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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Indispensable…
By Your Pet Poodle
For a long while I resisted the notion of pedals or effects of any kind. “The amp should and guitar should do it all,” was my line in the sand. And, truth be told, I DON’T think effects should carry the lion’s share of the ‘sound’ burden.
That said, there are things a lot of stock rigs aren’t capable of doing. Many (most) amps don’t have tremolo, so if ya want it, it’s stomp box time. Many amps suffer from poor ‘verb or no verb, especially the smaller, coveted Fender variety. So… another box is necessary. And so forth.
A 7 band eq? How does that fit into the configuration? Isn’t that tone-queer territory, where one pores over sonic minutia forvever and never really gets things dialed in? And besides, the concept is so seventies. I didn’t get it, or maybe didn’t want to.
I purchased the Fish and Chips largely out of curiousity, born out of rave reviews about it. Let’s face it: an eq doesn’t quite produce the ‘tingle’ that a cool ‘verb box does. But for the price, it was worth a try. Boy, was I in for a pleasant surprise.
This little box can breathe new life into ANY rig. I own (among other things) a Silvertone 1484 and a Fender Pro Jr. Both possess a certain old school charm, but as such, are limited in their usefulness. With the F & C in the front of the chain, the sonic latitude of these amps is increased at least 10 fold. I never knew my various axes could yield such appealing, PRO sounds. And with the level on the F & C at just about half mast, the gain is boosted significantly and quietly. I can gig anywhere, in any musical situation with the little Pro Jr. now, and that’s good news for an aging jobber.
Ya don’t to be a sound engineer to get busy with this thing. I would guess that within 10 minutes, even random tweaking will get a rig just about where it needs to be. Again, if the goal is to get more, a lot more, sound potential from your stock rig, this is one very inexpensive way of doing it. High marks for Dano on this one.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Best EQ for the $$
By Yang
A must for any active guitarist who want to tweak tone. It produces no extra noise. For an 8 band eq with a 9th slider for volume, $30 is a huge bargain. I’ve seen no complaints about this pedal. I’ve had it for years!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Tastier than Fish N Chips
By Alexander V. Ramos
Seriously, this is a great pedal. I can’t improve upon what others have said, but I will mention a few points.
1. I use this after the preamp or dirt boxes for a lead tone, or to add more crunch to my Fender Frontman 212 when inserted in the effects loop. It’s run before time based effects (delay, phaser, etc) for me.
2. I sometimes use it before the distortion as a clean booster, while focusing one of the sliders to boost a few frequencies.
3. If it gets noisy or “self oscillates” after a while, change the battery to a fresh one. Better yet, use an AC adapter.
I found out about the last issue after reading a few Harmony Central reviews. Otherwise, it’s been on my setup for about seven years. I take care of my stuff.
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