oli@bass
Well-known member
There are a couple of less then ideal settings:
1.) A graphic EQ should always be set to average around the 0 mark. So if you have a smiley curve, move the outer sliders (bass and treble side) above 0 and the inner sliders (mids) below 0. With the shown setting you're mainly making the signal louder (by roughly 9dB), which is not the purpose of the EQ.
2.) Your gain is rather high and your master volume very low. I guess you're overdriving the preamp with this setting. Is that on purpose? If not, lower the gain and raise the master volume.
3.) With the shown graphic EQ setting you're removing mids. With the parametric EQ setting, you're adding mids again. All in, it looks like you're more or less just making everything louder. Again, lower the graphic EQ setting and raise the master volume.
4.) If I see that correctly, on the 'Ray you have bass and mid flat and are boosting the treble a bit. On the amp, you're boosting the bass a bit and the mids. I don't know how your cab sounds, but that setting is contrary to the "vintage" sound you want to acheive (fat, almost boomy bass, tamed mids and less prominent treble).
Judging from the settings (and my experience with Ampeg preamps and heads), I'd like to suggest that you:
1.) A graphic EQ should always be set to average around the 0 mark. So if you have a smiley curve, move the outer sliders (bass and treble side) above 0 and the inner sliders (mids) below 0. With the shown setting you're mainly making the signal louder (by roughly 9dB), which is not the purpose of the EQ.
2.) Your gain is rather high and your master volume very low. I guess you're overdriving the preamp with this setting. Is that on purpose? If not, lower the gain and raise the master volume.
3.) With the shown graphic EQ setting you're removing mids. With the parametric EQ setting, you're adding mids again. All in, it looks like you're more or less just making everything louder. Again, lower the graphic EQ setting and raise the master volume.
4.) If I see that correctly, on the 'Ray you have bass and mid flat and are boosting the treble a bit. On the amp, you're boosting the bass a bit and the mids. I don't know how your cab sounds, but that setting is contrary to the "vintage" sound you want to acheive (fat, almost boomy bass, tamed mids and less prominent treble).
Judging from the settings (and my experience with Ampeg preamps and heads), I'd like to suggest that you:
- should first set your amp completely flat and try to experiment with the EQ on the bass alone, learning its range and the different tones you can get straight from the bass without any exterior help.
- should try a good overdrive pedal (SansAmp PBDDI, Fulltone Bass-Drive, MB Distorsore) and a compressor (MB compressore) to acheive the fat punchy sound you are trying to squeeze out of your equalizer.
