wrong by just cranking everything...)

lousybassplayer · #16 10-28-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by behemecoytl

+1 ...bass tone for punk has more to do with dressing appropriately (but you probably can't go wrong by just cranking everything...)

I disagree. My tone is best found when I wear tony llamas, stetson, levis and buckle. Although I do wear a Fred Perry polo shirt as a shout out. Dressing all punk makes my sound too "artificial", because being punk is so cliche and not punk anymore.

OtterOnBass · #17 10-28-2010, 12:16 PM

When I think Punk Bass, I think playing with a pick next to the bridge.

lousybassplayer · #18 10-28-2010, 12:25 PM

Otters are way punk too. I once saw a beaver try to play punk. Wasn't happening.

recreate.me · #19 10-28-2010, 12:28 PM

What you need to do is turn everything to 8/10, put the gain just beyond break up. Play with a hard attack behind the pickups, then when you think everything sounds perfect screw it up just a bit somehow, so you leave everyone thinking "Wow, that sounds like it could be perfect, but he doesn't care enough to fix it!"

Thats punk.

KingRazor · #20 10-28-2010, 01:14 PM

Plug it in, turn volume up to full and beat the hell out of it regardless of where the knobs are set. Why waste time with EQ? You have notes to play!

All kidding aside, just use what you like and what works for your band.