Recent content by Bassninja1979

Since you're playing down-tuned and through a relatively small amp, you'll want to be careful not to damage the speaker if you happen to play a louder gig but still maintain a defined and punchy sound. I would use these settings on a Hartke HD150: Rotatry Controls Bass: flat (this control is...

When I run pedals I like the MXR M87 always on, and set more like a limiter than a squasher (to control the obnoxious low B on my Ibanez BTB). Otherwise I'm a still a Boss GT-10B devotee and really like all the compressors in the unit, although I tend to favour either the Natural compressor or...

Woohoo! 11 years later! Micolao I found the picture of the Hartke preamp EQ curves to be really useful. My other main amp is an SVT CL and I like to boost 220Hz for a nice thud on the front end of the notes, combined with what I think is a cut somewhere around 800Hz in the CL's "natural" preamp...

When I discovered Billy Sheehan and researched his rig, I bought a pair of secondhand HA3500s and ran them both into my Ampeg 8x10. Naturally one was EQ'd to emphasise mids and highs and the other EQ'd for lows. I used a Boss GT-10B to split my signal and mimic Billy Sheehan's approach using a...