Actually boosting mids

[AzzR]

I switch between two distortion sounds both based on the big muff, one is mid scooped for chunky and my lead is a boosted mid sound to cut through, I used to use an EQ pedal to boost the mids after the distortion but would now like to try a way of boosting the mids of the distortion only and not my signal chain.

What is the best way to boost mids in a big muff? Active mid boost or passivly cutting the highs and low (not sure if that would have the same effect).

-Azza

[JHS]

2 tone stacks (1 normal, 1 with different values for boosted mids), selectable via switch is a good and simple solution and maybe already suits your needs. A switchable actice mid boost (a simple 1-stage EQ) before the output is a bit more complicated, but better for finetuning frequency, bandwidth and peak.

JHS

[AzzR]

Since eventually this will be housed in one enclosure two full tonestacks may not fit, the rhythm or Chunk section could probably remain stock, essentially what I want is a fairly wide bandwidth boost around 800k, I have been playing around with Duncan's Tone Stack Calculator and find that the bands interact a fair amount. I am still tweaking values in that so I shall see how I got. If I use a passive 2 band tonestack on each distortion (low and high) and then have an active mid boost around 600k - 800k for the lead channel this could work. How difficult are parametric EQ circuits to figure out in terms of values?

-Azza

[Elektrojänis]

If your BMP still has the standard BMP-tone control you should check out this: http://www.muzique.com/lab/tone3.htm

You could add a switch to change the value of one resistor between stock and some other value that gives you more mids. One of the resistors could efen be a pot or a trimmer so you could change it between stock and tunable amount of mids... Or you could even make one mode that has even deeper mid notch... or two switch betveen two pots so you could set the mid level for both modes separately... or or or...

Also check out the BMP tonestack mode in the Duncans tonestack calculator for further customisations of part values.

[AzzR]

If your BMP still has the standard BMP-tone control you should check out this: http://www.muzique.com/lab/tone3.htm

You could add a switch to change the value of one resistor between stock and some other value that gives you more mids. One of the resistors could efen be a pot or a trimmer so you could change it between stock and tunable amount of mids... Or you could even make one mode that has even deeper mid notch... or two switch betveen two pots so you could set the mid level for both modes separately... or or or...

Also check out the BMP tonestack mode in the Duncans tonestack calculator for further customisations of part values.

Thanks man, I was checking out the TSC earlier. That AMZ EQ number 2 looks worth a shot.

Cheers

-Azza

[John Lyons]

+1 on Jack Orman's stuff!
I have used the AMZ presence control with the "body" pot to flatten out the mids.
If you are just boosting a little then this may do it for you.
If you need the "extra push over the cliff" then try that other one that actual boosts the mids.

john