why use an EQ pedal....

[burno70]

when you can use your amp or bass EQ's? Just wondering, thanks.

[waynepunkdude]

So you can change mid song.

[GreeneKing]

It can be useful. Passive P bass, MXR 80, one stomp to add some mids, 2nd to add some distortion etc. Although I except that the MXR is more than just EQ.

On the Status last night the boost/flat/cut mid switch was doing a great job in that respect too.

[cheddatom]

well I always have one EQ pedal to boost mids and overdrive dirt pedals, then I have another to boost the low end. Neither of these functions would work on my amps EQ, and I would switch both several times during each song.

[Silent Fly]

On top of my mind I can think to a few cases:

- Change EQ between fingerstyle and slap.
- Tone control of the amp doesn't have the cut off frequencies that I like/need
- Portable EQ solution
- Change tone and volume between basses (e.g. active/passive, fretted/fretless)
- Buffer for connection to a recording device
- Booster to saturate an amp or an overdrive
- Post/post-distortion equalization
- ...

[burno70]

Hey thanks for the quick and helpful replies. I hadn't considered changing the EQ on the fly or boosting the mids to overdrive dirt pedals.

Cheers!

[E sharp]

You'd wonder why no-one yet has (to my knowledge) , produced one just for slap .
By that I mean a dedicated pedal , with a graphic plus either compressor or limiter .
One pedal , one board space , job done .