@@shoetiquemusic I use schertler magnetic 6 pick ups. Advanced jumbo. Live setting. Both singer song writer and band. To be honest I’ve always thought I needed a HPF to better eq acoustic for the slower rumble tone. But not sure.
@@empathysgone96 If you can find a soundhole cover that works with the Mag 6 that would be a cheap fix for any feedback you're experiencing. If you're looking for a high pass filter, the ParaEq Mk2 would work. If you're comfortable soldering or doing a DIY project you could save a ton of money by building a VFE Pinball Tilt EQ. You could also buy a premade Pinball on Reverb for less than the Para. The high pass on either of these might take care of the low end feedback you're getting.
I dislike graphic EQs but love parametric EQs. They come in handy when playing in different rooms to work out any sonic issues by pinpointing the exact frequency that needs adjusting. I just ordered this pedal to see if it beats my current parametric eq pedal.
I need another gear channel like I need a hole in the head, but that Honda Civic joke had me laughing so much, that I now feel like I owe you a subscription.
I appreciate it Lynx! I'll make it worth your while. I plan on evaluating the pros and cons of each thing I bring on the show - I won't just encourage you to buy stuff.
@shoetiquemusic Hello. Great vid. 👍 Can you please help me. I'm just a bedroom warrior with my gear at the moment. I have the Redseven The Dirt amp. I have an ESP George Lynch custom shop guitar. I use a very nice and smooth sounding overdrive. I have a great 80's metal tone that I like very much. But sometimes I feel like I want the option at time to have a more aggressive modern metal tone. Would that be best achieved by adding an aggressive distortion pedal. Or, get an eq pedal. Or, get a treble booster? Thank you.
Also, I use a boss ge7 on my new Rockerverb mkiii. The pedal is noisy have considered a mod to fix that. The amp sounds great but really opens up with an eq in the loops especially when playing at bedroom levels. The tweakability on this looks insane, and makes more sense than getting another overdrive pedal. Interesting about your quality issues with the first unit as I also own an echosystem that has faulty led indicators on the digital modes, customer service were very helpful and offered to exchange but I haven’t wanted to part with the pedal, I use it that often. Anyway great demo and explanation will probably get this.
It sounds like you have a great understanding of where you can put the MkII to work! Its definitely a quality EQ pedal and will work well for the situation you outlined.
I've been trying to talking myself out of it but your video really helped me realize I do need one. Contrary to what you said, i want it for tone shaping on all of my guitars and yes, this does have the power to do exactly that and especially the clean sound a great deal. I was skeptical, spent about an hour with it on a Strat, Tele, and Gibson LP Traditional and this pedal had the power to make a Tele sound muddy and my LP Traditional like a rich Strat.....yes, the pickups are '59 reissue HBs on the LP but it gave me more of what I liked from the pickups on all 3 guitars. Recording? I do not like adding this area of tone shaping after playing......I want to hear what will be recorded while I am playing. I will not be using it live for the reasons you mentioned and a few more. However, the ParaEQ does far more to the "character" of my tone the 3 dials on my amp AND really is the secret to getting more of what one likes from their pickups. I was comfortable that I knew how to use it very well in less than an hour. It will be my next purchase.
Even if we don't reach the same conclusion, I'm glad that the video helped! At the end of the day it's all about doing what works best for you. I hope you enjoy it!
Did I hear right, that the metal looking knob feels cheaper than the plastic looking knob? How's that? I was thinking about getting one of the previous versions, the para eq with boost, it's the one that is a little bigger and has the little switches on top instead of the little black knobs, and inputs on the sides instead of the top. I know that version you can't quite control the frequency range as precisely but i like the shape better and the price. I figured for my needs it would work just as well.
Hey bottom kitchen! It's not the knobs themselves that feel cheap - it's the potentiometers they're attached to. I think this thing is a good enough EQ but there are better ways to fix your tone. If you decide to go with a Para EQ I'm sure that the OG will be more than capable. Full disclosure - I returned my Para EQ II and never thought about getting an EQ pedal ever again.
I mostly use my Mk 1 Paraeq for shaping high gain tones on my real amp (Mesa Mark V 25), but since I figured out how to run my fx loop send into my interface, I could just as easily use something like ProQ 3 or something. I think its cool that they made this pedal, but I dont know where it really fits in. If you are in a studio, you have plugins, and if you are playing out, it may be a bit too complicated to really use.
That's actually a pretty neat idea using a plugin inside your FX loop! How is the latency with that? I too have difficulty understanding what problem this solves which upgrades to other gear wouldn't take care of. Full disclaimer - I don't have this pedal anymore because I couldn't find a use case for it!
@@shoetiquemusic The latency is not bad at all if you are just going guitar>amp>fx loop send>interface. What is really cool is if you use the Two notes Wall of Sound plugin, you can run your tube amps preamp into it and try different power amps and also different IRs of course. Another thing is that I can turn of my speaker on my particular amp, so it works out perfect, other amps you may need to find a way to deal with that. Now if you are trying to run into your interface then back out to the effects loop to use plugins out of your cab its going to double latency. Its quite a bit more noticeable.
@@masterofreality230 That makes sense! For some reason in my head I had completed the loop all the way through your amp's FX return in your original post 😅. I'll have to take a crack at this once I build an FX loop into my amp! I plan on doing something with the Trinity Amps Tube FX Loop in the near future.
If you're going to be recording at home I think there are better options. The Para EQ is very functional and clean but it doesn't really impart any color on your signal. There's nothing magical about this EQ. It's a very functional piece of gear best suited for a live setting. If you're open to plug ins I think something like the Fab Filter Pro Q will give you better, more repeatable results at less than half the cost of the MKII Deluxe.
@@shoetiquemusic neat. thanks. I thought I heard you say it wasn't that useful in a live setting unless you had a solid soundcheck but yea, I'll look into cheaper eq's for the utility needs. thanks for the awesome content. definitely gained a subscriber from this video
Nice catch! I built that myself from the [silent:arts] D-LA2A PCB. I plan on making a video on my build sometime this year! It was a heck of a project but I really enjoyed it. The end product is very much worth it.
@@shoetiquemusic Great job man! Looks cool! I have just finished my LA2A build from Analog vibes, point to point soldering exactly as an original, it was crazy but I enjoyed it very much too and the result is so satisfying :) Maybe I will try the stereo one day! Would love to see your building video!
I will use it to replicate the eq move i did with fabfilter pro q plugin. 2.5khz and 4khz cut to tame vintage 30 harsh spike in high gain distortion. 500hz gentle dip to reduce boxy frequency in bass and micked guitar cab. This analog pedal has no latency. Making it perfect for parallel signal chain by preventing phase related issue.
That faulty pot making me nervous about the pedal that is inbound to my house. Have you tried spraying electronic contact cleaner into that faulty potentiometer ?
I wouldn't worry too much about the pot. Even if yours ends up being a little noisy it shouldn't matter since you won't be adjusting it while you're playing. I have not attempted to apply contact cleaner to fix the issue yet.
@@shoetiquemusic mine came safely yesterday. all pots are perfect. John from empress also emailed me teaching hidden features not in manual : u can set default state of the footswitch either engaged or disengaged everytime the pedal powers up. to do this , simply hold the desired footswitch while inserting the powered 9v cable :)
I actually know someone who reviews stuff! and they can't say bad things!!!! I remember they had an item they didn't like! so the review was done in a way that didn't BS! they just said what it did! but no praise! none of that 'its great, buy it' :)
I get what you're saying Seeker, people need to tell it how it is. Consider this scenario: Reviewer does a video on canned peaches. He tells me that they come from a can and were put there by a man in a factory down town. He fails to mention that the peaches have botulism. I take the peaches home and eat them. Now I'm big mad cause I'm dead.
I didn’t realize how much i needed to watch this video. Thank you for posting!
Glad you enjoyed! I appreciate you watching it!
For acoustic guitar which pedal would you suggest and why
@@empathysgone96 What type of pickups do you have in your acoustic guitar? Will you be playing live or recording?
@@shoetiquemusic I use schertler magnetic 6 pick ups. Advanced jumbo. Live setting. Both singer song writer and band. To be honest I’ve always thought I needed a HPF to better eq acoustic for the slower rumble tone. But not sure.
@@empathysgone96
If you can find a soundhole cover that works with the Mag 6 that would be a cheap fix for any feedback you're experiencing.
If you're looking for a high pass filter, the ParaEq Mk2 would work. If you're comfortable soldering or doing a DIY project you could save a ton of money by building a VFE Pinball Tilt EQ. You could also buy a premade Pinball on Reverb for less than the Para. The high pass on either of these might take care of the low end feedback you're getting.
I dislike graphic EQs but love parametric EQs. They come in handy when playing in different rooms to work out any sonic issues by pinpointing the exact frequency that needs adjusting. I just ordered this pedal to see if it beats my current parametric eq pedal.
Let me know what you think Man Cave! Thanks for checking out the vid!
Personality got u a sub
Thanks Chei! Usually it just gets me arrested!
@@shoetiquemusic 😂😂🙏
I need another gear channel like I need a hole in the head, but that Honda Civic joke had me laughing so much, that I now feel like I owe you a subscription.
I appreciate it Lynx! I'll make it worth your while. I plan on evaluating the pros and cons of each thing I bring on the show - I won't just encourage you to buy stuff.
@shoetiquemusic Hello. Great vid. 👍 Can you please help me. I'm just a bedroom warrior with my gear at the moment. I have the Redseven The Dirt amp. I have an ESP George Lynch custom shop guitar. I use a very nice and smooth sounding overdrive. I have a great 80's metal tone that I like very much. But sometimes I feel like I want the option at time to have a more aggressive modern metal tone. Would that be best achieved by adding an aggressive distortion pedal. Or, get an eq pedal. Or, get a treble booster? Thank you.
nice work! keep it up!
Thanks Cesar! I appreciate the support! You've got some great recordings on your page!
Also, I use a boss ge7 on my new Rockerverb mkiii. The pedal is noisy have considered a mod to fix that. The amp sounds great but really opens up with an eq in the loops especially when playing at bedroom levels. The tweakability on this looks insane, and makes more sense than getting another overdrive pedal. Interesting about your quality issues with the first unit as I also own an echosystem that has faulty led indicators on the digital modes, customer service were very helpful and offered to exchange but I haven’t wanted to part with the pedal, I use it that often. Anyway great demo and explanation will probably get this.
It sounds like you have a great understanding of where you can put the MkII to work! Its definitely a quality EQ pedal and will work well for the situation you outlined.
I've been trying to talking myself out of it but your video really helped me realize I do need one. Contrary to what you said, i want it for tone shaping on all of my guitars and yes, this does have the power to do exactly that and especially the clean sound a great deal. I was skeptical, spent about an hour with it on a Strat, Tele, and Gibson LP Traditional and this pedal had the power to make a Tele sound muddy and my LP Traditional like a rich Strat.....yes, the pickups are '59 reissue HBs on the LP but it gave me more of what I liked from the pickups on all 3 guitars. Recording? I do not like adding this area of tone shaping after playing......I want to hear what will be recorded while I am playing. I will not be using it live for the reasons you mentioned and a few more. However, the ParaEQ does far more to the "character" of my tone the 3 dials on my amp AND really is the secret to getting more of what one likes from their pickups. I was comfortable that I knew how to use it very well in less than an hour. It will be my next purchase.
Even if we don't reach the same conclusion, I'm glad that the video helped! At the end of the day it's all about doing what works best for you. I hope you enjoy it!
Did I hear right, that the metal looking knob feels cheaper than the plastic looking knob? How's that? I was thinking about getting one of the previous versions, the para eq with boost, it's the one that is a little bigger and has the little switches on top instead of the little black knobs, and inputs on the sides instead of the top. I know that version you can't quite control the frequency range as precisely but i like the shape better and the price. I figured for my needs it would work just as well.
Hey bottom kitchen! It's not the knobs themselves that feel cheap - it's the potentiometers they're attached to. I think this thing is a good enough EQ but there are better ways to fix your tone. If you decide to go with a Para EQ I'm sure that the OG will be more than capable. Full disclosure - I returned my Para EQ II and never thought about getting an EQ pedal ever again.
I mostly use my Mk 1 Paraeq for shaping high gain tones on my real amp (Mesa Mark V 25), but since I figured out how to run my fx loop send into my interface, I could just as easily use something like ProQ 3 or something. I think its cool that they made this pedal, but I dont know where it really fits in. If you are in a studio, you have plugins, and if you are playing out, it may be a bit too complicated to really use.
That's actually a pretty neat idea using a plugin inside your FX loop! How is the latency with that?
I too have difficulty understanding what problem this solves which upgrades to other gear wouldn't take care of. Full disclaimer - I don't have this pedal anymore because I couldn't find a use case for it!
@@shoetiquemusic The latency is not bad at all if you are just going guitar>amp>fx loop send>interface. What is really cool is if you use the Two notes Wall of Sound plugin, you can run your tube amps preamp into it and try different power amps and also different IRs of course. Another thing is that I can turn of my speaker on my particular amp, so it works out perfect, other amps you may need to find a way to deal with that.
Now if you are trying to run into your interface then back out to the effects loop to use plugins out of your cab its going to double latency. Its quite a bit more noticeable.
@@masterofreality230 That makes sense! For some reason in my head I had completed the loop all the way through your amp's FX return in your original post 😅. I'll have to take a crack at this once I build an FX loop into my amp! I plan on doing something with the Trinity Amps Tube FX Loop in the near future.
I'm intrigued on using it with synths in a home studio setting. Do you think that's an appropriate use case?
If you're going to be recording at home I think there are better options. The Para EQ is very functional and clean but it doesn't really impart any color on your signal. There's nothing magical about this EQ. It's a very functional piece of gear best suited for a live setting. If you're open to plug ins I think something like the Fab Filter Pro Q will give you better, more repeatable results at less than half the cost of the MKII Deluxe.
@@shoetiquemusic neat. thanks.
I thought I heard you say it wasn't that useful in a live setting unless you had a solid soundcheck but yea, I'll look into cheaper eq's for the utility needs.
thanks for the awesome content. definitely gained a subscriber from this video
Hi! Nice vid! where did you get that stereo LA2A? Did you build it by yourself!
Nice catch! I built that myself from the [silent:arts] D-LA2A PCB. I plan on making a video on my build sometime this year! It was a heck of a project but I really enjoyed it. The end product is very much worth it.
@@shoetiquemusic Great job man! Looks cool! I have just finished my LA2A build from Analog vibes, point to point soldering exactly as an original, it was crazy but I enjoyed it very much too and the result is so satisfying :) Maybe I will try the stereo one day! Would love to see your building video!
I will use it to replicate the eq move i did with fabfilter pro q plugin.
2.5khz and 4khz cut to tame vintage 30 harsh spike in high gain distortion.
500hz gentle dip to reduce boxy frequency in bass and micked guitar cab.
This analog pedal has no latency. Making it perfect for parallel signal chain by preventing phase related issue.
I just recently started using the fabfilter stuff. Its pretty fantastic! Let me know if you upload anything you record with your EQ move!
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@@nafis6668 Sounds awesome Nafis! Very heavy!
That faulty pot making me nervous about the pedal that is inbound to my house.
Have you tried spraying electronic contact cleaner into that faulty potentiometer ?
I wouldn't worry too much about the pot. Even if yours ends up being a little noisy it shouldn't matter since you won't be adjusting it while you're playing. I have not attempted to apply contact cleaner to fix the issue yet.
@@shoetiquemusic mine came safely yesterday. all pots are perfect.
John from empress also emailed me teaching hidden features not in manual :
u can set default state of the footswitch either engaged or disengaged everytime the pedal powers up.
to do this , simply hold the desired footswitch while inserting the powered 9v cable :)
I preferred the tone on all the demos before you engaged the pedal, no presets £399 wow
Thanks MrPerfectFeet! I agree. I believe there are better and more effective ways to improve your tone with £399.
I actually know someone who reviews stuff! and they can't say bad things!!!! I remember they had an item they didn't like! so the review was done in a way that didn't BS! they just said what it did! but no praise! none of that 'its great, buy it' :)
I get what you're saying Seeker, people need to tell it how it is. Consider this scenario: Reviewer does a video on canned peaches. He tells me that they come from a can and were put there by a man in a factory down town. He fails to mention that the peaches have botulism. I take the peaches home and eat them. Now I'm big mad cause I'm dead.
Lol, spot on😂!