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Good Bass EQ pedals?

#22
I’ve had the Source Audio EQ2 and Tech 21 Q Strip, both excellent, but I use the Empress Para EQ II Deluxe, as it’s a better fit for my use case (only use one instrument, prefer twiddling knobs to menu diving, but still want more granular control over Q width and such). If I wanted multiple EQ shapes, the EQ2 would be my choice.
 
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Check out Sine Effects - I have the single band parametric and couldn't be happier. He also makes a multi band parametric with various options.

Also, I think I may have mentioned this to you before, and this might be overkill, but the JHS Colourbox not only is great for EQ but also acts as a nice tone sweetener. The Grace Designs ALiX even more so, but they are pricier options.
 
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I've got a Peavey Megabass head, and I'm sketchy on their EQ points, all it has is a smallish graphic EQ, which I'm told was just taken from something else and inserted into the panel. Apparently the Megabass was kind of an experiment. Anyway, I'd like a more effective set of ranges. Also shopping... I like the look of that Q-Strip. Also the simplicity of the Boss bass eq looks great.
 
#28
I've owned 3.
First was the MXR 10 band eq. Straight out the box, half the sliders didn't work, several lights failed to work and that's the end of my journey with that one.
Next was the Boss GE-7B. Antique, brown and gold.. works great at home, just won't work at rehearsal or whilst gigging. Go figure.
3rd one Boss GEB-7.
Works as it should. No problems at all. Actually used it during an outdoor gig recently and I was really impressed with it. So was the band. So, Boss GEB-7 gets my nod of approval.
 
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I have a source audio eq2 which is awesome, but expensive and very complex, and a Behringer bass eq pedal, which is noisy and cheap, and long ago I had a Boss. a lot of the fancier pedals like the whirlwind and Empress are really expensive for an eq. but one suggestion i have, especially for less experienced players, is a Zoom Multistomp MS-60b+ pedal. its super quiet, it has a graphic eq like the Boss, a general parametric EQ, 2 special parametrics for bass frequencies and higher frequencies and you can run up to 6 FX at the same time.I have been playing bass for 35 years and I am experimenting with using it as an EQ from my upright bass. its totally quiet and very flexible and pretty easy to use. then it does all this other stuff too. I got it for $99 on amazon and its really a sleeper
 
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davesbass said:
I have a source audio eq2 which is awesome, but expensive and very complex, and a Behringer bass eq pedal, which is noisy and cheap, and long ago I had a Boss. a lot of the fancier pedals like the whirlwind and Empress are really expensive for an eq. but one suggestion i have, especially for less experienced players, is a Zoom Multistomp MS-60b+ pedal. its super quiet, it has a graphic eq like the Boss, a general parametric EQ, 2 special parametrics for bass frequencies and higher frequencies and you can run up to 6 FX at the same time.I have been playing bass for 35 years and I am experimenting with using it as an EQ from my upright bass. its totally quiet and very flexible and pretty easy to use. then it does all this other stuff too. I got it for $99 on amazon and its really a sleeper
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Funny you state this as I was looking through the effects list and noticed it has a 7 band eq, 1 band parametric with Q options and then basically lpf and hpf with options on shelving.

I wanted to see how good is the Q options to use as a notch filter in tricky rooms.
 

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