Bass Jargon explanations

[BenEd]

Hi, I've been playing bass for a few months now and my Dad has said he's pleased with my progression so he's decided to buy me a better amp. My teacher and several friends have recommended a peavey max 115, which i have tried in-store and am happy with, but some of the jargonistic terms used within playing bass still confuse me.

Could you please explain the following terms for me:
High, Mid, low, EQ, Sustain, reverb.

Many thanks

[mlgsolidsnake]

Originally Posted by BenEd

Hi, I've been playing bass for a few months now and my Dad has said he's pleased with my progression so he's decided to buy me a better amp. My teacher and several friends have recommended a peavey max 115, which i have tried in-store and am happy with, but some of the jargonistic terms used within playing bass still confuse me.

Could you please explain the following terms for me:
High, Mid, low, EQ, Sustain, reverb.

Many thanks

well the terms that you mentioned are as follows.

highs are the treble side of either your bass guitar or amp

the mids are basically your mid level frequency's just like your D string and lows are the bass side of things the really low boomy frequency's as for "EQ" that is your equalizer which can control many things on your amp or guitar such as lows or highs, and sustain is basically self explanatory its just how long a note can ring out and reverb is basically just like playing the guitar in the bathroom, its a guitar effect which can be achieved through an amp or other source

[ribafish]

for the high, mid and low can be multiple explanations, but its probably this one: high setting/knob sets the level of higher frequencies that are let through a speaker/amp, mid is the same, just for the middle frequencies and so is low. low is usually around 50-300hz, mid is around 500-800, maybe 1000hz and high is usually above that.
eq stands for equalization or equalizer which is an effect that sets the loudness of different frequencies,
sustain is how long does the string vibrate and produce sound after you pluck it (while holding the note afcourse) and
reverb is an efect that adds room reflections to the sound. and reverb isnt just like playing in the bathroom, you can create quite good room sound with proper use. thats in short whats what

[BenEd]

Thanks guys, much appreciated

[Chris K]

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