MXR M109S Mxr 6B Equalizer, Silver

Product Information

The pedalboard Eddie used in 1978 for the bands first album and subsequent tour was surprisingly simple. The second main question is how many bands you need. For a parametric EQ, this is likely to be between one and three. For a graphic EQ, the number will typically be between 6 and 10 bands. These are spaced at frequencies that correspond to octaves above a fundamental.

this is where the 'body' of the sound comes from. Some snares will have their overtones in this area, and it can overwhelm their 'snap', which generally sits somewhere in the 'bite' frequencies. Bite: a rule of thumb for bite is around 2-10kHz, but crucially, you'll know it when you hear it. Get a distorted Peavey 6505+ in a mix, and remove all the bass and low mids - all that will be left is the bite. If you are using the pedal as a boost in front of the amp? get the MXR. They sound better than any other EQ pedal for that purpose and I have tried them all. The MXR 6 band in particular sounds really good, it has all the right frequencies... 100, 200, 400, 800, 1.6k, 3.2k... The Zenith combines a boost, EQ and compression into a full-featured preamp option. The boost has up to 20dB of transparent gain on tap, but the EQ is a bit more subtle. The amp-like 3-band EQ controls are active, but have a relatively restrained boost and cut range. The middle control has additional controls to help it gel with other pedals. There's a three-way switch for Q, and a frequency selector that spans from low mids (500Hz) to more conventional mid frequencies (800Hz and 1.2kHz).Choose your modifications from the drop-down menu then choose "New Pedal" to get the mod installed in a new pedal or "Your Pedal" to send us your pedal and we will install it. Apart from removing mid frequencies at 400Hz and 800Hz, Darrell would also boost at around 150Hz-200Hz to give his signature down-tuned riffs a fat and chunky quality. He was also notorious for raising the upper frequencies, to offer his solos lots of crisp articulation. Okay, so those are the glossary terms, but what can we hear in the actual mix at which frequency, and why is it important?

If you play in a function band, you’ll already know that a highly-versatile rig is necessary. To ensure that your covers sound convincing, closely capturing the guitar sounds from original recordings is essential for engaging your audience. Warmth: this is often a wide hump centred around the mids; think the sound of the Ibanez Tube Screamer Crunch: a less compressed and more open distorted mid sound often gives a gravelly, 'crunchy' sound. It's notable that even some scooped Big Muffs like the Ram's Head can get 'crunchy', which tells us it's probably more to do with the character of the low mids and upper mids either side of the notch.

Tech Specs

You could also use the EQ pedal to boost or subtract certain frequencies which is how you mould your sound. Here at Guitar World, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything guitar related, and we draw on this knowledge and experience of using products in live, recording and rehearsal scenarios when selecting the products for our guides.

There were many alledged mods done to this amp over the years and many different stories about what went on with it. Starting with the basics, ‘EQ’ is an abbreviation of ‘equalizer’. Representing the universal spectrum of sound, an equalizer defines where certain frequencies sit on this spectrum and is used to boost or cut them via linear filters. This process allows you to therefore manipulate the audible qualities of a sound or instrument, and in this case – a guitar.The advantage of an EQ is that it can make small, subtle changes that can perfect your tone or expand upon the range of sound that you’re already getting from your other pedals. Or you could simply set the pedal flat (Everything to 0) and use the gain control as a boost for guitar solos.