anybody else hate tweeters?

[Tom Howland]

Not a fan of tweeters.

All my cabs are tweeter less.

 

[Bryan316]

Tweeters obviously do have their use in bass cabinets.


But not in MINE!!!

 

[marcopalla]

.... it will be a lot more usefull if everyone says
what kind of music and what stuff he plays


intead of Yess tweety, No tweety
(N.B. W Silverster the cat!!! M tweety the bird!!)

'cose a passive Pbass flatwound, peavy head, on 2x15 vintage cab, no tweety is a little bit dark for jazz solos and harmonics chops...

but an active jazz, aguilar preamp, new roundwound steel, markbass head, in a 4x10 probably is a little be too clear for 60' rock ... tweety or no tweety

 

[mrpackerguy]

As long as you have attenuation like on the Acme's, I think they add a nice crisp high, especially when they are quality tweeters like on the Acme's

 

[pbass2]

Hate 'em. There's no freqs up there that I need to have in my tone.
Won't buy a cab with a tweeter unless I can turn it totally off.

 

[KromaatiKlauun]

I play punk and some noisy stuff mainly, I playan Epi-Tbird with flats and lots of pedals, many of'em are of the OD/Dist/Fuzz kind.

I really don't like tweeters, I feel there's too much definition and clarity using one; I really like moore boomyness and low freq rumble.

It annoys me that most amps come with a tweeter, not all of us like the "modern" sound

 

[Altitude]

Something to keep in mind - if you are playing through an amplifier without a tweeter, your rig is not accurately conveying the entire frequency range that your bass is producing. Nothing wrong with that if you like the way it sounds.

But - if you are also running a direct line through a PA or FOH system, be aware that the FOH's speakers are full range, and your bass will sound very different through the FOH than through your amp - especially if you have EQed your amp to compensate for the absence of a tweeter in your speaker setup. This gives rise to the possibility that:

• Your soundperson is having to dramatically re-EQ your signal in order to make it sound good through the FOH (especially if you pass him a post-EQ direct signal)
• The audience is not hearing you the way you are hearing yourself on stage
• If nobody is minding the soundboard (like might be the case with a small, stage-side PA), your bass might sound precisely the opposite of how you think it should through the PA

None of these are reasons not to run a speaker cabinet without a tweeter, but they do suggest a greater degree of awareness is required between you, the soundperson, and the FOH if there is one.

As Ken would say, IMO and IME.

 

[GlassJaw]

Add me to the "hate 'em" camp. I love SWR cabs but I turn the tweeters all the way off. Too much hiss!

 

[Rickett Customs]

Disagree,
Tend to like some high end, I love the fact that with the right amount of high end, I get just enough of that added " high end click" to lock in with a kick drum, sounds mighty good when thats tight. Besides, having the extra high end, that bigger drivers (8, 10, 15 etc.)cannot reproduce as accurately.

 

[beforeitsallove]

Loathe tweeters.

Finding tweeterless cabs is getting more difficult, more or less i've modified every non-fridge i've had for that reason.