mxr eq pedal

anewdefguitarist

anewdefguitarist

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well, i finally picked up the MXR 10-band eq pedal for my bday! my wife wont let me have it until thursday though.... :bs2:

lol, anyways, what i'd like to do with it is either set my amp for a good solo sound/eq and use the 10 band with a SLIGHTLY scooped mid rythm sound. or vice versa.

now, what is the best way to run these? what are the differences between running thru the input, and running thru the effects loop? does running it thru the loop allow for more "sculptability" ???
 
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anewdefguitarist said:
well, i finally picked up the MXR 10-band eq pedal for my bday! my wife wont let me have it until thursday though.... :bs2:

lol, anyways, what i'd like to do with it is either set my amp for a good solo sound/eq and use the 10 band with a SLIGHTLY scooped mid rythm sound. or vice versa.

now, what is the best way to run these? what are the differences between running thru the input, and running thru the effects loop? does running it thru the loop allow for more "sculptability" ???
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not really sure... but i had a 6 band for a while and friggin loved it till my friend took it back lol. I basically boosted the bass and mids and slightly boosted the high mids and left the treb flat (6,6,6,6,3,0) i used it as an overdrive pedal and made it nice ad thick. Were i u i would prob use it as a mid boost rather than a scoop.
 
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I think running it through the effects loop will make the most difference in a tube amp. Running it through the pre will make it sound like you're running a different dirt pedal through the amp more than really changing the character of the amp. Having a couple of good OD pedals plus running an EQ into the effects loop of a real tube amp will give you lots more flexibility. Running it through the effects loop will sort of change the character of the amp itself and give the sound attributes it doesn't normally have like more bass or scooped mids and so on. It's more like having a different amp when you run it that way. It's more complicated to run the pedalboard, but I think it's worth the added complexity.
 
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i'd probably set it to scoop, but that's because my own equalizer is pretty noisy whenever i boost anything, especially the highs.
 
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I think running it through the effects loop will make the most difference in a tube amp.... Running it through the effects loop will sort of change the character of the amp itself and give the sound attributes it doesn't normally have like more bass or scooped mids and so on. It's more like having a different amp when you run it that way. It's more complicated to run the pedalboard, but I think it's worth the added complexity.
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i think this is exactly what i want from it tone wise. i wanna bascially make it like a lead channel - or rythm whichever it sounds better doing. so since it has volume and gain sliders, i figure i can add gain when its engaged for a screaming solo sound, and bump the volume a touch - or drop the gain a touch for a tight rythm "channel"
 
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Yep. Not a bad way to go with it. Why not tweak the mids slightly to make the channels sound a bit different while you are at it... Same goes for the bass. You can add or subtract gain or add upper mids to the pre section with an OD pedal. Lower mids and bass are harder to tweak in the pre without getting muddy. The EQ pedal may allow you to boost them slightly without getting muddy. You could also try tweaking the EQ to make your cleans sound more fenderish and see whether that makes your distortion sound bad or good. The tweaking possibilities are endless and you can truly add one or two "new" channels to most amps with ease.
 
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Yep. Pre runs into the Effects loop and the effects loop runs into the power tubes. If you run something into the pre, you'd be running that through the input or the front end. So if you have no good OD pedals, run out and find yourself a cheapo Arion Tubulator or a bad monkey to alter the pre sound with more upper mids that these tubescreamer clones can provide. If tubescreamers aren't your cup of tea, you can get any OD that tickles your fancy to help shape the pre to your liking. Then use the EQ pedal in the effects loop to add more balls or scoop mids or boost mids etc for yet another "channel" that can be used independantly of the OD or with the OD. You can adjust the level of the EQ to provide a "lead volume boost" also if you don't run the amp with the master volume all the way up.
 
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Actually it sounds very good in the loop!
I use mine as a lead boost and mid boost for the lead work.
It's quiter in the loop ,the tweaking is more effective and the character of the distortion stays the same. You can push the overtones since the Preamp does no effect on it anymore.
Very good device. Congrats!
 
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ok, so all i can do for now is use it on my little 25 watt practice amp, and so far...not impressed. hopefully once i get it through my boogie and in the effects loop it will blow me away...but as of right now - not impressed. i found a setting that i like, but basically its just boosting some treble. idk...maybe im just not a pedal kinda guy. im kinda pissed though....was hoping this would totally reshape the sound and give me what was basically another channel....
 
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When used in the front of the amp, it sort of makes up for a pickups weakness. Say you have a pickup with scooped mid - you can boost those. These types of changes can be subtle.

In the effects loop, you can do the classic Metallica V to scoop the mids. You will notice the difference.

I want to get one of these for my DSL100. Or maybe two. EQ's are a pedal you can't have enough of.
 
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does running it thru the front make it work with the eq i already have setup on the amp or against it??

i just basically dont notice that much of a difference at all...i had my wife listen who can pick out differnt pickups from the duncan sound board mind you -- listen to it, and she couldn't tell the difference between it being on or off....will the FX loop help this?
 
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i just basically dont notice that much of a difference at all...i had my wife listen who can pick out differnt pickups from the duncan sound board mind you -- listen to it, and she couldn't tell the difference between it being on or off....will the FX loop help this?
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Well if you are running alot of amp distortion it will be greatly different in the loop. Post distortion EQ's can change alot about the tone. Maybe your just boosting frequencies that the amp doesn't respond to. FOr instance my pro junior doesn't sound any different boosting the low bass because these frequencies don't seem to be reproduced well in the amp (mainly due to the speaker I found as it works better with a 2x12 cab). Changing the mids will probably have the biggest affect on tone.
 
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