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Also, be aware that most tube amps have a tone stack.When every-thing is on max, they tend to cut the mid-range. So don't be surprisedto find that the flattest sound is achieved with bass and treble at mini-mum, and mid at max. Since most tube amp passive tone stacks work ina similar fashion, we recommend this as a good starting point and adjusting to taste.
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What does it matter what number the controls are on if it sounds good?
i would either EQ your amp to taste and then try to EQ the FR5 to fit around that or......set your amp's EQ to flat and EQ to FR5 to make it sound better.
I think the EQ your amp to your taste is the better option and this is what I would do.
The Hartke 500 even shows it all in the manual. Bass and treble on zero with the mids up full is flat response. In other words - that is the true sound of the instrument. Bass and treble are thus Boost only and mids are cut only. But because we are used to assuming Noon is flat we make the wrong assumption that each control cuts and boosts.
That's an active EQ.
Some are passive so they only actually cut. It's just that the starting point for the cut has a different starting point per control.
It varies by manufacturer so there is no rule as such, but 90% of amps have a baked in mid cut, and with good reason. Guitars sound shite when amplified flat!
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
Of course this takes practice and ten minutes being left in peace and quiet with an amp!
Otherwise some kind of idea of how different amps sound so you know roughly how the Fly Rig will interact. I know there are a million different amps but you tend to see a lot of the same ones and those in family groups - modern Marshall, blackface Fender, AC30ish,etc. In reality unless you get a decent soundcheck there will be a need for some fine adjustments between the first couple of songs.
you can chase your tail adjusting both.
Get a nice balanced clean tone, duller is better than brighter, and set the FlyRig to taste.
Was it something like this here one?
however many valve amps won't pass signal with the eq all the way down
I keep one in my bag in case the Helix has an issue
I don't have to use the FR5, I can take an amp and pedals, but it's a jazz/swing gig where I won't be using a big variety of sounds so the simplicity of the FR was appealing. But most of the band will be reading the dots, rehearsal time will be minimal, and I won't get much chance to experiment with sounds.
I think the whole point of the Bass 0, Treble 0, Mid 10 settings is to give a neutral base so the pre-amp on the Sansamp piggybacks on the amp with the least possible "interference" from the amp's own pre-amp. I assume that's different from finding the best base tone for a more orthodox pedal - in fact I'd imagine those setting would sound pretty bad if you were just using ordinary pedals.