ON equalizers incorporated into equipment as well as outboard have three things that affect the sounds that they alter. Frequency center, for example - the bass control may be centered anywhere from 30hz to 120hz (or more). This range also has slopes, i.e. fall off, and breadth. Variations in the bass control center and slopes controls the breadth. Gets kinda complex. Then there is other equipment which might center the bass control at 60hz, 100 hz, ad infinitum. But they all call it just plain old BASS. I've seen integrated amps which allow you to change the center point up to 200 hz. Wow, imagine that. Now there are tone controls in the mid-range and highs with accompanying options.
The message is 1) Figure out what range of bass that you want to hear and 2) what your prospective units spec's are when it come to their tone controls. What you get is up to you. :-)
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