Breaking myself of the dreaded "smiley face"

[Ski3223]

So this is something like what I am using now.

I realize the 'smirk' is on the wrong side of the equalizer, but I'm trying it out for right now to see what happens.

Stingray EQ: Flat
Rumble EQ:
Bass 2:00
Low Mid 3:00
High Mid 3:30
High 11:00

It sounds pretty good right now, I'm not sure about live though. Next time I get in a jam situation I'll try it out and see what happens.

 

[queevil]

I'm actually finding the sad eq to be a bit better....with a little smirk at the high end though (just for a touch of bright)

I agree 100%. The smiley EQ doesn't cut it very well in a live mix. It's one of those situations where it sounds good by itself but that's it. It's also an example where a bass player seems to think that they've found "their tone" but what they don't understand is that sometimes "their tone" doesn't work well live or in the studio. I found that out the hard way when I went into the studio the first time.

Scooped out mids and cranked up highs and lows sound really good....alone. Even if you're Fieldy and you play in a band called Korn.

 

[ctdaniel]

I too am guilty of the "smiley" face crime. I switched amps from an SVT-3pro to the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0. and immediately noticed a better tone when "flat". I've also noticed that amp requires very little tweaking to modify the tone. I plug straight in but was wondering if anyone uses a pedal eq such as the Boss GEB-7? And what kind of difference does that make?or is the bass and amp eq sufficient?

 

[pbass62]

live mids are your best friend!

 

[champbassist]

I prefer the eq and sometimes even the eq, the last one implying boosted lows and restricted highs.