Thanks, this is really useful stuff. That “underdrive” concept, to get sort of an anti-lead-boost, is particularly intriguing. Unrelated to that, I wonder if one of these would help me with a soundhole pickup that I haven’t been getting along with… as many of them do, it’s got this clanky, Strat-neck-pickup-esque thing happening on the plain strings that is very unpleasant, at least in an acoustic context. I suppose I’ve got to figure out what that problem frequency is first, and if I’m lucky, this EQ pedal will have it. Cheers man!
Great video - just this weekend I have been messing with two of them - one in front and one in the FX loop. So far, the best use in the loop is as a volume pedal that keeps the same preamp sound/distortion while being made softer or louder. But I am sure there is more I will run into.
EQ is a very effective way to shape the tone and transform the sound of any guitar. I used a Boss GE-7 before I started using Modelers. The convenience of being able to instantly recall any number of different EQ settings in a Modeler has made EQ an even more powerful tool for tone shaping. Do you find any significant tone differences in Pedal EQ versus Modeler or DAW EQ?
The only difference to me would be between different types of EQ pedals - parametric vs graphic vs something super simple like an amp’s EQ. They all kind of have a different purpose.
Thanks Alex, some great examples here. I tend to prefer the seven band EQs like the boss ge-7 or joyo you showed which has the same bands as the ge-7... Just a little nerdy aside about the Mesa, they added the Mesa 5 band EQ on the "Express +" models which actually came out after the og express amps but not for very long. I think they discontinued them around the time that they came out with the markV 25 and 35 series amps. Either way I think using an EQ pedal in the effects loop of any amp could have a similar effect as the Mesa graphic. Cheers!
Hi, would you still recommend the hx stomp for acoustic-piezo combination [4 years ago]? That's what I've got and is all I can afford but someone's offered a really cheap second hand one. Thanks.
It’d be a great way to get that scooped rhythm tone for sure if you don’t have an amp with a graphic EQ. Place it after your distortion pedal or in the FX loop of your amp.
EQ makes everything better, it's like puttin butter or bacon in your chain. Great video and I'm gonna get one of those pedals!
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Detailed video, pretty good
Excellent info, appreciate this. Thank you!
Thanks, this is really useful stuff. That “underdrive” concept, to get sort of an anti-lead-boost, is particularly intriguing. Unrelated to that, I wonder if one of these would help me with a soundhole pickup that I haven’t been getting along with… as many of them do, it’s got this clanky, Strat-neck-pickup-esque thing happening on the plain strings that is very unpleasant, at least in an acoustic context. I suppose I’ve got to figure out what that problem frequency is first, and if I’m lucky, this EQ pedal will have it. Cheers man!
Sure! Check out the Empress Parametric EQ or something similar. That’ll give you more control over which frequencies you need to boost or cut.
Sounds good. I've always felt that the volume balance should be a knob rather than a slider.
Great playing!
Great video - just this weekend I have been messing with two of them - one in front and one in the FX loop. So far, the best use in the loop is as a volume pedal that keeps the same preamp sound/distortion while being made softer or louder. But I am sure there is more I will run into.
Good video, great guitar tone ! thanks. Is it noisy a bit ?
EQ is a very effective way to shape the tone and transform the sound of any guitar. I used a Boss GE-7 before I started using Modelers. The convenience of being able to instantly recall any number of different EQ settings in a Modeler has made EQ an even more powerful tool for tone shaping. Do you find any significant tone differences in Pedal EQ versus Modeler or DAW EQ?
The only difference to me would be between different types of EQ pedals - parametric vs graphic vs something super simple like an amp’s EQ. They all kind of have a different purpose.
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very interesting. Thank you.
Thanks Alex, some great examples here. I tend to prefer the seven band EQs like the boss ge-7 or joyo you showed which has the same bands as the ge-7... Just a little nerdy aside about the Mesa, they added the Mesa 5 band EQ on the "Express +" models which actually came out after the og express amps but not for very long. I think they discontinued them around the time that they came out with the markV 25 and 35 series amps. Either way I think using an EQ pedal in the effects loop of any amp could have a similar effect as the Mesa graphic. Cheers!
Oh cool! I thought I had recalled the store clerk saying the opposite, but my memory isn’t too great haha
Hi, would you still recommend the hx stomp for acoustic-piezo combination [4 years ago]? That's what I've got and is all I can afford but someone's offered a really
cheap second hand one. Thanks.
can you do a flager sound on this
No, it's just EQ
helpful!
EQs also cause a phase shift. You also get tonal variations due to these phase causing changes in the overtones and harmonics.
can usen9v battery?
No.
how about punkrock and metal
It’d be a great way to get that scooped rhythm tone for sure if you don’t have an amp with a graphic EQ. Place it after your distortion pedal or in the FX loop of your amp.
Tone group would have made way more sense than Grolip
What's the name of the Mic your using to talk into? I've seen it around but I have no idea what brand or model.
It’s an Electro Voice RE-20