MacDaddy Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Is it possible to boost my low mids, with a 3 band EQ - bass; mid; treble? Quote
Conan Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Depends what you mean by "low mids". What is the frequency at which your amp's controls boost "mids"? Unless the midrange is sweepable or selectable (like in the TC RH amps) then you are stuck with whatever the amp's designers/manufacturers decided was an appropriate midrange frequency. You could always invest in a cheap graphic EQ pedal like the Behringer, or fit an East onboard preamp which features sweepable mids. Quote
BassBus Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 ...or you could get hold of something like the EWS BMC sweepable mid conteol pedal. Quite expensive but gives you all the control over mids you want. http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/EWS_PEDALS.html Quote
Weststarx Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I'd reccommend buying a Hartke Bass Attack pedal - best pedal in the world in my opinion! Its great for EQing and also has a superb vintage sounding distortion on there as well, not like the cheesey distortion sound other pedals seem to have. Quote
JTUK Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1425289223' post='2705778'] Is it possible to boost my low mids, with a 3 band EQ - bass; mid; treble? [/quote] Why do you want to do this...? Any amp should get you there..??? Quote
Conan Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1425299197' post='2705900'] Why do you want to do this...? Any amp should get you there..??? [/quote] You haven't played a Hartke LH amp, have you? They are a mid-range desert... (as opposed to a mid-range dessert, which would be something like a Sticky Toffee pudding ). Quote
Wil Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Unrelated to the OP but I've got an LH and it's got a really weird tonestack I must say. Decent sounding amp though, if limited in toneshaping. I just whack a VT bass in front which covers all the tone shaping bases. Quote
JTUK Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1425300342' post='2705915'] You haven't played a Hartke LH amp, have you? They are a mid-range desert... (as opposed to a mid-range dessert, which would be something like a Sticky Toffee pudding ). [/quote] No, I haven't but the OP doesn't say that is his problem..??? Quote
Happy Jack Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 MacDaddy has many long-standing problems involving Sticky Toffee pudding, but he doesn't like to talk about them in public. Quote
xilddx Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1425289223' post='2705778'] Is it possible to boost my low mids, with a 3 band EQ - bass; mid; treble? [/quote] On a preamp, or an amp? Is this question one that I should assume you are being positive? What was the question again? Quote
Weststarx Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1425300342' post='2705915'] You haven't played a Hartke LH amp, have you? They are a mid-range desert... (as opposed to a mid-range dessert, which would be something like a Sticky Toffee pudding ). [/quote] I love my LH!! Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1425305033' post='2705995'] MacDaddy has many long-standing problems involving Sticky Toffee pudding, but he doesn't like to talk about them in public. [/quote] We agreed, what happens on tour... Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425305285' post='2706000'] On a preamp, or an amp? Is this question one that I should assume you are being positive? [/quote] Yup otherwise I would have been asking how to cut the low mids. Edited March 3, 2015 by MacDaddy Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 It's on an amp. When I had a graphic EQ I always had a bump at the low Mids, I found the bass cuts through without losing the bottom end or sounding muffled. Quote
discreet Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Just play in a 'low mid' sort of way. It's in the fingers. Quote
xilddx Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1425379625' post='2706629'] It's on an amp. When I had a graphic EQ I always had a bump at the low Mids, I found the bass cuts through without losing the bottom end or sounding muffled. [/quote] Mac, you need to find out what the freq band is on your amp's mid control. What's the amp? Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425380254' post='2706636'] Mac, you need to find out what the freq band is on your amp's mid control. What's the amp? [/quote] Peavey Vypyr VIP 3 Quote
ikay Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 The VIP 3 is a modelling amp and the EQ is modelled to each amp. It only has 3-bands (low, mid, high) and no indication of frequency centres. The only thing to do is probably just mess around with the various amp models and find one with a mid EQ that is closest to what you have in mind. If that doesn't work then looks like an EQ pedal is your best bet. Quote
Conan Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 [quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1425308931' post='2706059'] I love my LH!! [/quote] They are great amps! Don't get me wrong, I used mine for five years with no complaints or problems. But I increasingly find myself playing J basses, and using them with both pickups on full. That sucks the mids out of my tone, and with the LH tonestack there seemed to be no way to add them back. So I sold it! Quote
chris_b Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Do you have send/return sockets on this amp? If you don't want to replace the whole thing I'd plug an outboard preamp into the return and bypass the preamp altogether. Quote
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