Recommendations for a great EQ pedal for the FX loop?

[Soundstorm]

I have a Boss GE-7 i used to run in front of my Marshalls, but it's starting to crap out. Looking for something different and high quality to run in an FX loop, recommendations?

 

[VESmedic]

Nothing touches the empress paraEQ for me in the loop of an amp. The new one that is out is incredible and has fantastic features that many eq pedals don’t have, hi/lo pass for one.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

MXR 10 band or TC1140 are my favorites.

 

[braintheory]

For Graph EQ’s my favorites are the vintage Ibanez BE-10, Ibanez GE-601, and Boss GE-10

For Parametric EQ’s my favorites are the vintage Ibanez PQ-401, first version Furman PQ3, Intersound PRV-1 and Audioarts 4100. I sold years ago the TC1140 and Empress because of those units

 

[stratjacket]

Mesa 5-band in the loop works great.

 

[Tone Monster]

Nothing touches the empress paraEQ for me in the loop of an amp. The new one that is out is incredible and has fantastic features that many eq pedals don’t have, hi/lo pass for one.

I absolutely hate mine. Clinical and cold.

 

[griff10672]

 

[JSutter]

The new Ibanez PTEQ looks great and is cheap.

I like the old Boss EQ20, can save settings and toggle between 2 on the fly.

I had the MXR M108, I didn't like it as much. I want the 800hz.

Source Audio has countless fans.

 

[braintheory]

I absolutely hate mine. Clinical and cold.

Agreed. The other Empress are like that too. Clinical with ugly artifacts around the notes. Functionally a great pedal, but tonally bad

 

[braintheory]

As with any pedal recommendation I’d also suggest a vintage one for a more organic, lively sound. If you do that it’s hard to go wrong, but the ones I listed above are my favorites

Another I forgot (and one exception to vintage) is the Thorpy Team Medic. It’s my 2nd favorite boost also (when used that way) of the 150+ I’ve been through only to my actual Klon centaur. It is noisy though, but a good gate should do it

 

[acceptance]

I'm happy with my Guptech pPSTD parametric. I'm able to dial in the right adjustments, it's quiet and natural sounding.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

I'm happy with my Guptech pPSTD parametric. I'm able to dial in the right adjustments, it's quiet and natural sounding.

This!

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I absolutely hate mine. Clinical and cold.

I didn't care for it much either. I'd say mine was processed/synthetic sounding. Made my Wizard sound more like an Engl....albeit, a really really articulate/punchy Engl which was kinda cool...LOL!

 

[VESmedic]

I absolutely hate mine. Clinical and cold.

Clinical, exactly what makes it great!

 

[Tone Monster]

Time to do an Empress and Dirty Tree giveaway….

 

[psychodave]

I like the master effects PMEQ.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

My favorite loop EQ’s are, in no order:

Empress ParaEQ
Mesa 5-band
Master Effects EQFH

 

[stephen sawall]

I'm buying a Ibanez PTEQ as soon as they are available. Going in the loop of the Fryette PS-100.

 

[Hamer95USA]

I have a Boss GE-7 i used to run in front of my Marshalls, but it's starting to crap out. Looking for something different and high quality to run in an FX loop, recommendations?

I would contact XAct Tone Solutions and send in your stock Boss GE-7 EQ pedal for their midrange mod. I just got mine and it's money well spent for the mod. The midrange frequencies are useable and it's quiet.

 

[NorCal_Val]