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EQ Pedal?

#4
If you only need to dial in one sound, and/or prefer twiddling knobs to menu diving, the Empress is great. If you would like to be able to change between multiple EQ curves with the press of a button, don’t mind some menu diving, and would appreciate a solid chromatic tuner as a bonus, the Source Audio EQ2 is the one (it’s also an amazingly powerful EQ pedal that rivals a plug-in EQ in a DAW).
 
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Zbysek said:
I prefer parametric or semi-parametric EQ over graphic…
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If you go under the hood with the Source Audio EQ2, it's a dual channel 10 Band Graphic EQ with full parametric control over each slider. Q, frequency and gain...for each slider, 10 per channel. You can route the device into stereo (10 band). dual mono with 2 seperate EQ curves on each channel. Series, where the two channels are placed in series (20 bands).
It's pretty comprehensive.
The Ultrawave has a 8 band Graphic with pre-set frequencies and Q, but with a fully featured compressor and a further three band EQ (with adjustable frequencies). It's also got dual channel / stereo / mono routing options.
 
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GMC said:
If you go under the hood with the Source Audio EQ2, it's a dual channel 10 Band Graphic EQ with full parametric control over each slider. Q, frequency and gain...for each slider, 10 per channel. You can route the device into stereo (10 band). dual mono with 2 seperate EQ curves on each channel. Series, where the two channels are placed in series (20 bands).
It's pretty comprehensive.
The Ultrawave has a 8 band Graphic with pre-set frequencies and Q, but with a fully featured compressor and a further three band EQ (with adjustable frequencies). It's also got dual channel / stereo / mono routing options.
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I know. I was commenting to OP's plan to get 10 band graphic eq...
 
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If I were looking for something simple for jam nights with house amps on battery power I second the GEB-7 or Q-Strip suggestion.

The other EQ's are fantastic and extremely capable and flexible, but they also have to the potential to turn you into "that guy" in run and gun off the cuff situations. But with AC available and your known backline, the EQ-2 or EQ-200 might be the only EQ you'd ever need.
 
#13
+ one for the Empress ParaEq - wonderful tweakability (almost too much!). you also might consider the Q Strip. Similar capabilities but a bit more intuitive IMO. also has built in HPF/LPF, albeit not adjustable. I had them both and ended up keeping the Q cause it was easier for me to adjust on the fly. Also has a DI out. But the Empress is very cool!
 
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Michael F Clef said:
I'd like to tweak my sound a touch. I'm thinking like 10 band graphic eq might do me. A little something between my bass and amp. Prefer not rack mount type. There are only a few I'm finding available. MXR, Boss. Any others? Anyone have any experience with such? I'm a small stage, live jam guy. Not going through a board. Thank you.
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The Source Audio EQ 2 is...on both of my pedalboards. High pass filter, low pass filter (AKA cab sim - other than rolling off low end like a speaker (which I don' t want) what a cab sim mainly does is takes the fizz/edge off of things, and a good lowpass does that just as well. The eq is fully parametric - any band can be any frequency, any Q, and any magnitude you want it to be.. There's also a limiter built in, control over gain, and a tuner - it does so many needed things that it's the "always on" thing on my boards. I have presets set for each of my basses - all I do at a gig is power it on, and choose the preset for the bass I'm playing, and levels and eq are set for my rig. Its not cheap, bujt for waht it does, and that it does it in one pedal, it's a bargain. I've had the Q strip and the Empress, and the EQ 2 is a better deal all around.

The UI is very good - there's almost no learning curve (you gotta learn that the little wrench symbol is how you engage the unit you plugged into your computer - from there on, it's very straightforward, and yet powerful.
 
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The Whirlwind bass 10 is the best one I have found. The MXR is pretty good but the Whirldwind kills!
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My 2 cents...

I prefer to go old school and use the MXR 10 band. Even though it's not parametric, at gigs I've never had an EQ problem that it didn't fix. I like that it has a pre-stage Gain and a post stage volume. This allows it to work well with passive and active basses.

it's not a problem for me, but one thing to know is that the pedal does act like a preamp or boost. Your passives will definitely be enhanced.

good luck!
 
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ComeHomeShane said:
My 2 cents...

I prefer to go old school and use the MXR 10 band. Even though it's not parametric, at gigs I've never had an EQ problem that it didn't fix. I like that it has a pre-stage Gain and a post stage volume. This allows it to work well with passive and active basses.

it's not a problem for me, but one thing to know is that the pedal does act like a preamp or boost. Your passives will definitely be enhanced.

good luck!
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I guess I'm an old guy; that 10 band MXR keeps attracting my attention as well.
 

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