sound setting for rehearsal w/ standard line-up

[iuserneim]

hi.

i thought i'll share my eq settings with you, and probably get some tips to make things sound even better...

i'm playing a corvette fna through a gallien krueger head & a trace elliot 4*10 box (about 400w i think).
the rehearsal is in a room that is 3 on 7 meters and has fairly good sonic isolation.

my bass eq is flat, and the basshead-eq is:
bass (60 hz): 10 o'clock
low mid (250 hz): 11 o'clock
high mid (1 khz): 13 o'clock
treble (4 khz): 13 o'clock

it has a true allround sound, so i can get a nice slap tone AND a good fingerstyle sound (changing from trebly to growly to boomy all with my hands pretty well).

BUT (fuck, must there always be a "but" ?) i would like to get rid of this:
when playing along with the band using fingerstyle technique, the sound cuts through well, but when i start slapping, it's either not loud enough or the eq setting is not good for cutting through (didn't figure it out which one it is).
what do you think ? did or do you have this problem, too ?

and yet another BUT: the sound is perfekt at normal to loud volume, but it gets a bit muddy or overdriven at really high volumes...

do you think it's just an eq-thing ? i mean, 400 watts must be enough, doesn't it ?

do you think a compressor would be nice ?
what exactly does a compressor do ? how can it be used to CHANGE the sound (especially referring to the dense growl you all might know from ryan martinie).
and what compressor would you recommend ?

ah, just listening to skunk anansie's "just because i feel good" (on the album stoosh).
if you never heard of the 2 bands "urban dance squad" and "24-7 spyz", then run to your favorite record store and check them out. very cool music.

have a nice day !

 

[odominguez]

You need to take into account the room in which you are rehearsing. Some rooms tend to damp some frequencies, therefore making it almost impossible for the human ear to hear them, even if they're there.