Music Man Sting Ray played through Fender Rumble

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Fakejicken

Apr 9, 2019
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I've been playing around and trying to get a good eq playing with a drummer and guitarist. We're a Surf Grunge Punk band and I always set the volume first then add the bass and treble through the set. Recently I've been trying to add a bit of my parametrick mid but when I do I end up blending into the rest of the noise. I'm just never satisfied with the tone unfortunately
 
#3
If you have a way to record when you guys are playing together, that might be helpful. A lot of times what you hear when playing in that situation isn’t what you really sound like, especially if you’re standing close to your cabinet.
Also, are you adjusting the freq on the para eq, or just using the freq that sounds good when you play by yourself? If so, it could be that you and the guitarist are overlapping key frequencies too much.
 
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jdaunt said:
If you have a way to record when you guys are playing together, that might be helpful. A lot of times what you hear when playing in that situation isn’t what you really sound like, especially if you’re standing close to your cabinet.
Also, are you adjusting the freq on the para eq, or just using the freq that sounds good when you play by yourself? If so, it could be that you and the guitarist are overlapping key frequencies too much.
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I’m pretty certain adjusting the para eq would help a lot. How would you regimen adjust at a gig?
 
#8
Glad it worked for you. When playing and practicing by myself I significantly prefer a clean tone. When playing in a band setting a touch of overdrive adds definition to my bass tone without sounding harsh. If you haven’t already, next time add just a little low mids on your amp eq to determine if that helps, too.
 
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Fakejicken said:
The bass knob on your amp right?
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Yeye, on the amp.
The thing is, the bass is already bass-y enough in and of itself, so when you boost the bass frequency on the amp even more it tends to get too muddy in a band setting. At least that's the logic I live by, and from experience it worked well so far. Another factor would be how your guitarist(s) sets his EQ on his amp. In my band, they boost their bass frequency quiet a lot.
Playing alone or just at home is a different story. I can boost my bass frequency to 11 and it would still be clear, it's a different world in a band.
 
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LkS said:
Yeye, on the amp.
The thing is, the bass is already bass-y enough in and of itself, so when you boost the bass frequency on the amp even more it tends to get too muddy in a band setting. At least that's the logic I live by, and from experience it worked well so far. Another factor would be how your guitarist(s) sets his EQ on his amp. In my band, they boost their bass frequency quiet a lot.
Playing alone or just at home is a different story. I can boost my bass frequency to 11 and it would still be clear, it's a different world in a band.
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That makes a lot of sense. When I first bought the rumble it sounded great with my cheap P bass. Now add a sting ray and it could be bass overload
 
#13
You are providing the bass frequencies. If you add the drummers' kick ( keys' left hand if you have keys) and guitarists eq-ed into the lows you may end up with a mud bath..Maybe ask the guitarists to get out of your zone, or start cutting bass and upping your hi/low mids .With my Rumble 500 ,I have it in Vintage mode with bright on as well .The mids will punch through that way . Good luck ( PS what may sound overly mid-driven when practicing alone often fits nicely into the band mix)
 
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