I just picked up a Grace Bix preamp/DI to try as an alternative to my Baggs Venue. Looking for feedback from anyone else who has this model. I was swayed by the consistent reports that the tone of the Grace boxes was superior to the Venue (subjective to be sure, but there was little to no disagreement). I like that the Bix has very few controls (Gain, High, Low, Boot); for all the possibilities offered by the Venue (and higher-end Grace boxes) I rarely if ever have the luxury of making fine adjustments on stage, less so out front where I can hear what I'm getting through the PA.
That said(!): The grace has a couple of switches that shift the "transistion frequencies" of the high and low controls. I can hear a slight difference when they are switched, but wondering whether anyone else has experience with these, specifically whether there is an optimal setting for resonators. FWIW, here's what the Manual offers:
"EQ low freq: Selects between the 2 available Low EQ
transition frequencies – 100Hz (low setting) and 200Hz
(high setting). These numbers represent the point at
which the Low EQ filter is at half of its peak gain. These
settings let you voice the EQ’s performance to your
particular instrument. For example, a Bass may benefit
from EQ control in the lower part of the frequency
spectrum, in which case the 100Hz setting would be
best. Or if you have a fiddle which has very little sound
below 200Hz, the 200Hz setting will be better making
adjustments to the low end of the instrument.
EQ high freq: Selects between the 2 available High EQ
transition frequencies – 2kHz (low setting) and 4kHz
(high setting). These numbers represent the point at
which the high EQ filter is at half of its peak gain. So these
2 settings effectively let you voice the EQ’s performance
to your particular instrument. For example, an instrument
with particular EQ needs around and above the 2kHz
range may benefit from EQ control in the lower part of the
frequency spectrum – for an instrument that needs more
cut or boost of upper mids. Or use the 4kHz setting to only
tailor the higher frequencies of an instrument."
I can’t help you Dan, but I’d go back to school if they offered a course in “EQ”.
I currently EQ my rig and our band’s PA using a combination of “set in my ways” & "superstition". I’m constantly head scratching.
Knowing an instrument’s hz range; knowing what cuts through the mix but isn’t ice-picky; empty room vs. room full of bodies; difficult hard shell rooms affecting highs, lows, reverb. And on and on.
When you get your answers please post them here. I need all the help that experience & good knowledge can provide.
Edited by - Lounge Primate on 11/06/2026 09:03:16
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