Passive bass tone knobs when recording.

[mstone564]

Hey there. I have a Spector Legend 6 and was wondering what you all suggest I have my knobs set to when I record it.
The neck and bridge volume knobs aren't a big deal because I just use the bridge only anyways, but was wondering what to do with the bass and treble.

Should I leave them both off?
Both half way?
Both all the way up?

I've even done a shoot-out and honestly can't tell the difference except for more bass/highs (obviously..). I'm mainly curious if adding boosts of EQ from the bass itself would make it more difficult to further process and what you all would do?

 

[Ensi]

I'm no bassist, but I crank all of the knobs to max. Maybe sometimes reduce the bridge a bit because bass is well... mainly filling the big low-end hole in my mixes.

 

[egan.]

Passive=dimed, active=where ever it sounds good.

edit: Doesn't the legend have a tone pump? That's not passive.

 

[53Crëw]

On a passive bass, I'd run everything all the way up. On rare occasions, I'll roll off just a little treble if I need a rounder bass tone.

On active basses, I set everything flat.

 

[mstone564]

Passive=dimed, active=where ever it sounds good.

edit: Doesn't the legend have a tone pump? That's not passive.

http://www.spectorbass.com/professional/classic6.html
Says pickups are passive, and I'm pretty sure they are?

On a passive bass, I'd run everything all the way up. On rare occasions, I'll roll off just a little treble if I need a rounder bass tone.

On active basses, I set everything flat.

For everyone saying "everything all the way up" does that include turning both the neck and bridge pickup up all the way?

 

[egan.]

Pups are passive but there is an active pre amp which means if you turn the bass/treble beyond the middle detent you are actively boosting highs and lows. The middle detent is (theoretically) equivalent to all the way up on a passive control.

 

[mstone564]

Pups are passive but there is an active pre amp which means if you turn the bass/treble beyond the middle detent you are actively boosting highs and lows. The middle detent is (theoretically) equivalent to all the way up on a passive control.

There isn't any mid-way stopping point like a schecter stiletto, so would I just have to guess on what half way is? haha

 

[egan.]

Hey man,

I'm looking for the info on that pre and it's confusing and contradictory. Some people say boost only, others say boost/cut and spector (currently, apparently it's changed) says Bass: +14dB/-4dB @55Hz, Treble: +14dB/-12dB @6,5kHz which seems really strange.

Given this, I would start with it all the way down and turn them up until the sound good. Sorry if I confused the issue for you!

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

My Fender J: All knobs to 11! (ok 10 ).