BEST TIP TO BOOST GUITAR SOLOS: Using a Clean Boost vs using an Equalizer
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
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Ibanez Tubescreamer Mini
Friedman BE-OD
MXR CAE MC401
MXR 109 EQ
Boss RV-6
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Orange Brent Hinds Terror Head
Ibanez RGAIX6U with Bareknuckle Aftermath Pickups
Yamaha THRC212 Cabinet with
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MXR DC brick Power Supply
Shure SM57
Audio Technica AT2035
Rode SmartLav+
Audient ID14 Interface
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Although this vid is 2yrs old, i found this to be extremely informative on how we can enhance our solo tone through an eq pedal. How we can EQ our tone to make our solos sit well and cut through in the mix. Most vids out there will talk about having a boost pedal to make your solos stand out. This video is a gem. Thanks Kenneth! Music Bliss all the way!
Using the graphic certainly works and gives more clarity to the solo's. Another useful vid from Music Bliss✌️🤘
This video demonstration is great! I agree that using the mids bump of the EQ is a great way to stand out through the mix. I also love To use a compressor to add sustain, dynamics and volume to my soloing as well. Johnny DeMarco has an excellent demonstration video for compressors. I prefer playing through the front of clean amps with a lot of headroom with overdrives in front. The combination of these pedals with the EQ and compressor gives me tonal bliss and all the flexibility I need for playing many genres of music.
I have this pedal kept inside bedroom for years. Thanks for the video :)
Farting out through the speakers!! That is a brilliant way to describe when our guitar tone gets too muddy!
I certainly have never had to boost the front end of my friedman pedal, that thing has tons of gain and a tight knob that helps
I am now better educated and blown away by the shredding. Keep killing it!!!
Just like you explained yourself, this solo boost problem only appears when you play an already cookin' tube amp. There is no problem on a clean amp. A (even only slightly) dirty amp compresses already so that no boost or EQ(!) will be able to lift the volume, it will only distort/compress even more. There simply is nowhere to go volume-wise. It's like trying too jump in a room in which your head is already touching the sealing. I use an EQ too but trust me, all it does is kinda faking a higher volume, it's rather perceived higher volume, not a real higher level.
I like the guy on the video. Very frank advice!
Great Demonstration!
Great content!
Great Playing!
Really superb channel!
This helps immensely! Nice shredding and thank you!
omg that guitar looks awesome!!!! btw. good info-video, thank you!
i like putting my eq pedal in a v shape, NO MIDS, ALL THE GAIN SLAYERRRRRR
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Kind of funny you used slayer. Kerry King likes to boost his mids. He says and I quote "it adds nutts"
Nice legato brother. Appreciate the tips too.
Useful info and demo! Thank you! :-)
I agree with this man. I'd go for the eq. The MID is where a guitar tone wants to be when soloing. Only an EQ can do that. After all, what's the point of boosting the volume when your guitar already has the volume knob? Unless if you are the type of guy who turns your volume and tone knob all the way up,- while playing the first verse of Ricjard Marx's "NOW AND FOREVER"...
what if you play metal?
if you have 2 guitarists, and 1 has to be louder for the solos…
It sounded good with mini tubesreamer
Nice vid. How about boosting an OD in front of the amp?
Idk, kinda liked the boost better. Either way, great playing.
Wow i like this. Thinking of doing this sir...
Great video! How bout one that covers different ways to use an EQ pedal?
What a talent
I have a Marshall JCM 800 2204 head. I keep the preamp gain on 10 because it’s an older lower gain amp. I’m using a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal to drive the front of the amp. In this case would you recommend I use my Boss GE-7 EQ pedal after the DS-1 to boost the solos ? The reason I’m asking is because I’m using the amp gain all the way up, and the old Marshall 2204 doesn’t have an effects loop.
Very nice sounds bro...😉
Fantastic approach, thanks a lot. In my case I use clean boost at the very end of my FX loop. I was wondering what would be the "proper" place for the EQ in the loop as I want to experiment and compare with my gear. I use chorus, delay and reverb in the loop. Currently using clean boost after reverb. Any advices here???
There simply isn't a correct answer but the earlier the EQ in your chain the more effect it has on your core GUITAR tone. The later in the chain, the more effect the EQ has on your OVERALL tone, including all the previous pedals in the chain. I personally run it at the very end before my looper and I've never changed it nor felt the need to do so. That being said, I do suggest trying different things. You can shape your distortion pedals via an eq if you place them directly after the pedal, slash used to used two GE-7 pedals as have many other pros
Nice video! What if you want a little more volume AND drive for your solos, what would the approach? As an all time multi fx unit's user, I can always put a TS in front of the amp and a higher amp volume in a different patch, and switch it all in one go. But using real pedals might not be the same, I supose...
thanks for the video, but wouldn't it make more sense to post the comparison in a mix? Cheers
How bout compressors bro can they be used as solo boost
Thank you for the video.
A very right decision for a solo boost. How important do you think the volume control on the EQ pedal is?
The Boss GE-7 has it and MXR EQ-6 doesn't have it.
This is the main reason why I can't choose between Boss and MXR.
The frequency of 6.4kHz, which Boss has, but MXR does not, I do not think it is very useful and necessary.
Volume is not necessary, unless you would want to tweak the EQ to get a specific without having it jump out the mix so much. In this case I wanted to be able to jump out of the mix
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV I need an equalizer for two tasks.
1. Raise the volume on the solo just enough to make the guitar stand out from the mix enough.
2. In some cases, adjust the sound of the amplifier, which I don’t really like, but stands on the stage
Sir you are good! The thing is
Is his hand skill good or the pedal good lol
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Great demo! I have a question: did you set the boost/eq before or after the OD’s and Reverb?
After OD, before reverb
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How well does using an eq pedal as a clean volume boost work with the front of house situation? Will it clip the microphone on your guitar cab?
Jackson Haymond let the FOH know you have a boost during soundcheck and be sure to stomp on it and give them an idea of your loudest sound
My idea is to dial the solo lead tone but when playing rhytmn i use eq pedal to cut (slightly cut the mids).
The clean boost sounds better
I have to have an eq in my original tone. Thinking of a multi effect pedal for solos so i can add volume, wah and delay since i have none of those pedals. Think that would work?
any decent multifx should work
I am planning to get to this approach as it also helps in shaping the final tone for the Solo guitar. But i have a small doubt. What if the EQ Pedal is placed at the end of the chain.
My Rig
Guitar - MXR Modified OD - VOX JS Distortion - Boss Chorus - Behringer Reverb - DD7
I stack MXR Modified OD with VOX JS Distortion
(In my Rig I split from Chorus where output 1 goes to Reverb and output 2 goes to AMP. From reverb to DD7 is stereo and from DD7 I connect to 2 other Amps.)
Please could you also guide me on the signal chain for better output.
Shouldnt be an issue having it last... I used to do that with my Tech 21 RK5, with the EQ after that pedal.
You'd want the reverb after the DD7 preferably. Not before it.
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV Thanks for information you shared. I will take the reverb after dd7 and check the output too :)
what's the model of the first Ibanez?
AZ242BC
I couldn't tell the difference. I already have an EQ pedal so maybe I shouldn't have bought that clean boost...
Try one in front and one in the effects loop then switch them and see which sounds better, perhaps
You speak Over just play much more