musicman1 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 hi i have just received a boss oc 2 a japan version and i have a problem when i play my bass into it i make my amp distorted, i have a musicman stingray and a aguilar ag500, when i turn the volume right down on my bass the pedal sound fine with not distortion. i have tried a friends fender jazz and it sounds fine has anyone else had this problem rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Sounds like your stingray has an especially powerful output and it's overdriving the OC-2, rather than a problem with the pedal. Are the pickups especially high? Tried it with the Stingray's EQ knobs flat? You're running bass -> OC-2 -> amp, right? Not bass->amp (amp fx loop -> OC-2)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman1 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='386234' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:29 PM']Sounds like your stingray has an especially powerful output and it's overdriving the OC-2, rather than a problem with the pedal. Are the pickups especially high? Tried it with the Stingray's EQ knobs flat? You're running bass -> OC-2 -> amp, right? Not bass->amp (amp fx loop -> OC-2)?[/quote] ya it just goes straight into the the input on the amp , bass, oc2, amp i will try the eq flat and lowering the pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 its the bass eq on the musicman that might be causing it, several effect iv owned in the past have distorted if iv had the bass boosted too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='musicman1' post='386265' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:39 PM']ya it just goes straight into the the input on the amp , bass, oc2, amp i will try the eq flat and lowering the pickup[/quote] Hopefully that'll do it. Obviously try removing any boost you've got set on the EQ before messing with the pickup itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman1 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='386281' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:46 PM']Hopefully that'll do it. Obviously try removing any boost you've got set on the EQ before messing with the pickup itself. [/quote] ya my settings are bass full, mid full, treble off that is the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Where abouts are you playing on the fret-board? I have an OC-2 and it distorts if I go lower than the low C on a regular tuned based. anything above this and it's lovely - speshially higher up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='musicman1' post='386314' date='Jan 20 2009, 04:00 PM']ya my settings are bass full, mid full, treble off that is the problem[/quote] yeah itl almost certainly be the bass being full thats the problem Just boost the bass using your amp instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='musicman1' post='386314' date='Jan 20 2009, 04:00 PM']bass full, mid full, treble off[/quote] That's the problem. I've got to be honest, that's a crazy EQ. Do your EQ for sound shaping on your amp and leave the EQ on your bass flat, this will solve the issue with the OC-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman1 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='Toasted' post='387190' date='Jan 21 2009, 09:50 AM']That's the problem. I've got to be honest, that's a crazy EQ. Do your EQ for sound shaping on your amp and leave the EQ on your bass flat, this will solve the issue with the OC-2.[/quote] Thank every one that has sorted the problem rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Good times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.