For sale only is a Broughton High Pass Filter pedal, in mint/excellent condition. I'm the original owner, bought it new, and it's just sat in my bass-ment since (never set up a ... ... more

Sounds to me like you need a High Pass Filter. Best $100 you'll ever spend on equipment. [link] Start turning it clockwise until the throb goes away. ... more

So now that you've fixed your technical problems... you can find a way to talk to your bandmates about dynamics, leaving space for each other, creating a good mix on stage, playing ... ... more

One more technical solution I'd like to offer is a high pass filter. Instead of pulling 50hz down on your graphic EQ, a high pass filter set at 50hz would cut everything below ... ... more

I just got a Trace Elliot ELF head and 2x8 cab, and there's a really annoying boomyness in the low-mids. I can tame it by turning down the bass and turning up the mids, but I'd ... ... more

A High pass filter isn't going to stop your low-mids boom. It's just going to lower your sub bass rumble, which is far far lower. What you probably need a 10 band EQ that happens ... ... more

Bass frequencies boom when you boost them too much. Low-mids don't boom. Low-mids (~200Hz to 550Hz) will honk at you if you boost them too much, so dial them back a bit if you ... ... more

either a pre amp or an EWS mid control you can find the Mid control used for about $100 ... more

Yep, a high pass filter will probably help. But you might want to buy the version with a bypass switch, so you can A/B the effect the pedal is having as you adjust the cutoff frequency. ... ... more

Here are my recommendations 1) High Pass Filter - Probably not on your list, and it should be. I recommend this for every bassist on Earth. It's a somewhat magic EQ trick that ... ... more

Actually its the high pass filter that cleans up the low end and that might help a lot. You've got a hollowbody and a shorter than short scale bass going through 15 inch speakers so starting there is not a bad idea. IMO the "phat" sound you seek might come from cleaning up the low end with the HPF and then perhaps some ... ... more

Hi Azure Skies: So you do not think that [link] or [link] is more fitting for my purposes? I mainly use the passive pick-ups in my Bass, but know and again I use the active pickups. ... more

I think a HPF is useful for a lot of bassists, and is a nice tool to have when you have control over the cutoff frequency. Whether you think that is useful for you is for you to ... ... more

Here's one with a switch, a bit more expensive: [link] Usually Josh has the Always-On in stock. I'd check back in a few days. The one I'd get now is the HPF/LPF because it has ... ... more

I didn't use any pedals for many years of playing, I now see them as tools. Here are my recommendations for utilitarian purposes (I'll assume you have a tuner) Robert Keeley Bassist ... ... more

As Wasnex stated, you are likely clipping the amp head. The Ampeg 810e can handle 800 watts RMS (continuous power rating) and perhaps 300 more watts of clean power would help here. What tone settings are you typically using on the head? What tone settings are you using on your bass guitar? Does the bass have an active preamp? ... ... more

There are a couple things going on here in my opinion. One being EQ. Can you play an open B with everything flat (both bass and amp) at ANY volume? The speaker's ability to deal with the lower frequencies is maybe part of it: [sfx] sfx sound: micro-Thumpinator v2 [link] I play a 5 string bass thru this with no problems: ... ... more

Aguilar GS 210 2x10 350W power handling 8 ohms impedance Avatar B212 500 watts 8 ohms impedance How about purchasing another identical cabinet and stacking it vertically? That would surely get you louder and be manageable with the weight. I will suggest you use two of the same cabinets too, I can guarantee good results ... ... more

I'm having a similar problem with boomy-ness in a cab I recently got, so I plant to add a HPF to my pedalboard. What would y'all reccommend? So far I have a couple that look pretty ... ... more

Fdeck is one of the better options out there, assembled by a fellow TB member: hpftechllc - HPF-Pre, updated December 15, 2019 ... more

This for sure is a key gem on the holy Grail: [link] ... more

Man, the HPF keeps coming up. Guess I need to buy another pedal, oh darn ... more

Welcome to TB! My recommendations for pedals: With a passive bass, you'll benefit from a buffer amp at the top of your signal chain. Broughton Audio's Bandwidth Buffer Amp is my pick. A tuner. The Sonic Research ST-300 (full size) is my pick. IME/IMHO a strobe tuner is more precise, and just as easy to use. A compressor. ... ... more

Although I don't need the switch, because it's always on, I still prefer this one: [link] ... more