MXR 10 band EQ Any users?

[Anders]

I'm thinking about this one:
[url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=248"]http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=pr.../pip&id=248[/url]
I have an Orange AD200MK1 head with no effectsloop and i plan to use it before the signal input in the amp.
Like this:Bass-EQ-Amp

I've read alot of reviews from people using it when playing guitar but not alot about how they work with a bass amp.

Is anyone using this?

[Anders]

Guess not....

[Silent Fly]

I have one one. Nice graphic equalizer that looks very cool with when turned on.

I like it - I am more a parametric EQ person but the M108 is a nice pedal. I prefer it to the Boss graphic EQs.

[Anders]

I was also actually looking for a parametric eq to be able to dial in the exact frequency that creates booming sound in different rooms but i can't find anyone that has one band around 100-200Hz and still have one band in the 40-50Hz area to accent low-bass punch.

So i thought this one might work.

How do you use it?
In an effectsloop or before the signal input in the amp?
(Or maybe it's very quiet)

[Finbar]

40-50Hz? Woah. I wouldn't be accentuating that, I'd be high-passing that out.

I have this pedal, but I've never used it. I know that isn't too helpful :/

[Anders]

[quote name='Finbar' date='Nov 17 2010, 01:56 AM' post='1026498']
40-50Hz? Woah. I wouldn't be accentuating that, I'd be high-passing that out.

I have this pedal, but I've never used it. I know that isn't too helpful :/
[/quote

I know it sounds stupid to boost(or rather,not cut)40-50Hz,or on the MXR it would be 62,5Hz,but the booming sound i have encountered seems to be higher in frequency.The Orange head i'm using could need some help with a little deeper bass and less at around 100-200Hz.It doesn't have as much of the deepest bass as the Orange AD200MK3 head.
So the plan is probarbly to cut 31Hz,boost 62Hz,cut 125Hz or 250Hz on the MXR 10band eq.

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='Anders' post='1026484' date='Nov 16 2010, 11:41 PM'](...)
How do you use it?
In an effectsloop or before the signal input in the amp?
(Or maybe it's very quiet)[/quote]

It is part of my pedalboard (i.e. between bass and amp) but to be honest, I don't use it much. It will be the next pedal to be removed.

Not unexpectedly, I use [sfx] EQs that I design and build. More specifically I use the Micro-EQ and the AY2.

[Anders]

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='1027083' date='Nov 17 2010, 08:08 PM']It is part of my pedalboard (i.e. between bass and amp) but to be honest, I don't use it much. It will be the next pedal to be removed.

Not unexpectedly, I use [sfx] EQs that I design and build. More specifically I use the Micro-EQ and the AY2.[/quote]
AAAH,You're building pedals.I never got that till now.Sorry.
I will have a closer look at your pedals.

I tried the MXR 10-band EQ today in a store.(On a Peavey VB-2 and Peavey 8x10)It kind of worked like i thought it would.
The 32Hz band was hardly noticable,62Hz band was good for getting soft low-bass-punch,125Hz was right in the area where the boom-sounds usually comes,250Hz was a bit too high to get to the boom-frequenzies.I was kind of missing a band between 125 and 250.You had to be really careful when boosting or cutting as it seemed pretty powerful,and ofcourse affected the setting on the amp.

Silent Fly,what do you think,you seem to know quite a bit about this,is the MXR 10-band EQ all i can hope for ?
It has bands nearly where i want them to be and above all the in and outsignal is suitable to be used between the bass and the signalinput of the amp.Compared to a studio/pa rackmounted mono 15 band eq atleast.
As i said,I will ofcourse have a look at your pedals too.

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='Anders' post='1027217' date='Nov 17 2010, 08:22 PM'](...) is the MXR 10-band EQ all i can hope for ? (...)[/quote]

IMO it is a good graphic equalizer.

I think a graphic equalizer is the kind of pedal every musician should keep in his toolbox. Even even if I don't use it I don't think I'll never sell it.

[Anders]

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='1027261' date='Nov 17 2010, 11:02 PM']IMO it is a good graphic equalizer.

I think a graphic equalizer is the kind of pedal every musician should keep in his toolbox. Even even if I don't use it I don't think I'll never sell it.[/quote]
I guess I agree with you on that.
I had a look at your homepage.Really nice pedals!

[fretmeister]

I tried one - and the Boss EQ20.

I bought the EQ20. I thought it sounded better, and having presets was excellent.

[Anders]

[quote name='fretmeister' post='1028001' date='Nov 18 2010, 06:04 PM']I tried one - and the Boss EQ20.

I bought the EQ20. I thought it sounded better, and having presets was excellent.[/quote]
I saw it on the website.Probarbly very good and very easy to use if you're using different sounds.

I need something to tweak just a few frequenzies and not affect the sound too much.

[Anders]

As I'm going to use the eq between the bass and the amp.
Just a stupid question.
If I use something like this,probarbly made to be used in pa-systems or studio,the signal into the input on the amp would be too hot,right?
[url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/2c0a3423381641259fba9b7077e4b481.pdf"]http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/2c0a3423...b7077e4b481.pdf[/url]

or this one for instance:
[url="http://www.dod.com/graphiceqs/sr431.htm"]http://www.dod.com/graphiceqs/sr431.htm[/url]



I guess you can tell I'm not a big user of pedals.

Edited November 18, 2010 by Anders