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THE MOST POWERFUL TONE SHAPER.... Empress PARA EQ MK II DELUXE

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 92

  • @DerekPaulGuitar
    @DerekPaulGuitar Рік тому +5

    Your playing, phrasing and chord choice is just so addictive! No-one else on UA-cam cones close! Amazing stuff!

  • @BobbyDoesMusic
    @BobbyDoesMusic Рік тому +2

    I've had one of these for a few months, it lives in my FX loop for cutting mud, and the high-pass/low-pass. Always on. Great playing as always, Pete!!

  • @luke-xz1gb
    @luke-xz1gb Рік тому +2

    love the Para EQ. nice demo Pete. all the best to you!

  • @Truthasvictim
    @Truthasvictim Рік тому +22

    I got this a few months ago, totally fantastic state of the art pedal and to me, far superior to graphic EQs. My second Empress after getting their equally great revamped compressor pedal. You're getting top notch quality for your money and this is a time when spending more also gets you more, a lot more. Bonus for me in supporting a Canadian company .

    • @MartialBoniou
      @MartialBoniou Рік тому +2

      I love this one too. A keeper!

    • @clemguitar63
      @clemguitar63 Рік тому +4

      @@MartialBoniou FOREVER TILL I DIE PEDAL!

  • @Bradonkey99
    @Bradonkey99 Рік тому +13

    Fantastic demo Pete! You truly are a legend in the field!

  • @ericvinson4628
    @ericvinson4628 Рік тому +1

    You had me at that 60s strat - my favorite guitar in your collection. Demo and song are both top notch (per usual)!!!

  • @user-fo5bw6kl4d
    @user-fo5bw6kl4d Рік тому +5

    Love a parametric EQ bit of a secret weapon! This one I find really useful to take out an annoying hiss from an otherwise awesome fuzz. These are like tone surgeons!!!

  • @larryb3946
    @larryb3946 Рік тому

    Sizzling tones Pete!! Great retro vibe, love your strat sounds on that song

  • @avalon1734
    @avalon1734 Рік тому +3

    Pete, of all the pedal demo guys on UA-cam you are the most versatile dude. You do a great job using the gear in many genres and your playing is phenomenal. Thanks for all you do.

  • @astrologyambience240
    @astrologyambience240 4 місяці тому +1

    Very nice demo - TY Pete!

  • @kenerb8249
    @kenerb8249 Рік тому +1

    Loved that opener with all the different flavors.

  • @solarpoint1
    @solarpoint1 Рік тому +2

    I know eq’s are perceived as a utilitarian type box and probably not as popular, however I sure appreciate you demo’ing them as I use them on everything🤘

  • @RokDAWG1
    @RokDAWG1 Рік тому +1

    I feel like there was a lot going on there but your playing was also killing so I was just caught in the groove! Awesome tune and the demo was good too! Haha

  • @samuelsmith4494
    @samuelsmith4494 Рік тому +1

    I have the previous generation several years now and love it. These also make fantastic guitar preamps for going straight into AD conversion when using amp sims or re-amping.

  • @justinmeyersguitarist
    @justinmeyersguitarist Рік тому +4

    Great video! You’re a fantastic musician Pete!!

  • @Gibson1976uk
    @Gibson1976uk Рік тому +1

    I own one now! Best tone shaper I have ever used! It’s just straight forward great design without any fancy stuff :)

  • @kevon217
    @kevon217 4 місяці тому

    Listening to this jam again, love it. Just got this and this vid is an incredibly useful reference.

  • @limpindug
    @limpindug Рік тому

    Another great wee intro tune followed by an interesting demo. 😂👍👍👍🥃Respect to you mate.

  • @gsmeeuwsen
    @gsmeeuwsen Рік тому +2

    Pete, please make an album with your jams on it! They are so good!!!!

  • @jeradatherton
    @jeradatherton Рік тому

    Outstanding. Thanks pete

  • @MartialBoniou
    @MartialBoniou Рік тому +4

    Notice that this pedal works as a 27V one (for more headroom), has a wide Q factor control for each band and shines in front OR in the loop (for tone shaping)... also it has a very efficient LPF/HPF (as shown in the demo; remove the fizz not the sizzle, kill the flubbiness not the oomph)... IMHO this pedal is a keeper

    • @benburnett8109
      @benburnett8109 Рік тому

      Damn straight. But if you need this kinda EQ, you are playing the wrong amp, with the wrong speaker and using the wrong guitar. For realz playa! That is straight from the Studio Gods. Facts. EQs are for newbies.

    • @slickpicker
      @slickpicker Рік тому +2

      @@benburnett8109 "Newbies" like Tim Pierce? Sure...

  • @doubled5383
    @doubled5383 Рік тому +1

    Picasso had the blue period, red period etc. Bob Dylan had the pre-electric and post-electric. This is a new Pete era with the new hair-do. The guy is just awesome. Love him.

  • @Ryan-Hall
    @Ryan-Hall Рік тому

    I tell you what!! Everytime I see Pete grinnin from ear to ear! I know it's gonna be a freeky Groovy Tune!! U Did not let me down Pete, U rocked it Out of The Park Brother!! Love me some EQ that pedal is almost as awesome as U Pete 🎸🤘🤠👍🔥

  • @srdjanbosnjak7413
    @srdjanbosnjak7413 Рік тому

    Awesome vibes!!!!!

  • @kxmrock
    @kxmrock Рік тому +1

    Excellent for Single Coils

  • @FastRedPonyCar
    @FastRedPonyCar 6 місяців тому +1

    I’ve got the standard version on the way. I’ve had 3 MXR 10 band eq’s fail or just be super noisy and I think as cool as the deluxe version is, I’m afraid I’d get choice paralysis and, for me, less is more.

  • @shawnevans7389
    @shawnevans7389 9 місяців тому

    Hi Pete. Fantastic review and tutorial. Thank you. What is the make of the pedal holder/mount you are using in the video?

  • @kevon217
    @kevon217 Рік тому

    love that funk groove at beginning

    • @kevon217
      @kevon217 Рік тому

      what did you use for the drum tracks on this demo?

  • @takemebacktothen
    @takemebacktothen Рік тому

    Oh that's great! Does this go in front of the amp or in the fx loop?

  • @richardegmontbade7082
    @richardegmontbade7082 5 місяців тому

    Great playing, no, awesome greaaaaaaat playing!!!! What is the difference compared to the previous version, apart from size?

  • @AndrewNichols921
    @AndrewNichols921 Рік тому +3

    Could you please touch on some techniques for dialing in a parametric EQ? Between the Katana and my Boss GT1 there are EQ's all over the place but I don't think I'm using them correctly.

  • @Andrew_M_Ward
    @Andrew_M_Ward Рік тому +2

    Adrian Belew in the early 80's used to get this electric unplugged twang sound that I could never quite figure out how to get.... (You just showed me where to go Pete)

    • @benburnett8109
      @benburnett8109 Рік тому

      Adrian used a Palmer Rack Amp. That was the secret to his tone. This half assed piece of overpriced gear will not get you close to The Great Adrian's tone. No matter what Pere says.

  • @4602experience
    @4602experience Рік тому

    Killer track!

  • @orryfishburne5326
    @orryfishburne5326 Рік тому +1

    Just out of curiosity. What would the guitar community think of a dual pedal thats the Empress ParaEq MkII DLX and the Empress Compressor MkII with a toggle switch that changes the order, and a trs i/o that allows for making each side independent in ur signal chain or with a flip of a dip switch make the trs a stereo i/o for using like a channel strip at the end of your chain? I want this pedal so bad, but to take it further, it would be cool if the compressor was like the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio Phi where u have OTA, FET, and Optical options and add an expression output that can control a HP or LP filter for filter sweeps. I know thats a lot for one pedal, but a person can dream. 😁

  • @peterschaefer1665
    @peterschaefer1665 Рік тому

    Nice!!

  • @sryburn641
    @sryburn641 9 місяців тому

    Excellent work in this video. I’m a new fan. Am looking for a really good floor eq that can help shape my mesa nomad 55 2x12 because it lacks bass meat.
    Any ideas on what would be optimal in the $200/$250 range? I saw a para eq fur $199 used.
    Any ideas would be so much appreciate.

  • @peterevans3229
    @peterevans3229 Рік тому +1

    @Pete … missed Sunday Live damn it… this is another killer tune and demo - so when’s the next CD … even better do vinyl… just say’n

    • @benburnett8109
      @benburnett8109 Рік тому

      Vinyl is way too expensive. And Vinyl sucks compared to zip drives. Unless you are one of the fools that "likes the feel of records" Rotflmao

    • @peterevans3229
      @peterevans3229 Рік тому +1

      @@benburnett8109 …

  • @ttop23
    @ttop23 Рік тому

    Would be interested to hear how this works boosting a Marshall… à la the old furman pq3 trick..

  • @rwmalin1194
    @rwmalin1194 Рік тому +1

    Putting aside,THAT PETE could Take a Squire Strat,plugged Into an EH MUFF FUZZ, then some Behringer Chorus,Reverb,Delay, Into THE FRONT Of A
    $100, Mediocre at best,No Name SS Combo Amp, With an EH Muff Fuzz plugged Into The Front of the amp, SOUND Like He Was Plugged into a Hi- Dollar Fractal Preamp,Some Eventide Stomps, JUST KILLING IT...
    This EQ sounds like Something I NOW HAVE TO BUY...
    THANKS ALOT PETE...
    Lmao!!!
    Pete Can Take His PT MOJO And Perform MIRACLES.
    Thank GOD,He's HONEST,And Calls Out A TURD That Somebody's trying to Get His Endorsement.
    Without His Truth Telling, He could Sell Us on some False, But Well Hyped CRAPOLA.
    Pete HAS The Final Say on Reviewing anything I've been on the Fence About. LAST Review Pete did on a Piece Of COOL GEAR He made My Purchase Decision On , Was the EVENTIDE Micro Pitch Delay.
    It Is Now a PERMANENT PART OF MY FX LOOP.
    PETE,YOU ROCK BROTHER, THANK YOU!!! 🤟😎💕🙏👉🫵

  • @dmarty3696
    @dmarty3696 Рік тому

    Nice!

  • @bcjaliu
    @bcjaliu 4 місяці тому

    In front of a Deluxe clone, to control bottom end, and sweeten mids and control harsh top end, AND to potentially adjust volume/signal between different guitars, do you place this pedal early in the chain (post germanium fuzz) or at the end of the signal chain?
    I’d be running fuzz, compression, two or three OD pedal and a delay pedal.

  • @ThaRealChuckD
    @ThaRealChuckD Рік тому +4

    Pete, can you try it on a bass too?

    • @mrbuttons1243
      @mrbuttons1243 Рік тому

      I had the original paraeq, it's so versatile and covers so much ground, it would definitely work great on bass or just about anything.

  • @corymoore5093
    @corymoore5093 Рік тому

    The real test of a good EQ is if it stays out of the way of the actual guitar tone so you don’t wind up with that slightly processed sound. Does this do that?

  • @dibbledabble2482
    @dibbledabble2482 Рік тому

    Does it have the same boofer as the older versions?

  • @r1ckgr1m3s8
    @r1ckgr1m3s8 Рік тому +1

    What year is that Strat? I have a 79 hardtail love it!

  • @centraliafuckcorruption
    @centraliafuckcorruption Рік тому

    But does it PQ3 ?

  • @giuliorossotti291
    @giuliorossotti291 Рік тому

    Empress or source audio eq 2?

  • @Crmsnraider
    @Crmsnraider Рік тому +1

    slicknesss

  • @elderchildren
    @elderchildren 6 місяців тому

    would def get it if it had midi

  • @BeatsByGemsmiff
    @BeatsByGemsmiff Рік тому

    Is the circuitry in these analog?

  • @HarlanHarvey76
    @HarlanHarvey76 Рік тому +1

    This might make me retire my Furman PQ-3

  • @cornbobrimlove7892
    @cornbobrimlove7892 Рік тому +2

    A pedal like this would be so much more useful if it had the ability to save, store, and recall presets on the fly.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  Рік тому +4

      Well, you can save store and recall, you just have to do it using the app …

  • @waitin4winter
    @waitin4winter Рік тому

    Any ParaEQ owners feel that it’s too fiddly for live use? Or is it quite quick to dial in on the fly?

    • @mrbuttons1243
      @mrbuttons1243 Рік тому +3

      It's not bad once you're familiar with what the knobs do and if you know what you're trying to achieve. Without some basic eq-ing knowledge you can make things worse quickly though.

  • @adiohead
    @adiohead Рік тому +2

    Nice John Frusciante / Dave Simpson vibe going on with the demo.

  • @DC9V
    @DC9V Рік тому +2

    💪

  • @nicolasrodriguez4766
    @nicolasrodriguez4766 Рік тому

    Eq fx loopp 😘😘😘😍😍😍😍

  • @jamiegustkey2573
    @jamiegustkey2573 Рік тому +2

    Is this the same pedal that they have had? Just in a different housing? And re-released...🤔
    Ive had this pedal in the past-

  • @saradamsmc
    @saradamsmc 6 місяців тому

    Pero si es Elvis! ...ElVisco!

  • @TheAsrgrant
    @TheAsrgrant Рік тому +1

    Nice hair x

  • @julestielens6988
    @julestielens6988 Рік тому

    Love your canal Pete and get the importance of eq. But whats with the hair??

  • @LikeigiveAFaboutU
    @LikeigiveAFaboutU Рік тому +2

    I heard this pedal was wobbly. Like it wasn't sturdy. I decided not to get it for that reason. I probably should have just got. Ugh

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  Рік тому +5

      Wobbly? They are super-well made!

    • @LikeigiveAFaboutU
      @LikeigiveAFaboutU Рік тому

      @@PeteThorn OMG I was duped! Ugh I'll eventually get one

    • @michaelrains64295
      @michaelrains64295 Рік тому

      The pedal is quite well built. You should have zero concerns about that. It’s phenomenal.

    • @LikeigiveAFaboutU
      @LikeigiveAFaboutU Рік тому

      @@michaelrains64295 yeah I'm pretty sure the guy that told me it wasn't stable. He probably went and got the same one I was looking at. Lol

    • @clemguitar63
      @clemguitar63 Рік тому

      @@PeteThorn Like a TANK!

  • @rcjward
    @rcjward Рік тому

    Pete, it sounds digital as opposed to analog. Is it digital?

  • @TroyCastellano
    @TroyCastellano Рік тому

    Way too many knobs!

  • @benburnett8109
    @benburnett8109 Рік тому

    Pete; you've stated before that the most powerful "tone shaper" is our fingers. What changed? How come this pedal (whom the company paid you to review) is NOW the most powerful toneshaper? As a new guitarist; and certainly no where near your skills, I wonder how you could change your mind in 12 months time?? This whole "paid for" concept seems really dubious?

    • @leftpastsaturn67
      @leftpastsaturn67 Рік тому +3

      Explain how you'd achieve those tones using just your fingers.

    • @leftpastsaturn67
      @leftpastsaturn67 Рік тому +4

      Wait, don't bother... I've seen your other simple-minded attempts to garner some much needed attention.
      Dismissed.

  • @LysanderLH
    @LysanderLH Рік тому +1

    How much shaping of ‘tone’ does a guitarist need?! It’s more to do with the music than it is the sound of a guitar. Chasing effects pedals is a fetish and at some point in the late 80s everything became repetition.

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc Рік тому

      I would agree that some people go way too heavy on the pedals. I think the sweet spot is somewhere between a nice group of high quality pedals and the Joe Bonamassa School of just plug it in and play. As far as this pedal goes, although I think everyone can benefit from a very good quality EQ pedal this one is probably overkill for most players. Also, the price puts it out of reach for the average player.

    • @PeteThorn
      @PeteThorn  Рік тому +9

      Respectfully, It’s what I do on my channel. 🤷🏻‍♂️ there’s other channels, if you don’t like it…?

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc Рік тому

      @Pete Thorn There's that as well. 😄

    • @LysanderLH
      @LysanderLH Рік тому

      @@PeteThorn Pete, my comment was directed at the endless amount of effect pedals, not you!