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Your "Always-on" pedal

Not counting the tuner,

Always on: Fdeck Series 3 HPF & FEA Labs DB/CL
Almost always on:Xotic Bass RC Booster(one of my basses is passive, so the EQ helps out a bit. The other bass is Active/Passive, so it depends on which mode it's in whether it's on or not...)
Could be always on if I were so inclined: Solidgoldfx Beta. That thing is awesome!
 
For me it's the MXR Preamp. There's nearly always something to tweek in the tone and that parametric mid EQ control is perfect.
I find a lot of mid EQ's tend to be a little indistinct and muddy, boosting a whole lotta bass and treble too (too wide a Q value) but with this FX pedal, MXR seem to have the Mid Q just about right.
I'm thinking of not bothering with on board active EQ's anymore and letting this pedal do all that.