i set my eq flat because i want my bass to sound like my bass

Kinda, I have a three band built into my bass, so my amp EQ is flat so that I can have the sound I like my bass to have which is a mid boost on its own eq.

 

Every amp has different tonal characteristics. The only way you're going to get the pure, natural sound of your bass is to play it without an amp.

 

Unless, of course, the DI you're using, or the console the DI is plugged into, or the PA that the console is driving colors your sound

These days, I use bass amps as a necessary evil, to be endured until I get a good wireless IEM system. Even then, at least one band I work with will probably still want something on stage that's big and loud. I'll put it over on the other side of the stage, so they can dial it in to their liking. Personally, I don't touch EQ unless the amp is inaudible. That MoMark with the no-eq module looks right up my alley, ampwise!

 

What is the actual flat setting on your GK?

 

I use my EQ to modify the sound of my signal because I want my bass to sound good

 

I do that when I am trying out a bass or amp. Live, I have to tweak to get what I want.

 

never, i use a di to the house for flat. i twirl knobs until i hear the sound i like onstage, and every stage is different. you can set an amp's eq to what you Think is flat but most of the time it is not. if i wanted a truly flat/pure sound onstage i would use a great di and run it's thruput straight into a power amp, or a modern bass amp's power amp "in" jack, which completely bypasses the preamp. but you have to make sure the amp can accept an instrument level signal as opposed to a line level signal; most cannot. if not you would need an inline transformer to covert the signal to the proper level. keep in mind that if neither the power amp nor the inline adapter has no level control your instrument's volume pot acts as the overall volume for the rig, which will take some getting used to. speaker cabinets notwithstanding, that's as flat a signal as you can get.

 

Yeah, and then you deal with your bass and pickups and/or active bass preamp not being "flat" So who cares? Set it to what sounds good in the mix and doesn't damage your speakers. Chances are good that is going to change regularly if your guitar players modify their settings or your drummer retunes his drums, or you're on a different stage or in a different room.

 

No.

FYI centered =/= flat.

 

Flat isn't always flat. In fact, it almost never is flat.

 

If God didn't want us to use EQ, he wouldn't have put it on our basses, our amps, our DI boxes and our front of house and/or recording consoles. It is a tool that is there to be used.

 

I set my bass flat because I want it to sound like my amp. Is it time for pie yet?

 

I thought that the GK 700rb-II was flat with the bass/treble @ 0 and the Mids at Full? I could be completely wrong on this however.

 

Apparently, you've got the flattest sound around.


IT'S ALWAYS TIME FOR PIE!!!!!!!!

Mmmmm. Pie.

 

It is always time for pie.

Edit: Drat, beaten by BurningSkies

 

My amp has a passive EQ, so there is no real "flat". I think alot of people EQ with their heads, not their ears. Nothing wrong with a little boost/cut!

 

If god didn't want us to set things flat, he wouldn't have invented flat.

 

There is none flatter.

TB'er fdeck has tested a few GK amps for their frequency response with the tone controls centered. Flat, they are not. The results are here.

 

Turn the amp up first and then EQ?