In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

[Aceman]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Order - Whichever sounds best to you:

Tuner > EQ > SD1
- This will shape the guitar tone before the OD. However, the OD will amplify any noise the EQ makes.

Tuner > SD1 > EQ
- This will really tune the tone of the OD. Of course, any noise you add will be boosted if that's what you do to a particular band.

Personally, noise has never really been my thing. By that, I mean I don't worry about it. I focus on the music, not the noise. Unless it is excessive, I'm not worrying about it and rocking on. That may not be for everyone or all styles.

Another option is EQ up front, noise gate in the loop.

 

[Mincer]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Maybe wait and see what the new Boss EQ pedal can do. I am sure you can find other ways to use it, too.

 

[chadd]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

I didn't like the noise from the GE7, using the MXR10 now and have had good luck with it. Looking forward to trying the one Mincer mentioned

 

[Francois]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Both the MXR 10 bands and the Boss GE-7 seem to be very good choices.

The MXR is my next pedal purchase (I get it next week), but I am interested in the other as well.

David Gilmour used the GE-7 to balance his Strat pickups and I trust him for not using crap.

Note that the current version of the MRX "Silver" has two outputs just like the Kerry King signature version.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Order - Whichever sounds best to you:

Tuner > EQ > SD1
- This will shape the guitar tone before the OD. However, the OD will amplify any noise the EQ makes.

Tuner > SD1 > EQ
- This will really tune the tone of the OD. Of course, any noise you add will be boosted if that's what you do to a particular band.

Personally, noise has never really been my thing. By that, I mean I don't worry about it. I focus on the music, not the noise. Unless it is excessive, I'm not worrying about it and rocking on. That may not be for everyone or all styles.

Another option is EQ up front, noise gate in the loop.

You can even still run the eq in the loop and put the gate after it. That will quiet down any noise as well.

 

[Gtrjunior]

In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Maybe wait and see what the new Boss EQ pedal can do. I am sure you can find other ways to use it, too.

That pedal looks amazing.
Only complaint....I don’t like the midi in/out jacks....you’d need an adapter to use a regular midi cable with it. Which, I suppose isn’t the end of the world. But still.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

For a not-so-novel approach (well, at least not in the annals of guitar tone), try the "pre+post EQ" concept:

- 6-band EQ in front of amp with the guitar-centric mids boosted for maximum impact

and add:

- 10-band EQ after the amp (I s'pose in the FX loop would work if needed) to fine-tailor the final tone

You could, for example, scoop the hell out of the mids with the post EQ, but still have a juicy tone...

That’s a great idea. I had never considered using 2 eq pedals.

 

[MGW]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Source Audio Programable EQ.

It's the last EQ I will ever buy.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Source Audio Programable EQ.

It's the last EQ I will ever buy.

I looked this pedal up the other day....it’s brilliant. I love that it is midi controllable. And the price isn’t outrageous either. I’m thinking I need one of these too.
Thanks for the heads up!

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

I prefer mine before the OD because I like to boost or knockdown the 2 most critical frequencies 400k and 800k before making the OD work to make the sound -as I switch between a Tele single coil Git, an LP Special style Humbucking Git and a 335 Humbucking Git and a Gretsch Git for various songs and stuff.

Also people like them before their OD to gain stack using the EQ as tone shaping tool and a boost into the input of the OD

However many prefer to tone shape after the OD to control the honkiness or other character of the OD -also to use as a cleanboost to hit the preamp harder.

just experiment around and see what works for your tastes

 

[Liam1963]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Thanks, I build lots of pedals, but I've never messed inside of my GE-7 or equivalents.

Is there a brand that you deem the highest quality replacement -like the TI version or something?

I always use TI, and I stay away from JRC, as I have experienced quality issues with them, most notably, higher noise levels...

 

[Securb]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Source Audio Programable EQ.

It's the last EQ I will ever buy.

Just jumped in here to say the exact same thing.

 

[MGW]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

I always put my Programmable EQ pedal at the very end of my pedal chain.
It has 4 settings I can customize so there are options.
5 options if you count not having the EQ engaged.
I do this because almost all pedals alter the overall EQ of your signal in some way.
Particularly OD or Distortion pedals.
They can at times make some drastic changes to your overall EQ.
Sometimes I like that.
Other times I don't.
I reserve the right to correct for EQ alterations that I may or may not want at that moment.
Or sometimes I just want to do something different like maybe scoop mids or push mids or whatever.
It has always been my observation that the last pedal in the chain usually has the most influence on the final signal.
That means if I put the EQ early in the chain, some other effect might make the EQ meaningless.
That's not good no matter how you slice it.

 

[Demanic]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Every once in a while I see the title of this thread and read it as "An above average I.Q. pedal." And wish that I had one.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

Every once in a while I see the title of this thread and read it as "An above average I.Q. pedal." And wish that I had one.

We'd have 6 trillion customers.

Let's make it and go in business together.

 

[Demanic]

Re: In serach of a "above average" EQ pedal

We'd have 6 trillion customers.

Let's make it and go in business together.

Yeah, it would be great. Right up to the point where those customers started sueing us because it worked.

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