Which EQ pedal do you recommend?

Shaman · 04-20-2010, 07:43 AM

Which EQ pedal do you recommend and why?
Which pedals have you tried and what were the differences?

RancidKeone · 11-12-2010, 02:33 AM

I've had the boss ge7, have the boss ge-20 (which is the only eq pedal that you can save presets to), the EHX GraphicFuzz, and a rack dbx dual 15-band graphic eq.

All of these are great, the boss products obviously have buffers, but are still great. I never use my ge-20 because it takes up space on my pedalboard, but is very useful for saving presets for rooms you play at a weekly basis.

The EHX GraphicFuzz is by far my favorite because it acts as a stand-alone eq or a fuzz with eq functions.

The one I use the most, is my rack unit. For some reason, when I put this baby in the effects loop of my amp, it just makes the amp come alive...

darkhorse · 07-05-2011, 03:32 PM

I hate Boss myself, got away from them and try to avoid them. Most are not true bypass and all the buffers just hide noise in your signal. I look to Boss as teenage gear, I know that is biased but I have been playing so many years and I am a total pedal junkie, I always have gone away from Boss not back to them when improving my rig.

I would pick hands down for the money and quality, the MXR 10 band pedal. I am not using one right now but I almost got the MXR in my last pedal buy. I love what the BBE does to my sound without having to EQ and constantly fiddle w the tone balance. EQ is all relevant, EQ loud is different than EQ low volume, dist EQ will be different than cleaner EQ and so forth, just sound physics. If you want an EQ for special kick up tone than the graphic is cool, if you want to correct the missing qualities in your amp I really suggest you try the BBE sonic maximizer in your loop last in chain. It sonically corrects the phase of the sound signal and it really improves your tone, no hassle, set it forget it. Do not use this as an effect, keep it about 12:00 on effect and I'll bet you leave it on all the time. Makes your cleans sound more vibrant and headroom and your dirts more thicker and articulate.

Cool two level board I made, lower level is amp in chain tilted and upper level is loop chain. "Look ma, no Boss!!!"

darkhorse · 04-27-2012, 11:31 AM

Wow just looked at that again. That whole two level board changed several times during the last year. That Rivera Overdrive when back the same week I got it. Did not like the tone or voice on that puppy at all. Went more Wampler pedals. The Wampler compressor became and still is my fav pedal of all time.

Now I have a smaller board again w my new POD HD500 and just a few up front pedals. POD feeds a 2 channel ART SLA-1 studio quality power amp into a split 4x12 cab. Gives me a break from my std tube head rig for a time. Quite fun to mess w for a change of pace and trying impossible ideas w a board.

Getting some killer tones on the POD, has a big learning curve but there are some short cuts available. Not a plug in and play unit if you're stuck in that "sounds like" or buy into that sounds like my hero or a song preset mode. I suppose that teenage marketing tool works to sell a lot of units but it leads to bad reviews by those who cannot understand the unit.

It is a mad scientist lab for creating different chains of amps and effects.

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11-12-2010, 02:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
RancidKeone Junior Member	I've had the boss ge7, have the boss ge-20 (which is the only eq pedal that you can save presets to), the EHX GraphicFuzz, and a rack dbx dual 15-band graphic eq. All of these are great, the boss products obviously have buffers, but are still great. I never use my ge-20 because it takes up space on my pedalboard, but is very useful for saving presets for rooms you play at a weekly basis. The EHX GraphicFuzz is by far my favorite because it acts as a stand-alone eq or a fuzz with eq functions. The one I use the most, is my rack unit. For some reason, when I put this baby in the effects loop of my amp, it just makes the amp come alive...

07-05-2011, 03:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
darkhorse Member Location: N of Dallas TX	I hate Boss myself, got away from them and try to avoid them. Most are not true bypass and all the buffers just hide noise in your signal. I look to Boss as teenage gear, I know that is biased but I have been playing so many years and I am a total pedal junkie, I always have gone away from Boss not back to them when improving my rig. I would pick hands down for the money and quality, the MXR 10 band pedal. I am not using one right now but I almost got the MXR in my last pedal buy. I love what the BBE does to my sound without having to EQ and constantly fiddle w the tone balance. EQ is all relevant, EQ loud is different than EQ low volume, dist EQ will be different than cleaner EQ and so forth, just sound physics. If you want an EQ for special kick up tone than the graphic is cool, if you want to correct the missing qualities in your amp I really suggest you try the BBE sonic maximizer in your loop last in chain. It sonically corrects the phase of the sound signal and it really improves your tone, no hassle, set it forget it. Do not use this as an effect, keep it about 12:00 on effect and I'll bet you leave it on all the time. Makes your cleans sound more vibrant and headroom and your dirts more thicker and articulate. Cool two level board I made, lower level is amp in chain tilted and upper level is loop chain. "Look ma, no Boss!!!"

04-27-2012, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
darkhorse Member Location: N of Dallas TX	Wow just looked at that again. That whole two level board changed several times during the last year. That Rivera Overdrive when back the same week I got it. Did not like the tone or voice on that puppy at all. Went more Wampler pedals. The Wampler compressor became and still is my fav pedal of all time. Now I have a smaller board again w my new POD HD500 and just a few up front pedals. POD feeds a 2 channel ART SLA-1 studio quality power amp into a split 4x12 cab. Gives me a break from my std tube head rig for a time. Quite fun to mess w for a change of pace and trying impossible ideas w a board. Getting some killer tones on the POD, has a big learning curve but there are some short cuts available. Not a plug in and play unit if you're stuck in that "sounds like" or buy into that sounds like my hero or a song preset mode. I suppose that teenage marketing tool works to sell a lot of units but it leads to bad reviews by those who cannot understand the unit. It is a mad scientist lab for creating different chains of amps and effects.