The Soundgear Club

[Scott in Dallas]

I just realized that I sold my Soundgear bass (jewel blue) and left my information engraved inside the rear control cover. If you happen upon it, kindly remove it for me and don't steal my identity.

 

[David A. Davis]

Im playing through a zoom b2 / headphones. On the bass I have the volume at 10, balance at noon, bass at noon, mid at 2, treble at 2. The mid on the eq seems very agressive to me. Im playing at church this morning. I'll report back with how that goes.

 

[mitchjonbass]

Has anyone heard anything about what will be coming out in 2013 for Soundgear basses? I emailed a moderator over at the Ibanez forum and he said an announcement will be made after Winter NAMM.

 

[David A. Davis]

The b2 must be the culprit. I run direct into a jdi, which sounded great. I tried the b2 into the jdi, which sounded really bad. So, direct it is.

 

[David A. Davis]

I've heard some runblings of an Adam Nitti signiture model soundgear.

 

[IngerAlb]

Winter NAMM eh ^^ I'd better keep my money in the pocket then

 

[mitchjonbass]

How is the new bass (756)?

 

[David A. Davis]

Hey Mitch. i hate to give full on review without giving it a little more time. But, have said that, I'm digging the 756. It's taking some getting used to going back to a 6 from a 4. It has the lowest action of any bass I've ever played. I'm still getting used to the preamp. It doesn't like my Zoom B2.

 

[mitchjonbass]

Looking forward to hearing your review. I played a rehearsal tonight with my SR1015 and I am not very happy with the pups/vari mid eq...not sure if I want to replace the pups and the eq or just the replace the eq first and go from there...it's frustrating...or wait until after NAMM and see whats new and go with a new one.

 

[David A. Davis]

I'm thinking it EQ with the 756. Does the 1015 have the EQIIIS ?

 

[PDGood]

Looking forward to hearing your review. I played a rehearsal tonight with my SR1015 and I am not very happy with the pups/vari mid eq...not sure if I want to replace the pups and the eq or just the replace the eq first and go from there...it's frustrating...or wait until after NAMM and see whats new and go with a new one.

What are your tone goals and what are you not hearing with the SR1015?
What's your amp and cab?

 

[David A. Davis]

Are there any video/audio clips available demo'ing the EQ on these. I'm thinking there may be a problem with mine. The mid control acts more like a gain, and if the bass goes past noon it gets muddy and boomy.

 

[Toptube]

Are there any video/audio clips available demo'ing the EQ on these. I'm thinking there may be a problem with mine. The mid control acts more like a gain, and if the bass goes past noon it gets muddy and boomy.

I'm not sure if they are the same circuit or not. But I had a vari-mid that came in an SRT800dx, along with american EMGs. I hated the EMGs so I gutted and sold the electronics. But during the few months that I had that setup, the vari-mid was weird. I mean, it seems to be a solid pre-amp, but it just wasn't intuitive for me. One day I just sat there and slowly turned each knob, paying very close attention. The mid knobs especially, work in tandem. You can move one at a time, but you get the most out of it if you can come to understand their relation to eachother.

as far as the boomyness, it could be a limitation of your pickups. Or maybe a limitation of your cab. One thing I can say about the EMGs, their low end stayed crystal clear.

 

[mitchjonbass]

What are your tone goals and what are you not hearing with the SR1015?
What's your amp and cab?

My amp is a Markbass CMP121 combo..I have played a 74 Jazz w/ Dimarzio Model J's for a long time and I am used to that setup and new to active pickups..the Ibanez pups/vari mid have a very low output and it's either too boomy or too thin. if that makes any sense?! When I use the mids it just gets kind of a honkin tone..only way to describe it..I hope this helps.

 

[mitchjonbass]

I'm thinking it EQ with the 756. Does the 1015 have the EQIIIS ?

It has the Vari Mid Eq..

 

[David A. Davis]

I done some more tweeking. I' ve come to the conclusion that the 756 just does't play nice with B2. I don' t use the B2 when playing at church, just direct into my JDI. Since my Amplug just crapped out, I'm looking at the EBS microbass.

 

[PDGood]

My amp is a Markbass CMP121 combo..I have played a 74 Jazz w/ Dimarzio Model J's for a long time and I am used to that setup and new to active pickups..the Ibanez pups/vari mid have a very low output and it's either too boomy or too thin. if that makes any sense?! When I use the mids it just gets kind of a honkin tone..only way to describe it..I hope this helps.

OK, that's progress. Thin sounding usually means an absence of mids. Boomy sounds to me like undefined bass. So it does appear that you're on the right track to add mids, you're just not getting the right frequency that you want. Did someone say this model has vari-mid? If so, you should be able to put a gentle boost on the mids and then sweep through the frequencies to find one that fattens up your middle.
Also, don't forget that you can turn EQ down as well as up. So if you sound deep and thin, dial back both the bass and the treble while increasing the volume and that will bring the mids forward. Sometimes that works when all else fails.

 

[mitchjonbass]

Yes. it's kind of confusing..you have to tweak too much to get anything dialed in. I should relax and give it some more time and see how it goes. I really love the body and neck on this bass. It's a 97 got it for $300 at a GC..very clean.

 

[mitchjonbass]

Very clean...

 

[Moving Pictures]

Very clean...

Beautiful!