Re: Looking into getting an eq, ideas?
Results.
Everything was done through a Rectifier Preamp and 2:100 power amp. Gain at 13:00, everything else at 12:00 except the channel masters. The clean channel was run at about 09:15 (otherwise it distorts the power amp) and the dirt channel was run at 13:00 with the output dimed (push those power tubes haaard baby :firedevil ).
Boost will refer to the EQ sliders, level will refer to the level slider. Gain hiss will refer to that white noise type hiss you get as you turn the gain up on any amp, static hiss will refer to that hiss you normally get when plugging in a noisey effect (or have your radio/TV receiving static).
When zero'd, the modded GE-7 didn't make any significant changes (tonal or hiss) in either channel.
When run at +5 boost (all boost sliders), it was next to silent on the clean channel, on the dirt channel there was some gain type hiss, but no static hiss.
When run at +10 boost (all boost sliders), it was still next to silent through the clean channel, on the dirt channel the gain hiss was significantly more noticable.
When run at +15 boost (all boost sliders), it was still next to silent through the clean channel, but on the dirt channel there was static hiss. I backed all the sliders down to +10 and raised one at a time to +15. The 800Hz, 1.6kHz, & 3.2kHz sliders were the ones adding static. I backed everything down to +0 and boosted each slider one at a time to +15 with the same results (800Hz, 1.6kHz, & 3.2kHz sliders adding static).
I'd like to add that in the +15 test above, the static added wasn't huge, but noticable when used on the dirt channel. Also, in all three tests the gain hiss would dissapear when a note was played and would slowly fade back in as the note decayed. The static hiss in the +15 test wouldn't dissapear, but remained as a note was stuck, but once I turned the guitars volume past 2, you couldn't hear it over the notes volume.
For comparison (on the dirt channel), at +5 the modded GE-7 added the same ammount of GAIN hiss as my stock TS-9 set to (gain 0, tone 10, level 8), at +10 it was (gain 0, tone 10, level 10), and at +15 it was (gain 6, tone 10, level 10).
With the boost sliders set at zero and the level set at various positions (+5, +10, +15) it was quieter than if you boosted using the boost sliders.
And just for sh*ts and giggles, with everything at +15, it was noisy loud on the dirt channel, buy you could only just start to hear hiss on the clean channel.
Conclusion - If you want to use this pedal to boost, for best results use the EQ to set and fine-tune to your desired sound (flat, mid scoop, mid boost, ect) using the Boost/Cut sliders, and increase your overall boost level using the level slider.
Now, I really need to copy this to notepad and save it so I don't have to do this again......... :yell:
