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2 EQ Stingray users.... settings please?

rayzak

rayzak

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Just curious as to how you use your eq's on the two's:cool:
And are you a slapper, fingerstyle'n, or a picker?
Thanks.
 
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.
 
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... :D
 
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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 said:
This guy rayzak is a liar...I can see it in his face;)
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Good eye, jon:D
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:rolleyes: I hate knobs and tweaking. Why I own a Mesa 400+ is beyond me;)
 
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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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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.
 
Thats strange........There must be something wrong with your Bass if you need to max everything out to get a good audible sound.
 
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.
 
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...
 
Volume max, bass 80%. Treble depends on freshness of strings, around 50-60% with new roundwounds, almost max when they're old.
 
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
 
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