Re: [Harp-L] EQ pedals for harmonica

[David Brown <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxx>]

For what it is worth:
I use a Boss GE-7. It has 7 bands. I've been happy with it, but I usually
use bullet mics and go for a "Chicago" sound. However, I have used it to
model sound for an SM57 when playing country straight through a PA and it
works well for that.


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Tom Richardson <drtrichardson@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 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.
>