2-band and 3-band aggressiveness

[spencer]

I agree. I have a 1990 SR4 and a 2007 SR4, both Trans Red, both alder body, both maple neck. The '90 is a 2-band, the '07 a 3-band.

The 3-band (which also has a higher output) is more aggressive while the 2-band is mellower and warmer. Both are excellent instruments - it really depends on taste and musical situation, I guess.

Is there any way I can get you do a recording comparing the two?

 

[groove merchant]

i once found this setting on the intra-webs...

3-band -

bass - all the way up
mids - all the way up
treble - all the way down

this gives me everything i want from my bass, with a fresh set of strings in particular. Try it. As the strings mellow out, the treble comes up. I would never crank the treble over halfway... Ouch!

+1 :d

 

[cellkirk74]

I do have a sr4 2bd and an sr5 3bd. I really do not feel that one is more aggressive than the other. It just depends on the EQ settings. The Eqs are different animals but you can make them both sound good for reggae and Lois Johnson style slap-stuff.

If you get along with the 2bd it is less tweaking as it has less knobs.

with the 3bd the thing is not to only boost, but use the EQ for cutting and maybe adjust the ampvolume.