Paul70bass Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi I have a Trace Elliot AH500-7 bass head and 2 x 10 + 1 x15 cabs, I'm currently playing a passive Fender Jazz bass, strung with medium gauge strings, through this set-up. The problem I have is that I set the input gain as per the instruction manual and find that it's peaking with the input gain at less than 1, I've read that normally it should be between 5 and 8. I've set the pick-ups low to try an compensate but this hasn't helped. Any ideas Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Turn the volume down on your bass a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 That doesn`t sound right for a passive bass. What eq setting are you using - possibly too much low-end may do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Strange issue, if it was an active bass i would guess that you could be linking on the passive input but with a passive bass that shouldn't happen. I'm with Lozz, are you using any extreme EQ settings on the amp? Found a pic, is this your amp? Start with everything flat, all filter/EQ/compression switches off, master gain off, input switch set to LOW, all knobs of your bassguitar on full and start setting the gain until you see the clip light (the red one, on the right) on, then set the gain knob back a click or two until it's off and leaves just the middle (yellow?!!) on. Then add master volume at will and follow the amp's layout and set your tone (shape -> EQ -> Compressor). Be sure, if you use the amps EQ to leave your curve set around the 0dB line, if your desired tone puts the curve too high or too low simply move all faders to adjust them to the 0dB line and reset gain if needed. Always check your gain clip LEDs after each modification to the settings. Hope this will get you started, if you already tried all of this then just ignore me and take your problem to TE's tech support because you could have a issue on the amp. cheers and good luck Edit: just to clear one thing, the gain LED that you need to pay attention are the three that are above the gain knob, i wasn't refering to the one above the master volume! Edited November 28, 2012 by Ghost_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Try another lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul70bass Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thanks guys, Ghost Bass, the picture is indeed my amp. I will try all the suggestions and see if I still have any issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 [quote name='Paul70bass' timestamp='1354543872' post='1887153'] Thanks guys, Ghost Bass, the picture is indeed my amp. I will try all the suggestions and see if I still have any issues [/quote] Good luck with that. The main idea around Trace gain setting is to get your amp setup to a point that when you play your bass in the harder way you'll ever be playing the red LED never lights, only the yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 [quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1354120212' post='1882342'] Try another lead. [/quote] Weren't The Police always looking for new leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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