I have the mxr 10 band. Its become the most important pedal I own. You can find almost every tone you desire if you just listen and adjust the eq. Happy new year and stay creative!
Another amazing video Dagan. I could watch you present these all day. I'm just beginning to build my first board for guitar. I've done it in the band on bass and it's made a big difference to my playing.
Best tone I've ever had was from my HT-5 with my MXR EQ pedal through the effects loop. Perfect way to boost specific bands and slam them into the power amp.
My boss GE-7 is by far my most prized and important pedal. I don’t think I could be happy with any amp without it - being able to subtlety tweak the tone is a must for me when playing g with gain
Been using a boss eq for years as a lead boost. Upside down smile... With super strats. As the boost sound still sounds like the amp & guitar. Unlike a distortion pedal .that alters the amp sound.... The guy that mastered the amp eq setup in my opinion Is Kerry King.. Great vid. Thumbs up..
i want to do is take the neck pickup out, put a 6 band eq in , design a eq pedal just right size like pickup, maybe with eq preset function even better.
A cheap option is a Behringer EQ. I’ve owned one for a few years. It’s low noise and I think they go for about $30 or $40. I use it on my acoustic guitar sometimes to boost a guitar solo. I also have a Boss GE-7 and use it for pushing some far out stoner rock distortion .
Great video. EQ pedals are the best. I have a pretty simple pedal setup, but what it does have is an EQ up front and an EQ in the loop. The tone shaping options are endless, but I mainly use the one up front as a mid boost to drive the amp and tighten things up and the one on the loop as a solo boost.
I have this pedal. I bought it couple years ago because dagon did a video about slash and he showed off what EQ can do! Can't live without it. Actually considering getting a 12 band. Such overlooked and underappreciated pedals!
Anyone who's played a Mesa Mark/Caliber series knows just how powerful a Graphic EQ can be. I was considering getting an EQ pedal for my old Peavey SP60 because I couldn't find any MESA's in my price range. But I managed to find one cheap and I love how versatile it is. Honestly Graphic EQs are the best thing since sliced bread and more people should be using them. Also nice little 316 reference you through in there Dagan 👍
Honestly EQ pedals can have one of the most drastic changes in your sound, I don't understand why people dont run these on the regular. I love running a 6 band EQ in the front to push the mids like Kerry King or Dimebag.
WOW ! Crazy you mentioned K King and Dime. I don't listen to either but happen to use both their signature pedals. My KFK EQ has been silent modded and it's the last pedal on board. The wah (2nd pedal) is a Dime wah bought as soon as released. Thought this was the bomb and still do. Plus the look is cool to me.
I have a Peavey Valveking 100 head. The lead channel has a distortion sound that leaves something to be desired. Thats putting it nicely. The distortion has a strange buzzing texture that sounds horrible. Overall, the Valveking combined with my Peavey 4×12 has a sound that is way too bright and piercing. To combat this, I run a 808 style overdrive into the front of the amp. I set the overdrive for a darker sound. Volume at 9. Drive at about 3 and tone at about 4. The 3 band eq on the amp is set with Bass at 6.5, mids at 6.5 and treble at 4. Since Im pushing a lot of midrange in the signal path and a lot of mids from the pre-amp, I run a 15 band graphic eq in the fx loop. With the 15 band eq, I leave all the sliders in a straight line at zero to start. I roll everything below 125 hz down, and I roll everything above 8k down. I also dip out a little bit of 670 hz, and a little bit of 1k and a very small amount of 2k. So theres a big mid push in the front before and during distortion but a slight mid scoop post distortion. I have a few more toys for my rig, but just those two tricks have taken my treble heavy Valveking and made it sound bloomier, warmer, and darker. Like a Mesa Boogie Duel Rectifier. When I used to play shows, I used to get asked a lot as to how I made a notoriously bad sounding amp sound completely different
Ok Dagan you win... 😂..time to get an EQ pedal..I use EQ heavily on all my pedals utilizing the tone control they possess be it a tone stack or 3band EQ single time knob etc so this is a logical step for me..you've completely convinced me..
I just bought a black star studio 10 6l6 and thinking about getting another mxr 10 band equalizer one of the new models. And see if I can dial in a little bit more of a Dumble tone out of it and make some of the notes stand out a bit more
I use two actually, both from Zoom MS50Gs. One right after my first drive stage, kinda "spicing" the sound, and a parametric before the amp sim, just to tighten some high gain "woofs" and "hisses" lml... This video should be named "why super strats are awesome" too...
Yeah when I played alone I really didn't need eq,but when I got with a bass and a drummer, my guitar sounded real based out,you couldn't even hear the clarity in my guitar, sounded like it was mono,so when I turned the treble up,I was good but my tone suffered,so yeah you definitely need a eq pedal
What if you boost the amp mid knob then cut the mids on the eq pedal in the loop like a Mesa Mark amp. Or cut the mids on the amp and the pedal like Kirk...
Great video...... I've got a Donner Eq pedal. Love it. I use it with the mids bossted, as a clean ish boost. Sounds great infront of my Boss Ds1.......!!
EQ pedals are great... but not the MXR 6 band eq. This is one of the most hissing, bad noise inducing pedals I have ever owned. I also have its big brother the 18vdc, 10 band version, which for me is fine. I don't know... Maybe I got a bad one, but the only way I can use it is as a "cut," especially the high frequencies. It's not my rig, other pedals, guitars, and power supplies causing it. I've tried everything.
There’s no volume boost on the mxr eq. Can I run this after my distortion pedal and use it to cut trough when it’s solo time? Will the mid hump eq be enough to be heard ? Wanting a mxr eq for a while.
I would say it's enough. Even though there's no volume boost slider, you still get up to +18dB boost on individual frequencies on this pedal. If you really want the dedicated volume slider, I use the Boss GE-7 which has the volume slider plus one more frequency band.
Well you don't NEED an EQ pedal to play guitar if you're just starting or something. But to make your electric guitar tone sound unique? No better tool for that than EQ. EQ can be the difference between 70s hard rock and 90s death metal, and lots of individuality within genres is defined by distinctive EQ sound sculpting. It's pretty important to have some EQ control SOMEWHERE. My metal zone has great EQ customization options for distorted tone. It makes a MASSIVE difference. An essential layer of control for tone.
I love the idea of running through an effects loop. But I run a Vox AC15. With no effects loop. Where would the best place to put it be? I’m trying to get that overall sound adjustment
ooo I have a different opinion than Ranch Manager… in my experience, I tend to like my eq pedal as the very last thing in my signal chain, right before the amp! It just goes to show that everyone has a different ear that prefers different sounds, but I think almost anyone would agree that having an eq pedal is better than not having an eq pedal! Pick one up and form your own opinion about what’s best, I promise you’ll love it!!
Your dainty little nails detract from your exceptional content. Im sorry bro just being real. Excellent playing and tone! Again. Sorry for talking smack your rig is bad ass as is your playing!
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To borrow from the late, great Norm MacDonald - EQ is a strange abbreviation. E is short for E, and Q is short for Qualization.
“I” is short for “I” … and “D” is short for ….. “dentification”
The more i hear about this EQ guy, the less i care for him
@@henryweiland7761 he died? I didn’t even know he was sick
But Stalin was just as bad...
@@UpUpBobby The worst thing about Stalin was the hypocrisy
I have the mxr 10 band. Its become the most important pedal I own. You can find almost every tone you desire if you just listen and adjust the eq. Happy new year and stay creative!
Where do you put the mxr 10 band in your signal chain? Thinking of getting a 10 band and using it in my Blackstar HT Stage 100 amps fx loop
100% I have the same pedal. I can pretty much get any amp sound I want.
@@Hypersp4ce FX Loop with my reverb.
That “EQ as a different channel” demo was amazing.
My Bank account has to admit, Dagan is really good at what he does.
Buy one pedal and the floodgates open...
I want this guy to be my best drunk bar friend just so I can see him talk about pedals and guitars like this. Keep up the awesome videos :-)
I have a Joyo 6 band and it has made a HUGE difference , especially on some of my guitars where the pickups get a little muffled at high gains....
Another amazing video Dagan. I could watch you present these all day. I'm just beginning to build my first board for guitar. I've done it in the band on bass and it's made a big difference to my playing.
I use a little 5-band mini EQ from Mooer. Has a ‘level’ knob that allows me to use this little nugget as a volume boost too, If needed to go to 11
"These go to eleven"
Again here at 1 am watching jack sparrow talking about guitar pedals
Best tone I've ever had was from my HT-5 with my MXR EQ pedal through the effects loop. Perfect way to boost specific bands and slam them into the power amp.
My boss GE-7 is by far my most prized and important pedal. I don’t think I could be happy with any amp without it - being able to subtlety tweak the tone is a must for me when playing g with gain
Not to mention the boost, for metal it let’s you keep articulation with gain at a reasonable level, yet still get the aggression you need
So you hit the preamp tubes with +18db and force distortion there. I did the same thing 40 years ago. With a blue MXR.
The eq is by far the most underrated yet most effective pedal one can have. I prefer mine in the effects loop personally
I swear by my BOSS 7 band EQ pedal in my FX loop. Makes my Orange Super Crush sound more like a Thunder Crush! Eliminated all my distortion boxes.
Been using a boss eq for years as a lead boost.
Upside down smile...
With super strats.
As the boost sound still sounds like the amp & guitar. Unlike a distortion pedal .that alters the amp sound....
The guy that mastered the amp eq setup in my opinion
Is Kerry King..
Great vid. Thumbs up..
Imo I think I found the best boost/EQ combo pedal in the J. Rockett Rockaway pedal. I love the versatility it allows.
i want to do is take the neck pickup out, put a 6 band eq in , design a eq pedal just right size like pickup, maybe with eq preset function even better.
I have one pre amp, to reduce low end and another in the loop to raise volume and slightly push mids. Works a treat. Great video mate.
More on reason 1: some of the old Fender Amps, like the PA-100, they only have a bass, treble, and volume, so zero mid controls.
A cheap option is a Behringer EQ. I’ve owned one for a few years. It’s low noise and I think they go for about $30 or $40. I use it on my acoustic guitar sometimes to boost a guitar solo. I also have a Boss GE-7 and use it for pushing some far out stoner rock distortion .
You think the Behringer could be used for some Eddie to thrash tones?
I had a GE-7, and it was useful for scooping mids to improve an acoustic tone, but it generated hiss.
Great video. EQ pedals are the best. I have a pretty simple pedal setup, but what it does have is an EQ up front and an EQ in the loop. The tone shaping options are endless, but I mainly use the one up front as a mid boost to drive the amp and tighten things up and the one on the loop as a solo boost.
I have this pedal. I bought it couple years ago because dagon did a video about slash and he showed off what EQ can do! Can't live without it. Actually considering getting a 12 band. Such overlooked and underappreciated pedals!
If Captain Jack Sparrow and Russell Brand had a guitar wizard child
I use my EQ in fx loop as an attenuator .
Anyone who's played a Mesa Mark/Caliber series knows just how powerful a Graphic EQ can be. I was considering getting an EQ pedal for my old Peavey SP60 because I couldn't find any MESA's in my price range. But I managed to find one cheap and I love how versatile it is. Honestly Graphic EQs are the best thing since sliced bread and more people should be using them.
Also nice little 316 reference you through in there Dagan 👍
Right when I didn't think I needed another pedal
I use two 10 band mxr and a mesa grid slammer and mesa gold mine all together some great tone
Honestly EQ pedals can have one of the most drastic changes in your sound, I don't understand why people dont run these on the regular. I love running a 6 band EQ in the front to push the mids like Kerry King or Dimebag.
WOW ! Crazy you mentioned K King and Dime. I don't listen to either but happen to use both their signature pedals. My KFK EQ has been silent modded and it's the last pedal on board. The wah (2nd pedal) is a Dime wah bought as soon as released. Thought this was the bomb and still do. Plus the look is cool to me.
I have that Mxr 6 band eq but I also have a master effects parametric eq as well
I have a Peavey Valveking 100 head. The lead channel has a distortion sound that leaves something to be desired. Thats putting it nicely. The distortion has a strange buzzing texture that sounds horrible. Overall, the Valveking combined with my Peavey 4×12 has a sound that is way too bright and piercing. To combat this, I run a 808 style overdrive into the front of the amp.
I set the overdrive for a darker sound. Volume at 9. Drive at about 3 and tone at about 4. The 3 band eq on the amp is set with Bass at 6.5, mids at 6.5 and treble at 4. Since Im pushing a lot of midrange in the signal path and a lot of mids from the pre-amp, I run a 15 band graphic eq in the fx loop.
With the 15 band eq, I leave all the sliders in a straight line at zero to start. I roll everything below 125 hz down, and I roll everything above 8k down. I also dip out a little bit of 670 hz, and a little bit of 1k and a very small amount of 2k.
So theres a big mid push in the front before and during distortion but a slight mid scoop post distortion. I have a few more toys for my rig, but just those two tricks have taken my treble heavy Valveking and made it sound bloomier, warmer, and darker. Like a Mesa Boogie Duel Rectifier. When I used to play shows, I used to get asked a lot as to how I made a notoriously bad sounding amp sound completely different
Ok Dagan you win... 😂..time to get an EQ pedal..I use EQ heavily on all my pedals utilizing the tone control they possess be it a tone stack or 3band EQ single time knob etc so this is a logical step for me..you've completely convinced me..
Love the kramers Dagan, but why are you not usi. G that Fireman on the wall? . Switch up up a bit.
Wow. It adds some to it. I wonder if I could pair that eq pedal up with my SILENCER pedal it has extra inputs and outputs
I just bought a black star studio 10 6l6 and thinking about getting another mxr 10 band equalizer one of the new models. And see if I can dial in a little bit more of a Dumble tone out of it and make some of the notes stand out a bit more
@Dwayne Mullett. I've bought the same amp and feel it could do with a bit more bass. Did you buy an eq pedal. If will it boast the bass?
I use two actually, both from Zoom MS50Gs. One right after my first drive stage, kinda "spicing" the sound, and a parametric before the amp sim, just to tighten some high gain "woofs" and "hisses" lml... This video should be named "why super strats are awesome" too...
I wish this guy had got to live through the 80s as a young man.
Awsome video, EQ is the unsung hero of gear.
1st dude! woo hoo! man- my Boss ge7 EQ pedal is my my important one! its my special sause! from a dude in australia to scoop or not to scoop!
A gem of a video from Dagan. Thank you.
thanks i have one and didn't know why i needed one and now i do
My ears have a built in EQ that filters the higher frequencies, called “tinnitus”
Nice tips as always. Cheers
Yeah when I played alone I really didn't need eq,but when I got with a bass and a drummer, my guitar sounded real based out,you couldn't even hear the clarity in my guitar, sounded like it was mono,so when I turned the treble up,I was good but my tone suffered,so yeah you definitely need a eq pedal
You should turn the middle up. Try it and you won't get lost in a mix.
Perfect timing with this video. Im building a new pedal board and was considering an eq...made up my mind...all in on an mxr 10 band. Thanks man!!
I already hav a ge-7 but now can use it in ways I didn’t know I could ! Great video as always 🤘
I set eq for boosting higher frequency for lead sounds
What if you boost the amp mid knob then cut the mids on the eq pedal in the loop like a Mesa Mark amp. Or cut the mids on the amp and the pedal like Kirk...
If you don’t have one and your in the market for a new pedal stop what your doing immediately and go buy one now, Great video as always.
Great video...... I've got a Donner Eq pedal. Love it. I use it with the mids bossted, as a clean ish boost. Sounds great infront of my Boss Ds1.......!!
EQ pedals are great... but not the MXR 6 band eq. This is one of the most hissing, bad noise inducing pedals I have ever owned. I also have its big brother the 18vdc, 10 band version, which for me is fine. I don't know... Maybe I got a bad one, but the only way I can use it is as a "cut," especially the high frequencies. It's not my rig, other pedals, guitars, and power supplies causing it. I've tried everything.
This is brilliant way to understand the pedal settings on my LT40 :)
The Boss EQ-200 is incredible. Possibly the most important pedal I have ever bought.
Yes I just got one too and it’s amazing!! My sounds have gone from dull to crisp!!👍
Funny enough, I used my Boss eq pedal yesterday for the first time in ages?
Great video, dagan can you make a video about fender amps? Because I'm trying to buy one?
.. Just a wha pedal fixed at certain positions. The most dramatic pedal maybe.
Why only "one" EQ pedal? I have four in my pedalboard. 😁👍
So do you put the amp settings at noon?
lovely playing!
Yea please make whole video on how to use eq pedal
Okay then I want it at the end of the signal chain, 4 videos to get to that. Should have known to seek you out first. Thanks
Cheers Dagan! I have to say that, I need a ton of stuff hahahaha!
Thank you for the video!
Dagan you're awesome mate! If I ever meet you I'll buy you a pint. Much love from Bristol.
Yeah great video man!
Great demo! Was that EQ pedal in the front or the loop?
Is he playing his power chords with his little finger? I've never seen that before...
Can i use for boosting my solo?
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There’s no volume boost on the mxr eq. Can I run this after my distortion pedal and use it to cut trough when it’s solo time? Will the mid hump eq be enough to be heard ? Wanting a mxr eq for a while.
I would say it's enough. Even though there's no volume boost slider, you still get up to +18dB boost on individual frequencies on this pedal. If you really want the dedicated volume slider, I use the Boss GE-7 which has the volume slider plus one more frequency band.
You can increase each band by the same amount to make the signal louder without changing the tone much at all
Did that Kramer come with the sustainiac 🔥
Hello, im pretty new into Pedals, if i put an EQ in the Loop should i put thr knobs on the amp in the middle Position? Thanks :)
I’m sold
Dude. Great content eq is not adressed enough. Your sound is heavy as f 🤘
How do you have that one through the effects loop?
What is that guitar on the far right? That thing looks pretty slick.
Looks like a Paul Gilbert Iceman which is just flipped upside down and a small cutaway on the bottom.
What pickups are In his guitar. The neck sounds killer!
The neck looks like a sustainiac
Well you don't NEED an EQ pedal to play guitar if you're just starting or something. But to make your electric guitar tone sound unique? No better tool for that than EQ. EQ can be the difference between 70s hard rock and 90s death metal, and lots of individuality within genres is defined by distinctive EQ sound sculpting.
It's pretty important to have some EQ control SOMEWHERE. My metal zone has great EQ customization options for distorted tone. It makes a MASSIVE difference. An essential layer of control for tone.
Thanks man 🥰🥰
thank you!
Nice 6 band..pretty sweet...
I've got a 10 band.....myself....no big deal 😉🤣🤣
I love the idea of running through an effects loop. But I run a Vox AC15. With no effects loop. Where would the best place to put it be? I’m trying to get that overall sound adjustment
First OR if you use a pedal tuner, second in your effects chain. But there are no rules...
ooo I have a different opinion than Ranch Manager… in my experience, I tend to like my eq pedal as the very last thing in my signal chain, right before the amp! It just goes to show that everyone has a different ear that prefers different sounds, but I think almost anyone would agree that having an eq pedal is better than not having an eq pedal! Pick one up and form your own opinion about what’s best, I promise you’ll love it!!
This guy could sell bottled water to a fish
Dagan, the Russell Brand of PMTTV :D :D :D (it's ok, I could play the Russell Grant :D )
Nice presentation as always! You should consider acting 🎭?
I’m pritty sure slash gets his raunchy tone through one of these…
I like it before my overdrive
Came to visit you in store and you won’t there 😢 lol
Your dainty little nails detract from your exceptional content. Im sorry bro just being real. Excellent playing and tone! Again. Sorry for talking smack your rig is bad ass as is your playing!
I think I love you
Eq pedal is indeed loud af!!
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I want a eq pedal that controversially cuts out anything jason Newstead plays. The ...and justice for eq pedal
I put it last.
EQs are definitely useful. It's like the most boring of the essential pedals.
It means the world to me that the top comment on this video is a norm MACdonald stan
eq pedal versatility ends wheere your immagination ends huh
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Check out the EQ from hell!! Thank me later
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