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It's excellent, had it on 2 steinbergers and fitted it to a customisation too
much different to the amp, since you are before pedals, and much more tweakable than constantly changing amp settings
The only downside to doing it passively is that you either need to use a reverse-Log pot - so you can't re-purpose an existing control - or have it so full bass is at 0 not 10, otherwise the taper is fairly useless.
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My inclination would be to add an active semi-parametric midrange cut/boost device. e.g. The EMG-VMC or its Bartolini equivalent. John East may also offer something suitable.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Do you think there's no advantage to doing it with a tone knob on the guitar rather than with an EQ or a low cut on the amp (apart from being able to control it from the guitar, of course)?
I find the reverse turn using a standard Log pot is best, it’s quite logical because 10 is the brightest sound on both controls. Then you can use the no-load pot.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
In fact I may be about to sell my active bass, because I like almost everything about it... except the sound. I just prefer my old passive Rickenbacker, and the new (to me, it's still old) Aria I've just bought.
What's wrong with it is hard to say - it can certainly produce more sounds, and more bottom end if I want it, but I think it somehow lacks punch - it's too refined and polite. I like the rougher, more basic tone of the old passive ones.
I think the only active bass I've not felt that about is the MusicMan Stingray, and even then the original two-knob one is better.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
;-)
I like the sounds other players get with active basses too - just not so much when I play them myself.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Please do correct me if I'm wrong about that, I'd rather know the truth.
Also, that's the theoretical reason. The practical reason (for bass) is that when I play live I generally never want to EQ the sound and just stick to the flat sound of the bass itself. Maybe the occasional "tone all the way down" sound. And when recording I record flat cause I want to leave the EQing til the mixing stage when all the other elements of the track are there.
Would still like to know if I'm right about the active EQ being the same as EQing after the fact but passive EQ interacts with the pickups.
I suppose it's possible that the frequencies it would cut at are ones where the guitar either wouldn't be producing anyway or are definitely not wanted.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein