Please help - lower key sounds on amp far too loud

[simonbarget]

Hi,

I am playing a GEM PRP 700 through a Fender Hotrod deluxe. The lower key sounds are much louder than the higher key sounds. The imbalance is so great that I am scared to play left hand and right hand together. Changing the settings on the amp hasn't helped. Changing the settings on the keyboard doesn't really help either.

Is there a pedal I can buy which can effectively dampen the lower note sounds so that the keyboard produces an even sound?

Thanks

Simon

 

[jackson001]

Isn't that a guitar amp?

If I'm right guitar amps aren't supposed to be balanced like keyboard amps. They require different things. The higher low end is part of the amp's voicing.

 

[simonbarget]

You're absolutely right - it is a guitar amp. I bought it because it was recommended for a Fender Rhodes.

Are there any pedals I can buy which can reduce the bass volume?

 

[RotorOnTop]

are you playing split keys?
even with a guitar amp there shouldn't be a BIG drastic volume difference below C4 and your upper register, although a true keyboard amp would probably be a better choice. Unless you can individually change note volumes or change in octave groupings you are stuck with a big problem, this may actually need a service tech to remedy. I'm not familiar with the Gem keyboard, so I'm not much help there.

 

[jackson001]

I suppose you could get an equalizer pedal and cut the bass and boost the other frequencies. The more bands on the equalizer, obviously, the more control. I think carvin has a full octave EQ.

 

[simonbarget]

Thanks for the replies. I am going to contact the retailer and see what they say. If no luck, then I will try out an equalizer pedal. How much do they cost roughly?