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Offline almrson

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« on: February 04, 2006, 12:57:22 PM »
I LOVE THIS FORUM YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF HELPING EACH OTHER "IN THE BONDS OF LOVE" :o YA'LL(I'M FROM MISSISSIPPI) HAVE INSPIRED AND HELP ME ALOT.BUT I NEED HELP WITH A DISTORTION ISSUE.I PLAY A FIVE STRING IBANEZ .I'M RUNNING THE BASS THRU MY AMP INTO OUR CHUCH SYSTEM.I NOTICE THAT WHEN I SLAP MY VOLUME AND DISTORTION  LEVELS ARE DIFFERENT FRON WHEN PLUCKING. YES I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN MY BASS BUT I'M WONDERING IS IT TIME I INVESTED IN A PEDAL OF SOME KIND OR SOMETHING.                                                                                                                                                                                                     P.S. BIG UP'S URIAH.yOUR CLIPS ARE A GOD SEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2006, 01:55:11 PM »
the only thing I can think of is your overloading the input of the PA system. I was using an active direct box (had a battery)  and an active bass. I got all kinds of crazy noises, tried a passive bass and it went away but it was not the bass I wanted so I went to a passive direct box.

my suggestion is to lower the volume of your amp starting with the pre-amp (called gain or pre-gain)

Try a direct box and not using the amp.
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Offline mr_layback

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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2006, 02:34:14 PM »
Compression.  Get a compressor. It will keep you in a better dynamic range.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2006, 02:54:06 PM »
ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT KIND OF COMMPRESSOR I SHOULD/COULD  USE.aLSO WILL A COMPRESSOR HELP ME KEEP THE SAME VOLUME WHEN PLUCKING AS WHEN THUMPING THE STRINGS.tHANKS FOR THE ADVISE. HOLLA BACK.
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2006, 06:35:05 PM »
Check out the Carl Martin compressor/limiter.  EBS also makes a nice one.

http://www.carlmartin.com/
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2006, 12:05:47 PM »
I've had this problem as well.  I run through my eq (Ampeg SVP-Pro) into the
house system.  As long as I'm not slapping it sound ok.  But as soon as I slap and pop, it sound muddy... horrible in my opinion.  You think using a compressor will help with the sound??  
Anybody ever tried using the compressor from another pre-amp in conjunction with your primary pre-amp (my old pre-amp has a compressor)?
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