Question to anyone who has the ashdown abm series

[Ian the bassist]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me from personal experiance on the Ashdown abms. I always have the ew jacked up on the high end. Fairly high. And the low end just below half way.

When I use it as a D.I I get a hiss or feedback. When I lower the high end it fades away. But the sound off the bass isn't nearly as good for my self. I was just wondering if there is any way of keeping the eq on the D.I without a hiss?

There is a post/pre eq on the d.i side that I never even really took notice of before? Would this fix the issue? Thanks for reading and look forward to your replies

Cheers
Ian

[RickenBoogie]

yes, run the DI pre.

[Ian the bassist]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

yes, run the DI pre.

Cheers for the reply. Do I just push the button in or do I have to do something with the set up itself?

My bass is active so I sometimes get a hiss anyway even when not using the head as a D.I.(Funny enough only certain venues) But would like to know the "Proper setup".

When the head is acting as A D.I, I had always just used the D.I cable running to the desk. And the eq on the right would cause the hiss. But I have never touched that button because I didn't know what it did. lol

Sorry my "Electronics" knowledge of bass is terrible so I appreciate your patience

cheers

[Ian the bassist]

Bump. If anyone know the answer to that question just above. Be very appreciated

Cheers

[RickenBoogie]

yes, just press the button to send a pre-eq signal through the DI.

[rodl2005]

Pressing the button to go 'pre' should do it, as this will bypass the pre amp & send your signal direct. Sometimes this might not fix the prob, as some amps just have slightly noisy DI's. If this is the case, you might be better off simply using a separate DI

[Ian the bassist]

Cheers for the replies guys. I was thinking of getting a D.I anyway if it turns out the one in the amp isn't too good. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions