Re: [Harp-L] RE: Vocal Mic

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Duncan Tone Stack Calculator (http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/) is a
downloadable Windows program that graphs the response curves of a variety of
tone stacks used in popular guitar amplifiers.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Richard Hunter
<turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> "Hellerman, Steven" wrote:
> <Thanks, Richard. I will make those adjustments next time I play through a
> PA.
> <
> <Question: Would you reccommend the same for playing through an amp, in
> general? With both my Fender <Deluxe and Fender Reverb, I always turn the
> treble way down to around 2, and turn the bass up to <around 8. Is this also
> overkill on the bass?
>
> The question is: what frequencies are you emphasizing when you turn that
> bass knob up?  I checked Fender's site to see what frequencies the bass knob
> is affecting, but I didn't see any info there.
>
> I can figure out two ways to get the answer without documentation from
> Fender, one easier than the other:
>
> 1) The harder way: Record the sound of the amp with the bass knob set to
> zero, then again with the bass knob set to 10. Run the recordings through a
> frequency analyzer--you can find one for free on the Internet, I'm sure--and
> see how changing the knob setting changed the frequency content.
>
> 2)  The easy way: Turn the bass knob up and play a duet with your bass
> player.  If both instruments are coming through clearly you can stop
> worrying about it.
>
> What you want to avoid is having the harp sound great when it's playing by
> itself, and like mud when it's playing with the bass.
>
> Good luck and regards, Richard Hunter
>
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