Parametric mids pedal

[Oreomeister365]

I'm looking for something really simple, a 2 knob pedal with a mids knob and a frequency knob. I used to have a ME-50B and I miss the power of the para-mids it had. The preamp on my old bass had parametric mids. I find myself missing them, and I'm curious if there is any simple pedal with little to no tone loss that can do this, or perhaps a diy kit?

Thanks.

[Nyarlathotep]

I don't know of anything simple, but the PDDI with blend on min (no tube emulation) would do this. I know its an overkill for the situation idea, but a thread with no responses is so lonely.

Actually, the Agulair (sp?) Tone Hammer has a mid shift thingy too....

[bongomania]

If you just want to cut rather than boost, the Yamaha NE-1 is nice. But it's cut-only. The Barber Linden is designed so that turning down both highs and lows results in a relative boost to the mids, and the center frequency is dependent on the amount that each knob is turned down.

[Oreomeister365]

Ideally it would be boost, I like where my tone is at, it's just missing a little something. A little bit of balls as it were. And I find being able to select the mid frequency is one of the best things to fill your sound in where it's a little lacking, and the tone knobs on the amp don't really cut it for me, as they're at set frequencies. Thanks though.

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

Ideally it would be boost, I like where my tone is at, it's just missing a little something. A little bit of balls as it were. And I find being able to select the mid frequency is one of the best things to fill your sound in where it's a little lacking. Thanks though.

I don't know anything as simple as you described in your first post, all of the parametric EQ pedals I know of have more options than that.

Boss PQ-4 or PQ-3B
Carl Martin Parametric EQ
Empress ParaEQ
TC Electronic Sustain+Para EQ

[DavePlaysBass]

Looks interesting?

http://www.zzounds.com/item--PRSEQ3B

[Oreomeister365]

Why's everything gotta be so expensive.

I wonder how hard it is to build what I'm looking for. In my mind the cost of something so simple is pretty cheap but...

[Nyarlathotep]

if you can find a scem for a just a variable mid, post it here

[Oreomeister365]

would've been perfect if it wasn't discontinued: http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/produc...25253D,00.html

I wonder if the guy(s?) at barge concepts are open to something as custom as this, as it has nothing to do with anything in their lineup.

[bongomania]

No, that's the one I mentioned that is cut-only.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

would've been perfect if it wasn't discontinued: http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/produc...25253D,00.html

Originally Posted by bongomania

If you just want to cut rather than boost, the Yamaha NE-1 is nice. But it's cut-only.

Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

Ideally it would be boost

Not to point out the obvious.....

EDIT: So what if bongo beat me to it. Mine is more elegant

[Oreomeister365]

oops

[Pitbull Growl]

I just snagged a Carl Martin 3 band (semi) parametric pedal (I say semi-para cuz it sweeps freq, but no bandwidth control) on ebay for a li'l over $100 ($109 shipped to NY from Cali) but it was prolly cuz I was up @ 5am to spot it. (Buy It Now auctions ROCK) There's good deals to be had on CL & the bay if you're patient. Didn't buy it for the mids tho, bought it for the low end boost (it has a range that dips down to 20Hz) I'll post a review once it arives.

Have you checked out local pawn shops for a Boss PQ-3b or Aria AEQ-1 or similar type pedal yet?

Worth a shot

*Edit to add that Furman makes a nice 2 band parametric EQ/DI box I tried out @ a local shop the other day. Full Range of sweep on BOTH bands... just thought it was worth mentioning

[Nyarlathotep]

http://filters.muziq.be/type/equalizer/parametric/pedal

there is a good list of parametric EQs to check out. Some are prolly discontinued, or cut only, but it should give you an organized jump off point in your search.

BTW, I love that site for finding info on old pedals

Check out the ibby or maxon PQ9:

http://filters.muziq.be/model/ibanez/9/pq9

http://filters.muziq.be/model/maxon/9/pq9

They seem pretty simple

There is also a 401 version of each

[synaesthesia]

I have one of these in my gig kit in case of emergencies:
http://www.wholesalerightnow.com/mus...ment/SPE-1.jpg

You can still get them as there are Arion fans worldwide. I got mine in the original box for 30 or 40US or thereabouts, can't remember I picked up a matching pair (got the graphic EQ too).
The only problem with it is that there are no numbers to any of the knobs (for a para EQ) so you are going by ear all the time, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

[NoHomework81]

Here's a schematic. Never built it, so I can't vouch for it's quality/functionality, sorry.

parametric_mid_eq.htm

[tomhanzo]

this may be a dumb question, but does it matter if the pedal is made for bass? Like from what i understand, a guitar eq doesnt do good for bass.
Would a Parametric matter?

[playon]

http://soundltd.stores.yahoo.net/arspe1sterpa.html

[seacouch]

Aguilar Tonehammer has a parametric (or semi-para?) mid control.

[afroman]

Aguilar Tone Hammer or that new Seymour Duncan Paranormal pedal.

SansAmp ParaDriver has semi-parametric mids too, if you like tube-emulation.