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I've got a problem

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musicman281

Apr 25, 2012
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#1
So i have a GK Backline 600 and i play bass in my school band and i also play in my band with a couple friends. I have a very amazing flea like sound in my band but when play at school it sounds horrible. I've tried so many different settings and just cant find anything. I want a pretty clean crisp sound for school. I play a musicman stingray through the backline to a hartke 4x10vx. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Thanks
 
#3
Try turning every knob to 12 o'clock as see what you got. If your Stingray sounds horrible with those settings, then it is most likely the room. If it does, go back to your favorite settings and perhaps just turn your output volume down.
 
#4
Ya right now i'm playin on a weight deck in the gym for graduation and gyms usually have horrible acoustics. But does anyone know of any really clean and bright settings? (The Gk has treble, hi mid, lo mid, and bass)
 
#5
Joe Louvar said:
Probably room acoustics - some rooms just sound horrible and other than room treatment sometimes the only thing you can do is EQ the amp to where it sound s the best for each room you play in and learn to live with it (make it work).
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Where are you playing at school? In the gym, choir or band rehearsal room...private, small vocal rehearsal room with a piano? Chances are they're very reflective and a totally different approach is needed with the same gear.
 
#6
musicman281 said:
Ya right now i'm playin on a weight deck in the gym for graduation and gyms usually have horrible acoustics. But does anyone know of any really clean and bright settings? (The Gk has treble, hi mid, lo mid, and bass)
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GK's are pretty bright set "knobs at noon". What speaker are you using? Try dialing down what you don't want to hear instead of turning up what you do want to hear.
 
#11
When I was in High School I played in the Jazz band and I played in a rock band with friends. What helped me was to level out the EQ on the bass and the amp and I added a little mids. I had to tweak a little when we played competitions and different rooms, but I always knew where to start. This worked well for me, but, I would definitely start with a level EQ and go from there. Good Luck.
 
#12
You gotta EQ to the room. Don't be afraid to try all the options - the knobs go as far as they do for a reason.

My band practices in a basement with all concrete walls it's so boomy down there that I have all the low-end EQ knobs on my amp turned all the way down and the mids pegged.

I've started bringing an extra super-long cable to gigs just for soundcheck so I can go stand out front and see what my rig sounds like to the audience - it's very different than what I'm hearing from six inches in front of it. After soundcheck I switch to my 10 footer since I'm confined to a very small space anyway.
 
#13
When we say adjust to 'the room,' we are talking primarily about low-end. You may need to cut some Bass from your sound so it doesn't boom and rumble so much, if that is your problem. Also increase slightly the Lo Mid control- this will keep the punch and impact of your sound while controlling the boom and mud.
 
#20
B-string said:
What do you mean your G string is "dead"??? EQ will not kill a string. Sounds like the bass has a bad pickup!
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Like notes on the g string don't sound as full as the other strings. And i also tried my ibanez and my friends P-bass on it and it was doing the same thing so its not my stingray
 

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