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I had them tuned standard on my 4-string ESP for about three months, and they are pretty nice. I do not like the sound of fresh nickel-wounds, but in my opinion - the Ernies sound better when they are dead. Tension wise, they are one of the heaviest sets I had used.

Thanks for the help! Even if I lowered my instrument-level through the pre-amp to line level, would I still be able to drive a power amp with one of the outputs on the 231?

In terms of success, I believe I do not have any impedance issues from the 231's output. However, I still get a lot of excessive noise when running either the XLR or 1/4" output. Previously, I tested for possible noise sources. First, I used an XLR to 1/4" cable from the 231 to the combo amp (my...

As of now, I am not using a preamp. I have been using the 231 at instrument level input with success. As a matter of fact, I can use either output on the 231 (XLR or 1/4") to drive the input on a small combo amp.

Hi all, I am getting excessive noise from the XLR and 1/4" outputs on my DBX 231 graphic EQ. I patch my active bass directly into the 231 using the 1/4" input. From either the XLR or 1/4" output, I receive excessive noise. In the future, I want to be able to run the 231's XLR output into the...

One of Steve Digiorgio's ESP fretless basses or Stu Hamm's red sparkle Fender.