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hey guys sorry i havent been very responsive, our work has really kicked up and we've been on like 65 hour weeks for like the last two months. I just purchased a used streamer stage II from a guitar center (its a 1997 i got it for $2000 :D :D :D) and i really like the feel but i think theres to much sub low and not enough growl. Any suggestions on another to try? i really am digging the Warwick necks and bodies but the low end on this streamer is just unreal. I want good low end but not over extended :P. Im looking into the thumbs right now, and i actually ordered one to try (just a 4str BO) but if anyone has some suggestions for me I'd REALLY appreciate your help. Thanks a lot


Joby-
 
the sound described is rather untypical for a stage 2

roll back the bass eq:-)

higher pick ups especially the bridge pickup

this should give you a liitle more mids
 
+1. Maybe a preamp/ pot problem. The SSII should be a very nasal midrangey instrument.
 
If I run every knob flat it sounds thin and almost kind of a slappy texture but if I run it with everything boosted then that's when the over whelming sub low kicks in. Idk then maybe that's just way it is boosted. I just think that it should have the same texture with each knob effected equally.
 
The bass knob will boost much more bass than what you might be used to.
With everything flat, my stage 2 sounds nicely balanced.
 
jbyjnkx said:
If I run every knob flat it sounds thin and almost kind of a slappy texture but if I run it with everything boosted then that's when the over whelming sub low kicks in. Idk then maybe that's just way it is boosted. I just think that it should have the same texture with each knob effected equally.
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The preamp is not made to work this way. You will have a boomy and distorted sound...
I agree with greg, with flat settings should have a very balanced sound.
 
I used to run my 2 band EQ SSII with both bass and treble full up and it never seemed boomy or with too much low end... what amp and cabinet are you running into and are you finding this in all rooms/places that you play?
 
warwickhunt said:
I used to run my 2 band EQ SSII with both bass and treble full up and it never seemed boomy or with too much low end... what amp and cabinet are you running into and are you finding this in all rooms/places that you play?
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That´s a good point. I experience the same with my recently bought SSII. BTW got very good info here tweaking my sound! Compared to the Thumb the SSII really is a midrange machine. With a Thumb you get that speaker blowing low end. But none of them sounds boomy IMO. Another point with the preamp: if you have issues with distortion, maybe it´s a good idea to convert to 18 volt. I think Seth wrote an article about that.
 
Im currently playing through an ampeg B210 and boosted you guys are correct it does sound "boomy" and flat it does sound pretty well balanced. So good troubleshooting just a simple mistake on my part :P. Thanks for the help guys i appreciate it!
 
Hi gang
I have a Streamer ProM, 4-string. I love how this bass plays but the sound is terrible. There is no high end or low end, just mids. I also have a 5-string Corvette and the sound is great. I play through an Ampeg SVT 7 and two 410 Ampeg cabs.

Any suggestions?

Frankie
 
Easiest way to take much influence would be the choice of the strings. That means you need some super brilliant strings. Of course long lasting once, so you don't have to change them too often. My suggestion: D'Addario pro steels. My Fender JB also sounded too weak for my taste, so I installed these strings. Here is a recording:
[video=youtube_share;64o86AKHlaY]https://youtu.be/64o86AKHlaY[/video]

These specific strings helped to improve the sound (just my taste!), especially to get real highs and clear lows. But they do not give more low than the bass can give.
 
I agree, strings and setup. Also check the elctronics if they are working fine. Streamer Pro M should have a nice growly sound.
 
Thanks for the suggestions Hardy. I've tried every major string manufacturer and the sound just doesn't make much difference.
 
Thanks Florin. That has been my suspicion over the years. How do I determine if the electronics are working correctly?
 
A good sign is when all the pots are doing their job :-)
 
Warwick's bass control is at 100Hz, which is almost as honky as it gets for a bass control. Sub-low is the least accurate description of 100Hz. Ibanez likes to make EQs that have a bass control at 20Hz, which is completely useless, albeit sub-low.

However, 100Hz can really cloud up your signal (not as bad as 250Hz but still). Maybe your sub-bass is actually a low-mid resonance?

On my 3-band MEC EQs, I goose the treble almost full, mids almost half-way up, and the bass turned up maybe 1/10th of the rotation.
 
You get no low end from your Pro M, even with the bass turned up and the pickup panned to the front?
 
Gnermo said:
You get no low end from your Pro M, even with the bass turned up and the pickup panned to the front?
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Granted it's right up against the bridge, I have a similar sound from my Vampyre.
 
Alright, I had no problems with mine.
Flatwound strings tend to make that pickup a lot more boomy, and you get instantly more low-end from doing just that.
 
When I used Thomastik flats, the sound was actually tighter in the low end.
 
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