2 EQ Stingray users.... settings please?

[rayzak]

Just curious as to how you use your eq's on the two's
And are you a slapper, fingerstyle'n, or a picker?
Thanks.

 

[hankSRay]

Well I'm just a nothing fancy pick and finger player and on my 2 Band Ray I just crank the bass and turn the treble all the way down. Remember the 2-eq is boost only so turning the treble all the way down just means I'm leaving it flat. Then on my amp I usually boost the crap out of the midrange leave the bass flat and cut the treble down just a notch.

 

[teonigil]

This has a lot to do with your amp setting as well.
I'm using an Eden WT800B set flat, then I set the Bass and Treble on the SR to half way, this is a good starting point.
Depending on the stage size, club, etc... I usually play a bit and add just enough Bass as required. Too much bass is...well... too much, and will make you sound muddy. This works great for me, I don't even need to do anything when switching from finger style to slap, both sound good and balanced.

just dont cranck both Bass and Treble all the way up...

 

[dandegeit]

I like it all flat. That way I get the a nice clean sound from the bass. the same goes for my amp. All knobs in the middle.

I find most of my tone comes from my hands, both in touch and position.

2 Banders are great.

DANO

 

[jongitarz]

This guy rayzak is a liar...I can see it in his face

 

[rayzak]

This guy rayzak is a liar...I can see it in his face

Good eye, jon
Thanks for all of your input fella's. I appreciate it. So far I find myself barely using the treble knob and boosting the bass between about 50%-75%. I just like to know what others are doing. God forbid I trust my own ears I hate knobs and tweaking. Why I own a Mesa 400+ is beyond me

 

[todd4ta]

I like to play my 2-band Stingrays with the volume at about 90%. I start with the bass and treble at the midpoint. I will usually add just a little bass, and may cut the treble just a bit from the midpoint. Works like magic and always sounds great.

 

[NoFrets80]

2-band fun

I usually keep the treble completely flat and boost the bass about 50%. I almost always leave my amp flat unless the room demands a major "tuning." I also use flats or some sort of hybrid flat to keep the brightness in check. I never slap, so the brightness is not a factor for me usually. When I do turn up the treble, it's very smooth with the flats. I've been playing my SUBs with a bluegrass/folk/funk (weird mix, I know), and have gotten nothing but compliments on how tight and strong the bass is. Yay for 2-banders!

 

[Aussie Mark]

Bass boosted full, treble flat. Fingerstyle player, flatwound strings. Blues, classic rock and top 40.

 

[hankSRay]

Bass boosted full, treble flat. Fingerstyle player, flatwound strings. Blues, classic rock and top 40.

Great minds think alike, or so they say

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Bass boosted full, treble flat. Fingerstyle player, flatwound strings. Blues, classic rock and top 40.

Same here...except, I use rounds

 

[Karl]

On my 2 band Stingray Classic I have volume between 10-11(Never full),treble at 5 and bass at 7. I find that when both treble and bass are cut the mids are boosted which sounds great.On my amp I have everything flat but every now and again I have the drive at around 5.I have also found for recording that you do not need everything boosted less is definetly better.

 

[JayDawg]

On the Breast Cancer Awareness bass, it is a Stingray Classic with a 2 band eq. Even with the volume and bass and treble maxed the output volume is very low compared to all of my other active basses so I generally have both bass and treble maxed out and then do any needed adjustments at the amp head.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Same here...except, I use rounds

Since then, changed my mind

Treble and Bass both on full with a pick.

 

[Karl]

Thats strange........There must be something wrong with your Bass if you need to max everything out to get a good audible sound.

 

[five7]

I often run mine maxed out, last night ran both at the middle spot. Depends on which amp I am using. I wouldn't do that with a 4 or 3 way eq.

 

[djaxup]

For fingerstyle: all knobs up full. Depending on how much zing I want and/or freshness of the strings I usually turn down the treble just a bit, like... 9.5 out of 10. If the Amp has harsh treble, like a GK usually has, I turn down the treble a bit more.

For pick: Volume and Bass up full. Treble about 50%-75%, until it sounds just aggressive enough without hurting ears. It changes from a round and fat tone to that bity "shring" sound and I just stop turning it up when it sounds right...

 

[Paco Maraca]

Volume max, bass 80%. Treble depends on freshness of strings, around 50-60% with new roundwounds, almost max when they're old.

 

[Bert]

Volume: 100%, Treble: 10%, Bass: 50%
Treble gets a bit noisy/hiss at around 90%.

 

[bigswifty]

Fingerstyle with nickel rounds. Bass nearly full. Start soundcheck with treble full and roll it off until I lose the edgy zing but still have plenty of definition. I then ride the treble throughout the gig. Up for something sharp and funky, down for some thumpy blues. Amps are Little Mark IIs and IIIs and I run them mostly flat. If I need to punch through more (rare with a Stingray) I bump the low-mid on the amp up a little. If I need to suppress some zing I might use the VLE on the amp. I always leave a lot of headroom on the Stingray volume and often start without as low as 60-70% but that is only because of the way the band works, not anything to do with tone.
Mike