ok, I need a hand here! need suggestions

[rorykins]

hello all!
ok, long story short...

I play passive jazz basses ( mij 70s ri, mij 60s ri) with d'addario rounds (sometimes flats) and my rig is an Ashdown MAG 300 evoIII. i use no effects usually, and have a pretty traditional tone.

i want to know if i can set one or two of my EQ boxes to switch to a really modern tone. i have a ehx Knockout and a yamaha NE-1 EQ.

is it possible, in your opinion to set one of these boxes to a spanky, clear, growly tone, and switch between that and my trad tone? what is the easiest way to do this???

[totalimmortal08]

The term "traditional term" is subjective. What kind of music do you play?

[rorykins]

i play all kinds of stuff...rock, blues, funk, soul, metal, punk pock, post rock, post fusion, whatever.

im not good at describing tone...think? round? a pit punchy?
like i said...passive Jazz basses into an Ashdown.

[rorykins]

i guess im just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for turning a "old school" tone into a "modern" tone with the boxes i have.

[jufros]

I have a rack EQ and a pedal EQ and I use the pedal EQ to kill my treble before the amp all the time. I don't really dig my GEB-7 for growlier more aggressive tones but it works really well for deeper, smoother bass. I see no reason why this wouldn't work.

[JamesTaylor85]

hey mate, i run active Jazz bassess into an Ashdown ABM EvoIII. i have a fairly smooth sound i guess you could call traditional... if you maybe invest in a sansamp that will definitely get you a modern punchy sound bit of growl and all.
if you dont wanna buy anything then i guess you could make an 'M' with your eq just by making the sliders in the shape of an M

[rorykins]

ok, thanks.
does it make sense to put the pedals in the signal chain in this application? or should i go thru the effects loop?