Furman PQ 3 do I want one?

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RaceU4her said:
Holy geez. Aren’t there a couple companies now that supposedly made clones, anyone ever compare?
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I had an Empress Para EQ and the real PQ3 sounded way better and more aggressive. Micjael Nielsen compared the Master Effects PQ3 Pro to his real Furman PQ3. I'm sure the new pedals are more quiet but the originals have the mojo factor IMHO.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
yes low input (instrument) in and out into front end of the amp. I can't see using this for line level on anything with the amount of noise that it induces in the signal
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And raise that input level knob so the light should be blinking away like crazy. I remember it being around 2-3 o'clock.

Set the amp to sound like AC/DC and let the Furman take it into full modded territory. I used one for years and years, all through the 80's Sunset Strip days.

I don't remember exactly how I set it but I do remember the mid frequency was 800 but you have to be careful as that can easily turn into that early Stryper, "Gank - Gank - Gank - Gank" super, super tight low end. A little of it is cool. Too much of it and your in a Stryper tribute band.
 
And get super, super fast with your volume knob on your guitar.

I used a Rocktron Hush after mine and then into a Lexicon PCM41 stereo out into two Marshall 2204's. Sounded monstrous.
 
RaceU4her said:
What is a reasonable price these days? I had one 20 years ago I left at a drummers house that was kicked out of the band which i wasn’t gonna bother going back to get, wish I still had it
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Dude, leave a pedal there? I would come back for a pick, if I left one ???
 
harddriver said:
I had an Empress Para EQ and the real PQ3 sounded way better and more aggressive. Micjael Nielsen compared the Master Effects PQ3 Pro to his real Furman PQ3. I'm sure the new pedals are more quiet but the originals have the mojo factor IMHO.
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That dude gives me douche chills and I can’t watch but I’ll take your word lol
 
Chubtone said:
And raise that input level knob so the light should be blinking away like crazy. I remember it being around 2-3 o'clock.

Set the amp to sound like AC/DC and let the Furman take it into full modded territory. I used one for years and years, all through the 80's Sunset Strip days.

I don't remember exactly how I set it but I do remember the mid frequency was 800 but you have to be careful as that can easily turn into that early Stryper, "Gank - Gank - Gank - Gank" super, super tight low end. A little of it is cool. Too much of it and your in a Stryper tribute band.
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Yes noticed that pretty quick.. the nasal thing is cool and all but I am not feeling the bumblebee thing for extended periods of time. If I want my cocked wah, I will go old cry baby and my black and white V.
 
I had both the PQ3 and the PQ4 a while back, and at least with those two specimens the PQ3 had a way more colored preamp section. Much more gain and noticeably thicker-sounding. The PQ4 was more neutral, and I didn´t have to EQ out the preamp sound as much. Horses for courses, I guess, but I liked the PQ4 better. I´m not a huge boost guy, though, so your mileage may definitely vary.

One thing with these is that they obviously can hiss if you boost a lot, since you add a lot of gain in front of distorted amps, but the PQ3 is also susceptible to screaming ground loops since it is mains-powered. The PQ4 has a ground switch to handle that, but the PQ3 can definitely benefit from an iso transformer after it in some cases.
 
RaceU4her said:
That dude gives me douche chills and I can’t watch but I’ll take your word lol
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I can't change if you find him creepy.....:LOL: But it is a pretty good video comparing the OG Furman to the new Master Effects PQ3 Pro pedal.
 
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