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Behringer Bass V-AMP Pro

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#781
Guys, I really need some help with the compressor. If I leave if off I miss lot os sustain because by bass is not really good at that and to much of a loose sound but when I turn it on I can get the tight sound but I get the pumping effect. It's like really punchy when I hit the strings and then after like a second later it drops in volume.
 
#783
subdude67 said:
what is the sound you are looking for? and what are your settings?
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I'll have to get back to you on the settings 'cause I don't have the unit here with me but the sound is a fat growl if that makes any scence. Think Peter Iwers, a punchy big low end with defined growly mids (growl is mids right?)

EDIT: Also Jonas Björler from The Haunted and I also like the bass sound from Deathstars.
 
#785
KingRazor said:
:hmm: Why does my Ibanez sound better through my piece of junk amp than through my V-AMP? :hmm:
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From my experience Ibanez (both bass and guitar) are quite temperamental. Ex. Ibanez+Marshall sounds amazing IF you are aiming for a particular sound characteristic of that combination.
On the other hand, my Ibanez guitar sounds better on the Bass V-Amp than on any amp I've ever tried on.
Have you tried fielding with the input gain? Maybe your Ibanez is (significantly) hotter (or colder) than your other basses.

Going back to my cry for help, The settings i'm using are Silver Face with mid, treble and presence flat, a small cut in the deep and a boost in the Bass. Comp at 12o'clock and attack at 10o'clock.
 
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kurotenshi said:
Going back to my cry for help, The settings i'm using are Silver Face with mid, treble and presence flat, a small cut in the deep and a boost in the Bass. Comp at 12o'clock and attack at 10o'clock.
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The attack of 10 o'clock on the comp implies that you have chosen a slight delay before the comp kicks in. Under certain conditions, this slight delay could be producing that "pumping" effect. Try zero attack instead and also keep an eye on the clip light.

Cheers!
 
#789
Well, I've been using the V-AMP purely through headphones, not plugged into my combo. That's actually one of the reasons I wanted the V-AMP in the first place.

I've experimented with varying levels of the master input gain, channel gain and channel volume for this bass. The output is significantly higher than that of my P bass, so I compensate by using lower gain. I am currently not using any effects or compression.

The tone sounds like it's got some kind of filter on it almost. Listening to it is kind of like looking at something surrounded by a thick fog.

I don't think it's due to some hidden setting because I went through the quick start guide and turned all of those things off. I've even tried the bypass where you press the tuner and tap buttons together and the bass still sounds like that.

I'm wondering if that's the actual tone of the bass and it's just being covered up by the combo amp's inherent tone. If that's the case it almost makes me want to just continue using it through that combo.
 
#790
Are you plugging the output of the amp into the pre-amp of the amp, or the FX return?

The Bass V-Amp is, at its simplest, a PRE-AMP. If you plug it into the PRE-AMP of your AMP (where one normally plugs one's bass into normally), then you are pre-amping the signal twice, and the amp is probably clipping the signal.
 
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caeman said:
Are you plugging the output of the amp into the pre-amp of the amp, or the FX return?

The Bass V-Amp is, at its simplest, a PRE-AMP. If you plug it into the PRE-AMP of your AMP (where one normally plugs one's bass into normally), then you are pre-amping the signal twice, and the amp is probably clipping the signal.
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I don't have the V-AMP plugged into anything. I just plug my headphones into the V-AMP.

The combo amp stands on its own and isn't connected to the V-AMP at all. I was comparing the tone of each one.
 
#792
I see. Well, it is a tad bit difficult to compare head phones with a high frequency range to a bass amp. Head phones often have a range of 20Hz to 18kHz or 20kHz. Bass amp speakers often cut-off around 5kHz or less. The frequency response curves of both are also different.
 
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KingRazor said:
I'm wondering if that's the actual tone of the bass and it's just being covered up by the combo amp's inherent tone. If that's the case it almost makes me want to just continue using it through that combo.
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Although what caeman said is absolutly right I would bet that you are correct in that assumption since the preamp bypass in this unit is very very clean, almost true bypass lol. The only other explanation is that your headphones are not so good and add that fog to the sound.
 
#795
I have found a bit of the same with my SR495 five string. My amps were masking the tone quite a bit. But I've been working with the BVAMP live for a few weeks now and I have to say I like what it has allowed me to do with my sound. It does take some tuning and tweaking, but it's nice to know that I have flexibility to go completely different if I want.
 
#796
Well, the unwanted sound is definitely in the mids somewhere, I'm thinking hi-mids. When I scoop the mids the tone goes away, but I don't like scooping mids, especially the low mids. They give a nice chunky tone.

Guess I need to invest in a parametric EQ! (and a better onboard preamp for this bass, or passive pickups)
 
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