Recent content by Touching Bass

Walterw... You are correct about the pick-up adjustments. Originally, I tried turning the hex screws without success (the heads were starting to strip). Repositioned the bass flat on the workbench and was able to get the pick-up closer to the D & G strings. This adjustment and the suggested EQ...

Thanks for your quick reply folks. The pickups are really not adjustable. My rig is an Ampeg SVT-HF 4-10 cab with a Little Mark III amp. The suggestion of adding a higher-end compressor sounds like it might be a fix... thanks everyone!

Issue is, when playing live, if I set the tone on my bass and my amp, so all the notes played on the "D" and "G" strings are fat and punchy, the tones on the the "E" and "A" strings are too bass-ey/muddy. Conversely, when setting the tone "just right" for the "E" and "A" strings, the "D" and...