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MXR M109S Mxr 6B Equalizer, Silver

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The Automatone is the pinnacle not only of boutique EQ options, but also of preamps more generally. It's a collaboration between Chase Bliss and Benson Amps, so comes with an impressive pedigree. It takes its inspiration from Benson Amps' excellent Chimera preamp - a version of their 30W Chimera amp, with the tubes replaced by FETs. We’ve already stated that an EQ pedal is fundamentally a tone-shaping tool. When the modest 3 or 4-band EQ section on your amplifier isn’t quite enough, an EQ pedal can give you almost surgical control over your sound.

The guitar known as “The Shark” started life as a mid-70s Ibanez Destroyer, Ibanez’s answer to the Gibson Explorer. Eddie got this guitar in 1977, right before recording sessions started for Van Halen’s debut album. The guitar was originally a natural wood finish but Eddie painted it white, before adding tape, and then spraying it red to create another striped guitar. He used a chainsaw to cut out a huge chunk of wood from the lower part of the body and the rough cut he left resembled sharks teeth, hence the name “The Shark”. In music an equalizer is used to alter the frequency response of an audio system (or amplifier or speaker etc.) using linear filters. These simple filters can alter the sound of a song or your guitar in this case.That’s why a parametric EQ pedal would be much more suited to accomplishing a convincing sweep. As you can move the centre-frequency with a dedicated control, you can boost the amount of decibels you’re adding to that moveable frequency and turn the control from its lowest to highest point – producing the effect. Controls: Footswitch toggles Effect On/Bypass Six paragraphic slider controls enable boost or attenuation up to plus or minus 18db at frequency centers 100Hz, 200Hz, 400Hz, 800Hz, 1.6kHz and 3.2kHz

It's worth remembering that where other instruments and elements sit is important. The guitar has such a wide range that unless you're playing completely solo, how much bandwidth you have in each range will determine how impactful your playing is to the listener.For the purposes of this guide, we'll cover some preamps that also feature a powerful EQ. Including preamps adds additional variables you might want to consider. For example, whether it is discrete, transistor, (J)FET or op-amp, and how much gain is on tap. Since the distinction between preamp and boost pedal is also blurry, the tone and timbre of the preamp, and whether it can cross over into overdrive might also be a factor in your decision. a lot of the 'weight' of a mix can be found here; guitars with plenty in this band sound warmer, but if you overdo it, they might sound overly 'woody'.

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