EQ OR NOT TO EQ

[ST.Morigeaugte.net]

Hey Craig...... I gotta question.... I'm playing a Yamaha BBG5S that has

been upgrade with an active Bartolini 2 band EQ system ( by the great Mike

Lull).

 

At this time I am woodshedding using a Ampeg B3 180 watt amp that has a 9

band EG. I've been flippin back and forth with the EQ on the amp turned on

and off as well as the guitar in both passive and active mode. I know the EQ is

dead in passive mode....... so question is mostly regarding an active situation

 

My question is... What would you expect to be the best approach? With or

Without the amps EQ?........... I'm I defeating the purpose in one of these

scenarios?

 

Signed,

 

I don't wanna be just a hack with a bunch a buttons

 

Morigeau

[Anderton]

There is no "rule" on this one. Sometimes the situation is very clear-cut; a guitar has noisy active electronics, so you're better off using an amp's EQ, or in a studio, the EQ in a board. But if the guitar has high-quality electronics, you have two advantages: you can change tone at the guitar itself, and also, you have probably developed some favorite tone settings that would be difficult to duplicate with an amp.

 

OR you might want to use both: the guitar EQ for very specific sound-shaping (I'm assuming it's a parametric EQ?) and the amp EQ for more general tone control (e.g., when the room fills up with people who absorb treble, so you boost the treble a tiny bit at the amp).

 

One other consideration is whether the active guitar EQ is strong enough to overload the amp. A massive boost could cause distortion. Then again, that might be want you want.

 

Does this help? If not, we can discuss further.

 

n.p.: Mets vs. Yankees

[ST.Morigeaugte.net]

yes......... yes it has. Thanks

 

[This message has been edited by st.morigeau@gte.net (edited 11-07-2000).]