Empress Effects Para EQ

Nyarlathotep · #1 09-07-2009, 02:51 PM

Anyone have any experience with this thing. 3 bands of eq with some width, q, and freq control seems pretty awesome.

Im seriously thinking of getting one. Sorta looking for a tone modifying pedal to get some extra tone from my fuzzes but I've already got the EQ on the GT-10B locked into being a bass kill, the FX 1 and 2 are assigned to other FX, and the amp models aren't quite what im looking for (mostly).

http://www.empresseffects.com/paraeq.php <-- the 2nd vid with the fuzz makes me want one really bad

jetofuj · #2 09-07-2009, 03:26 PM

Ask cabbage, I mean ask user "cabbage".

gumtownbassman · #3 09-07-2009, 08:46 PM

What about setting the preamp to SuperFlat and using the E.Q' there.

You also have Patch Master E.Q. and Global E.Q (which does all patches).

cabbage · #4 09-08-2009, 12:23 AM

hey there, personally ive got the paraeq for a month now and im still figuring out what some of the knobs do. the "Q" switches really are a pain in the neck sometimes, but you've really gotta spend some time analysing and playing with the knobs.

that aside, if you're looking for a tone and eq box. look no further. it has frequency controls that allows you to tweak your sound when playing live. I was once playing live and i got lost in the mix thankfully a little tweaks in the frequency knobs got me back. scooping the mids really takes a new term here, as you can play with the gain and also its frequency. i think the Q knobs do work in a subtle way. it kinda tightens or expands the frequency band. you could get fat warm tones, smooth to punchy slapping tones with the paraeq. having said that, its not a preamp or anything. it doesnt add colour, very transparent. just plays around with the eq to get you a tone you'll be satisfied with.

it can also act as a volume boost with 30db to spare. thats one hella powerful boost knob its got imo.

Nyarlathotep · #5 09-08-2009, 12:26 AM

AFAIK the Master and Global EQs are not "footswitchable", and I can't really assign the global EQ to any of the pedals thru the assign section since all the CTLs and EXPs do very important stuff already.

And the SuperFlat doesn't have freq control on the midrange.

Nyarlathotep · #6 09-08-2009, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabbage

hey there, personally ive got the paraeq for a month now and im still figuring out what some of the knobs do. the "Q" switches really are a pain in the neck sometimes, but you've really gotta spend some time analysing and playing with the knobs.

that aside, if you're looking for a tone and eq box. look no further. it has frequency controls that allows you to tweak your sound when playing live. I was once playing live and i got lost in the mix thankfully a little tweaks in the frequency knobs got me back. scooping the mids really takes a new term here, as you can play with the gain and also its frequency. i think the Q knobs do work in a subtle way. it kinda tightens or expands the frequency band. you could get fat warm tones, smooth to punchy slapping tones with the paraeq. having said that, its not a preamp or anything. it doesnt add colour, very transparent. just plays around with the eq to get you a tone you'll be satisfied with.

it can also act as a volume boost with 30db to spare. thats one hella powerful boost knob its got imo.

Thanks for the post

Sounds pretty much like what I want which is to get another "layer" of sounds (with some more midrange/maybe a little less treble, etc...) from my different fuzz pedals

Nyarlathotep · #7 09-09-2009, 01:02 AM

Bump for any other opinions

OhThePeacock · #8 09-09-2009, 06:49 AM

I have no opinion other than I want one. That will be all

scotch · #9 09-09-2009, 06:52 AM

subscribed

jimmyjames77 · #10 10-02-2009, 01:57 PM

I've had the para for a while now and it is very quiet, even in the loop, and is very flexible. Basically it will enhance what you've got already. So don't start with bad tone.

scotch · #11 10-02-2009, 02:30 PM

I purchased one as well. I'm waiting to use it on more sessions before I post a full review, but I can say initially that this pedal is killer!

Nyarlathotep · #12 10-02-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotch

I purchased one as well. I'm waiting to use it on more sessions before I post a full review, but I can say initially that this pedal is killer!

Cool. I will look forward to it. Gonna board everything up before pulling the trigger on one.

Its getting quite interesting moving my setup around ATM.....

jimmyjames77 · #13 10-02-2009, 07:47 PM

I will say that the first time that I used it I didn't think that it did much. Putting it through the loop though did give it much more affect on the tone.