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Topic: Amp EQ settings ? |
Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 8:36 am |
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When I read about how people adjust there tone controls on the forum I realize I do it very differently than most.
I do not adjust my tone controls depending on the room or what is happening on stage.
Reasons:
If I can't hear enough low end that means somebody else is hogging the low end and if I add more to my sound I create mud.
If I add highs to be heard over the din I run the risk of sounding even more annoying.
My experience of adjusting tone controls on stage ends up being like chasing my tail.
Many steel players seem to have way more lows coming out of there amps than makes sense to me. That nice fat low end coming out of an amp is only audible as notes within about 10 feel of the amp. After that its mush.
Most any sound guy or producer will roll off most everything in the lows below 60hz anyway.
Adjusting my sound so it sounds good on stage has little to do with what it sounds like in the room in live situations. I'm better off sending the sound guy a consistant level and sound he can work with.
I rarely look at my tone controls or change them.
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Jon Jaffe
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Austin, Texas
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 8:58 am
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| I agree Bob, with one caveat. Depending on the venue and the number of pieces in the band, I will increase or decrease the bass. As the stage volume increases, I will decrease the bass setting on the amp. And as you probably have experienced, the volume may increase with time passed/Lone Star consumed. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 12:27 pm
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Once the volume wars start all hope is lost when it comes to tone. I am astonished by how loud the bands play in Texas. Now I know why steel players aim there cranked up amps right at there heads from 2 feet away.
Another thought on EQ I have is that those graphic EQ racks or stomp boxes that go after the steel and then into the amp input that I see some steel players suggest only create problems in my experience. I have always gotten way more phase cancellation and basic tone loss when using them than they good they did with frequency manipulation. I have had sound guys run me through them to help notch out a weird bump once I was in the mains though.
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Last edited by Bob Hoffnar on 22 Sep 2010 6:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 5:59 pm
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| The more I play the less bass I seem to use. I fiddle more with the mids and treble and add a little bit of presence. |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 26 Sep 2010 8:31 am
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| The older I get the fewer knobs I mess with and the better it sounds. Must be magic.... |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2010 2:11 pm
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| The older I get the fewer knobs I mess with and the better it sounds. Must be magic.... |
A corollary to this observation is that the older I get the better musicians I associate with, which results in better sound with less knob twiddling. And yes it is magic!  |
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