Qn>How necessary is an EQ pedal?

[Phanto]

Hey there just wondering. Ive heard so much about the ability of a EQ pedal such as the GE-7 to actually give the extra fat or boost or tonal quality to a guitars overall sound, or distortion.

Is an equaliser really a necessity? Does it make your tone more digital and less of what ur actual guitar tone is?

Should I get one?

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

I use a Pathfinder 15R at home. Many who have heard or used it before will tell you that it's got a good bang for the buck.

However I improved on that sound by adding an EQ pedal to the efx chain (at the end of the efx chain, btw) and I can really adds that ooomph to the lower end without having my sound muddying up.

Digital sounding...? Only if you tweak wrongly lah, or perhaps if you get a digital.. EQ.. pedal...?

 

[AEnimic]

if you play in a band and you gotta switch between rhythm and lead parts...a definite need..

i'm need one now..

 

[Mobius]

U should also ask wat will u be using it for? Will u be using it often? or jus once in a blue moon. As stated by the others, its good for switching between lead and rhythm, ie boosting certain freq to cut through when u solo.

 

[ShredCow]

I'd say, buy it and try.

Gear for guitar is experience-based.

Research all you want... read all you want... you will still never really now if it fits you.

Just loan one or buy a cheap one like the Dano Fish & Chips.

 

[kank_39]

It's so important that I have two in my signal chain. :lol:

Oh yah... Thumbs up to Dano. Thumbs down to Boss. :x

 

[RazrAsh]

lol. as others have already said. it really depends on what u need. for me its not really necessary cuz i use my tone knob to control alot of my stuff. i just roll my tone knob to 0 for rhythm work and stuff and then max it out when i solo or whatever else.

so basically my pedals are tweaked to give me good rhythm sound according to how i play with my volume and tone knobs.

 

[gibbytones]

kank_39 is the fish and chips really that good?

 

[penta-tonic]

well if u like ur current guitar sound during band work then i dont think u need one. no need to fix wats not broken or what doesnt have a problem ya. instead of an eq u could get something for boost for leads too.

 

[kank_39]

kank_39 is the fish and chips really that good?

Both of them get the eq job done.However, GE-7 is just plain noisy. I've no idea why Boss would produce an pedal that is as noisy as this. On the other hand, fish and chips is quiet as a mouse. Only qualm is that the housing isn't as solid.

 

[jony]

On the topic of EQ pedals... One trick I have learnt is to drop the mids slightly and play rhythm while doing that...

For leads? Turn off the pedal and those mids come back again. No noise added.

EQ pedals sound different with every placement.

 

[nebo1981]

Try the Daphone EQ ...

Housing is as sturdy as Boss...
Cheap as a Dano ...
Full analog circuitry ...

:lol:

 

[nebo1981]

Oh ...
forgot to add ...

Very quiet as well, unlike the GE7 ...~
And sliders are more responsive than the Dano~

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

I wonder if my Behringer EQ is analogue or not...?

Any gurus here can enlighten me?

 

[nebo1981]

the Behringer EQ uses SMT parts ...
so resistors and capacitors look like a small silver dot ...
like computer components ...
Thus considered by some to be digital.

Also the Behringer EQ's Housing is made of plastic ...
so wear and tear might be a problem...
but ... only if you're kinda nuts and STAMP or JUMP on the pedal ...
(actually quiet common, especially in punk/metal bands)

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

But.. aren't resistors and capacitors... analogue...? regardless of size or whether they're on a printed PCB board or wired point to point..?

Just curious lah ah.

 

[nebo1981]

True ...
But if you can see the resistor and capacitors it is most likely analog.
But dun forget that even when you see resistors and caps doesnt mean it is analog, eg.DD3,DD5,DD6, Behringer pedals, the small Danelectro pedals

Anyway SMT means surface mount technology...
so it's just a small silver dot ...~

you cant see any resistor or capacitor at all .,...
just heaps of small silver dots ...