EQ settings

bblp57 · Newbie Alert Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1

Hello, newbe here

I started playing a couple years ago using a SS modeling amp, (Vox VD120). I finally got around to buying a decent tube amp and realized I know nothing about tone and EQ settings. I like to play classic rock stuff ie. ZEP, AC/DC, early Rush, etc. I am using a American Stat and a sweet 57 RI LP BB. Any suggestions on some EQ settings to get me started?

I am playing a Marshal TSL602 in my house. No gigging.

Pemobian · Goldfish Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 57

It's really a matter of what you like, but here's a good place to get started:

http://www.amptone.com

brandondrury · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject:

Well, turning up the bass will get you more low end. The other knobs do the same thing to their portion of the frequency spectrum.

...Okay, I'm being an jerk.

Your tone knobs are totally subjective. Set them however you like.

I'm guessing you are posting this because you are not happy with what you have somewhere.

I wrote a guide about finding the problem in a guitar tone. It may help.

Guitar Tone Guide

Let me know if it helps you out.

Brandon Drury

moe fugger · Sea Monkey Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 13

trial & error...
experiment with variations...
reminds me of zappas tune "variations of carlos santanas secret chord progression" (funny dude wasnt he?)
in other words> try all variables possible till you find some you like... , then write em down so you can have osmething on paper as reference to work with...I think though , from my experience , certain humidity levels & temperatures will give different personalities on an amp...some days are good , some are real stubborn...surely others around here have noticed the same thing in amps...oh & some days> I can hear better than others..or maybe its the way I focus on what Im hearing , I dunno , but it seems to come & go just like an amps voice day to day...Id think we're all like this..Just like Beck> he says he's 50-50 when he plays...He's either on it , or he's not...& just about all the greats would prefer to see Jeff Beck live (just incase he's "on it") heh....

sgrocka · Not So Newbie Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 7

well to just simply reply and answer the man's question - My favorite average settings woudl be something like this -

Rythm sounding chops -
Prescence : 7
Bass : 5
Treble : 7
Mid : 4

Nice screamin' lead -
Prescence : 5
Bass : 6
Treble : 6
Mid : 8

There we go - try em out tell me what you think.

blitz · Newbie Alert Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

Hey. I'm really into Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Rush. It really depends what tone you want. I guess if you play a lot of zepp, acdc and rush then you want a cleaner tone. The gain setting controls the amount of distortion, so I would keep that low maybe maximum 5. If you crank the gain you can get unwanted feedback so remember keep the gain maybe half way at most. It really depends on your amp, the settings basically describe themself, the low will give you low end frequencies, the high or treble will give you high end frequencies. I haven't really been able to achieve the exact tone of rush or led zeppelin, because the tone changes a lot. However I have perfected AC/DC tone on my amp and i usually keep my settings the same, acdc tone and it works fine for playing rush and led zeppelin. If you listen closely to acdc listen to left side. You'll hear Malcolm Young's guitar. His tone is different from Angus's. I prefer Malcolm's tone as it is nice and hard perfect for playing any classic rock music. Here is the amp setting for Malcolm's tone:

Gain: 3
Low/Bass: 7
Contour: 6
High/Treble: 4

This setting works better when playing at louder volumes. For me, I'm using a Marshall MG Series 50 DFX (50 watt amp) it sounds perfect at a volume of 3 out of 10 or more. If you don't have contour on your amp then try this setting:

Gain: 3
Low/Bass: 8
Middle: 4
High/Treble: 4

I hope this helps.