I ask this question on the Eden forum and I was kind of confused. Phil Lesh (for those who don't know use a similiar setup) has been quoted as saying that he perfers to "cut frequency" rather than "boost frequency" ranges. Using Eden and Meyers EQ together gives crazy EQ control. What confuses me is that some pictures of Phil's current rig is that he has the Eden Enhance knob full on, which I think cuts some mids and boosts some lows and highs. Most hardcore Eden heads believe a little goes a long way and will rarely push the Enhance, in fact some say that cranking the Enhance too much does more damage then good.
The Eden rep. on the Eden forum responded saying that he discussed this with Phil's tech and they have a difference of opinion on this subject. Apparently Phil boosts the cut frequencies back in with the Meyers EQ. Mike Gordon actually does the same them with his Eden setup.
There is whole lot of contradiction in all of this.
I was wondering how you were approaching your EQ setup?
In my original Nemsis 2x10 combo from the late '90s I use to crank the enhance knob. I eventually blew it up somehow after 6 years of hard use. Don't know what went wrong with it. The Eden forum wanted to lay blame on the fact that I was cranking the enhance, which caused me to push the amp more because the mids were gone and I wasn't cutting through. Probably some truth, but I really liked the sound. Now I play WT400 through an older Eden 410. This step up was a big chance. I had a whole lot more power and EQ control. I learned the hard way about EQing my rig. I played too many shows where I was boomin' and not cutting through. Now I tend to tend to set the EQ more or less Flat, maybe cutting some extreme highs and boosting upper mids and upper lows a little bit.
On a completely different note... Have you figured out why Phil has that digit BP-120 (I think) multi-effects pedal on his rack? he keeps it off the floor, and I haven't seen any evidence of any floor triggers. Does he use it for a touch of his rare overdrive sound?
