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Post subject: neutral EQ
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:07 am
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Guys,

I'm new to all this electric stuff, so apologies for asking such a basic question. I'm now the proud owner of a Blues Deluxe Reissue, but can find no reference anywhere to what position the controls have to be in to provide a "neutral" EQ - in fact I've had contradicting advice from 2 dealers. Help!

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Post subject: Re: neutral EQ
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:51 am
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tdunkley wrote:
Guys,

I'm new to all this electric stuff, so apologies for asking such a basic question. I'm now the proud owner of a Blues Deluxe Reissue, but can find no reference anywhere to what position the controls have to be in to provide a "neutral" EQ - in fact I've had contradicting advice from 2 dealers. Help!

trevor


I guess that would depend on what "neutral EQ" means to you - or, how it is defined. (yeah - I know, it's a sneaky way around a question Hehe :) )

But - I'll take a stab at it.

In-my-opinion (got that? - just MY opinion ;) )

If "neutral EQ" would mean - having no frequencys cut out of the signal being amplified. Then the Fender amp circuits I have checked (i.e. Twin Reverb RI, Deluxe Reverb RI, Blues Junior, Hot Rod amps) would have most of the signal going through the amp with the tone controls set to "max", "10", "wide open" or what ever you call having no frequencies going to ground. This is assuming the Blues Deluxe RI tone stack is like these typical Fender circuits.

I used the phrase "most of the signal" because I think 'some' of the signal may still 'bleed' through the resistance in the tone control potentiometers to ground. But that is again just "in my opinion".

Some of the guitar players I know, and others I meet before they passed on, thought a starting point was at the half way point between zero and max. i.e.- "5" on a "1" to "10" knob. They also used the same logic about tone and volume controls on an electric guitar - setting them in the middle. This, of course, passes a portion of the signal to ground.

Their logic being - from the middle (their neutral starting point) you could go up or down as needed. Where as, if you already have everything maxed out, all that's left is to turn down either volume or tone, or both.

So, you could pick what works best for you, and go with that.

Maybe someone else can give a better answer. :?


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