How should I set my guitar amp EQ?
Useful facts to help you dial in the tone on your guitar or bass amp faster and more efficiently!
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Know your amp's tone stack. That will tell you what flat EQ is, so you can make informed cuts and boosts as applicable.
Bass players understand this more readily than guitarists, in many cases.
Very good explanation and totally correct. I reduce bass in my preamp and use an active eq in the efx loop to do the final shaping and reduce flub in the gain stage.
Is your brain on delay?
That information will apply on multi effects units or amp sims?
I wouldn't really consider the presence to be part of the equalizer since it's a completely different circuit at a different point in the signal chain.
Fantastic video – i had no clear understanding of what "presence" was – totally confusing knob. Thanks so much! I'm curious: you mentioned you built a JCM800 – sounds like a great project – any chance you can point me in the direction of some good plans?
Super Thank you for this video man. I finally got the tone that I like from my amp.
Thank you for the info on this subject. My question is does the Resonance work the same way?
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I really appreciate this video. As I have been getting more into mixing eqs, I have been trying to reconcile that knowledge with that of guitar amps.
Lots of snake oil being sold in the guitar busine$$.
It's amazes me how gullible in search of tone we can be. Tone wood being the most outlandish of them all. Then pickups…. Looking for a vintage clean tone only to distort the heck out of it. Makes no sense. Play guitar and enjoy it like when we were kids. Peace
With passive EQ, once explained, you ask yourself: Why didn‘t I figure out myself?
Man, you changed my world. Thanks! ????????
Amazing!!!!!
Ok so…what is the range of cut in decibels from 10 to 0. My guess is 12db
Was always wondering why Zakk wylde said everything on 10 and just take away cuz 10 is flat. ( I was thinkin..10s not flat. Whatever dude).It's because he worked with marshall to build his own amp and they most likely told him how the eq works
Excellent info. Been struggling with this topic for years. Thank you
Painful listening to this guy narrate. No sound demos just endless waffle and stumbling.
I’ve gotten great sounds on Marshalls with all the knobs around one or two. Just sayin’.
Many amps are built to acts like there is no EQ in the circuit with mids on 10, bass and treble on zero, Fenders for example. The other thing is that just because passive EQ can only cut, doesn’t mean that a given designer didn’t voice the amp for his subjective idea of neutral at 5-5-5.
You can’t boost what you ain’t got.
Salutations!
I enjoyed this, thanx for the new ‘n’ easier way to find a desired tone!
Q: *I have a solid state 2×12 Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 Guitar amplifier which is Euro based (220 or more currently 230/240v) and I am in the States (120 or more currently 140v)*
I have low vision so a Variak (sp) would be a bit tricky for me to say the least. LiteFuze 1500 step down converter is what was recommended in a video I found.
Any recommendations to what exactly I should buy in order to safely power up my Warp 7 amplifier while getting a decent tone that’s not much quieter due to the voltage being lower pretty much cut in half. Would the step down converter give me what I need to power her (My amplifier)? I want to avoid messing up with the electricity in my apartment and any potentially hazards (sparks and all bringing July 4th earlier as it’s May 5th now).
I greatly appreciate any advice you may be willing to provide!
I look forward to getting the sound that’s more appropriately suited for playing Metal. Currently using what I have other than the awaiting Fire breathing Warp 7 which is a 5watt Pignose 7-100. I have grown to enjoy this portable amplifier that Legends have used but I need my Warp 7 up and running!!!!!!
Joyous Blessings of balanced positivity to you and your Loved ones!!! ☯️
Bass, Middle and Treble are volume knobs. Simple…
Thank you so much for this video! I was frustrated that I couldn’t get the tones that I wanted, but flipping my thinking in regards to the eq curve flat response starting point, I can get my cheap little mooer ge250 to sound as convincing as my Kemper! Each AMP model is now a joy to explore. Chuffed isn’t the word!
This was a great video. I learned a lot. This makes so much sense.
Errrrrr……just use your ears ???? Ta-Rar
Most amps feature a recovery stage for their passive eq, and have the preamp circuit optimized to present a "flat" setting with everything at noon. This is why high-gain amps can sound like garbage with all the dials maxed. Lower-gain amps (like old Marshalls) get their mojo from the volume being cranked, and the eq knobs can be used to help push the power stage.
So what about the bright switch on a twin reverb for example, what position would be neutral or flat I guess?
If your using a helix with amp sims , is it the same as this ?
i'm 8 minutes in and you've basically said the same thing over and over again. if i listen longer will there be any other info?
I think this vid maybe got it wrong that Presence is perhaps taking signal thru high pass then phase canceling and adding back into signal thus increasing (boosting) high end? Not subtracting. Thoughts?
You should have more subs
Fascinating! Thanks very much, it was especially interesting to get the influence from vinal production techniques :o)
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