dave_bass5 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Anyone got/using one yet? I was thinking of getting a Q-Strip (again) but this is much cheaper. It lacks a lot of features, but those that i never used on my previous Q-Strip so does appeal to me. https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/pteq.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 That's a five band fully parametric eq in pedal format. A bit like tce 1140 on steroids: smaller, lighter, and one more band. How much is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 (edited) 24 minutes ago, itu said: That's a five band fully parametric eq in pedal format. A bit like tce 1140 on steroids: smaller, lighter, and one more band. How much is that? Yeah, i know what it is lol. It’s the EQ section from the preamp they brought out last year, but with added Q knobs. Edited April 8 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 15 minutes ago, itu said: That's a five band fully parametric eq in pedal format. A bit like tce 1140 on steroids: smaller, lighter, and one more band. How much is that? My immediate question too... I wonder how much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 My immediate action would have been to Google it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 31 minutes ago, stewblack said: My immediate question too... I wonder how much £111 - £119 dependent on outlet. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Presets would have made it killer pedal for live use. I guess we're still looking at the Source Audio EQ or a multi fx to provide that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 8 hours ago, Al Krow said: Presets would have made it killer pedal for live use. I guess we're still looking at the Source Audio EQ or a multi fx to provide that. I used to have the Boss EQ-200. Thats a lot cheaper than the SA and has 128 memories. Only Graphic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) That looks amazing, and the price looks just as amazing. 111£/129 Euro at Thomann. Also, for what it is worth, it is all analog. Might need to get one of these. Had it also had an adjustable LPF and HPF it would have been perfect. Edited April 9 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 9 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: That looks amazing, and the price looks just as amazing. 111£/129 Euro at Thomann. Might need to get one of these. Ive pre ordered from Andertons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 10 hours ago, dave_bass5 said: My immediate action would have been to Google it 😂 I enjoy conversation more 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 15 hours ago, Al Krow said: Presets would have made it killer pedal for live use. I guess we're still looking at the Source Audio EQ or a multi fx to provide that. It was a shame that Ashdown didn't make their Superfly preamp/graphic EQ into a standalone pedal (I did suggest it to them but it fell on stony ground). Not only a programmable graphic EQ, but with the editor software you could use it as a 7 band parametric EQ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Gear4music have one in stock, but delivery is from Sweden so the cost is a bit higher than other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleASmith Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 some people might think the top and bottom could do with "Shelf" switches. Either way, 5 way parametric analogy EQ is a bargain at that price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, DaleASmith said: some people might think the top and bottom could do with "Shelf" switches. Either way, 5 way parametric analogy EQ is a bargain at that price. There will probably be someone who would like to get Netflix on it as well. I guess you cant please all the people all of the time 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Ordered. Let's see how it behaves. I wish it gets here before next Thursday, our rehearsal. If it is a good one, I may let the 1140 go. It is on the big side compared to this pedal. But before that, some testing is in order. Did I have any Stompshields left? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 I forgot all about this. I canceled my pre order because it might have been in stock elsewhere before Andertons got it, but ended up getting a Paradriver as i wanted a bit of drive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 First impressions. + very decent price €129 / £109 + the box is on the heavy side in a good way + size if the unit is decent, it does a lot, and there's space enough to tweak it + the bar on top of the footswitch is necessary + nothing special with the sound, i.e. transparent in band context + accurate and powerful, yesterday I cut the lowest end (30 Hz, high Q, -10 dB), and boosted the low end (80 Hz, middle Q, +6 dB) with success +/- consumes 96 mA (ON) +/- can be used with a battery, but not long (see previous) +/- ON/OFF can be seen from the sliders: blue is ON - overall level adjustment needs a Stompshield - the Q pots are completely black: I used a silver paint pen to get the tiny notches visible - if the unit loses power while ON, it becomes dead quiet: there's no relay in the signal path Have to try extreme adjustments to understand noise levels and so on. I just love the possibilities of parametric eqs. tce 1140 may leave this house... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 An addition to my previous list. + the accurate adjustments enable cutting the room boom Yesterday I was playing a gig in a wooden house which was amazingly boomy. My first thought was that soundwise this will be a nightmare. I had adjusted the PTEQ to fit our rehearsal room. Ha! I took the middle adjustment to make an educated guess of the boom freq: adjusted a slight notch (6-9 dB or so), Q in the middle and turned the f back and forth. There! Now everything else was functional again and the gig was a success. I added a Stompshield to the overall level pot. It will not move accidentally anymore. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 (edited) I reckon I'll get one. £109 from PMT, GAK, Bax, Andertons etc. but seems out of stock everywhere for a few weeks. As long as the build and sound quality are good then it looks like great value for money for a 5 band parametric EQ. e.g. A new Empress 3 band Parametric EQ MKII is £250, Sine Effect MegaPara 3 band Parametric EQ is £190, WMD 3 band para EQ is about £190, Q-strip £330. The 'Q' knobs look a silly design to be small and all black though, the tipex will be used immediately! Other than that small gripe, my slight concern is the volume sliders, visually they look good - but potentially a bit delicate for something that'll spend some of it's life on pub floors being stomped on! So some tough knobs (like all those other EQs I mentioned) would be preferable. Alternatively, I do really like the Q-strip, great sound and build quality/toughness and additional HPF/LPF, XLR and parallel out (only 4 band EQ with two mids being semi-parametric though), but 3x the cost of the Ibanez is hard to justify. Or, the Source Audio EQ2 if going digital, not as 'hands-on' as I like, but does benefit from having presets, but £270 is pretty steep...multi-fx sort of price territory. Edited November 7 by SumOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 7 hours ago, SumOne said: As long as the build and sound quality are good then it looks like great value for money for a 5 band parametric EQ. e.g. A new Empress 3 band Parametric EQ MKII is £250, Sine Effect MegaPara 3 band Parametric EQ is £190, WMD 3 band para EQ is about £190, Q-strip £330. Couple of these units in the for sale thread mega para and an empress mk2 I think.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 (edited) 19 minutes ago, krispn said: Couple of these units in the for sale thread mega para and an empress mk2 I think.. Yeah, cheers I've had my eye on them. This Ibanez brand new is still cheaper though so that has slowed down my buying. Edited November 7 by SumOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 14 hours ago, SumOne said: Yeah, cheers I've had my eye on them. This Ibanez brand new is still cheaper though so that has slowed down my buying. Was para EQ something you set up on your multifx's (which then obvs gives you the benefit of presets)? Or is there an additional attraction of being able to more quickly adjust the settings on the fly that makes a separate pedal attractive for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 1 hour ago, Al Krow said: Was para EQ something you set up on your multifx's (which then obvs gives you the benefit of presets)? Or is there an additional attraction of being able to more quickly adjust the settings on the fly that makes a separate pedal attractive for this? I quite like EQ and Compression as 'hands on' things for making little adjustments live and in rehearsal rooms, always find it a bit of a faff or potentially a bit risky to start digging around in multi-fx menus. EQ is something I generally do on the Amp though, so rationally, I don't really need a pedal for it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 1 hour ago, SumOne said: I quite like EQ and Compression as 'hands on' things for making little adjustments live and in rehearsal rooms, always find it a bit of a faff or potentially a bit risky to start digging around in multi-fx menus. EQ is something I generally do on the Amp though, so rationally, I don't really need a pedal for it at all. It's funny isn't it. Here on Bass chat (and Talkbass etc) we seem obsessed with Pre amp pedals. It's like no one uses EQ on the amps themselves. Im just as guilty of that, and while I get they can offer more EQ/drive options, I hardly read any posts about built in EQ on amps. "Got a tone issue, get a pre amp pedal" Still not right, add another .Then do the gig with a basic sine wave rumble 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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