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#297,161
Rickplaysbass said:
My first proper amp was a Peavey Mark III. I'd love to find one again. It had a High and Low Shelve and a graphic EQ in it as well as a high and low input.
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Mine too. Used it for years. With basically three paths of EQing, it was incredibly versatile without being complicated to dial in a good tone. Heard a hugely successful professional bass player say that he was a believer that too many knobs can too easily make a great amp sound awful.
 
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#297,162
dagrev said:
Mine too. Used it for years. With basically three paths of EQing, it was incredibly versatile without being complicated to dial in a good tone. Heard a hugely successful professional bass player say that he was a believer that too many knobs can too easily make a great amp sound awful.
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I'm old enuff to remember when they had 2: VOLUME and TONE.
 
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GonePlaid said:
I'm old enuff to remember when they had 2: VOLUME and TONE.
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dagrev said:
Mine too. Used it for years. With basically three paths of EQing, it was incredibly versatile without being complicated to dial in a good tone. Heard a hugely successful professional bass player say that he was a believer that too many knobs can too easily make a great amp sound awful.
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I’ve always preferred, the simpler, the better.
But any amp I’ve had, regardless of its ease of use, could never get what I wanted from the amp alone.
I don’t mind twisting a few extra controls if they get me where I wanna be.
 
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#297,166
dagrev said:
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In all seriosity, I use/blend more of the bridge pup on the Embassy than I thought I would. Basically centered for most of our songs. And I use more hi mids on the amp* than I used to whatever bass I'm molesting.

*Rumble's EQ works a bit differently compared to amps from the past.
 
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Jakeman said:
Looks like I might be leaving the flock, and possibly time for these birds to fly. Arm surgery necessitating short scale. Sad day.

(2001 in black, ebony board, Seymour Duncans, Hipshot. 2012 NR, Lollars, Hipshot.)

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Heal well - there is a short-scale T-bird that was made, Marshall has one if I'm correct.
 
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JJR58 said:
I’ve always preferred, the simpler, the better.
But any amp I’ve had, regardless of its ease of use, could never get what I wanted from the amp alone.
I don’t mind twisting a few extra controls if they get me where I wanna be.
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I too, prefer simpler. Heard this at a show and would love to get one but the cost is too much.

B700 Bass Head — BENSON AMPS
 
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JJR58 said:
I’ve always preferred, the simpler, the better.
But any amp I’ve had, regardless of its ease of use, could never get what I wanted from the amp alone.
I don’t mind twisting a few extra controls if they get me where I wanna be.
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You're smarter than me. I need something basically stupid proof!
 
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Rickplaysbass said:
I feel you on the thin but flubby neck pickup. I almost always need just a bit of bridge from whatever I'm playing to bring back that BUMP and POW. I find that somewhere between 200Hz-500Hz is where I end up needing that hump eq wise. Sometimes bumping those frequencies combined with whatever lows are being accentuated can get a little muddy. By itself it sounds fantastic, but with a band it becomes blobby and undefined. Felt, but not articulatorily heard. That's when the HPF comes in handy.

Much like when mixing live music and records for bands, I've learned that what I like my bass to sound like by itself does not translate to playing with a band. With a band I need a more "honky" "middy" not as full bodied tone than when I'm by myself. Don't get me wrong, it's still a bass, just with different accentuation points. By itself gimme a Sadowsky pre and watch me roll that 40Hz shelve up and love the bass. Then a bit of top. And a big Smiley EQ will be formed. Then the band comes in and I sound like BOOM BOOM DOOM BOO DOO and it's all blegh. Especially in big rooms where the low waves have so much more space to develop I'll find my self cutting low and boosting mids in such a way that sounds unpleasant solo, but somehow just fits sonically with a group.

I get it man, it's a tough cookie sometimes.
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I’m convinced he needs a HPF.
 
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