THIS is so very helpful!!! Great instructional 101-type video for those of us still toying with amp setting and pedals only, looking to take the next step in controlling our tone.
Speaking for many, including myself. I don’t even own any gear yet, so I’m still learning about pedals, EQ’s, and overall settings for each of those. Love these type of videos! Thanks as always and cheers, LambChopper!
I too am a huge fan of the EQ pedal. It does so much and it's one of those pieces of gear that is always on my board. Right now I have the MXR KfK 10 band. It takes 18v to run it, but with the volume and gain being independent you can really slam the front of the amp hard. Or the opposite, cut that gain and volume to get those sparkling cleans. And every tone in between.
@jimdunlopusa hook this man up,I'm about to buy an MXR eq because of this video. Eq in the effects loop of my Peavey Triumph is just what it needs by the sound of it! Cheers!
It's always amazed me how little many guitar players use EQ pedals. Distortion and boost are all great and dandy. But almost any electric guitar I've ever heard, puts out at least some unwanted frequencies. When the Boss Metal Zone pedal came out, all my buddies were struggling to get any usable tones from it. I suggested they get an eq pedal and try using it before or after the MZ to smooth out some of the rough edges. Next thing you know, the MZ's had fresh batteries in them all the time, and were seeing frequent use again! Once I'd get them dialed in and chugging heavily, they were happy again! Long live the Metal Zone.
Metal zone as a clean boost with a 6 band in front and 10 band in the loop is the heaviest tone you can get out of any amp. I’ve used this exact setup for years. It’s literally my main Rythym tone and for leads I just cut the metal zone and have a nice sounding lead with Delay and Chorus
I've always used EQ's - probably for 40 years now. A Boss back in the day, and a Berringer 31 band stereo rack unit at one point. These days I'm pleasantly surprised by the Amoon EQ-7. I mount them on-board some of my guitar builds in lieu of tone controls. I usually put it at the front of the pedal chain, right after the tuner. On a 7 band, I typically max the top and bottom bands, and cut the middle three all the way - IE super scooped. I also don't do noise gates, cause feedback is part of my tone.
If there's anyone on the fence about getting an eq pedal....get off. I've bought so many distortion, overdrive, amps speakers.....nothing got me that tone I heard in my inner ear...till I bought my 10 band mxr.
Thanks for this Glenn I've been using the mxr 10 band in the front of the amp and the mxr 6 band in the effects loop with really awesome results I actually got the idea from this channel I even have a Boss mt-2 metal zone on my pedalboard and with the added tweaking from the EQ it's a really good pedal when playing through the clean channel of the amp but want a really saturated lead tone my next EQ adventure I'm going for the Master effects parametric and an empress effects unit to broaden amps tonal characteristics....... I'm gunna need a bigger pedalboard lol
Hi brother! Is the wether hot in Austrália? Here in Portugal is cold! Great vídeo! Still waiting to see you playing the Silver Jub! Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹
Best pedal on my board (besides my preamp) is my eq. People don't realize the importance of midrange. I used to cut all the mids. But it's really just taking away from your tone.
It’s like audio alchemy, depending on what frequency you manipulate, where and when you do it, all just produces different metal! I always learn something from these videos, but admittedly, it’s still a bit beyond me. I can’t afford the amps and physical gear at the moment. Having to rely on digital simulations, like Amplitube.
Your channel is such a gem. Thank you for the knowledge. Think I'm gonna pick up that EQ, is it good for cleans as well? I play death metal, 80s metal, modern metal pretty much the same stuff as Lamb in my free time, but I also play worship guitar at my church as well. Would it be versatile enough for both? I'm new to EQs and how they work, only know the absolute basics. Thanks again!
I used this alot with 10 band eq in my younger days. Couldn't afford Expensive amps. I had better tone out of crate amps than $1000 plus amps my friends could afford😅
Hey Lamb I love the content you've been putting out. Since watching your channel I've gained so much knowledge on really dialling in my own tone and sticking out in the mix, and generally so much about how to be heard and sound good. Thanks for all the awesome work you're doing man, keep it up!
So cool...don't have an amp but using modeling boxes, hxstomp right now, for 20 years haha...never tries doing EQ before the amp...interesting...gonna try did with all my tones. But if I understand it correctly you EQ the clean tone and unpowered signal from the guitar right?
I originally tried my EQ in the front of my DSL with a Metal Zone as a clean boost and it was just way too much. After a lot of experimenting with different gain pedals both in the front and back, I put an SD-1 in the front and the EQ in the loop and I have a very similar sound to my old solid state setup with the MZ and EQ, but with some attitude and sound that doesn't break up at higher volumes, but just gets nasty (in a good way). I don't play in a mix so I have more of the slight smile EQ pattern similar to the 10:20 mark. My base tone is the "No More Tears" album. Just scoop the mids a little bit to get "And Justice For All" or down tune a little bit to get the more Nu Metal Tones and roll off the low end a little bit. I tried the MZ in the loop as well and it sounded pretty decent in the clean channel, but was not really needed as the OD channels took care of that type of sound.
The funny thing about this dude as well as everybody else they put this video up with I think I'm not going to put no more videos up that way everybody will beg him to come back and get more views LOL
Thank you for this video. I just purchased my first tube amp setup. Prs mt15 head with a evh 5150 2x12 cab. Excited to play and buy a few pedals one being a noisegate and also an eq pedal
Question brother: I have the MXR 10 Band and it’s great, but get this: I’m getting AM radio interference coming through my speakers anytime it’s engaged! I’ve replaced cables, I’ve rerouted my signal chain, I’ve messed with the gain & volume, but nothing is working. I can’t figure out why. Any advice?
@LambChopper678 🤘I love your tone videos and would like to see if you could you please try dial in the Dethklok tone. I love this band and its tone but never able to work it out? much love 🤘
EQ'ing before any kind of overdrive, saturation, distortion will definitely influence the way your signal breaks up and will be a different tone than post overdrive etc. Experiment with some pre-recorded direct sounds into amp and pedal sims to get a feel with how the tones change. It's easier to critically listen when you're not playing at the same time.
been following for a while now, and your just an absolute madman of a player, love all of your jam room and guitars, the tones you achieve are always so raw and its cool to see what kind of things you can get away with, but doing such minor things.
@@LambChopper678 that thing turned my amp into killer even stuck dirty channel sounded better. I will try to add 6band into front and boost the distortion with an OD pedal.
I picked up my first mxr 10 band EQ because of your channel and I love it. Unrelated question. Do you think the Kraken could produce some Lamb of God tones reasonably well? If its paired with EQ or compresion pedals
Hey lambchopper. Just wandering what headphones you find best to use for guitar amps? I know it won't be the same as a speaker cab but I live in an apartment building and don't want to bother the neighbour's. I have sennheiser hd280 currently and get decent quality sound but would be nice if sound had a bit more presence and a bit more open. Any suggestions that have worked well for you? Thanks for all the awesome content you make and all your help with teaching about getting different tones. Rock on🤘
Man, I just love playing guitar. When I started out, I had a guitar and an amp. Then I bought different guitars to achieve different sounds. As I got older, I could afford to buy different amps… so now i’m in the market for different eq pedals to put them in different places of the fx chain… it just never gets boring 😂.
I've been using a few 6, 7 and 10 band graphic EQs, both in the front of the amp (after boosts/OD) and in the FX loop, they do shape the tone nicely, however the HUGE control over my tone came from a ratty cheap Artec parametric EQ pedal in the loop, holy shit the difference it makes!! I'm about to pull the trigger on the new 5 band parametric EQ from Ibanez, the pentatone equalizer PTEQ, looks to be everything you'd never need to hone your tone in every scenario, and the best of all, it will come at a really great price point!!
You need to be working in the R&D dept for BOSS/Roland or someone.......You'd help them make us great products. Have you thought about making your own pedals? Id love to do the prototype.
Yeah, this video really help me. I got a cheap Cube Baby fx wich is doesn't have an fx loop. So, i don't have to worry about to put an eq in front of preamp section.
Dear Lamb, please could you take a look at the guitar tone in a song called Servitude by the band Sylosis. If you could, that'd be amazing. Cheers mate!
I've using a DOD FX40B EQ since 1994, originally to tame my FX-69 Grunge, but once I got into a band, it was to actually shape my tone to fit into the live mix.
This video was super helpful man thank you, and as a bonus I use the same amp as the one you’re using in the video and I’ve got an mxr ten band EQ so this is perfect
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THIS is so very helpful!!! Great instructional 101-type video for those of us still toying with amp setting and pedals only, looking to take the next step in controlling our tone.
Speaking for many, including myself. I don’t even own any gear yet, so I’m still learning about pedals, EQ’s, and overall settings for each of those. Love these type of videos! Thanks as always and cheers, LambChopper!
Yoo first 72 seasons riff from lambchopper???!?!?
That record sucks 😂
@josemiguelcastiblancogomez7723 yes and no😎
Your compressor is unbalanced.
@@maskeda ?
I was surprised to hear that as well!
I just added the MXR 6 band EQ to my Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 and OMG it's a new world! Thank you for your video!
Really happy you came back and continue to create excellent content, thanks!
I too am a huge fan of the EQ pedal. It does so much and it's one of those pieces of gear that is always on my board. Right now I have the MXR KfK 10 band. It takes 18v to run it, but with the volume and gain being independent you can really slam the front of the amp hard. Or the opposite, cut that gain and volume to get those sparkling cleans. And every tone in between.
Equalizers are a secret weapon! Lotsa good tips in the video. Thanks! Love the green birdie.
Another excellent demo of an essential tone tool! ya got golden ears Man!!
@jimdunlopusa hook this man up,I'm about to buy an MXR eq because of this video.
Eq in the effects loop of my Peavey Triumph is just what it needs by the sound of it! Cheers!
Thanks for making this video! This is the best demo I’ve seen of using an EQ on a guitar.
It's always amazed me how little many guitar players use EQ pedals. Distortion and boost are all great and dandy. But almost any electric guitar I've ever heard, puts out at least some unwanted frequencies. When the Boss Metal Zone pedal came out, all my buddies were struggling to get any usable tones from it. I suggested they get an eq pedal and try using it before or after the MZ to smooth out some of the rough edges. Next thing you know, the MZ's had fresh batteries in them all the time, and were seeing frequent use again! Once I'd get them dialed in and chugging heavily, they were happy again! Long live the Metal Zone.
Metal zone as a clean boost with a 6 band in front and 10 band in the loop is the heaviest tone you can get out of any amp. I’ve used this exact setup for years. It’s literally my main Rythym tone and for leads I just cut the metal zone and have a nice sounding lead with Delay and Chorus
True.
Boss HM-2 to Boss EQ to amp since 1987.
I've always used EQ's - probably for 40 years now. A Boss back in the day, and a Berringer 31 band stereo rack unit at one point. These days I'm pleasantly surprised by the Amoon EQ-7. I mount them on-board some of my guitar builds in lieu of tone controls. I usually put it at the front of the pedal chain, right after the tuner. On a 7 band, I typically max the top and bottom bands, and cut the middle three all the way - IE super scooped. I also don't do noise gates, cause feedback is part of my tone.
try a MXR fullbore metal with some eq pedal.
Great vid dude, god I love that Jackon you're playing 😮
Yeah, you never disappoint! ❤
If there's anyone on the fence about getting an eq pedal....get off. I've bought so many distortion, overdrive, amps speakers.....nothing got me that tone I heard in my inner ear...till I bought my 10 band mxr.
This video was chock full of goodness.
Crazy tone man! How did you run the 4 cable method throiyh the front with the eq, thank you
Thanks for this Glenn I've been using the mxr 10 band in the front of the amp and the mxr 6 band in the effects loop with really awesome results I actually got the idea from this channel I even have a Boss mt-2 metal zone on my pedalboard and with the added tweaking from the EQ it's a really good pedal when playing through the clean channel of the amp but want a really saturated lead tone my next EQ adventure I'm going for the Master effects parametric and an empress effects unit to broaden amps tonal characteristics....... I'm gunna need a bigger pedalboard lol
You've been a Great help . Cheers. !
Brilliant as ever 🤘🤘🤘
Yo Lamb can you make a video on Trivium's Shogun tone if you have time?
2:26
Those neck thru serial numbers were date coded, so 2008 would be 08xxxx.
Cheers mate, I get the ID - just couldn’t remember. Had to check as it seems like I only got it a little while ago 🤣 2007
Great video ! I should try to add a EQ on my pedalboard
Hi brother! Is the wether hot in Austrália? Here in Portugal is cold!
Great vídeo!
Still waiting to see you playing the Silver Jub!
Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹
I’m waiting to see one too mate. I’m in a part of Australia that doesn’t get a lot of attention. It is getting warm, yes
I haven’t forgotten mate 🤘🏻
Hey, a great subject. Thanks
you made us bought those guitars
Awesome thanks bro🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I used to skate that Franky Hill board, dude.
great video, thanks! I might have missed it but do the frequency settings on the amp cut/boost after the signal passes through the amp?
Riff at 7:05?
Lamb can you do metallica death magnetic tone
Can you slave these lunchbox amps, please? I'm really interested in what kind of unique tone can be made these tiny monsters.
brain dance!!!
Is that a new bird? I have to admit every time I see your bird I turn into a male version of Elmira from Tiny Toons
Lol the little guy came in about a year ago. Mango, the pineapple conure
I think hetfields sound is more snare than kick drum. That’s also how I describe Lars, more snare than drums
Thongs, only semi professional.
LOL. Some people have those weird foot fetishes and apparently need RUclips to satisfy that need. lol Hilarious. Well played.
I'm a fellow Queenslander so it's actually quite professional for us.
FlipFlopper678
This device is extremely important for a good tone
This guy just walks around in every day life knowing he can do that.
Best pedal on my board (besides my preamp) is my eq. People don't realize the importance of midrange. I used to cut all the mids. But it's really just taking away from your tone.
definitely interesting to hear the difference between the front end and the effects loop. makes such a difference
It’s like audio alchemy, depending on what frequency you manipulate, where and when you do it, all just produces different metal! I always learn something from these videos, but admittedly, it’s still a bit beyond me. I can’t afford the amps and physical gear at the moment. Having to rely on digital simulations, like Amplitube.
That’s a great platform to learn on. Amplitube has loads of options and the rack para eq is killer 👌🏻
Yes to the Annihilator!!!!! let's get some more.
Your channel is such a gem. Thank you for the knowledge. Think I'm gonna pick up that EQ, is it good for cleans as well? I play death metal, 80s metal, modern metal pretty much the same stuff as Lamb in my free time, but I also play worship guitar at my church as well. Would it be versatile enough for both? I'm new to EQs and how they work, only know the absolute basics. Thanks again!
It’s good for every tone. Just don’t over do it and make small adjustments 👌🏻
@@LambChopper678 thank you so much man, God bless!
I used this alot with 10 band eq in my younger days. Couldn't afford Expensive amps. I had better tone out of crate amps than $1000 plus amps my friends could afford😅
I use a Joyo 6 band EQ pedal in the effects loop of my Peavey Invective MH. It really makes a difference and gives me the tone I want.
Hey Lamb I love the content you've been putting out. Since watching your channel I've gained so much knowledge on really dialling in my own tone and sticking out in the mix, and generally so much about how to be heard and sound good. Thanks for all the awesome work you're doing man, keep it up!
I am following you from Algeria. Please perform for us the song “Still Loving Scoopions” and the song “Zombie Gramberies” guitar cover
whats the riff at 5:00 ?
Here’s a hint: Megadeth.
Megadeth- 1,320
Very interesting. Thanks for the video. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽
Achei todos os sons... IGUAIS.
Não percebi diferença nenhuma
So cool...don't have an amp but using modeling boxes, hxstomp right now, for 20 years haha...never tries doing EQ before the amp...interesting...gonna try did with all my tones. But if I understand it correctly you EQ the clean tone and unpowered signal from the guitar right?
Chicken Sausages!
You look like ray stevenson
The poor parrot must be completely deaf by now accompanying you to play in your studio hahahahaha
I originally tried my EQ in the front of my DSL with a Metal Zone as a clean boost and it was just way too much. After a lot of experimenting with different gain pedals both in the front and back, I put an SD-1 in the front and the EQ in the loop and I have a very similar sound to my old solid state setup with the MZ and EQ, but with some attitude and sound that doesn't break up at higher volumes, but just gets nasty (in a good way). I don't play in a mix so I have more of the slight smile EQ pattern similar to the 10:20 mark. My base tone is the "No More Tears" album. Just scoop the mids a little bit to get "And Justice For All" or down tune a little bit to get the more Nu Metal Tones and roll off the low end a little bit.
I tried the MZ in the loop as well and it sounded pretty decent in the clean channel, but was not really needed as the OD channels took care of that type of sound.
How would it work on its own , with a Boss Katana Mkii 50.
It’s a great pedal, been my all time favorite for over 20 years
The stars of the video are also the parrots :)
The funny thing about this dude as well as everybody else they put this video up with I think I'm not going to put no more videos up that way everybody will beg him to come back and get more views LOL
GAIN, GAIN, GAIN, GAIN, GAIN AND MORE GAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's the name of song from 7:06?
I had the same question too! I just found the song - its from “Brain Dance” by Annihilator
I literally just got my new mxr eq days ago!!!! Perfect, every time you upload its a pleasure
Thank you for this video. I just purchased my first tube amp setup. Prs mt15 head with a evh 5150 2x12 cab. Excited to play and buy a few pedals one being a noisegate and also an eq pedal
Metallicas modern tone is poo poo in my opinion. Theyre albums would be way cooler if they just went back to a scooped tone.
So how do I get death metal tone - like Deicide first album? Front end or fx loop?
Mr.chopper, what amp cab do you use?
Two notes Torpedo Captor X emulated Mustaine 4x12
@@LambChopper678 god bless you sir
Playing metal while wearing flip flops is sooo badass lol 😁😁😊
Question brother:
I have the MXR 10 Band and it’s great, but get this: I’m getting AM radio interference coming through my speakers anytime it’s engaged! I’ve replaced cables, I’ve rerouted my signal chain, I’ve messed with the gain & volume, but nothing is working.
I can’t figure out why. Any advice?
None sorry, never heard anything like that
@LambChopper678 🤘I love your tone videos and would like to see if you could you please try dial in the Dethklok tone. I love this band and its tone but never able to work it out? much love 🤘
holy smoking, how awesome those parrots are
EQ'ing before any kind of overdrive, saturation, distortion will definitely influence the way your signal breaks up and will be a different tone than post overdrive etc. Experiment with some pre-recorded direct sounds into amp and pedal sims to get a feel with how the tones change. It's easier to critically listen when you're not playing at the same time.
Maybe try to do mic next to cab and then mic in the room sound, for comparison
What do you think about the boss equalizer ?
Man your videos are great! Thx so much!
been following for a while now, and your just an absolute madman of a player, love all of your jam room and guitars, the tones you achieve are always so raw and its cool to see what kind of things you can get away with, but doing such minor things.
What happens if you plug mxr 10 band to the fx loop and mxr 6 band to the front input????
I do it often, infinite tones. The 10 band sounds best in the loop. It clips differently in the front end
@@LambChopper678 that thing turned my amp into killer even stuck dirty channel sounded better. I will try to add 6band into front and boost the distortion with an OD pedal.
Hey chopper love your videos, just wondering if an Ibanez ts-9 is a good boost for those early Metallica style solos? Cheers man
I'm sure that's what Kirk used as I remember 🤘
It’ll do the job
My 10 band sits in my effects loop. I can make my simple little evh lbx stealth sound like anything I want it to sound like.
Thank you for the awesome information. I need to try this out. Awesome video 👏
you look like the bassist of weedeater
Loved when you pulled Brain Dance!
I picked up my first mxr 10 band EQ because of your channel and I love it. Unrelated question. Do you think the Kraken could produce some Lamb of God tones reasonably well? If its paired with EQ or compresion pedals
I’ll do some👌🏻 it does LOG really well
Is 10 band EQ more flexible or 6 band is enough?
For guitar the 6 is great. The outer frequencies that the 10 band offers don’t really need to be there. That’s just my opinion
Try EQ 10 Bands, we will have more control over the Tone! Finally, we gonna see a smile on the EQ`s face ;)
Thanks for the awesome information i want the MXR EQ 😉
Hey lambchopper. Just wandering what headphones you find best to use for guitar amps? I know it won't be the same as a speaker cab but I live in an apartment building and don't want to bother the neighbour's. I have sennheiser hd280 currently and get decent quality sound but would be nice if sound had a bit more presence and a bit more open. Any suggestions that have worked well for you? Thanks for all the awesome content you make and all your help with teaching about getting different tones. Rock on🤘
I really like my Roland rh300’s
They’re flat response, comfortable and 3m cable
@@LambChopper678 thanks! Will check them out🤘
Can you get and justice for all tone in front of amp or only in the fx loop?
Eq really helps there. I get closest with EQFH from master effects
🤘🇹🇷🤘🇹🇷🤘🇹🇷
Man, I just love playing guitar. When I started out, I had a guitar and an amp. Then I bought different guitars to achieve different sounds. As I got older, I could afford to buy different amps… so now i’m in the market for different eq pedals to put them in different places of the fx chain… it just never gets boring 😂.
Well said, it’s an obsession and that never gets old
If you were running say distortion or overdrive pedals out front as well , where would u place eq before or after them
If I’m using eq in the front it’s only to boost or remove bass to tighten things up. Always after the OD so I can adjust what it puts out
@@LambChopper678 ok thanks mate appreciate it
That parrot needs a black shirt or jean battle vest.
😂
I've been using a few 6, 7 and 10 band graphic EQs, both in the front of the amp (after boosts/OD) and in the FX loop, they do shape the tone nicely, however the HUGE control over my tone came from a ratty cheap Artec parametric EQ pedal in the loop, holy shit the difference it makes!!
I'm about to pull the trigger on the new 5 band parametric EQ from Ibanez, the pentatone equalizer PTEQ, looks to be everything you'd never need to hone your tone in every scenario, and the best of all, it will come at a really great price point!!
You need to be working in the R&D dept for BOSS/Roland or someone.......You'd help them make us great products. Have you thought about making your own pedals? Id love to do the prototype.
Yeah, this video really help me. I got a cheap Cube Baby fx wich is doesn't have an fx loop. So, i don't have to worry about to put an eq in front of preamp section.
Thank you!🎸
Dear Lamb, please could you take a look at the guitar tone in a song called Servitude by the band Sylosis. If you could, that'd be amazing. Cheers mate!
What pickups are in this guitar?
Duncan JB & Jazz
I've using a DOD FX40B EQ since 1994, originally to tame my FX-69 Grunge, but once I got into a band, it was to actually shape my tone to fit into the live mix.
hey mr lambchobber can u make video of dialing megadeth tone with neural?
This video was super helpful man thank you, and as a bonus I use the same amp as the one you’re using in the video and I’ve got an mxr ten band EQ so this is perfect