jassbass Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Hi I have a ne1 5 string,i believe the eq settings can be adjusted in the electronics in the back. Does any one know much about this? Amazing bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSCOWBASS Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I have an NE2, great bass, I'm not aware of any internal tweaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The BBNE1/BBEAST info given by Yamaha states the mid tone control has a number of presets which can be adjusted by the user. I'm guessing these must correspond with micro dip switches or micro pots on the active EQ board. I think you'll just have to take the control plate off and have a look at what's there, make a few adjustments and see how that changes the mid control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 I will thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukewarmWater Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 The presets are for the mid control which has 3 positions: position 1 is off, position 2 is a mid-cut and position 3 is either a mid-boost (how I use it) or a different mid-cut. I *think* the controls are based on the active circuits found on the very early TRB models, but I might be wrong about that. When you do take the control plate off what you'll find are 4 little plastic wheels attached to the circuit board. They are in 2 pairs and control the mid-cut amount and mid-frequency for position 2, the other pair are for the mid-boost/cut and mid-frequency for position 3. Someone in a guitar shop once told me that the idea behind it was that you can set 2 favourite tones (e.g. a scoop for slap and a boost for rockier stuff) and then flick easily between them. I must admit that I mainly play rock/metal stuff on mine so I tend to leave it on position 3 with the max mid-boost in an attempt to cut through against cranked Marshalls and Boogies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I think the onboard mid control is supposed to replicate the NE-1 outboard parametric mid-range equaliser box that Yamaha used to make... http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/amps/ne1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 On first read I thought by 'ne1' you meant 'anyone'. Thanks for the flashback to the times of the Nokia 3210 and pre predictive text shorthand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Oh yeah ne1 lol Its a bbne1 or bbeast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAsGoodAsJaco Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 i must say i am a bit confused by the eq settings. the eq pot has three postitions. only 2 seem alterable. the mid cut/boost control only affect EQ no2. EQ1 is unaffected by the mid cut/boost dial. i have no idea what the EQ1&2 center points are. the BOOST which has TOTAL OUTPUT written by it affect the output of all three. i've got to the point where the 2 adjustable EQs are much louder than the one that can't be adjusted because i have rolled in a little mid resulting in an uneven volume between 1/2 and 3. i would love some clear help on this. i have not been able to find any anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distortion81 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 sometimes too much tweaking controls on an instrument might not be a good thing, it can get pretty annoying to set the sound right. thats why i love the bbne2 more, just one knob to fiddle with the mid cut and 3 conventional eq knobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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