eq pedals

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:44 pm

im thinking i wana get a graphic eq, to use as a reverse solo boost (ie, leave it on all the time, n turn it off for solos). i figure its better in terms of noise/clarity to do it this way. eq is better used to reduce generally too. i think id also have a more precise eq for rhythm sound that way. i went on thomann, n this thing looks very tempting. it has a tuner built in too. i dont have a pedal tuner, so this thing would save space.
so my guestions are..

anyone got any experience of this, or any other artec pedal generally?

any other eq pedals to look at? (im trying to stay this side of Â£50 if possible)

is my reverse-boost idea fundamentally flawed anyway?

oh yea, almost forgot. its this thing...
http://www.thomann.de/gb/artec_graphic_eqtuner.htm

ta.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:05 pm

All EQ pedals are hissy and awful sounding. If you do have to use one, it'd be best to have it off all the time, then on when you want a horrible solo sound or an intentionally nasty effect.

In common with the noise gate thread, this sort of effect may be suited to high gain applications like metalol, but most of the time nah.

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:38 pm

ok ta. maybe i shud just get a boost.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:26 am

I have a Monte Allums modded Boss GE7 that isn't at all noisy, stock however is a different story.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:54 am

From the way you describe it, am I right in thinking you want the pedal to remove certain frequencies for rhythm playing, then taking it out of the signal path for solos? A bit like those distortion pedals with 'tone bypass' switching?

I'd suggest a clean boost pedal that has a parametric eq built in. Many pedals in general seem to have passive tone stacks rather than active, so the roll-off of highs and/or lows shouldn't involve any active circuitry that adds noise to the signal. I've not checked, but I'd expect most brands make one. I'm more 'comfortable' with parametric than graphic eq; it's just what I'm accustomed to using I suppose.

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:04 pm

Concretebadger wrote:am I right in thinking you want the pedal to remove certain frequencies for rhythm playing, then taking it out of the signal path for solos? A bit like those distortion pedals with 'tone bypass' switching?

yea thats pretty much it. in my band, both me n the other guitar use muffy type fuzz for rhythm sound, n the bass is 5string, so it can get a bit muddy. the other thing is i use a flanger that isnt the strongest sounding in the world (want a polychorus probly dont i), so when i borrowed the other guitarists boost (its got 2band eq) i found that when it was on (at the end of my chain) i lost some drama from the flanger cos of the bit of added preamp gain.

Concretebadger wrote:I'd suggest a clean boost pedal that has a parametric eq built in. Many pedals in general seem to have passive tone stacks rather than active, so the roll-off of highs and/or lows shouldn't involve any active circuitry that adds noise to the signal. I've not checked, but I'd expect most brands make one. I'm more 'comfortable' with parametric than graphic eq; it's just what I'm accustomed to using I suppose.

interesting. i usually think of parametric for recording use. didnt occur to me to check it out for guitar! ive figured out the best way to use it on recordings recently too, so i might have to give that a go.

vaguely related - i read recently that nearly all amp eq is passive, so its best to start with it all on full, and reduce whats too much. i did it, and my amp is much cleaner/clearer sounding, and its had the added bonus that that twitchy bit between 0 n 1 on the volume is much easier to deal with,

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:44 pm

If you're looking at getting a Polychorus for flange i'd try before you buy - they don't have the wooshy flange sound that a bf2 has, more of a 3d chorus sound.

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:22 pm

yea the polychorus was only a thought. i really love the tce stereo chorus flanger model on guitar rig5, but im real fussy with flangers. m'julie thinks i just dont like em n that what i need is a phaser. maybe so.
anyway, in other news, im now looking at this

http://www.thomann.de/gb/hotone_skyline_liftup.htm

maybe i just like the look of it.