Ok hopefully this is the right area to post. My first time posting.
Little bit of a backstory - Been in a band (Pop Punk/Pop Rock trio) for the last 4 years and love the music the guitarist is writing. However, the drummer plays so loud. This leads me on to my post.
I use a 4 string Fender Player Jazz bass (Rotosound 105-45 gauge) and a Mark Bass CMD 121H 400W 1 x 12 Bass Combo. I also do own a Fender Vintera 50s P bass and still have the same issue. Both basses are passive.
I have the neck and bridge pick up up about half way and the tone put up about a 3rd.
Due to the drummer being so loud I have to pretty much crank up the gain and volume pots on my amp to 90% (5 on a clock). I've had to turn bass pot all the way down because if I turn that up it sound even worse, I have turn turning volume and gain down when turn the bass up pot up ( to about 8/9 on a clock) it still sounds so muddy. I've explained that we are playing way to loud because if turn down the gain (10 on a clock) and volume (10 on a clock) and put the bass pot on to 8 on a clock it sounds so much better and clearer. I have the Low mid, high mid and high pot set no more than 11.
I really can't afford to buy a more powerful amp so I don't have to push it so hard. Is there any suggestions/advice for me to try with my equipment. Any pedals that might help with my EQ more.
I know the more I turn up the volume on my bass I am pushing the signal more to it threshold, the same with the amp. I have tried turning my pickups to about 75% and turned down the gain and volumeto about 3/4 on a clock. Still get the same issue.
My understanding of gain is that it not a volume control. It controls how much of the input signal can pass through, and the volume control will determine how much to amplifi that signal depending on what you have it set as.
Little bit of a backstory - Been in a band (Pop Punk/Pop Rock trio) for the last 4 years and love the music the guitarist is writing. However, the drummer plays so loud. This leads me on to my post.
I use a 4 string Fender Player Jazz bass (Rotosound 105-45 gauge) and a Mark Bass CMD 121H 400W 1 x 12 Bass Combo. I also do own a Fender Vintera 50s P bass and still have the same issue. Both basses are passive.
I have the neck and bridge pick up up about half way and the tone put up about a 3rd.
Due to the drummer being so loud I have to pretty much crank up the gain and volume pots on my amp to 90% (5 on a clock). I've had to turn bass pot all the way down because if I turn that up it sound even worse, I have turn turning volume and gain down when turn the bass up pot up ( to about 8/9 on a clock) it still sounds so muddy. I've explained that we are playing way to loud because if turn down the gain (10 on a clock) and volume (10 on a clock) and put the bass pot on to 8 on a clock it sounds so much better and clearer. I have the Low mid, high mid and high pot set no more than 11.
I really can't afford to buy a more powerful amp so I don't have to push it so hard. Is there any suggestions/advice for me to try with my equipment. Any pedals that might help with my EQ more.
I know the more I turn up the volume on my bass I am pushing the signal more to it threshold, the same with the amp. I have tried turning my pickups to about 75% and turned down the gain and volumeto about 3/4 on a clock. Still get the same issue.
My understanding of gain is that it not a volume control. It controls how much of the input signal can pass through, and the volume control will determine how much to amplifi that signal depending on what you have it set as.
