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Originally Posted by Bob Faulkner
Just for something fun to do and see if we can get a good idea of what kind of tone we all target from our Smith basses, post what you set your knobs and switches to..
I usually run volume all the way up, active mode. Pickup fader is about 10:00, high eq about 11:00, mid eq about 9:00 and low at 1:00. neck pickup set to series and bridge set to parallel. Head EQ is set flat.
So, skewed in favor of the bridge pickup, but enough of the series mode neck pickup to get some of that sweet spot fatness into the tone. The EQ set to cut highs a little, cut mids a little more, and slightly boost the lows.
This gives me a warm and growly yet well defined fretless tone, with plenty of bottom end preserved.
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Good info. I'd be interested in seeing the various EQ amp setups as well.
I've played out of an Eden Traveler Plus for a while now, and the parametric EQ setup possibilities intimidated me for a while. I came straight out of an era where you set your treble, bass and mid knobs on your amp with 15 - 18 inch speakers, and went to work!
Those days, looking back on them, were sonically ugly, and long gone.