Author Topic: EQ pedal time... (Read 10578 times)

BloodMountain · « **on:** November 19, 2006, 04:42:34 PM »

Its time for me to get an EQ pedal. i sit in front of my amp and am not satisfied with the frequencies. Im not looking for anything with a rock star price. here are three i had in mind:
-Boss GE-7

-Danelectro DJ-14 fish & chips EQ

-Behringer EQ700
has anyone had any experience with any of these? or have you just got some EQ advice? I like 7, 9 or 10 band eq's with +/- 15db.
Thanks for all help given.

_tom_ · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2006, 04:44:59 PM »

I got an EQ700 the other day for putting in the fx loop of my Laney to smooth it out a bit, it works great and a bargain for £15. I was gonna save up for a KFK but it just seems like a rip off now to be honest.

Twinfan · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2006, 04:58:57 PM »

I've got the Dano Fish N Chips - it's excellent at what it does. It can get a bit noisy when you boost a lot of signal, but i think all EQs will do that.

I'd like a 10 band MXR at some point but the cost is WAAAAY to high for me to justify at the moment.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2006, 07:09:43 PM »

cool... info on both of the ones i was most interested in (the boss is too expensive, and the behringer is based on the boss anyway). Thanks! which one would you suggest me getting though?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2006, 07:32:23 PM »

Quote from: BLOODMOUNTAIN

Im not looking for anything with a rock star price.

Well, there goes my Pultec EQ suggestion! PDT_008

I think the GE-7 will definitely meet your needs. Run it through the FX loop of your amp, and it will also be very quiet.

_tom_ · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2006, 07:43:53 PM »

Quote from: BLOODMOUNTAIN

cool... info on both of the ones i was most interested in (the boss is too expensive, and the behringer is based on the boss anyway). Thanks! which one would you suggest me getting though?

From reviews I've read on HC, the Fish N Chips is probably the way to go, everyone seems to say its actually quieter than the boss.

I havent ever used one but its maybe a bit more "solid" to use than the behringer (or at least I'd hope, the behringer is hard to do small tweaks on if you have fat fingers like me :lol: ), although it is twice the price and imho the behringer is great for an EQ that you want to have on all the time.

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2006, 08:25:42 PM »

my behringer sucks. the other day it sounded pretty much dead, so i kicked it and it worked again. It's also REALLY noisy in front of the amp. pisses me off to no end. However, it doesnt sound that bad wen it's working other than the hiss.

BloodMountain · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2006, 09:23:41 PM »

ah... thats the behringer down the drain :) so... the boss is a lot more expensive but seems to go for nothing on ebay... :D if i cant get a cheap boss, then ill get the fish and chips. good plan?

Twinfan · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2006, 09:39:05 AM »

I got my Fish N Chips on Ebay and I don't think it costed more that £25. Do a search and there should be a "Buy It Now" brand new one for a decent price. I think mine came from Canada...

crispsandwich · « **Reply #9 on:** November 20, 2006, 12:22:21 PM »

I have a Fish and Chips. It's a great pedal. Really works well, and it's doesn't add any noise :).

BloodMountain · « **Reply #10 on:** November 20, 2006, 05:00:43 PM »

yeeaaahh... ill go for it! my distortion is really random in it's frequency response... needs sorting! thanks for the help... if i cant get a dano, ill just get a boss. there sre about 10 secondhand on Ebay every day, so its all good.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2006, 01:25:36 PM »

For me, the best EQ I've seen is the MXR 6-Band, it's brilliant and is so simple to sculpt your sound.

I also owned the 10-band version but didn't really need it but, especially for metal, that's a helluva pedal.

gwEm · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2006, 02:33:34 PM »

i agree actually - MXR 6band is what i brought after trying a few out. its a very musical EQ pedal.

the boss one is good too, technically excellent, but it doesn't have the mojo.

depends what you want i guess, but behringer one is very noisy.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2006, 02:37:59 PM »

I tried a couple of Boss GE-7's and they were good but very noisy also. It's possible to mod them but, for the same money, you can get the MXR which is much better and built better too.

gwEm · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2006, 04:03:41 PM »

Quote from: Mr Ed

I tried a couple of Boss GE-7's and they were good but very noisy also. It's possible to mod them but, for the same money, you can get the MXR which is much better and built better too.

i can only say my experience was slightly different. i thought the boss pedal was the most noise-free of any of the EQ pedals I tried (and it was alot). it was very sterile sounding though, which might be an advantage.

i do agree though when you say the mxr is better built, and much nicer generally.

dont know about that danelectro pedal.

but MXR 6EQ - thumbs up for sure ;)

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