I think I like the bass off on most of my amps

[cisspcism]

I find I get thicker fatter tones from all of my amps(listed in sig) by keeping bass at 0, mids maxed or closed to it and then treble to taste but usually below noon. I get my highs from the pres.

I just hate hi fi tones and increased bass just makes everything more trashy sounding. Most of my amps have enough bass already by themselves anyway.

 

[Shredtrash]

I tend to keep a lot of bass out of my tone too. Lots of mids. I find that too much bass on the guitar jacks up the mix a bit. It starts canceling out the bass player too much. Granted, it sounds nice and full on stage but out front, it gets mushy and smears everything.

 

[smolder]

I've been living on the neck pickup (LP) lately with the bass turned way down on amps... it sounds really meaty and full range, but it renders the bridge pick up kind of anemic... have not been playing with a band the last 9-12 months and I think that is skewing my tonal range preferences.

 

[Deathmonkey]

Ah, the old Joe Satriani trick. I've heard that way back when, he used do the same with his Marshalls - put everything at zero, then dime the mids, add just a tad of treble. A few other players I've heard do this, especially with Marshall and Vox amps.

It's not my thing, I'm a "Setting of the Beast" (everything on 6) kinda dude lately, but you're certainly not alone in using that setting.

 

[grateful.ed]

Jerry ran his Twin bass at zero, dimed treble, but I think the mid was 5+ (not dimed). I think he said he used mid as his bass.

 

[Tone_Terrific]

I just hate hi fi tones and increased bass just makes everything more trashy sounding. Most of my amps have enough bass already by themselves anyway.

I luv hi-fi tones and a balanced approach that lets all the guitar's tone shine through, rather like an acoustic guitar, I want the full range to work with.
Honky mids have to be handled with care.

 

[Melodyman]

Honky mids have to be handled with care.

Agree, if you go overboard you could easily end up sounding like a kazoo.

 

[critter74]

Yeah, the guitar being such a mid-heavy instrument already I'm always amazed when I hear people cranking the mids. Most of the time (amp and guitar dependent, of course) it usually Bass and Treble roughly 1:00 and mids 1:00 or 12:00 (if that).

Obviously it works for some people but too my ears, mids are always a beast I'm trying to tame; not too much not too little. But the Bass has to be there. otherwise, way too anemic for me otherwise...

 

[GuitarsFromMars]

Been using smaller Fenders (Princeton NR, Champ). I find a lot of low end fails to give any additional definition.

I generally change EQ in a mix, after hearing guitars, in their context of the musical setting.

 

[cisspcism]

I luv hi-fi tones and a balanced approach that lets all the guitar's tone shine through, rather like an acoustic guitar, I want the full range to work with.
Honky mids have to be handled with care.

I find the mids only get honky if you have the treble up too high.

Now granted on my bogner xtc I have the excursion loose and pres on 3 oclock. On my pt100 I have womp on full and pres at 7.5. (feedback 3)

But I am getting the best marshall tones that are meaty as hell on the pt100 channel 3, with gain 6, bass at 1(just until you start to sense the bass), mids maxed, treb at 0, volume at 4, bright switch is off. This sounds killer.


Heck on the pt100 clean channel(same power amp settings since they are shared) I like bass at 0, mids maxed, treb at 4, gain 3, volume 4, bright off. If I hit my analog.man blues driver I get great breakup/crunch tones.

It never ever dawned on me before to lower the bass so low as I thought how can you have fat with out lots of ass, boy was I wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jcj]

Bass settings are heavily volume dependent. I typically keep it around 9 o'clock or below at gig levels, silghtly higher at lower volume. I don't particularly care for a bass heavy sound.

 

[somedude]

With my Recto I start with my bass low, raise it until it fills out the sound, then back back off until I find the spot where it starts to thin out... so typically between about 9:00 to 10:00 on the dial. My mids are up around 14:00 and my treble is around 8:30, presence to taste.

 

[Tone_Terrific]

I think the message here is to try all your tone controls to adjust your tone.

 

[Simto]

I used to like having tons of knobs to dial in a nice tone, but actually, i still do, but
I just love to go straight into the click channel of my FTR 37 and just turn the volume up and it's there (on the second brightest click )
But i agree, you get a way nicer clarity with the bass rolled off a lot.

 

[stratzrus]

I'm a "Setting of the Beast" (everything on 6) kinda dude lately, but you're certainly not alone in using that setting.

That's funny, I never heard of that one.

Actually I'm kind of similar using 656 settings most of the time when playing at home on the Super Reverb at low volumes, but when gigging and playing at stage volume I always dial the bass back and tune it by ear. Where it ends up depends on the guitar, the room, and the volume we're playing.

Usually the bass ends up around 3-3.5 but could go to four or as low as 2.5 depending.

 

[stephen sawall]

I crank the bass and then back it off till it becomes focused, with some amps it is near "zero". I set the midrange different depending on the voice I want. The treble I just turn up till it cuts. I dislike too much high end.

 

[sled]

OP, I checked some of your clips on SoundClick and very nice.

 

[cisspcism]

OP, I checked some of your clips on SoundClick and very nice.

The recording quality was kinda poor, I am just a hack so I am just winging my production skills.

 

[zephaniah zion]

I like a full range of the traditional 3 band EQ. Nothing lacking, nothing in abundance. Balance is not to be overrated. Each guitar is a singer with selectable microphones(pickups) and a house system(amps) that flatter the interaction.

 

[merkaba22]

I find I get thicker fatter tones from all of my amps(listed in sig) by keeping bass at 0, mids maxed or closed to it and then treble to taste but usually below noon. I get my highs from the pres.

I just hate hi fi tones and increased bass just makes everything more trashy sounding. Most of my amps have enough bass already by themselves anyway.

I have been finding the same thing w/ Soldano, Fender PR II and Concert (II), etc.