im tryin to learn how to EQ just at all. never played with sliders or knobs before & im not an audiophile so im not good with the KHZ sounds. i have a hartke HA3500, i dont want to sound like flea but i want to hear the low end just as i do the treble. also like a geddy lee type sound would be nice.
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EQ for my sound(searching sound)
- Thread starter SiReZ
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Two ways you can learn what EQ does in detail:
---Plug your bass into a graphic EQ before your amp, and move all the sliders up and down and listen to what they do. If you don't have a graphic, a parametric will work, but it helps you get a better idea of the different freq ranges if it has shiftable frequency centers.
---Record your bass into a computer, then run it through a graphic EQ plugin and move its sliders up and down and listen through a decent set of headphones.
If you're just trying to get a good sound out of your amp, start with all knobs in the flat position and all tone switches off, then turn knobs until it sounds good to you.
---Plug your bass into a graphic EQ before your amp, and move all the sliders up and down and listen to what they do. If you don't have a graphic, a parametric will work, but it helps you get a better idea of the different freq ranges if it has shiftable frequency centers.
---Record your bass into a computer, then run it through a graphic EQ plugin and move its sliders up and down and listen through a decent set of headphones.
If you're just trying to get a good sound out of your amp, start with all knobs in the flat position and all tone switches off, then turn knobs until it sounds good to you.
Here are a couple of more links you may want to check out:
Frequency ranges of band instruments
EQ primer (all instruments)
Frequency ranges of band instruments
EQ primer (all instruments)
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What i'v heard is also one slider affecting the surrounding frequencies a bit because no cut-off is 100%. So you can also adjust two sliders at a time, full or partial, to hear other subtle changes as well.
Also, when you do a sound check, go FOH yourself and compare what you hear there to what you heard when setting the tone controls in your room or rehearsal. Adjust as necessary for the gig room if you're doing your own sound or discuss politely with the sound engineer what you're hearing vs. what he's hearing and go from there.
I've had the best luck finding a good sound with an amp (if you have a bass with an on-board EQ) is to turn everything flat on the amp and bass, then start with the bass. Get the bass sounding as good as possible on the amp with the settings flat, then tweek the amp to perfection.
If your bass is passive, start with the tone knob full open, cut to taste, then adjust the amp.
Its never failed me.
If your bass is passive, start with the tone knob full open, cut to taste, then adjust the amp.
Its never failed me.
