Active Pre-amp Settings?

[Jack]

Guys, I just recently got my second bass, a Ibanez SRX500. I was wondering if you knew any good settings to try out on the eq, its my first active and its quite hard to find something just right.

It has:

2 active humbuckers (neck + bridge)
Volume
Pickup Balance (Knob not a switch)
Bass Boost/Cut Knob
Treble Boost/Cut Knob

Fairly standard stuff?
If you have something similar (2-band Stingray etc) please post your fave tone settings, thanks.

 

[Acepiloto]

Plain and simple, flat.

 

[Masamax]

I ussually boost my bass and cut treble on my SR, and I think that would probably sound good for you since those two humbuckers are probably pretty hot.

 

[daveze]

Yamaha BB-G5A, twin 'buckers. I have mine pretty well flat, with a smidge of boost on both (little more on the bass) but I also boost the low mids and cut the high mids on the amp. I then sorta noodle around depending on what I'm playing and how I feel.

A lesson I learnt when doing a sound course, start off with the EQ flat, then cut whats 'bad', a bit of boost on whats good, leave the rest alone.

Josh D

 

[Atshen]

Originally posted by Acepiloto
Plain and simple, flat.

That, with neck pickup soloed.

 

[Jack]

Thanks, I got the bass boosted and the treble cut anyway, that way I can go to the neck pup for low rumbling and to the bridge to cut through the mix. I just wanted to know if there was anything special that I was missing.

Thanks
Jack