Does anybody not like onboard EQs?

[Taha-b]

srsly i think they will make unnecessary complications on stage too

 

[BigBobbyBass]

srsly i think they will make unnecessary complications on stage too

Possibly true for some, but I've been playing at least one active since '91, and rarely think about it. If it's too sizzley(real word?), I cut the treble a lil, a smidge bloated, I cut the bass a lil..easy peasy..

 

[Kitsapbass]

Its really a holistic approach. In my Warwick, I have an EMG 3 band that works perfectly with the EMG Music Man style pickup in that bass. I also have a Pedulla Thunderbolt 6 which sounds kind of.....eh. When I removed it (and went with a J style wiring), the tone just opened up....

 

[Jaycephas]

I have both, gig both, record with both, love both. Too much EQ is too much, either at the amp or at the bass. But being able to boost low mids or tweak the treble in a band with a 'busy' keyboard player while stage front is essential for me. I think about my basses as tools in a tool box - it's good to have several options to cover any task.

 

[Antisyzygy]

Though I have to say, the mid boost/cutoff switch on the Cort C5H (and some other Corts) is an incredible boost function.

Here's something that may be like that :

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It has 3 EQ settings, which are Flat, Mid-Boost, and Mid-Cut (High-Low boost). The flat setting is a 5 dB boost, and the other settings maintain the same gain. They claim it works well with a bass, and they even sell it as a add-on for their bass preamps (even preassembled in packages on Ebay) so I'm guessing the EQ settings are voiced Ok.

I just had it installed in a standard Fender P bass along with a battery box. I'm out of town until Monday, but I'm getting anxious to go pick it up and try it out. I had an active/passive switch installed as well.

Anyway, maybe a happy medium between active and passive.