Empress Effects Bass ParaEQ

Ho avuto modo di testare questo EQ in contesti live differenti, con amp differenti, quelli che trovi sui palchi quando non puoi portare tutta la tua attrezzatura. Quello che ho notato è e si riesce a scolpire il suono in modo chirurgico, si riescono sia a togliere gli elementi di disturbo che ad enfatizzare la bellezza dello strumento e del amp. Non è un pedale semplice da utilizzare, ma non ho mai trovato un EQ con il quale si potesse agire in modo così millimetrico sul suono. Io suono soprattutto un basso acustico, per cui la necessità di agire in modo preciso sulle frequenze è determinante. Se vi capita spesso di suonare con amp diversi, portatevi dietro questo oggettino e sarete a posto. L'ho utilizzato sia nel loop effetti che subito dopo lo strumento, perfetto. Anche direttamente nel PA, con un preamp a monte, considerando che l'ingresso strumento può essere impostato a 10MOhm e che l'uscita diventa bilanciata se inseriamo un jack TRS. Io lo trovo fantastico

Having long considered, and resisted the ‘standard’ Deluxe Empress Para EQ for sometime, I purchased this Bass version as soon as I saw it.

I really only ‘needed’ something to add active eq slap tone - bass and treble boost and mid cut - to a passive Jazz bass, but I could not resist.

This does so much more. There is so much versatility on offer. Check out the suggested settings in the manual ( you get a paper copy and it’s also online). They are a good starting point to get a great ‘Marcus’ slap tone, a great ‘’Jaco tone, and a nice smooth jazz tone, that can be rolled off in Ashton Barratt reggae territory. What more could you want?

Strangely the pedal doesn’t have an adjustable output level, but I just adjust the input gain on my amp. I could use the ‘boost’ control for changing the output anyway if needed.
It is a pity it does have presets, as it offers so much total variety…but then it wouldn’t be an analog pedal I guess.

In short, a 10/10 product, it’s not cheap, but if you can afford it, buy it, you won’t regret it.

Empress Effects Bass ParaEQ is simply an amazing pedal with endless possibilities.

If you put it at the beginning of your signal chain, it can turn your passive bass into an active bass with high fidelity sound or it can tame your active bass.
You can put it at the end of your chain to sculpt your final sound.

The way I use it is, I set up a tone at home and put the ParaEQ at the end of the chain. Then during rehearsals or shows I just make the final adjustments with HPF, LPF and the 3 band parametric EQ to cut through or sit perfectly in the mix and also fix any room boominess. I also have the boost switch when I need that extra kick.

With this pedal, you basically have a studio tier EQ tool at your feet. What you can do with it is entirely up to you.