EQ Settings

[evil666]

Hello,
I'm having some difficulties finding out the "right tone" for me, as far as equalisation is concerned. I know the kind of tone I like, but every time I just seem to fool around with the knobs on my bass and amp, wasting mine and the band's rehearsal time.

Now, there two tones I'm fond of; Slap and trombone.
I know slap growl is achieved through boosting tremble and bass (say around 7 or 8) and reducing mids (say around 2-3).
The "trombone" tone though still eludes me.
Is there a particular EQ setting I should try?
My bass has an active/passive switch, mine is set mostly to active, so I'm interested mainly in bass EQ, not the amp's.
Any advice is welcome
Thanx

 

[Swift713]

What sort of bass do you have? What pickups, tone controls? I think a trombonesque sound has more mids but I couldn't say which frequencies to boost. Maybe try favoring your bridge pickup if you have one.

 

[evil666]

My bass is a Marleaux Betra with split Barts. 3-band EQ (treble, mid, bass), pickup mixer.
Is it better to use bridge pickup for this?

 

[Technotitclan]

I'm not sure of the trombone tone your looking for but maybe boos just your bass and mid?

 

[Swift713]

I'm thinking favor the bridge, boost mids, and roll off some treble. What's the frequency center of your mids knob? I suspect you want lower mids more pronounced than anything else but I don't know.