Hi, I’m getting a boomy sound on the C/C#/D notes of the 6th string, particularly with neck pickups, and I initially thought it was a QC issue. However, after some testing, I noticed this happens with captures, models, clean and dirty tones, with or without pedals, and on both of my guitars (humbucker and single-coil).
I even tried using Helix Native and got the same result. I have Yamaha HS8 monitors, but I also tested with my old Mackie CR4s and experienced the same issue. I don’t think it’s the room, because my acoustic guitar connected to the QC doesn’t give this.
I also tried applying a gentle low-pass filter, but adjusting it enough to eliminate the boominess results in a very sterile sound. I wasn’t sure where to ask about this, do you guys have any tips? Is this normal?
Most importantly, can you hear it through your speakers with my file?
Thank you!
So you say it happens on both your guitars and both with the QC and with Helix native?
Any chance you adjusted your pickups height yourself on both your guitars and that they might be too close to the strings?
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Yes I adjusted the height myself, but measured the distance with the official fender specs
The tele neck pickup was 2.2 mm from the E string pressed down. Adjusting it doesn’t remove the boomy C/C#. Even at 4mm it does this
Hi this can happen on some guitars… It also could be on the note on the low E is causing room reflections to be excentuated… Have you tried moving speakers around on your desk or stands playing with your back to the speakers… There could be somtin else in the room resonating only when you pick that note… I have had this b4 on different guitars… And it usual goes away with proper EQ/room adjustments in the low end of the spectrum.
And it’s only happening on the neck pickup…?
It can also just be on the note part of the fretboard is resonating more with the body or the bridge and can cause this scenario… Sometimes adjusting the pickups lower than you think you should solves it…
You can also fill the pickup cavity with foam soft foam and that can remove the resonance…
But the fact you say both guitars suggests it’s not the guitars. Have you tried headphones… But definitely sounds like somtin is resonating in the room on them notes…
Make sure monitors are isolated from the desk or stands… Don’t have monitors in corners or against walls create some distance from corners and walls
My room is not in the best conditions acoustically, but if it were the room then this audio wav would be normal. On your speakers you hear this when auditioning the file?
Also it happens with very low volumes, where the difference should be minor if the room was the problem, i think
I can’t diagnose an issue without being there… So there just ideas or possible things that can be causing it… Can you share the preset that mite help even further
yes, i mean the google drive file i sent in the video. When I play Amin11-Cmin11 near the end I hear a loud low frequeny on the cmin and not in the amin.
The preset uses some paid captures, i don’t think those could be shared but it does it with every distorted or fuzzsound, neck pickup
I would suggest using the Parametric 8 EQ so you have enough bands to tailor your sound further …and cut at around 125khz to taste,i cut all the lowend upto 80
khz the q was around 7.50 you will see these figures in the block ..since i cant actually replicate your preset i done it in my daw and it got rid of the boom…the attached pic mite help you
That cut is just graphical you don’t need to cut completely down just cut until you notice the boom disappears
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Ok thank you so much, so this is just until i can get a better room treatment? Or you get this too?
I would say there was just too much lowend in the mix/preset you will find most presets or amps and cabs captures will need and EQ applied I usually EQ after the capture amp cab etc… And always cut the lows 80hz down… The recording you supplied I take it was recorded in the box as in straight to pc? So your room wasn’t in the equation… So it’s in the capture basically
Happens to me as well with a Parker Fly classic as well as a custom hollow-body. My fix has been the low-f cut with a single band of parametric EQ but I agree that it’s troubling.
