In a spanish harp forum I found this video. The player is using the EQ pedal not only to stop feedback, he is using the EQ pedal to change the tone of the amp. Is interesting to hear.
I use my EQ pedal alot, not so much to make a radical change in the tone of the amp,I only take some of the higher frecuencies and boost the low a litle and whit just that small change the amp sounds more fat. Is a very good improvement considering that my EQ pedal is a cheap Behringer EQ700.
EQ pedals always reduce dynamics. Sometimes I use EQ in my POD HD or separate, but I use it only if I completely dislike tone from amp. ---------- Excuse my bad English. Click on my photo or my username for my music.
I've read many good things about the Danelectro Fish N Chips EQ pedal. I myself am planning on getting the Boss 59 Bassman pedal here soon. Not really an EQ pedal as such, but has all the tone controls that a Bassman would have. ----------
Don't waste your money on them for tone im provement because the first place you HAVE to improve your tone is from your acoustic tone and if that's crappy, your amplified tone will ALWAYS be crappy regardless of whatever you buy to improve it. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
When the amplifier is not harp friendly, maybe it worthwhile to use some band-aids to hide the problem. And sometimes this is the only way to use the amp.
However, a good amp will get enough bass response, be resistant to feedback and sound better without this type of pedal. In a good amp, an eq pedal usually only serves to cut fidelity / dynamics and put the it on the muddy side.
Is the tone control all the way up in the video above? Here is another video of the same amplifier with more appropriate settings(?):
Last Edited by fredcardoso on Apr 11, 2013 12:07 PM
They can be useful with some amps to balance the amp's range and balance of "tone" (frequencies). You can also adjust to get more volume before feedback by cutting problem frequencies. I have used a Fish & Chips and also at times an LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI to cut feedback and balance frequencies when the amp EQ didn't do the job. Overall I choose to not use one unless I have to to get a decent sound that is loud enough.
The tone of your harp playing is as Bob said. Pedals cannot substitute for good acoustic tone. Resonance! ----------
HawkeyeKane - I have a pedal Bassman 59 FBM-1. I am using the setup: presence 9 hours; middle 12; Bass 15 hours; treble 9 hours; level 9 hours; gain 15 hours. The pedal gives you a little ovedrive, and helps to fight with feedback ---------- www.ermonica.com
I have a fish and chips, and I love it. I use it mainly to 1) squelch feedback prone frequencies, and 2) get a nice clean boost. I also sometimes use it to boost mids when laying loops to make them contrast (i.e., I record bass loop with flat eq, then pop up the mids to record overdubs). It helps separate them a bit in that context, and so could probably help you get out of the mix if your are in the same sonic realm as another instrument in your band (like keys).
