mep Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I have had my Trace Series 6 AH200 GP12 Head for years now. I usually use the 12 band graphic to get my sound, but have recently gone to the mid pre-shape which sounds the dogs dangly bits with my 2 band MM stingray 4. So, do you use the mid pre-shape or graphic? If the graphic (7 or 12 band) then what eq settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 [quote name='mep' post='645250' date='Nov 4 2009, 01:58 PM']I have had my Trace Series 6 AH200 GP12 Head for years now. I usually use the 12 band graphic to get my sound, but have recently gone to the mid pre-shape which sounds the dogs dangly bits with my 2 band MM stingray 4. So, do you use the mid pre-shape or graphic? If the graphic (7 or 12 band) then what eq settings.[/quote] The pre-shape is too much for me: it gives me too much bass and too much top. I just set a slight smile on the graphic centred at 600 Hz (or thereabouts), which gives me something similar but not quite as extreme. It all depends on your speakers and your bass though - and the sound you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengu Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 My rig is mostly there for onstage monitoring so the tone isn't so critical. I tend to go clean through without any EQ or pre-shapping. The desk gets a pre-EQ signal, regardless, which leaves the sound guy with something he can set as he likes for FOH. If I am in a venue where a flat EQ is difficult to hear or the rest of the band are overpowering my amp I will switch in the EQ and boost the mids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billphreets Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 i tend to use the eq to boost my mids, i use the pre shape for slap sometimes though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Unsmiley face suits my Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I just tend to hit the mid shape and then add a bit of top if needed with the EQ pot. Never bothered with the 7 or 12 band EQ! Now I tend to use the Hartke which has three EQ pots. Bliss. And gives a similar pre-shaped sound pretty easily. But FWIW, I reckon the pre-shape is the killer selling point of all Trace stuff, past and present. It's what makes those amps so unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazhowe Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) I have a AH400SMX which has two pre-shapes and a 12 band graphic eq. Up until recently I had been using pre-shape 2 with a bit of bass and mid boosted on my 3 band eq Stingray. I've justed started playing a Status Series2 and have been using the eq on the bass with the Trace pre-shape and graphic turned off. Edited November 8, 2009 by gazhowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geilerbass Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 On my AH350SMX, I don't use the pre-shape (a bit much as someone has already stated), but have the 12-band in a kind of 'm' shape, centred on 600Hz. I find it gives me lots of clarity and sharpness, but also plenty of punch to cut through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I've got an old GP11 preamp, for mainly historical reasons. The pre-shape seemed fantastic back in the early 80's, but I would never use it these days - too much scoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass78 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 The pre shape makes the low end on my precision hard to control and I get lost in the mix from the second G (fifth fret on the D string) to the next octave. At the moment I'm playing off an EQ with a slight boost in the lows/low mids and SD quarter pounders and it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I don't get on with TE amps' EQ. I bypass as much of the preamp as possible when I (infrequently) use them at rehearsal rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='654647' date='Nov 14 2009, 04:50 PM']I don't get on with TE amps' EQ. I bypass as much of the preamp as possible when I (infrequently) use them at rehearsal rooms.[/quote] +1 If anything I boost mids for the fretless. But what's really needed for that mwah is a parametric to hit it spot on I think. fatback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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