tweeters?

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jinithith2

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What are your thoughts on tweeters/high end horns on bass cabs, not limitted to Warwick cabs?
Personally, I hate the click clack fret/string noise. Tried to adjust to it when I got a Musicman Bongo, but couldn't do it so now I just play with flatwounds or with treble turned wayyy down. I started bass on an Ampeg B-15, and missed that round sound.

I heard treble helps you "cut through the mix." Does it do that by punctuating the notes with the click clack? is the trebly string noise lost in the mix when performing with the band? I had no problems cutting through with some mid boost...
 
I agree about tweeters. I have one on my Peavey 4x10, and despite the fact that it is adjustable, I still can't get a decent sound out of it.
 
I heard treble helps you "cut through the mix."
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I reckon treble gets lost in the mix most of the time.

Mids are your friend for cutting through the mix.

:D
 
I quiet like tweeters myself, treble does help cut through, so do mid. Mid ranges from 400-4k and from what i've seen most tweeter kick in 3.5k ish so you'll need them for the upper mids.

My current cab is a pjb flight case which has no tweeter but 4 full range 5" cones which give a smoother high end response imo. I'm gonna be getting a pair of 4b's to pair with my eden WT800 which means i get a nice cutting mid tone with musically but not harsh tweatery high end.
 
My mesa scout cab has a tweeter and when I turn it off it sounds better alone, but worse with a band.
 
I got 2 hartke cabs with 4 10" speakers. One of them has the additional tweeter and the other does not. i like both of them but I like the one with thetweeter because it is not clanky sounding but also sends some mids through there.

I love both.

I also tend to think that this varies regarding your eq on the highs and also on the amount of gain you have set on the amp whether a combo or a separate head.
 
trujo777 said:
I also tend to think that this varies regarding your eq on the highs and also on the amount of gain you have set on the amp whether a combo or a separate head.
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yeh if you leave the treble flat and increase it by turning up the tweeter this sometimes gets a better tone, if you don't like hissing very metallic tweeter tone.
 
My personal opinion is that you need to get used playing with the horn open, because, on the front ( FOH) nobody will cut the tweeters... so this is your sound.
The treble helps to cut through, I sometimes cut them from my preamp ( I cut really high treble, like 10 k) But... you know... the bass cab is showing you your bass's true sound, if you cut the HF horn you will not hear as your bass really sounds.

The treble is losing in the mix, the bass will sound growlier wit more air, that's all.

Cheers/ Flo
 
I've currently got an Ibanez SW100 with an extra 15" speaker cab beneath it, both of which have tweeters. After consulting the owner's manual (which I had to find online, as I bought the amp second hand) I found an "aggressive" setting which suggests turning the tweeter on, which normally I probably would have ignored, but after reading your post Florin, having the tweeter on is something I'll definitely become more conscious about.
 
They definitely help new strings sound more zingy!

I kind of miss having a tweeter on my Ashdown combo...I changed strings the other day and was quite surprised that they didn't sound sparkly and zingy. I then realised it was because I'd not changed them since I'd had the combo!

You'll also notice them more if you play slap or use a pick.

G
 
I tried out my amp with the tweeters on, and I definitely noticed a slight difference. I liked the difference, but I'll need to try it out with my band to make a final decision. But thanks again Florin for that info on tweeters.
 
tweeters help bring definition to the sound of the bass. I like them. I control their poutput from my eq settings on the amp :wink:
 
We all are used with the bass sounds that we hear on tape or concerts. That is not the true sound of the bass, because some of the freq are lost in the mix.

For me is a very easy way to figure out how a bass should sound.

Imagine a classical guitar, with new strings. Not amplified. You hold it in your hands, then you pick the strings, from high E, B, G..... then low E...
Then imagine the strings continuing with D, A, E, B ...;-)

So that's a good sound to start with

Can you hear the zzzing of the new strings on the frets? Well... you need tweeters for that eh?
 
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