Low B sound problems

[nanabass]

Hello!
My 5-string has this wonderfull low B , but I'm always spending half an hour equalizing my amp at the sound-check, wherever we play, the low B keeps bugging everyone as the other strings come over fine. I try equalizing it down but then it looses 'body'... and it takes a while.. help?

 

[GregShadoan]

Define Bugging: Involentary bowel movements? Walls crashing in? Roof collapsing?

 

[nanabass]

UUUhhmmm...bowel movements, like going through the ground touching everybody's diaphragm? Sort of... It's just that I can't get it equalized at the same loudness as the other strings... You know?

 

[DannyV]

Sounds like you might be reaching past the lower limits of your speaker cabinet. What are you using onstage? How much bass do you have going through the PA?

Other things that could feed into this: your string height above the pickups might not be consistent; your speaker cabinet could coupling with a hollow stage, and the lower frequencies are cancelling each other out (I've had this happen).

Try elevating your cabinet on a couple of chairs or a solid table, and see if the B-string tightens up.

Good luck!

 

[fretman4god]

also try lowering the pickups a little on the bass side.

 

[nanabass]

thanx guys, I'm gonna try this out tomorrow!!

 

[TimmyP]

It's not the fundamental (about 31Hz). Most bass cabs have a minor peak around 65 and roll off fast below that. Most subs have a big bump around 80, but sometimes as low as 60. That's likely where the trouble is, not down around 30.

 

[Stumbo]

You might want to check out the following threads:
Benefits Compression
Benefits of rumble filter
Isolating Head/Cabs from stage/each other

Does your rig sound good at other venues or at rehearsal w/o much adjustment?
What's your setup?