[Harp-L] EQ pedals for harmonica

[Tom Richardson <drtrichardson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Harp Buddies,

I do blues jams often.  My style is better represented with country, pop and rhythm & blues.  When doing these latters, I use pedals such as the Line6 POD2 and the EHX POG2.  The problem with the POG is using octaves up when playing the upper third of the high harps and using octaves down when playing the lower third of the low harps.  I need to use an EQ pedal to reduce the volume of the lowest and highest frequency bands while leaving everything else flat. 

I would appreciate some advice as to what EQ pedal to use:  

Do digital EQs really suck the tone from the harmonica?  How do you know that to be true rather than just superstition? 

Is it really important to go analog with EQ?

The digital MXR has ten bands whereas everything else I have seen has seven.  Are there any analog pedals that have ten bands?  I haven't found any.  

EQ pedals that have a booster switch are intended for electric guitars going from rhythm to lead modes.  How does that work?  Does it really help the harmonica?  Is that available in analog?

What about parametric EQs?  Is that helpful for harmonica?

After all of that is said, which brand and model of pedal do you suggest?

Your advice will be very appreciated.

Tom Richardson
Bakersfield, CA.