EQ Settings

RubberChipmunk · 08-26-2006, 09:38 AM

What do you peoples set your EQs and other controls to on your amps? I'm looking for some more settings to try out. My current favorite is (These are all out of 12, as the Fender Hotrod likes to be awesome):

Gain = 12/12

Bass = 7/12
Midrange = 12/12
Treble = 7/12

Reverb = 0/12
Presence = 7/12

**thesteve** · 08-26-2006, 10:07 AM

by gain do you mean drive?

RubberChipmunk · 08-26-2006, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesteve

by gain do you mean drive?

Yes, that's what I mean. It is the gain control for the drive channel, labelled drive on the amp, but still a gain control.

RelientKFan7 · 08-26-2006, 10:14 AM

Gain= 11-12
Bass= 6-7
Mid= 7-8
Treble= 10-12
Reverb= 6

Thats sounds good on my Classic 30

thomaspg70 · 08-26-2006, 10:16 AM

Gain=10
Bass=7 or 8
Mid=1 or 2
Treble=10
Reverb=10
I love my sound this way.

**thesteve** · 08-26-2006, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RubberChipmunk

Yes, that's what I mean. It is the gain control for the drive channel, labelled drive on the amp, but still a gain control.

interesting. I always felt like running the drive much higher than 4 was pointless on the HRDlx. Whenever I did, I felt like it completely eliminated any difference between the "drive" and "more drive" settings.

Here's the settings I used on mine...recalled from memory
drive: 2-4
treble: 4
bass: 6
mid: 7-8
reverb: 9-10
presence: 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomaspg70

Gain=10
Bass=7 or 8
Mid=1 or 2
Treble=10
I love my sound this way.

and you'll continue to love it until you have to actually play with a band and you find that your notes aren't noticeable anymore.

thomaspg70 · 08-26-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesteve

interesting. I always felt like running the drive much higher than 4 was pointless on the HRDlx. Whenever I did, I felt like it completely eliminated any difference between the "drive" and "more drive" settings.

Here's the settings I used on mine...recalled from memory
drive: 2-4
treble: 4
bass: 6
mid: 7-8
reverb: 9-10
presence: 4
and you'll continue to love it until you have to actually play with a band and you find that your notes aren't noticeable anymore.

Yeah i know. When i start to play i'll need to turn the bass down and the mids a little higher so you can hear the bass player and the other instruments. And even so you could hear me better when i play.

RubberChipmunk · 08-26-2006, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesteve

interesting. I always felt like running the drive much higher than 4 was pointless on the HRDlx. Whenever I did, I felt like it completely eliminated any difference between the "drive" and "more drive" settings.

Here's the settings I used on mine...recalled from memory
drive: 2-4
treble: 4
bass: 6
mid: 7-8
reverb: 9-10
presence: 4
and you'll continue to love it until you have to actually play with a band and you find that your notes aren't noticeable anymore.

I still notice a difference between the two channels, even with drive maxed. And as confusing as it is for me who loves loud, distorted music, I prefer the Drive channel to the More Drive channel for most applications. For one, More Drive is too noisy for my tastes. Its plusses are how it handles pinch harmonics and feedback. I use it for the solos requiring those and nothing else. And I've found that I don't like reverb. I get a much cleaner sound without it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomaspg70

Gain=10
Bass=7 or 8
Mid=1 or 2
Treble=10
Reverb=10
I love my sound this way.

...shreadhead...

I sometimes set mine to:
Drive = 12/12

Bass = 12/12
Midrange = 0/12
Treble = 12/12

Reverb = 0/12
Presence = 7/12

And then I use only the More Drive channel. It gives a good sound for messing around with solos, but its definately not my thing for when I'm playing the sort of things I write.

**Only Alive** · 08-26-2006, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesteve

interesting. I always felt like running the drive much higher than 4 was pointless on the HRDlx. Whenever I did, I felt like it completely eliminated any difference between the "drive" and "more drive" settings.

Here's the settings I used on mine...recalled from memory
drive: 2-4
treble: 4
bass: 6
mid: 7-8
reverb: 9-10
presence: 4
and you'll continue to love it until you have to actually play with a band and you find that your notes aren't noticeable anymore.

Very nice

I find that a good live situation HRDlx setting is:

drive: 3-4
treble: 7
bass: 6
mid: 5
reverb: 1-2
presence: 9-10

Played with a strat using the neck pickup, of course.

-Nick

RubberChipmunk · 08-26-2006, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Only Alive

Very nice

I find that a good live situation HRDlx setting is:

drive: 3-4
treble: 7
bass: 6
mid: 5
reverb: 1-2
presence: 9-10

Played with a strat using the neck pickup, of course.

-Nick

Ew. I'm not a big fan of the neck pickup, except to do some of my softer songs on the clean channel.

LWatford · 08-26-2006, 12:44 PM

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Volume: 2-3.5
Bass: 4-5.5
Treble: 4.5-5.5

Reverb to taste.

**Only Alive** · 08-26-2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RubberChipmunk

Ew. I'm not a big fan of the neck pickup, except to do some of my softer songs on the clean channel.

Well, if I'm going to crank the drive and pull some powerchords, I probably won't use the neck p'u (you'll notice I specified the drive/gain on 3 or 4). But for most of the stuff I play, it's great. Sounds so... round and woody. Yeah, I think woody is a good word to describe it.

-Nick

**Wesley7777** · 08-26-2006, 02:48 PM

tone:12
volume:9

**akaukal** · 08-26-2006, 02:54 PM

Gain: 9
Bass:5
Mid:10
Treble:7
Reverb:4

guitargeek6298 · 08-26-2006, 03:04 PM

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe:

Off.

I hate my amp.

But my Valve Junior sounds fantastic at about 12:00!!