Fishman PRO-EQ PLATINUM Manual
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Thank you for purchasing the Pro EQ Platinum Bass. Whether you play electric
or upright, on stage or in the studio, you can now produce the bass tone you've
always heard in your head, but have never been able to coax out of the speakers.
With this product we set out to make an easy to use, road-worthy "Swiss Army
Knife" preamp/DI that is especially dialed
Like the trim control on a pro-audio mixer, the input gain accommodates a
wide variety of incoming signal levels. For the cleanest possible signal,
adjust the input gain so that the clip/low battery LED barely flickers with
strong playing. If the LED lights up brightly as you play, your bass signal
is overdriving the circuit and you will hear di
1. Start with the phase switch in the left position and the depth control at
5:00.
2. Turn your amp or PA up so that it is on the verge of feedback.
3. Flip the phase switch back and forth until you find the position that
sounds good and doesn't feedback from open G and above (mid-bass
feedback).
4. Turn up the amp some more until you get
Boost here to thicken up the low end. Cut low mids for a more transparent
tone or to reduce feedback with acoustic bass.
Low mids are crucial for voicing your instrument. A very slight change in
the position of the low-mid slider will have great effect on the personality of
your tone.
Cut low mids (and boost the bass slider) for the open "hi-fi" to
