2-band EQ cut/boost treble?

[Caca de Kick]

I don't know either, and I've got a closet full of these things!
Honestly I don't know who would want to play a 2 band with the knobs all the way rolled down...it would put out less tone and sound much thinner than a passive fender.

ok, short vote, who of those who share their knowledge have both types of preamps available to compare?

I wonder if I'd be the only one who could do this experiment. In the house right now it have:
preEB 2 band Ray
EB 2 band Ray
30th anniv Ray (of course 3 band)

Unfortunately I won't have time at all this week to get the amps fired off (long days this week)

 

[Elad_E]

I don't know either, and I've got a closet full of these things!
Honestly I don't know who would want to play a 2 band with the knobs all the way rolled down...it would put out less tone and sound much thinner than a passive fender.

me.
I mostly play with the treble rolled off and the bass boosted about 1/8 way from minimum.
I do this on both my Pre-EB and EB 2 banders and I never felt the preamp worked differently between these two Stingray though there is a tone difference which I would guess, as far as the electronics go, stems from different electronic components such as the capacitors.

 

[mynan]

From Derek at EBMM...

Mixed up,

It actually is a boost and cut function. The thing that throws everyone off is
their is no center detente position to let you know when your at a flat response.(The point where you are not adding or deleting any frequency) Try turning your treble control all the way up and your bass all the way down(counterclockwise). It should sound very thin. This means you have "cut" all the bass out of the mix. If you turn the knob halfway in the middle
then you have added back what you took away and are close to some flat response. Anything added by turning the knob all the way(Clockwise) would be a boost function. I hope this make sense.

Thanks

Derek

Here's the thread...

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/618-2-band-stingray.html

 

[keko]

what if its a logaritmic potmeter?

MrM

If everything is done according the rules, only volume pot should be logaritmic 'cause nature of human ear character, but tone pots are usually linear and that's the way it should be!

 

[Jerry J]

Boost/cut seems logical. I thought that the treble pot on my Pre-EB was bad when I first got it since it didn't seem to affect the tone like the bass pot did.

Being a +/- on the treble make lots of sense now.

 

[oli@bass]

I wonder if I'd be the only one who could do this experiment. In the house right now it have:
preEB 2 band Ray
EB 2 band Ray
30th anniv Ray (of course 3 band)

I have a 2EQ 2001 and a couple 3EQ's from 2000 and newer... I'll try to do a recording tomorrow. (First have to put new strings on the 2EQ since it currently has flats on it)

 

[Caca de Kick]

me.
I mostly play with the treble rolled off and the bass boosted about 1/8 way from minimum.
I do this on both my Pre-EB and EB 2 banders and I never felt the preamp worked differently between these two Stingray though there is a tone difference which I would guess, as far as the electronics go, stems from different electronic components such as the capacitors.

So you must only be using one type of bass on the gig?
Like I was saying, If I took my Ray and say a P to a gig , if I ran the tone knobs all the way down on the Ray it would sound thin compared to the P if I'm switching basses during the gig.

You are right about the pot functions all being the same through the years...all of my 2 banders are set at the same postitions.