How to set bass EQ settings on a bass amp

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2010
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    Dave Marks explains how to use the bass EQ (equalization) settings on the bass amp the Frudua B600 bass amplifier head and cabinets.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 150

  • @robertmcnab7575
    @robertmcnab7575 6 років тому +121

    Back in the 60's, I would adjust my bass EQ until it reached a point at which, the girls in the metal chairs smiled! :-)

  • @oxwah
    @oxwah 5 років тому +98

    I just set everything to 0 for that "And Justice For All" sound.

  • @funkydanny79
    @funkydanny79 12 років тому +57

    Ace Ventura on bass!!

  • @Murdo2112
    @Murdo2112 12 років тому +27

    Excellent advice, possibly the best video on bass sound I've seen on UA-cam.
    Something I find useful when you need a change in sound but can't adjust the EQ, maybe for one part of a song, is to think about which part of your finger you're plucking with.
    If you drop your wrist slightly towards the body of the bass you pluck with more meat, and get a warmer, fatter sound. Lift the wrist away from the body, you pick with the finger tips, with more reinforcement from the nail, and get more attack

    • @b1akn3ss93
      @b1akn3ss93 3 роки тому

      So basically you mean is "accent the notes"

    • @Murdo2112
      @Murdo2112 3 роки тому +2

      @@b1akn3ss93 No. Accenting the notes would be a temporary thing, to make certain notes stand out, to imply an extra little rhythm over the main rhythm.
      What I'm talking about is using the way you hold your hand, and which part of the finger tip you use, in order to get a different sound, maybe for a particular passage, maybe for a whole song, without touching any controls, either one the bass or the amp.

  • @tothmea12
    @tothmea12 12 років тому +2

    Possibly the best video I've seen about equalization on youtube. Thanks, man!

  • @TomWilkowske
    @TomWilkowske 8 років тому +4

    Good chops, good tips - thanks Dave and Frudua!

  • @dnasawn8783
    @dnasawn8783 7 років тому +38

    Logan... Your time has come

  • @eveythingthatsadam
    @eveythingthatsadam 5 років тому +95

    You need to eq that chest hair

  • @johnlyle2916
    @johnlyle2916 6 років тому +2

    Nice video for people getting into bass. Simple and practical insights

  • @sofia.a.1
    @sofia.a.1 Рік тому +1

    This video is brilliant! Cheers for sharing mate, very helpful and complete.

  • @Wheelly1
    @Wheelly1 7 років тому +11

    thank you. I'm not a beginner, but that was helpful. Btw your Stingray is really cool, better than average example of this model.

  • @bencurry5295
    @bencurry5295 9 років тому +3

    Thanks very much for this tutorial on amp settings, Loads of great info in this one friend, Take care now .

  • @daves955
    @daves955 9 років тому

    Thank you! This was very helpful in getting to know my amp and clean up my sound!

  • @djembemoor
    @djembemoor 7 років тому +3

    Great Video!!! Been away from the bass since the late 80's. Came back to play in a Blues Band. Mastering tasty sound options on bass is a big deal in my opinion. Preferably without enhancement pedals.
    Thanks

  • @sisyphus349
    @sisyphus349 8 років тому +146

    Sid Vicious is alive?

    • @davidmunoz8215
      @davidmunoz8215 7 років тому +23

      Aris Theocharis And he learned to actually play in the meantime

    • @MOMOMOMOMOMOMOMOM
      @MOMOMOMOMOMOMOMOM 3 роки тому

      But he know how to play bass

  • @spliffffstar
    @spliffffstar 12 років тому +3

    That was actually really useful. I usually roll of the mids because I prefer the sound and then wonder why it doesn't cut through the mix. Big thanks.... ;)

  • @muhriz5955
    @muhriz5955 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much. that was very helpful. Before this, i dont know how to setting my amp. I always setting them zero. But now. Not anymore. Thanks again

  • @bigboi2526
    @bigboi2526 13 років тому

    love your solo, bass ftw!!

  • @develodom
    @develodom 12 років тому

    wow that rig sounds just great!

  • @terreseco
    @terreseco 12 років тому +2

    I dig this bass player. Bro you are sick!

  • @Radagast27
    @Radagast27 8 років тому

    Excellent explanations!

  • @theocole2565
    @theocole2565 Рік тому

    Extremely helpful video

  • @stephen3164
    @stephen3164 9 років тому

    Is the eq response flat on that amp with everything at 12 o'clock? Or is there internal voicing?
    The amp has a very "active" sound, especially in the high end in this recording.
    Very nice fluid playing and showing how to not just get different tones but how/when to actually use them.

  • @villevn
    @villevn 9 років тому

    Very informative, thanks!

  • @dillydean
    @dillydean 12 років тому

    great video man

  • @marekpawlicki3635
    @marekpawlicki3635 2 роки тому

    thank you! this was really helpfull

  • @Brennosguitarsandgear
    @Brennosguitarsandgear 2 роки тому +3

    Great tips Ace Ventura , thanks

  • @unfailingfeline5215
    @unfailingfeline5215 7 років тому +7

    I have the treble and mids on my amp at about just over three o'clock and the bass at just over two o'clock and the bass on my bass at max and the treble halfway and the master tone halfway so I can get a real biting sound

  • @Jihadbearzwithgunz
    @Jihadbearzwithgunz 6 років тому

    Flat mids is a metal bass player for sure (mostly pick players as well) I cut a little mids but never all as I play anything I can grove to mids are awesome for harmonics and fretless basses specifically to get that Jaco tone along with other things of course.

  • @dreadnaught90
    @dreadnaught90 7 років тому

    Good stuff! Thanks.

  • @kehinmikuni2693
    @kehinmikuni2693 6 місяців тому

    Nice Video.. Tqsm

  • @willianslumsk1
    @willianslumsk1 5 років тому

    How can I find the final music theme?

  • @Chrissybass100
    @Chrissybass100 12 років тому

    very useful, thanks

  • @KwonCW84
    @KwonCW84 5 років тому

    That Stingray 5 is modified, right?

  • @zxc9884761
    @zxc9884761 6 років тому

    Good stuff thanks

  • @BritishJoker902
    @BritishJoker902 2 роки тому

    I love this video

  • @lexxfirecore123
    @lexxfirecore123 8 років тому

    very very useful

  • @RavenMadd9
    @RavenMadd9 7 років тому

    thank you brother

  • @n18132
    @n18132 6 років тому

    Thanks logan

  • @xaptronic
    @xaptronic 5 років тому +3

    This guy has the best hair.

  • @robertweir3968
    @robertweir3968 5 років тому +15

    I love how he mentions flea and then immediately plays "Take the Power Back"

    • @GaryGrape
      @GaryGrape 4 роки тому +15

      That's not what he played though...it's RHCP's "By The Way"

  • @Pabloignacioalvarez
    @Pabloignacioalvarez 9 років тому

    At last a good video about that !
    Question: i play in a death metal band
    How should i set my EQ to really be heard in the mix

    • @Pabloignacioalvarez
      @Pabloignacioalvarez 8 років тому

      +petejt hey man, sorry i've never seen your comment, it is really what i have learned the previous months, now i can hear myself and not drown out everyone

    • @petejt
      @petejt 8 років тому +2

      Just turn the knobs until it sounds good in that room when it's full of people. Settings change for every environment and whatever its connected to. Talk to the sound person.

  • @christianscott6963
    @christianscott6963 Рік тому

    Equalizing lows,mids,highs, are a big deal in your "Bass" sound, and depending on cabs you may tweak differently. Like 410s vs 115s have different EQ needs. Have fun!!

  • @wra7h
    @wra7h 6 років тому

    What about playing with a pick

  • @psychlyeslg
    @psychlyeslg 3 роки тому +1

    I just want to say that there some blokes that think that you mustn't use treble on a bass. The mid knob broke on our amp and the treble is the line that can separate the drum nad the bass.
    The literally try to set the bass with just the bass at 10, what's the point in having Eq micing if you're not gonna even use it.

  • @guillerob99
    @guillerob99 4 роки тому

    Muy bueno.

  • @XaviOrtegaSchecter
    @XaviOrtegaSchecter 12 років тому +7

    This guy should be soo angry about getting called "wolverine" in every single video!
    ha ha but it's so funnhy

  • @michaelfjmusic
    @michaelfjmusic 7 років тому +27

    Honestly I don't like the sound of the scooped mids. IMO it just takes away from the character of the bass guitar's tone.Great video, though! :) Thanks!

    • @CatalystOfFire
      @CatalystOfFire 6 років тому +2

      I've found that my mute button scoops the mids just as well as my EQ.

    • @sixsentsoldiers
      @sixsentsoldiers 6 років тому

      Toxic Potato - If one sucks, then scoop. It's easier to hide.

  • @ctrn_8754
    @ctrn_8754 6 років тому +6

    i really like his werewolf hairstyle

  • @thecrasherslivemusic3699
    @thecrasherslivemusic3699 7 років тому +10

    This guy's a fucking sayan.

  • @sixsentsoldiers
    @sixsentsoldiers 6 років тому +16

    Bass amplification makers design their amps to be what they consider optimum at flat eq. That's the design. Tip......don't eq yourself out of the mix. Scoopers.

    • @maximiliangfrorer1039
      @maximiliangfrorer1039 4 роки тому +1

      Yep, the EQ only needs adjustment once for a new room, to balance the boominess out.

    • @DaroriDerEinzige
      @DaroriDerEinzige 3 роки тому +1

      Meh.
      That's like sayin' "Never drop the tuning of your Bass" or "Experiment with thicker or thinner strings".
      If you wanna have a more crunchy, a more heavy or a more classic tone to a certain Bass, you've to play with the EQ's. Also, it heavily depends on the mix of the Band and the Sound you wanna produce.
      If you cut the lower mids while boosting the higher a little bit, putting a little bit of Treble in it - It sound much better overdriven when you play together with a distorted rather "Dark" Sounding Guitar.

    • @samin2012
      @samin2012 Рік тому

      @@maximiliangfrorer1039 how about getting a tone that you like with EQ?

  • @LetzBeaFranque
    @LetzBeaFranque 8 років тому +1

    Most excellent. Are you related to Ed Grimley.

    • @sonofradium4835
      @sonofradium4835 5 років тому

      LetzBeaFranque
      Well I must say he plays very well! 😬

  • @kungpuk5186
    @kungpuk5186 5 років тому

    So 0 is 12 o clock or is it?

  • @pretoshohmoofcguy6523
    @pretoshohmoofcguy6523 7 років тому +2

    I personally zero out my eq and set my tones to 0 on my bass head. Not in the + or -. I find that the manufacturer when building the amp knows the sweet spot (not too much and not too little in the middle of the amp because they know what they're doing. The very same way that he zeroed out his Treble, Mid and Bass on his instrument. That is what I call 'The Goldilocks Zone.' It lets everything cut through.

  • @alomon7738
    @alomon7738 Рік тому

    thank you, Ace Ventura

  • @gdrugg2006
    @gdrugg2006 12 років тому

    It lets ya kno how tha synd changes

  • @jduff59
    @jduff59 6 років тому

    Those are some slick looking cabinets, I got GAS!

  • @christopherstorrier5560
    @christopherstorrier5560 2 роки тому

    Bass amp pots are nuts.... +/- 6db on the tone pots would do me fine and easier to fine tune your tonal sweet spot... i don't like using mid or treble boost but a small amount playing a live gig will make your bass cut through the mix easier....

  • @Zuluboii20
    @Zuluboii20 Рік тому

    Yo 2022

  • @jgguitarreviewscovers1933
    @jgguitarreviewscovers1933 6 років тому

    *put on headphones for best quality of the tone* I'm listening to this with high quality speakers

  • @AcousticBeaver
    @AcousticBeaver 12 років тому

    fender deluxe active jazz 5 vs Lakland Skyline 55-01
    which should i go for and why?

  • @joelgabriel
    @joelgabriel 4 роки тому

    Stingray5 what a bass!

  • @frostriver4547
    @frostriver4547 5 років тому

    I wanna groove knob!

  • @tekstypawelh
    @tekstypawelh 7 років тому +1

    G: 3
    AMP.L: 7
    B: 1.6
    M: 2.6
    T: 2.2

  • @johnhareiel5118
    @johnhareiel5118 Рік тому

    OMG! I didn't know Kevin Jonas played bass!

  • @figeon
    @figeon 7 років тому

    Your videos are excellent! However, with the amount of professionalism in your videos, I highly suggest you put a profile picture for your account.

  • @gold4029
    @gold4029 5 років тому +1

    whoville got a music scene now

  • @Whiskel
    @Whiskel 7 років тому +17

    Einhorn's a man!

  • @RandyBakers
    @RandyBakers 12 років тому

    Wolverine AND Ventura, Aaaaaaallllrighty then!!

  • @tikaal
    @tikaal 5 років тому +1

    bess

  • @MrLawrence1950
    @MrLawrence1950 4 роки тому +1

    I used to LOVE scooped mids until I found out that it's because I'm covering up for inadequate technique!!!!!

    • @Crabfather
      @Crabfather 4 роки тому

      I got so excited when I discovered theres a way to cover up my poor technique! Now I can enjoy playing again

  • @DMSProduktions
    @DMSProduktions 4 роки тому +2

    NO amount of EQ can fix THAT hair! \m/

  • @lanzaaV5
    @lanzaaV5 12 років тому +3

    not sure if chest tattoo or just hair....

  • @carloaldaysolis9650
    @carloaldaysolis9650 3 місяці тому

    Dude's a cartoon character

  • @psychlyeslg
    @psychlyeslg 3 роки тому +1

    A Bass guitar is like Onion, it's best when it's paired with something.

  • @boysisig8260
    @boysisig8260 6 років тому

    If a lizard falls on his head, it'll chop it up like trunks did freeza

  • @ElGemeliG
    @ElGemeliG Рік тому

    Wish version of Mike Dirnt

  • @snackersnew
    @snackersnew 5 років тому +2

    easy: all knobs on full

  • @icecold337
    @icecold337 12 років тому +1

    He looks like a chunkier Travis Barker...but on Bass. :P

  • @artzerox2020
    @artzerox2020 3 роки тому

    Didnt know Huge jack man could slap 🤌

  • @beniknobel4795
    @beniknobel4795 5 років тому

    Thats the most british punk bassist i've ever seen 😁

  • @chefhumpty6126
    @chefhumpty6126 6 років тому +1

    IF YOU HAD MOARE BEASS

  • @emiliosaraivadasilva2589
    @emiliosaraivadasilva2589 4 роки тому

    This is a eletric Bass?

  • @ehpinxemario
    @ehpinxemario 12 років тому

    slap

  • @MyThoughtzAndOpinionz
    @MyThoughtzAndOpinionz 3 роки тому +2

    The truth is, there is no right or wrong. Just find a setting that fits what you’re looking for. And don’t dismiss the mids.

  • @adamisaac4685
    @adamisaac4685 5 років тому

    Eddie munster on bass

  • @thecrasherslivemusic3699
    @thecrasherslivemusic3699 7 років тому +4

    Goku?

    • @diegojosesoriano
      @diegojosesoriano 6 років тому

      The Crashers Live Music the godawful live movie version

  • @michaelhacholski8539
    @michaelhacholski8539 4 роки тому

    "From zero back to there...." The fuck that suppose to mean

  • @abrahamcantu6147
    @abrahamcantu6147 5 років тому +1

    I set my bass amp at 11 o'clock

  • @fruduadirectdeal
    @fruduadirectdeal  13 років тому

    More info and videos please visit at: fruduabassamplification>dot>com

  • @cristiancornejo
    @cristiancornejo 5 років тому

    all my amps goes to 11 !...

  • @claudiu3005
    @claudiu3005 12 років тому +1

    I always play with Bass : 5 Mid : -3 Treble: 10.

  • @bobsbigboy_
    @bobsbigboy_ 3 місяці тому

    bass 100, treble 70, mids off. done

  • @AAAAAA-tv9wg
    @AAAAAA-tv9wg 4 роки тому

    Is... Is that Robert De Niro cosplaying Sid Vicious?

  • @ChizuMcCheems
    @ChizuMcCheems 12 років тому +3

    This is a great video, but he does not explain playing style in the way of WHERE your plucking (or picking) hand is positioned. You must also take into consideration that playing towards the bridge is going to give the tone a more mid-ranged sound, while playing towards the neck is going to add more low end. Just something I noticed, but every player has their own way of doing things and half the fun is customizing your sound.

  • @gtate135
    @gtate135 5 років тому

    Just set them all to 11

  • @masalps
    @masalps 12 років тому +1

    Fat Mike?

  • @thel1195
    @thel1195 12 років тому

    Because he's know keyboard guy...no way.

  • @ssonicdeafmonkey
    @ssonicdeafmonkey 3 роки тому

    But this one goes to 11...

  • @francheskolini
    @francheskolini 12 років тому

    jim carrey ace ventura jajaja XD