Setting an EQ pedal to get the best tone can be tricky, but understanding how and when to use an EQ pedal couldn't be simpler. This video looks at 5 ways to effectively use the BOSS EQ-200, a ten band graphic EQ, to improve your guitar sound. BOSS EQ-200: www.thomann.de/gb/boss_eq_200... www.boss.info/uk/products/eq-... Thanks to Boss for sponsoring this video. #CSGuitars #EQ200 #BOSS #EQpedals More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Buy CSGuitars Merchandise: www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website: www.csguitars.co.uk Contact: colin@csguitars.co.uk
@EasyHeat4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Colin. I stumbled into EQ uses after chasing Josh Homme's tone for years specifically, the tone on Songs for the Deaf. Once going so far as buying a very used Ampeg VT22 that was way to loud, weighed 100 lbs, and required a small fortune I didn't have to bring it up to spec. I later settled on a Catalinbred SFT, but I still could get that "rip" I was after, but after watching the Sound on Sound video featuring the producer of that album and how he generally got the tones I knew what I needed. As soon as I slapped an EQ on that pedal and boosted the mids I had it. From then on, an EQ is one of my favorite "secret sauce" pedals, and is a Swiss Army knife in the studio. Cheers!
@MindofaMadMan694 жыл бұрын
Damn now I kinda want the precision EQ Pedal
@voss4514 жыл бұрын
I have an MXR 10 band eq and I use it quite sparingly as well. These can be especially effective if someone is using several different gain pedals. Since the tone of each of the pedals can be radically different, once you get a decent tone set, the eq can help balance the ones that need the most help. Also, there are what are called 'parametric' eq pedals out there that, rather than isolate single bands of eq to cut or boost, they take entire frequency ranges and boost/cut them. The drawback to these pedals is that you usually only get 3 or 4 ranges to adjust rather than the 7 to 10 you would normally get with a 'graphic' eq pedal. That being said, most mfx pedals these days generally have both graphic and parametric eq options in them, so if the Boss EQ-200 is too expensive, a pedal like the Zoom MS-70 has several different eq options in it that work just as well.
@AxelPizzi4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always mate !!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for shedding light on the use of this pedal. I definitively need an EQ pedal on my rig now
@utubehound694 жыл бұрын
EQ is The most Powerful tool for sculpting sound in amps PA's & studio's , then compression , reverb delay….
@wfrancis254 жыл бұрын
EQ pedals are also good for getting rid of all the mids before you add all the gain and more gain, from your metal zone
@editorrbr21074 жыл бұрын
#ScoopTeam
@TylrVncnt4 жыл бұрын
Personally, I boost the shittt out of mids (and aggressively *cut the bass*... this might be the most significant aspect) BEFORE distortion for a tiiiiight n heavy tone
@wfrancis254 жыл бұрын
@@TylrVncnt Lol, my comment was more a joke, but yeah I've also especially when jamming with my buddy , boost the mids more. It helps to bring some fuller tones to the sound. but when I am jamming on my own then I cut the mids again for that thrashy tone
@Jay-cr6mx4 жыл бұрын
I have a metal zone and was gonna do this, thanks lol
@zachshipstead52474 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better
@JuveriSetila4 жыл бұрын
I work as a sound engineer (mainly live sound but a little bit studio stuff too) and I am a big fan of reductive usage of EQ. "Take away few frequencys that sound bad, and the leftover WILL sound good." Fully parametric or only semi parametric, I always do it like this: turn the gain of that freq.band up, mess around with the frequency knob (EYES CLOSED) and find where it sounds the most bad, then stop there, and turn the gain down of that freq.band. I really rarely use EQ to boost anything, and I think specially guitarists should use this method primarily. That is why I thought that your "Target Mids"-pedal was so great product, but as u said, if your tone sucks, then no amount of EQing isn't gonna fix it, its the rest of your signal that needs to be fixed. Great video and Terveisiä from Finland!
@genejas4 жыл бұрын
I like boosting more as a studio engineer, but im only talking about wide q analogue eqs on desks
@genejas4 жыл бұрын
And do the sweep thing with plugins
@JuveriSetila4 жыл бұрын
Nice! I think that reducive EQ in live sound works better and especially when mixing monitors. When u boost freqs, (mainly highs and high mids) they can (and often will) cause feedback. But if u are not boosting the highs, but rather cutting the unwanted muddynes, then u can just turn the whole monitor up and that will cause a little bit less feedback. Of course in studio with no live monitoring feedback problems and with good gear that isnt noisey, boosting EQ is fun and more effective and faster way to get your tones to sound good. And I totally dig that
@genejas4 жыл бұрын
@@JuveriSetila also its way harder to get low end in your mixes (target market is a lot of headphones and bluetooth speakers) so to get low end out of i.e. a kickdrum you almost have to boost
@Fedethedangerous954 жыл бұрын
I've seen that method used to remove resonance freqs, it's a great little quirk!
@armax004 жыл бұрын
The more I watch these videos, the more I feel I should have gotten a degree in electrical engineering :)
@jjrusy74384 жыл бұрын
if you love math and story problems, then yes you should have. That's what the whole deal is really all about. There is a practical side too. Being a natural tinkerer is half of the battle. I saw math wizards go thru the program with me who aced the tests (always all story problems all the time) but couldn't find the hot end of the soldering iron or even assemble simple crap in the labs. fvcking useless math students. Use these videos and do a bit of further research and you will get all the EE theory you need. (except maybe for tubes. those are special). stick with colin. Also there are a lot of astute commenters in these vids.
@alexandert6964 жыл бұрын
You ve no idea how hard it is. The maths are cancer..
@stephenjbro4 жыл бұрын
@@alexandert696 depends what you're doing, but the vast majority of the math is algebra. There's a linear relationship between voltage and current for Ohmic devices, exponential for BJT, and quadratic for MOSFETs. There is some calculus involved in the derivation for these concepts, but it isn't *too* difficult (unless you're doing antenna design or something).
@stephenjbro4 жыл бұрын
You can always start learning! Start from basic physics (electromagnetics), a simple circuit analysis course (they offer them online for free), move into solid state physics & semiconductors, learn about PN junctions, BJTs, MOSFETs, feedback, and op-amp design, and you'll be good for pedal design. You can always go the digital route and take an introductory digital design course, learn a language to program an FPGA (Verilog or VHDL) or a microcontroller (C, C++, even Python now), and create some fun gadgets this way, but you'd still need to know some circuit design to create the board to power your FPGA or microcontroller. Anyways, there are a ton of resources online, so you can definitely learn this stuff without going to school.
@armax004 жыл бұрын
@@stephenjbro that's true, for the little I have done of electrical engineering on my own, it felt Indeed that the math is not too complex. I'd imagine it gets worse with DSP related stuff :)
@hazrod134 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect to learn that much from this video, this is now my tone tweaking bible.
@ScienceofLoud4 жыл бұрын
You didn't expect to learn something from a CSGuitars video? That was a mistake.
@hazrod134 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceofLoud note to self : don't be stupid anymore.
@jovanjovanovic34494 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceofLoud 🤘🤘🤘all the gain!!!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘 that's the most common mistake
@prwebster4 жыл бұрын
3:00 Your tinnitus damaged hearing. 😂 I hear what you did there.
@PooNinja4 жыл бұрын
I still just hear a ringing sound oh wait that’s tinnitus 🤬 the bells the bells😫
@Fedethedangerous954 жыл бұрын
could you explain?
@samsanders85454 жыл бұрын
@@Fedethedangerous95 He plays a very high frequency (around 16KHz) in the background while he says "Your tinnitus damaged hearing." Tinnitus is a health condition a sufferer's symptoms are often that they hear a loud ringing noise (high frequency) which has not been emitted from an outside source. [1] It is a joke about the condition to try and describe one of the frequency bands. [1] NHS: www.nhs.uk/conditions/tinnitus/
@Fedethedangerous954 жыл бұрын
@@samsanders8545 Oh, okay, thank you! I wasn't sure
@samsanders85454 жыл бұрын
@@Fedethedangerous95 no problem!
@CrucibleMediaLabs4 жыл бұрын
Do a TATA for what the numbers after AlNiCo pickups mean (III, V, etc.)
@ErebosGR4 жыл бұрын
They don't use roman numerals and the wikipedia article goes very in-depth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnico The gist is that the higher the number the stronger the magnetic pull is. The stronger the magnetic pull, the higher the potential output the pickup has. Alnico 2 magnets give the most sustain because the weaker magnetic pull lets the strings ring out for longer.
@xenospeed79814 жыл бұрын
@@ErebosGR can't read, need video!
@robbievalentine82394 жыл бұрын
ErebosGR they also have different natural harmonic differences
@utubehound694 жыл бұрын
@@ErebosGR When they 1st replicated Eddies Frankenstien the pickup show 0 on the meter. They thought they messed up but it was a low output AlNiCo ii magnet i've gone almost all Alnico 2 & 3's .
@ErebosGR4 жыл бұрын
@@utubehound69/videos 0 what? Ohm? The magnet doesn't affect the resistance of the pickup. Remove the magnet and the pickup would measure at exactly the same Ohm as before. If they measured output voltage, then a very weak magnet could show close to 0V, if their meter wasn't very accurate. Only with a non-existent magnet would the pickup measure 0 mV in output. Sounds like another bullshit story that gets passed around without making any sense.
@joelspaulding59644 жыл бұрын
The two downvote guys: " The treble-cut knob on my axe is the only EQ I need!"
@paultae46744 жыл бұрын
Good work young man...Im an old duffer...who's enjoyed a life as a pro musician..if these videos were around when I was starting out I could have saved a lot of time.. essentially learning the hard way was how we did it back then. Cheers.
@ukaszukasz70594 жыл бұрын
Put eq pedal in effect loop in your amp and it will change everything.
@jwmcmillenii4 жыл бұрын
ESPECIALLY with a Hot Rod Deluxe. The drive channels on it were SO poorly EQ'd from the factory, but I dropped a Boss GE-7 in the effects loop, and it's made a whole world of difference. Doesn't sound like canned dogshit anymore.
@LauraSquirrel4 жыл бұрын
I use my MXR ten band EQ in the effects loop and it does a great job. In front? Meh. It's okay. But, putting an EQ in the loop really makes it come alive (and your sound, as well).
@guitarsbymetaljay4 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I do too. Take a high gain noisy amp, 10 band EQ to pump in the frequencies with a noise reduction unit thru the loop and you're set.
@bpdarragh4 жыл бұрын
Indeed, massive improvement. Can also be used as a "kind of" attenuator, if you lower the volume, it pushes the power tubes harder.
@themetalgamer98644 жыл бұрын
Damn. That new BOSS pedal is sweet. Is it just me, or has BOSS been killing it recently?
@TinkerToneworks4 жыл бұрын
Boss has always been killing it.
@wyattonline4 жыл бұрын
Colin, you are the only guitar advisor I have watched on this subject who advocates just using cut (mostly). You blaze your own path, sir.
@crazyJman804 жыл бұрын
This is why i love your content. Didn't even realize how much one of these might come in handy.
@infinitefloydtribute4 жыл бұрын
You get mega love for "Run Like Hell"! Great video! Your channel is an inspiration!
@Mistertbones4 жыл бұрын
An EQ pedal can be used as a bit of a treble booster. Speaking of treble boosters, do a TATA about that.
@legoharry1004 жыл бұрын
Simple: Laney TI Boost. End of story.
@dionr11684 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi and Brian May use them. Enough said.
@Mistertbones4 жыл бұрын
@@dionr1168 Don't forget Rory Gallagher, who introduced Brian May to the Rangemaster Treble Booster.
@firemarshal26294 жыл бұрын
WORST CHANNEL EVER one of those guys eh? Bet you’re real fun at parties.
@iamnoone40463 жыл бұрын
I got the boss eq-200 last week. All I can say is that once you go Eq, you ll never go back. It really expands your tone, especially for clean tones. The door has been opened and it’s a whole new world!
@savoirfaire8979 Жыл бұрын
This is the best video on KZfaq regarding the practical applications of EQ.
@Furtheronmusic4 жыл бұрын
Another great video Colin. That Boss eq is mighty impressive
@jagermeister8304 жыл бұрын
“An abrasive compound for polishing turds!” CLASSIC
@emcg.96554 жыл бұрын
This pedal is seriously tempting. I have a modded ge7 on my board, I mainly use it to even out the bass between the clean and gain channel of my amp, an unusual use Maybe but it is necessary with my current rig, the clean channel has soo much more low end than the gain channel. I also use it to tune to whatever room I'm playing in. Sometimes the slightest bump in the 800hz range can be the difference between being able to hear your tone clearly or not in some rooms.
@Ledmetacdc4 жыл бұрын
But Colin, without your help, people won't know how to use this thing to SCOOP THE MIDS!
@pyroman60004 жыл бұрын
Or give them ALLLLLLLLL THE GAIN!!
@ichbrauchmehrkaffee57853 жыл бұрын
you mean, Scoop the MEDS, so that you can't be HAIRED?
@ALLMETAL19702 жыл бұрын
Scoop mids and boost them on amp
@willcarter87354 жыл бұрын
That little high-frequency ring as you said "tinnitus-damaged hearing" was a nice touch
@robbievalentine82394 жыл бұрын
Will Carter that ducked me up dog. I was like Damn not again!
@vladsnape64084 жыл бұрын
The little high-frequency ring wasn't just when he said "tinnitus-damaged hearing", I heard it througout the video
@pogchamp79834 жыл бұрын
Yay someone else that defines bass, mids and treble frequency ranges at the same exact spot as me (0-300hz, 300-4khz, 4khz-20khz.) We're definitely right.
@vidanmitkovski77854 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but in school we were told that midrange band is from 300Hz to 3000Hz.
@pogchamp79834 жыл бұрын
@@vidanmitkovski7785 That's reasonable 3-5k it's hard to say exactly
@fpvtv22222 ай бұрын
Best video I have seen explaining while showing the results of a EQ.
@ubertwerpify Жыл бұрын
Yet AGAIN- Gold info here that actually works- as with passive vs active pickups,and tube screamer as boost - now EQ in the loop with minor adjustments - excellent stuff man devoid of BS 👍🏻
@SpaceWolfHudson4 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, amazing video! I don't even want an EQ pedal but what I learned about frequencies and how they affect your tone is amazing.
@barryengle126664 жыл бұрын
I love my Boss parametric EQ, I've used it religiously for about 25 years now. I would buy one from you in a heartbeat
@monitor42084 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear "Run like Hell"
@mypal19904 жыл бұрын
I've heard that EQ pedal can be used as a clean boost to either bring the grit up on cleaner overdrive pedals or boost the signal after the overdrive.
@rickc21024 жыл бұрын
Absolutley. I've got my eq pedal in front of a moog drive pedal that reacts and blooms beautifully to the tone tweaking that precedes it.
@mr.nobody684 жыл бұрын
Did you watch the video? He said exactly that
@bobbler423 жыл бұрын
Parametric EQs are delicate and precise, like the one on the Boss MetalZone…
@dionr11684 жыл бұрын
9:37 - Kerry King of Slayer does this in front of a JCM 800.
@TheDynamiteRO4 жыл бұрын
One quick tip from a sound engineer, while lower mids(the warmth and the "balls" of the tone) is usually the part that we first target, there is no reason to have anywhere betwen 30-150 boost for a 6 string guitar, since usually sound engineers cut those, in generally (many variables) those are mud, that you don't need in a full mix, I repeat IN A FULL MIX. So be aware at the mid bass territory, since it's mud usually and it just makes the mix unclear, leave that for the bass to handle and for the sound engineer to mix that.
@RickDrift4 жыл бұрын
I like using and EQ as a high pass, then follow that up with a reverb with a shimmer effect. Fun atmospheric tone.
@damoncollins62354 жыл бұрын
Was actually looking at getting an EQ pedal soon, so this helped a lot.
@andraraka43574 жыл бұрын
Best EQ lesson I've ever watch!!!
@UltraCodex664 жыл бұрын
I've only been using my Behringer EQ with mids boost all the way ať +15 dB with my Les Paul and bass amp to get overdrive, lol
@TophaholicАй бұрын
extremely helpful video on how to better use the EQ-200. Thanks for this content
@kristopherdetar43463 жыл бұрын
Subscribing to your channel has helped my brain process a better understanding of your motherland's heavy dialect. Especially for watching movies made in your part of the world. I know the language is English based, but my ears are not locking on to what some words are spoken, and I am a college educated American. Your guitar knowledge and playing ability is tops. Your knowledge of the physics behind electronic wizardry suggests to me you have a college degree in sound engineering. Thank you for being on YT and more people should be your subscribers because your tutorials are top shelf.
@valuedhumanoid65744 жыл бұрын
All praise the Algorithm. I have the MXR 10 band EQ and found out through much experimentation that this is my best tone. All amp EQ at noon. Dial in the best clean tone with no effects. Then set the EQ pedal to a flat line, with the amp controls still at noon, then find what works. Then start adding in one pedal at a time, in different combinations and different places in the chain. There are two vital sliders on the MXR. Gain and volume. The gain will boost the clean signal to the point it breaks up, pushing the amp into overdrive. Then you're cooking with gas.
@thiagogoncalves35794 ай бұрын
Congratulations! I discover your channel by the chapter called "What´s a piezzo pickup". Now I am learnig alot about pedals and others stuff! Thanks!
@klauswigsmith3 жыл бұрын
This has gotta be the best guitar gear related channel on KZfaq.
@richardmartinez33422 жыл бұрын
The Algorithm brought me here. I was too afraid to ask for the knowledge but His grace shined upon me. thx for the video i was always wondering about this, now i'm ready to buy and try one:] oh yeah and praise be to the alligrithm
@chsdanijel2 жыл бұрын
First I thought this guy is just some sound tech one of milion but after seeing that right wristband so tight thinking his even equalising his own blood flow I now know your eq master. Great video really helped me understand more about tone frequency.
@-processdrone- Жыл бұрын
Aw maaaaan, I only just found out the Target Mids pedal ever existed! It's what I've been looking for! My favoured tone has a 3kHz presence, and nearly all EQ pedals studiously avoid that frequency in a way that annoys the heck out of me. Currently running an Artec Parametric Equalizer & considering building a 3 band parametric if I get obsessed enough to take on the rabbit hole that entails. I adore the Parametric mids on my mixing desk and remain baffled that guitarists rarely understand parametric EQ. It appears to be why people complain bitterly about the Metal Zone ... whereas , if I ran the world , there would be many Distortions, Fuzzes, & overdrives with that EQ architecture. The unexpected success of the JHS Haunting Mids is; baffling, surprising, overdue (particularly from your point of view) and very, very welcome.
@kristopherdetar43463 жыл бұрын
I love the ability to have a memory on this box, thanks Colin because I just bought one now on Reverb !
@jasonlhoag4 жыл бұрын
I'd love for you to do a "TATA: Effects Loops". Great, informative content. Keep up the good work!
@davidtrevi29144 жыл бұрын
I like your analysis on conservatively using EQ application and placement of EQ in the signal chain. Well explained with examples. I will need to unlearn, rewind and relearn. Oh and the Boss EQ-200 is really nice.
@sevynn39702 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT discussion on using an EQ! This is a huge help
@markandrewdaley Жыл бұрын
"EQ pedals... are not an abrasive compound for polishing turds...". That may be the best, and most Scottish, line I've ever heard. Love it.😁
@mr.nobody684 жыл бұрын
Please explain all about Wah Wah pedals 👇
@TonyMolesworthMusic11 ай бұрын
Excellent info, i was looking how to cut feedback out.
@paulversey6589 Жыл бұрын
Wow what a great video. Channel has come on really well. Last time I watched you was when I modified my wah pedal with true bypass and led.
@bradsims708911 ай бұрын
That top 5 list was in the top 5 list of all top 5 lists I've ever seen.
@Jihadbearzwithgunz4 жыл бұрын
As a low lander of the bass variety. Bass is 20hz -200hz low mids 250hz -500hz mids 550-900hz high mids 950-4khz treble 4.5hz-12. (Also use an amp that has a 4 band eq. And a darkglass b7ku v2) cheers from commie land california.
@seanmurry6903 Жыл бұрын
That is a massive difference in tone, the palm mutes get fatter with out mud. That's awesome.
@diarrheapool Жыл бұрын
Finally, someone that is informative, and lovely to listen to!
@sayazdir Жыл бұрын
Clicked for eq tips, stayed for the accent. Love how you say feyn tune
@yaguitar4 жыл бұрын
I find them really handy if I am using an amp that isn't mine and I can't tweak all that much (like at a jam night). Just gives me some control from the pedal board!
@amann25074 жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much!!! I've been waiting for your take on this subject for awhile now. You're the master of concise when it comes to gear breakdowns and sound knowledge. Thank you for amazing content!
@steelman7744 жыл бұрын
“They can’t boost what’s not there” & the idea of take away bad first before adding good... BEST advice for any mixing! Most sound engineers try to aim a few spots at 0 as the loudest and then bring up everything else to match/balance. Only then bumping a few small spots over 0 only as necessary. Notice at 11:33 and on how his EQ is balanced around the midline. Tasty mixes, but only making a great sound even better... not making “chicken salad” as the saying goes. 🤙
@maczepa3 жыл бұрын
I have a 31 band Graphic EQ, I use it in my FX loop of my amp. You should check out what I've achieved with the EQ. I used it to replicate the Master of Puppets tone and I believe I've gotten very close, contrary to what people think, Metallica does NOT just cut the mids, They really manipulate exact mid range frequencies rather then just scoop them. They used a Para-metric while only have a Graphic. Also Randy Rhoads relied heavily on an EQ pedal to get his tone, As well as Dimebag, Kerry King.... ETC
@jacobstout97694 жыл бұрын
I use my MXR 10 band EQ to clean up the low end on my six string bass and fine tune the high end. Switching over to guitar the ability to tone change is amazing.
@shaner364 жыл бұрын
Just bought this pedal. Best video on it!
@donlang79644 жыл бұрын
I Had a HIWATT Custom Lead 100 Half stack years ago. I left it unmodified internally. The resulting tone was SOOO Trebly, even with the tone controls reducing the highs and some mids, also Presence control at zero!! ( was playing a Univox Strat copy. Very trebly also) One day, I wired up my Radio Shack 7-band EQ into my signal chain and dropped (attenuated) 75% of the high freqs and some upper mids out of the signal, and like one Live sound guy mentioned, adjusted to "feel". My rig never sounded so sweet!! I wasn't hip to all the capacitor substitutions I could also have done to the Amp and guitar internal electronics, at the time, so, I ended up selling my HIWATT for something smaller, with more balls to the tone controls! But I sure did miss all that raw power that half stack could produce!
@aaronquinn82412 жыл бұрын
Very smart use and demo at 11:28
@PooNinja4 жыл бұрын
Once you find a gain structure that you like make it your very own tone with just enough Eq to sculpt it for your ears🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
@jeremiahlee9703 Жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video. Praise the algorithm for bringing it to me. Subbed
@nicholassheppard61712 жыл бұрын
I use two Source Audio EQ2 pedals on my bass pedalboard. One is a crossover with a compressor through the low channel and dirt pedals through the highs for parallel processing. The other is an overall midi controlled EQ for my effected signal and my clean out. Oh and the second one is also used as a volume pedal for my effected signal and my clean out. I went down a KZfaq pedalboard rabbit hole when I was sick in bed with COVID-19 over the new year.
@jeffgreen49033 жыл бұрын
Beyond the usual product placement razzle dazzle seen in several videos, this video does an excellent job of detailing when and how to use an EQ pedal (and when not to use one). Big thanks!!
@2000SkyView3 жыл бұрын
BEST EQ pedal video on KZfaq, thanks!
@JuveriSetila4 жыл бұрын
PATREON NOTIFICATION SQUADDDD
@ScienceofLoud4 жыл бұрын
Assemble!
@hazrod134 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceofLoud *plays the avengers theme on a kazoo*
@bobbler424 жыл бұрын
With the “boost wide, cut narrow” thing, the Josh Homme “Songs for the Deaf” Studio Tour thing Springs to mind. Maxed out 1 mid band in 2 consecutive graphic eq pedals into an Ampeg. Possibly an example of a “all rules exist to be broken” mentality?
@beenis084 жыл бұрын
this fully taught me how EQ's work! I had no idea what they even did but now i know a lot more!
@fuzzmountain75834 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I love EQ pedals. I used to run one before my amp as kind of an overdrive and one in the loop for solo boosts. I love being able to dial in the exact frequencies you want to cut/boost. I also had a Fender Super Twin amp with built in foot-switchable parametric EQ. Not the greatest amp but that was an awesome feature.
@jaychen2000metal4 жыл бұрын
Check mark with the 400 at the lowest point and 1.6 highest then slight drop off on the treble. Boss 7 band eq, 6505mh, worked for me.
@nozenuggetnozenugget50044 жыл бұрын
this video has helped me better dial in my metal tone than any other video i've seen on youtube so far. Well done again good sir! And thank you
@qualityisrare4 жыл бұрын
This is a very articulate extrapolation with excellent presentation. Thank you. P.S. The low number of views that this video has is a collective sin.
@mattives69423 жыл бұрын
Number 4 was mind blowing
@MrPhilyg2 жыл бұрын
I wish all pedal related videos were this informative! Going to be switching between a Les Paul and Jazzmaster live so wanted to make sure I understood EQ. Thanks so much for this video!
@giancarlopaolini75294 жыл бұрын
thanks so much ....nowhere better explained than here now. This pedal looks intriguing for the possibilities to sculpt your sound far deeper than using the traditional three knobs. Well done.
@RedCarRecords3 жыл бұрын
7:55 I’ve found this to be so true. For several years I tried getting my Supro TremoVerb to work with an MXR 10 band EQ pedal, but found a world of difference in my tone when I switched to my current Princeton Reverb. Now I don’t even use the EQ pedal on my Princeton, but reserve it for the Right side of my stereo rig to my Champ to sculpt it’s tone. Seriously though, it’s worth the effort and experimentation to find an amp that really fits the tone in your head. I had to compare both those amps together to know, but when I did, it was pretty clear that the rest of my rig was better suited to be amplified through the Princeton.
@didtoknan8128 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the part with only Bass or Mids or Highs !
@Typical.Anomaly2 жыл бұрын
"Not an abrasive compound for polishing turds" You, sir, are a scholar, a gentleman, and a poet.
@burningglory23734 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to hear some of these examples through in a mix.
@DonovanAenslaed4 жыл бұрын
Best explanation of EQ pedal on KZfaq! Thanks!
@Merjia3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it was you who taught me about the FX loop EQ trick. Best tone I’ve ever had has been from my MXR 6 band running through the loop on my Blackstar HT5.
@wesp2735 Жыл бұрын
this is a great reference. great job man!
@felixjordanguitar4 жыл бұрын
Really well done and well produced video. An effective use of EQ is to shape the room and/or modify pickup character
@miguelangeltorolondono86533 жыл бұрын
"not an abrasive compound for polishing turds" ...what an amazing quote! xD
@BobIrving22 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the VERY clear explanation. I’ve never really understood EQ before.
@tanker19602 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your instruction on this tool. I love it.
@KarlKarsnark4 жыл бұрын
Great Vid. BOSS EQ pedals have been a staple is zillions of peoples' rigs for ages. This one looks even better. The little display is a nice visual aid too. I like that it's big and chunky too. Looks like it should last.
@justinepps91994 жыл бұрын
Man, thank you for all of these great vids. Overall quality just keeps getting better and never gets old.
@robcerasuolo92074 жыл бұрын
The sheer frequency of queries on this subject forced a propagation of ideas leading to this video. It definitely resonated with me, and I have no feedback to add myself. 👍😉 (that might've been a bit too easy)
@LewWelchThePoet Жыл бұрын
A brilliant and succinct video yet again from one of my fav educators. Thanks Colin.
@iamnoone40463 жыл бұрын
Very eloquent video. Thanks for the knowledge. And your humor! 👏👍
@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy4 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Having the graphic EQ in a V configuration is called the "California Smile."
@StuartKReilly4 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you tackle a video where you explain the meaning behind words used to explain tone. When people call an amp "boxy", "colored", "brown", "bright","dark","muddy", etc what that all means in guitar slang.
@JonBrogaard4 жыл бұрын
I have a TATA: What does sag actually sound like? I know what it is from a technical standpoint but I am having a hard time trying to hear in my head what sag isolated actually sounds like.
@jasoncarey88414 жыл бұрын
"Ever since receiving this I've barely had it off..." Oh Colin, is this really the place for that kind of complaint? :-D
@johncarter213 жыл бұрын
You forget that Colin is a Wegie. The double-entendre is entirely deliberate - as a test to see how many it passes by. "What's fur ye'll no go by ye" (I'm not a Scot, but I've lived here long enough to have learned 🤣)