OldManMusic
Well-known member
I used my new-to-me ’88 SR5 for the first time at a gig this past weekend. I’ve been doing lots of practicing in the basement man-cave to dial in my sound and reacquaint myself with a 5th string prior to the gig. I had the sound at what I thought was a good balance at home, but gigs are where you really hear how things will sound.
During the gig, I really had a tough time managing how much louder the B string was than the EADG strings. Using the B string on say the 7th or 9th fret, it was maybe 10% louder and overpowering the rest of the band. The SR5 eq was at the center detent on the low and mids with just a pinch rolled off on the highs. If I rolled off the low below teh center detent, the EADG suffered.
I’ve checked the SR5s pickup height and it’s in specs. I’m using EB Regular Slinkys and run through a Markbass CMD 121 with the eq flat with a Markbass 151 extension cab.
Any ideas on how to tame the wild beastly B string without loosing the power on the other strings? Do some of you 5er guys run compressors to help the balance? I really love this bass and want to use it live but had to fall back to my Bongo 4 at the gig.
During the gig, I really had a tough time managing how much louder the B string was than the EADG strings. Using the B string on say the 7th or 9th fret, it was maybe 10% louder and overpowering the rest of the band. The SR5 eq was at the center detent on the low and mids with just a pinch rolled off on the highs. If I rolled off the low below teh center detent, the EADG suffered.
I’ve checked the SR5s pickup height and it’s in specs. I’m using EB Regular Slinkys and run through a Markbass CMD 121 with the eq flat with a Markbass 151 extension cab.
Any ideas on how to tame the wild beastly B string without loosing the power on the other strings? Do some of you 5er guys run compressors to help the balance? I really love this bass and want to use it live but had to fall back to my Bongo 4 at the gig.