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Fearful Mid Question

Mikeee71

Mikeee71

Sep 6, 2013
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#1
I just finished building a 1212/6 cab and the 18 sound mid seems a little overbearing. It seems to amplify every little bit of fret and string noise. Almost like a tweeter would.
Is there anything I could do to tone in down a bit or maybe take a bit of the high end off it? It has Speaker hardware crossover in it. Whatever comes with 1212/6 kit. Thanks
 
#3
Mikeee71 said:
I just finished building a 1212/6 cab and the 18 sound mid seems a little overbearing. It seems to amplify every little bit of fret and string noise. Almost like a tweeter would.
Is there anything I could do to tone in down a bit or maybe take a bit of the high end off it? It has Speaker hardware crossover in it. Whatever comes with 1212/6 kit. Thanks
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You can add resistors to the crossover to pad down (reduce level) of that mid driver. Who did you order your parts from?
 
#4
What Jim said. For me it's somewhere around 1500 to 2K that I notch out. Gets rid of the big in-your-face presence while still giving you plenty of clarity in the mids below.

Lonnybass
 
#7
Mikeee71 said:
I t was prebuilt from Speaker hardware as part of a 1212/6 build kit!
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Okay. I got those parts from Leland as well. he's a great guy to work with. I made my mid LOUDER by taking resisters OUT of the circuit. You just need to add one or two. Leland will help you get this done if you contact him. If you have a solder gun and get a diagram from him and the parts, you'll be all set.
 
#12
IIRC there is a very strong (+9dB) 4.5 kHz peak in the 18sound mid. A narrow band notch there or a decent low pass at around 3.5 - 4 kHz should help.

Edit: The recent sclift xover looks to be very good at removing this peak area, rolling off the mid before the peak at around 4.0 kHz (IIRC).
 
#16
I finished a 15/6 about a month ago. I use it with an Ampeg PF-350 amp. The amp does not have a lot of eq controls. Just Bass, Mid, and Treble. I've found that just turning down the Treble helps get rid of the clank. I also tried turning down Mid, but did not like that, at all. Overall volume dropped. So now, the mid stays up and I just roll down the treble. Also, turning up the Bass just a bit helps that woofer cover up the clank a bit. Combination of Treble down and Bass up took out all of the clank. Season to taste.
 
#20
3506string said:
Yikes 9db! I'll have to notch that out see how it sounds. Are there any other known eq corrections with the KL3012lf and 18sound mid setup? I'm all for more even sound.
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Having owned and played a lot of cabs with the 18sound mid, I think you should play a stock fEARful before you worry about modifying the design. I do not find them overly heavy in the mids.

What I do find is that they do not mask sloppy playing. You will hear yourself to a degree that most are not used to.
 

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