Amp Settings?

This is kinda like attaching a picture of a bass and asking "what notes would you play on this?"

 

Simple answer: If it sounds good, it is good.

A more detailed answer requires more information: What instrument are you using? Is it active or passive? What acoustic space are you in (concert hall, club, coffee house, at home)? Can you tell us what the audio power rating is, and how many speakers? What kind of amp is it? What kind of sound are you trying to make?

 

Brown ones.

OP: There's a sticky at the top of this forum with a link to some handy threads about EQ'ing from Ivanmike (Mikeivan?). You should find and read the thread where the forum collectivly breaks down what's "low," "mid," and "treble" and how they effect overall sound.

Once you're armed with that, sit down and tailor your sound so you can avoid playing brown notes.

 

I don't quite understand...

Are you asking what settings I would use on that amp?
Or are you asking what settings you should use on that amp?

 

facepalm

 

Turn knobs until YOU figure out what each one does to your sound. Then go with what YOU think sounds good.

 

I'm guessing from your age that you are probably completely new to this, so here's an answer that I hope will be helpful:

You can't expect to get great bass tone out of a 20W amp, so your goal should be just to get it sounding as good as you can. Start by setting the bass, mid, and treble controls to 12 o'clock (that is, the midway point), and compression to zero. Then try tweaking the first three, one at a time, to see if you like the sound better. The one most likely to need a boost is the bass control, to get a deeper sound. Once you have these where you like them, you might experiment with the compression. For this one a little will probably be better than a lot. Good luck.

 

Good advice above, but keep in mind that for a modest-sized amp like this, boosting bass (low frequencies) is often limited. Most smaller amplifiers and their speakers quickly reach excursion limits.

If there are rough distorted sounds, especially on the lower notes, reduce the volume, and then the bass. Boost the mid-range for more audibility in a band context, and a more complex tone. The treble may extend down into the mid-range, too, or may only affect the "sparkle" of the tone—depending on the amp's design. Set treble to taste.

Compression may allow you to wring the last bit of loudness out of the amp, at the cost of loosing the dynamic nuances in your playing. However, if you are slapping, experiment with the compressor. It will help you even out the thumps and pops, and allow you to get more pitched content and bottom end in your slapping.