Anyone stopped using a HPF in their signal chain?

Have you stopped using a HPF in your signal chain?

  • No

    Votes: 115 68.5%

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 16.7%

  • Maybe, but mainly carrots

    Votes: 25 14.9%
  • Total voters
    168
#23
I bought one when I was playing on an SWR and it was great for that amp. Switched to an older Trace Elliot with a 30Hz fader on the onboard graphic which I cut 3-6dB. Using this technique, there's no noticeable difference whether my Broughton Always on is in the signal or not, but sound guys seem to appreciate it. While there's no marking on the pedal itself, I would set it to where the low B had the same volume as the other open strings and let it filter out any rumble.
 
#24
I started setting mine lower recently (about 40hz I think) because I switched to a less bassy preamp, but dropping it entirely hasn’t even crossed my mind. It does what it’s supposed to do with no bull*#@! or weirdness, so I don’t see myself going to the trouble of taking it off my board.
 
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#27
I stopped using one at church, because:
-I ran out of room / allocated available power to other more important pedals
-it’s a silent stage and there are mains and subs with plenty of power
-I’m pretty sure they don’t have me up to audible levels anyway LOL

I put it on my rock and roll pedalboard, because I’m always using my own amp and speakers and I like things to sound nice and tight, and it makes a big difference in achieving that goal

FWIW I use the MicroThumpinator and it’s great
 
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#28
I have the Broughton, same model as in the OP's photo. It is on my board and always on (duh, it has no switch). Having said that, there are plenty of places I have it rolled all the way off. But when I need it, I *really* need it. It's staying.
 
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#29
aproud1 said:
High Pass Filters are good.. In another thread I posted: "After using a high pass filter, for I guess around a year now, I can't imagine playing without one. It makes a huge different in EQ viability, room boom control and general happiness! I use one with all my amps and on my computer interface as well."

HPF helped me more than just about any of the many, many, tooo many... pieces of gear I bought. I've been thinking for awhile now if anyone decided to stop using their HPF after seeing the benefits and if so why?

With the exception of @Stumbo . Pretty sure we all are aware of his feeling on this.

Here's one in the wild nestled in my Markbass combo.

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I have and its for a dumb reason. I got an Fdeck battery-only model. I love what it does but it absolutely chews through batteries.
 
#31
Ellery said:
I have the exact same "always on" HPF. Primarily it allows me to boost the lows with my active basses' onboard preamp while keeping a tight bottom end adding noticeable punchiness to the tone. So far it saved me once at a live gig where the room acoustics were causing too much boominess, and the sound guy was turning me down to nothing to compensate. I adjusted the HPF to a higher frequency and was able to crank my volume without consequence.
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must've been a rookie sound guy....you'd think he'd already have HP on your channel. Of course had a gig where I tried to clarify if the sound guy had phantom voltage applied on my DI or not....he looked perplexed
 
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aproud1 said:
High Pass Filters are good.. In another thread I posted: "After using a high pass filter, for I guess around a year now, I can't imagine playing without one. It makes a huge different in EQ viability, room boom control and general happiness! I use one with all my amps and on my computer interface as well."

HPF helped me more than just about any of the many, many, tooo many... pieces of gear I bought. I've been thinking for awhile now if anyone decided to stop using their HPF after seeing the benefits and if so why?

With the exception of @Stumbo . Pretty sure we all are aware of his feeling on this.

Here's one in the wild nestled in my Markbass combo.

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Never really felt the need for one. But I’m not one to use eq really. I’m kind of a set everything flat and and go kind of player. I also use cabs that don’t have a ton of low frequency extension.
 
#36
I have a Schalltechnik Vong HPF/LPF pedal - I find the HPF makes a large and positive difference with upright bass, and I don't think I'd go without it there. But playing electric bass into my Ampeg PF50T I've tried with and without it and can't find a compelling reason to add the extra box to my setup. I suspect that amp isn't passing those sub-sonic frequencies anyway.
 
#38
i'm not an "always, no matter what" user. i play in certain circumstances/ensembles where acuity is not important, much less rig optimization. but i use it when/where it's needed. also: it's currently attached to my small pedalboard...which i don't use on every gig. i'm glad stumbo is proselytizing for the HPF, though: lots of folks would see their rig problems go away if they considered the HPF option.
 
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