Boss Bass EQ = 1M Ohm!

Jason Hollar · #1 09-15-2007, 08:51 AM

Hey there...

Since many of us having been chatting about various preamps and the best operating levels for our piezos...I wanted to share something interesting (to me anyway).

I've been using an old Boss Bass EQ...I'd bet for over ten years now. For some reason, it always seemed to boost the right frequencies and allow me to cut the glacky sounding ones pretty easily (400, 500, & 800). Plus, the 15db of Gain is great for getting the most volume out of my bass amps.

So, my trusty old EQ is statring to get a little crusty sounding so I decided it was time to upgrade.

In the past few months I've tried several other pre's including the Fishman and LR Baggs acoustic DI and still didn't find what I wanted...cheap and small that is. (An Avalon or a Summit would be killer, but I can't afford one right now nor do I want to schlepp it or subject it the bar scene).

So, as I'm reading through the owners manual -- I was surprised to find the input is 1M Ohm! Who'd a thunk?

You can get one of these for around $79 and they're built like tanks.

These might be too "colored" for some of the purists...it's not exactly ruler flat sounding. But when the volume is pumping and you need your bass fat and strong in the mix...one of these little buggers might be worth a try.

Cheers.

drurb · #2 09-15-2007, 10:58 AM

Thanks for the note. OTOH, fdeck's $50 pre-amp would seem to provide the best of all worlds (minus the EQ), i.e., 10 M-ohm input, flat response, plenty of dynamic range, adjustable high-pass filter, and phase-reversal.

bassist1962 · #3 09-15-2007, 11:26 AM

I am seriously looking at fdeck's $50 unit, I did have an old Arion bass eq. Now I am wondering if selling it was a good thing or not. Upon further thinking, I need something built specificly for upright.

Jason Hollar · #4 09-15-2007, 01:47 PM

Hey --

I'm not trying to take away business from our bass player brethren or esteemed vendors.

I was just pleasantly surprised by how the right "thing" had been right under my nose and has been working faithfully for me all this time.

timbucktoo · #5 09-15-2007, 02:42 PM

hi there
i#ve just seen a Behringer Bass Graphic Equalizer for 14 quid new,,, I know Behringer isn#t top priced goods and some of there stuff i have used i wasn't too happy about but on the reverse side i have found some of it to be preety good too has anyone tried one of these units out,,, be good to know.. didn'd find the price in dollars but you yanks always seem to pay less for stuff somehow despite your dolar being weak ,,,,, i remember the day when it was 12 dollars to the pound ... ho hum ...
keep pluckin

Bass · #6 09-15-2007, 03:24 PM

I've been using a GEB-7 and a GE7 for a few months now, and it seems to work for me. I like having the volume control handy, regardless of impedance.

"Fdeck", hey? I'm gonna look into this.

Ronbo61 · #7 09-17-2007, 08:44 PM

After reading the comments on the Boss Bass EQ I decided to give one a try. I bought one today and so far am very pleased with it. I have a Realist pickup and I'm running into a Gallien-Krueger MBS-III. I'm looking forward to trying it out on the gigs this weekend.