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Musicman stingray EQ problems. Help?

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pattorchlemonde

Jul 3, 2009
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sydney australia
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#1
hey
I have a musicman stingray 4 with hipshot d tuner, stock MM pickup and preamp
I'm finding that when playing with a pick or hitting the strings at all during performances that i'm getting a heap of click coming through FOH. I'm ok with the sound coming outa my speakers onstage, and even with post eq DI [especially when recording], the click makes me sound like fieldy or something. I'm looking for a really studio clean sound blended with the punch you get from the guitar itself.
I did a show with a gallien kruger 412 neo cab and 1001RB head, and the click FOH was pretty nuts
So i'm thinking either a preamp [aguilar / sansamp rack], or changing the electronics on the bass. I've got basslines pickups in a pbass and they're really warm and round sounding, thinking the basslines MM pickups mite be the same??
Any ideas anyone?? I'm thinking the only way is to use my boss bass eq pedal in conjunction with a new bass head and amp but i dont wana spend a ridiculous amount of money....thou that seems to be the only way to get the clean, warm, punchy, studio precision sound i'm after.

pat
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#6
all things i have tried. I shuda said before, but taming the treble or reducing presence on the amp means that i get a muddy, unclear sound. Cranking middle or high mid to compensate gives a MM too much attack on the mids, sounds crap for rock.
mic-ing the amp is a solution but not always a possibility in some shows [eg festivals]. I'd like so solve the problem before attempting to re-design the stage setup...there's gotta be a better way..
i have my action quite high anyway because i have the bass lower round my neck than i'm really çomfortable' with, having grown up a fusion player with my 6 string shoved rite up high in my face. Higher action gives me a better feeling of control when the bass is low on my body. It also means the pick lands better, and i've screwed the pickup covers into the body a fair bit more to help reduce the string hitting the poles when everything gets a little out of control onstage.
I'm still having problems, and having played bass my whole life, it's a REALLY frustrating issue to have, especially because i keep coming up with nothing.
So, turning down treble or presence reduces clarity and makes my sound a little undefined, and leaving it at 12o'clock or higher hurts my ears and the poor punters out front......................?
 
#7
BobaMosfett said:
You are happy with the sound coming out of your rig, so why would you change something there? FOH is something we have very little influence on, except for communicating with the soundman.

Ray
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+1

Since you've eliminated most of the obvious causes, I'd say a pretty thorough sound check and a long talk with the FOH sound guy is your best bet.
Good luck, mate!
 

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