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Any dedicated pedal parametric EQs out there?

#22
Well I don't really mean to pee on everyone's gardenias, but the OP did ask for para EQ's that are currently in production. He said he had a decent older one already; and there are lots of para EQ's out there that are no longer in production (but available used on the bay).

OTOH, you do get points for being significantly more right than Toasted. :)
 
#26
Toasted said:
It appears that I'm confused:
Is parametric sliders or twisty knobs?
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Just to expand on TaySte's reply, a fully parametric EQ has three knobs per band: frequency center, frequency bandwidth, and cut/boost level. So a three-band fully parametric EQ will have nine knobs.

The NE-1 is only "semi parametric" because it doesn't boost, only cut. The Carl Martin is semi parametric because it doesn't have controls for bandwidth. Another common cost-cutting measure you will see on some para EQ's is where they have a switch to choose wide or narrow bandwidth, instead of a full-range pot.
 
#27
whacker said:
The Nathan East unit I've heard good things about, only it's a "cut" only unit. It's kind of limited, and works on only one freq at a time.
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My thoughts too. I bought a 3 freq para EQ and didn't like it....becuase I didn't know how to use it. With EQ a little goes a long way. Espically with paramtric EQ, it's so easy to overkill as it adjusts neighbouring frequencies as well.

While you are correct that the NE-1 is limited as it's only one band and only "scoops", the result is a great sound!

I do find the "deep Q" to extreme for my likings so I have the "Q" knob taped to "Shallow" and the "level" knob taped.

I normally have the "Frequency" knob on 4 (1100hz) and chnage it to 6.5 (700 hz) when I slap/pop.
 
#35
Matt Fat Cat said:
Why would limiting your bass sound to an EQ floor pedal serve any purpose? Adjusting EQ on the fly would be easier with a rack unit and a rack would ultimately have more tonal capability.
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Why would I want a rack to haul around with a small combo amp to simply adjust for its known EQ anomalies, while I rehearse in a basement with a low-powered version of the 9-piece horn band I'm in? Not much desire to do on the fly EQ adjusting with that. Just correcting basic sound problems, set and forget. My "bass sound" is not developed through EQ -- it's just a means of making the equipment allow me to come through.
 
#36
Toasted said:
It appears that I'm confused:

Is parametric sliders or twisty knobs?
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A fully parametric EQ consists of the following three controls:

1) dB- the cut/boost if the selected band
2) frequency- the center frequency of the cut/boost
3) the breadth of surroning frequencies around the center ferequency effected by the cut boost

They are usually twisty knobs, but some controls such a cut/boost can be a slider.
 
#37
whacker said:
Why would I want a rack to haul around with a small combo amp to simply adjust for its known EQ anomalies, while I rehearse in a basement with a low-powered version of the 9-piece horn band I'm in? Not much desire to do on the fly EQ adjusting with that. Just correcting basic sound problems, set and forget. My "bass sound" is not developed through EQ -- it's just a means of making the equipment allow me to come through.
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Good luck!
 
#40
whacker said:
Why would I want a rack to haul around with a small combo amp to simply adjust for its known EQ anomalies, while I rehearse in a basement with a low-powered version of the 9-piece horn band I'm in? Not much desire to do on the fly EQ adjusting with that. Just correcting basic sound problems, set and forget. My "bass sound" is not developed through EQ -- it's just a means of making the equipment allow me to come through.
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The Presonus EQ3B may be your ticket. Popular with URB players. Couple pounds 2x6x6 1/4 and xlr ins/outs. Any smaller and you couldn't get your fingers in to turn the knobs and it's already so light you have to velcro it to the amp to keep from jerking it onto the floor. Inexpensive but looks like a $500 piece. You can buy them knew for $100 or so.

I used it to corral the fringes in on a V Bass which it did well but have since sold it. Overall a subtle piece that almost have to play to music to hear variations (compared to something like the NE-1 which to me was almost more of an effect than eq control) but you can get some dramatic shifts - just nothing you'd probably every use to pull acoustics in line. But it has a by-pass toggle so you can A/B what it's doing.

And that's how it worked with the V bass - set it and forget it.
 

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