BJFE / BearFoot fx Guitar Effects Community

I had read elsewhere about "always on" pedals, and this made me think of my Bearfoot SBEQ. I almost never tweak my amp settings at a gig anymore. I use my SBEQ as my on all the time "governor" of sorts. Even when I'm running the pedal with a neutral EQ setting, I still like the way it makes everything sound when it's on. It really is a great tool.

I run SBEQ into my BPB at the end of my chain. My favorite aspect of SBEQ is how it just wakes everything up. SBEQ is the consummate problem solver for me. For example, I've found myself gigging in rooms where I felt my amp was a bit too strident on the top end, but turning down the treble on the amp almost cut too much life out of the sound. Enter SBEQ ... I leave my amp where I normally like it set (most knobs around 12:00), and use the treble knob on the SBEQ to dial back some of that harshness ... voila! Amp is softened just enough, but the basic tone and clarity is still there. This also works with the low end control. As needed, I can add just enough without the tone getting bloated. As has been posted elsewhere, the knob parameters on SBEQ are in between where most amp eq knob parameters tend to fall. I've found that SBEQ can fix things where trying to do it with the amp itself can sometimes be frustrating.

Anybody else have similar experiences or applications?

While I cant compare directly to the SBEQ (I'm new to BJFE et al), I have a voodoolab Giggity for very similar purpose. It’s at the end of my board, always on, and its the there to make thing more alive and to correct for room/mix/amp etc. It has become a necessity for me.

I also really value being able to tweak my EQ from my board (where i hear it) than have to walk over to the amp, tweak, walk back, listen (rinse, repeat).

con brio wrote:I also really value being able to tweak my EQ from my board (where i hear it) than have to walk over to the amp, tweak, walk back, listen (rinse, repeat).

That is a most excellent point.

I don't even really tweak the eq that much on mine. I just use it as a "fat filter". It makes everything sound a little thicker and warmer whilst still retaining cleanliness. Sometimes I'll boost the bass or treble into dirt to alter it's nature but not often.