ByTheHandOf
Inspired
Hey Guys.
I have just had my strat (nothing fancy, '97 US std w HS pickups (HS 2 & 4s if i remember correctly)) back from a large overhaul at the shop, and I am in love with it all over again! I am going on tour soon, and my two main guitars are an LP R8 and the strat. Only issue is, that the LP has a tremendous output from it's Burstbucker PU's -even hotter that the EMG's in my ESP Eclipse.
My problem is, that when i plug in the strat, there is obviously a lot of body and grit missing compared to the LP, as it's not driving the amp as hard. I have come up with a solution that works somewhat ok, but I am curious to hear what you guys do.
I recorded the DI signal from both guitars, and did a matching EQ and metered the input. My eyes tells me that the strat is almost 14db lower that the LP, but my ears say approx 6-7 (still a lot I think!?), and the main difference in EQ was actually mainly in the lows (LP 2.5isch db louder around 55) and the highs (LP 4-5db lower around 5.1k). So I reied a few different blocks, and ended up using a parametric EQ for when I play the strat, where I have boosted 2.5 at 55hz (almost always cut by the lowcut (which I personally prefere around 90hz, but it still brovides a bit of beef, that I like better than the typical 150-250hz beefy boost), and cut a few db at 5.1k (i still want it to sound like my strat).
This is acceptable, though the strat does get a bit more gritty sounding than I care for, why I am seeking inspiration in what you guys are doing.
I have just had my strat (nothing fancy, '97 US std w HS pickups (HS 2 & 4s if i remember correctly)) back from a large overhaul at the shop, and I am in love with it all over again! I am going on tour soon, and my two main guitars are an LP R8 and the strat. Only issue is, that the LP has a tremendous output from it's Burstbucker PU's -even hotter that the EMG's in my ESP Eclipse.
My problem is, that when i plug in the strat, there is obviously a lot of body and grit missing compared to the LP, as it's not driving the amp as hard. I have come up with a solution that works somewhat ok, but I am curious to hear what you guys do.
I recorded the DI signal from both guitars, and did a matching EQ and metered the input. My eyes tells me that the strat is almost 14db lower that the LP, but my ears say approx 6-7 (still a lot I think!?), and the main difference in EQ was actually mainly in the lows (LP 2.5isch db louder around 55) and the highs (LP 4-5db lower around 5.1k). So I reied a few different blocks, and ended up using a parametric EQ for when I play the strat, where I have boosted 2.5 at 55hz (almost always cut by the lowcut (which I personally prefere around 90hz, but it still brovides a bit of beef, that I like better than the typical 150-250hz beefy boost), and cut a few db at 5.1k (i still want it to sound like my strat).
This is acceptable, though the strat does get a bit more gritty sounding than I care for, why I am seeking inspiration in what you guys are doing.
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