Help with this active eq section...Peavey Raxx

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Hello, first post here, but I've been reading many, many topics in this forum.
I'm asking if you can help me understanding the active eq section of this old Peavey preamp, the Raxx, version for bass...I thought that it could be interesting for some DIY projects maybe.
There are 3 controls, "bottom", "body" and "edge", which are basically bass, mid and treble....as you can see from the schematic, they are those 3 pots just after the "post-gain" pot (the master volume).
I really don't understand how to calculate the central frequencies of boost/cut for each control of this active eq section...from some readings here and there, they should be shelving type for bass and treble, and notch for the mids control...

http://www.steamingaudio.myzen.co.uk/do ... ircuit.pdf

Can you help me?
Thank you very much in advance, and sorry for my English...!

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Treble sweep
Treble sweep
Mid Sweep
Mid Sweep
Bass sweep
Bass sweep
I'd say you just have 2 tone circuits, the first is passive guitar tone tree the second is some kind of semi active baxandall /James tree in the feedback loop of last triode. Unlike the first tone section this one has gain. (better minds may have more to add)

Good idea to have 2 tone circuits,,,,
Shame you can't split the two tone circuits and insert other stuff between those two.
I've been using 2 tone circuits for years, works a treat. :thumbsup
Hope that helps a bit,,Phil.

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Thank you A LOT man!!! Very, very helpful!! Perfect job!! :applause: :applause:

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