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Topic: Boss graphic equalizer w/steel??? |
Neil Lang
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Posted 19 Apr 2012 5:31 pm |
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Has anyone used a boss graphic equalizer pedal with steel guitar??? I am wondering if any "good" tones can be dialed in with one??
Thanks,
Neil
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Ron Whitworth
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Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 19 Apr 2012 6:54 pm
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You can get a decent dobro sound with one. From another thread here in Electronics"
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Post Posted 29 Mar 2012 8:49 am Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
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Like someone previously said, just get a Boss GE-7 eq pedal for about $60 to $80 and set the sliders completely opposite of each other. That IS what a Bobro actually is anyway. There is NO component changes in it whatsoever. A BoBro is a 100% stock Boss GE-7 eq down to the last capacitor and resistor.
Except he sets the eq and breaks off the handles of the sliders. I have min on my desk, dis-assembled, and I see no sign of any component being replaced (no new solder or discoloration on the PC board).
The actual positions of the sliders are (from left to right)1 - All the way down, 2 - all the way up, 3 - down, 4 - up, 5 - down, 6 - up, 7 - down and the last slider (level??) 1/2 way.
I imagine if you have an effects unit that has a 7 band EQ as one of the effects, you can probably set it like this and get real close to a Bo-Bro sound.
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Honestly, if you have a good guitar, good amp with good speakers, you shouldn't need an EQ to enhance your tone. If you have not-so-good equipment, it won't really help that much either. Just my opinion.
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Jonathan Shacklock
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London, UK
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 8:04 am
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In an ideal world I wouldn't use external EQ, but I've never played an ideal gig and I don't yet own my ideal guitar or amp. I got a GE-7 off eBay and had it modded to higher spec components, which I think is well worth doing. Before, it was quite noisy and added an audibly processed quality to the signal. Now it's totally silent and each slider has much more useable throw before sounding bad.
I always try to get a good tone through the amp first and then tweak further with the GE-7 depending on the room. I also find my analogue delay responds better with a slight treble boost before it. Once I'm happy I leave it alone for the gig and do any in-song EQ with my Sarno Freeloader which is a more subtle bright to mellow tone knob. As long as the quality of the components is good I'm happy to have those three stages of EQ at a gig. I don't look at any of it as "enhancing tone" so much as finding the sweet spot that cuts through on stage without being overly loud or harsh or boomy or muddy. Sometimes a fat tone is not the right sound in a band situation and you need to cut away so you sit in the mix so to speak. |
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Neil Lang
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Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 9:12 am
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I have been playing Sho~Buds for over 45 years now and still love them. The last 30 years I have used Peavey amplifiers. Presently use session 500, nashville 1000 or nashvile 112 depending on the venue and power needed. I am very happy with the sound and tone I am getting and have always gotten. I am just looking for an "option" to play with the tone a bit more. Most gigs I do are with the later Super Pro Sho Buds and the Nashville 1000 amp then tapped into the PA on some venues.
Thanks for all the input.........been doin it for so long, guess I'm just getting bored???? 
PS
Never thought that would or could happen!
Ha! Neil
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 9:51 am
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I keep one in the trunk, you don't want to depend on it for "adequate" tone but there are rooms that defeat the best of rigs, IMO. If you can get lucky, there are some old DOD graphic EQs that have the same grade of guts as the upgraded or expensive ones - I picked up two of them years back for $20 or $25 on Ebay, but they're better known now. The Boss is awfully noisy stock. They ALL are seven little amplifiers with the potential of adding noise. There are a few floor-dwelling parametric EQ's that look nice, like the "Joe Meek."
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