EQ questions (Fearless and Jule Monique content)

[CL400Peavey]

I do use a diamond comp, so a little compression. Maybe the hpf at the beginning May change the behavior of some of the pedals.

It may. It depends on how they react to the signal that low.

The best part is, you can easily move it, to find what you like.

 

[BurningSkies]

I do use a diamond comp, so a little compression. Maybe the hpf at the beginning May change the behavior of some of the pedals.

Depends...And if you're using any kind of octave, subharmonic-whatever, etc. that might produce deep deep stuff, you want it after those.

 

[Laklandfan]

Depends...And if you're using any kind of octave, subharmonic-whatever, etc. that might produce deep deep stuff, you want it after those.

Yep, the octron does that. I was having the boominess even without that engaged.

 

[BurningSkies]

The neat thing about the HPF3 is that it sits in my setup and most people, including house sound in a WIDE variety of rooms and outdoor stages have never ever noticed that it's there and doing a 'thing'. Although if you take it OUT of the chain you can tell there's a difference (in a negative way). I almost always think of it as a 'room tuner' rather than it manipulating MY sound. I know that sounds weird, but it makes rooms sound better.

 

[Laklandfan]

The neat thing about the HPF3 is that it sits in my setup and most people, including house sound in a WIDE variety of rooms and outdoor stages have never ever noticed that it's there and doing a 'thing'. Although if you take it OUT of the chain you can tell there's a difference (in a negative way). I almost always think of it as a 'room tuner' rather than it manipulating MY sound. I know that sounds weird, but it makes rooms sound better.

I think that's what I'm shooting for. I want the tone to be the same goodness in every room.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Some rooms will just suck no matter what you do. And some will have areas that are sweet, but most have areas the suck, like corners. Make sure the record producers and your best fans don't get seated there.

 

[JBNeedsBeer]

I will say that ever since I got the Monique, the HPF-3 has become a necessity. It helps out a ton in our super boomy practice space.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

The FDeck HP3 is really the one "must have" device. Even if you don't even have a bass, you should still have one.

 

[Dominick C.]

I can also say that some kind of rolloff on the lowest frequencies will make you happier. I really liked the HPF3. The only reason I got rid of it was size. It is not large, but the micro thumpinator is almost 1/3 the size and works equally well for me

 

[BassHappy]

In addition to my earlier post, I found a great solution that works on nearly every stage for my Eden Metro. Stage coupling can be your friend in a room where you don't have full PA support. Some stages can add just the right boost to the right frequencies to really get that amp barking and get enough projection into the audience. However, with full PA support and on big stages I go to the opposite extreme. In that case, I don't want the bass monitor to be projecting into the house at all - and wreaking havoc on the audio man's ability to get enough bass signal into the house system.

So, to avoid stage coupling I go double duty. I leave the wheels on my Eden Metro, and place it with the wheels on in the road case tray, which also has wheels. This also helps by lifting the Metro up a couple of inches so the amp is well above the tray and isn't touching the tray anywhere for good isolation. In this way, the amp reverts back to it's natural state and stage coupling is held to a minimum, meaning you can keep it pretty flat with very little worry.

I found that even with the wheels on the Eden directly on stage - the coupling could still be substantial on certain stages. But with the extra insulation/isolation of using the tray too - it works like a charm to make sure the room gremlins are not a factor in your stage sound.

In that case, I can keep it flat with very little EQ.