Balanced Tone

[Rick Willits]

Good Afternoon
Playing songs like RiKKi Dont Loose That Number. Range from Low open E to High G string 12th fret.
How if possible to change my settings so that I can hear the very high range notes without having the low notes boom absurdly loud?
Have a Squier Jazz. Eq nob about middle. Both volumes about %70.

 

[Nashrakh]

I'd start by getting rid of the smiley EQ on your amp. Boosting the lows will definitely over-pronounce your lowest notes in comparison to the highest. Instead, try the opposite, start with a flat EQ and/or boosting mids.

 

[DrThumpenstein]

I agree with the above. Also, try a HPF to tame the boom and allow your amp to focus on the mids to be heard in a mix. I have found this to be true if the mix is coming through your own stereo system or headphones, as well as in a band context. I think Becker played on Rikki and he favored J basses, although I don’t know what he played on that recording.

 

[mambo4]

see if you can flatten or disable the contour knob too

also check the pickup height / string height.
A pickup can be higher beneath the E&A strings and make them louder.