Chords for SWR Marcus Miller Preamp Part 8 - Active vs. Passive Bass

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Up to now, I've been showing you how the preamp works with a passive bass.
This bass has a preamp, but I had it turned off.
And here's the bass passive [G] again.
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_ _ [G] _ Right, here's active.
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So if you have a preamp on your bass, you're not going to need as much EQ from your preamp.
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I just want to add a little bit of compression.
I'll watch the light to see when it kicks in.
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Okay?
A little compression, maybe I want to pull back on the highs a little bit. _ _ _ _
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_ Right?
So it's more subtle stuff when you already have a preamp.
But this thing still comes in handy.
Like I said, you can use it as a direct box, and based on what's going on in the room,
you can start adding with your mid-range to adjust for the room or for the song.
You know what I mean?
So there you go.
I hope this is helpful.
I hope the sound is better. _ _
Hopefully, not just for the preamp, but hopefully this helps explain EQ and compression to you
in general, because I know a lot of bass players have a lot of questions.
So hit me up, Fender.com if you have any questions.
I'll be glad to answer.
_ _ Or MarcusMiller.com or MyFace, Facebook, whatever.
I'm on them all.
All right?
Okay.
Have a great day.
Talk to you later.
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