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What's a good (cheap rack EQ that won't affect my tone?


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I'm looking for a good rack EQ that won't break the bank (~$100?) but I hear that some of them can really suck the tone out, and I'm not full of money. What are my options?

 

 

In the past, I used a mono 31 band Peavey Q431F. It was a heavy 2U unit, but made in the ole USA and very good.

 

I use now a stereo 1U dbx215 with satisfactory results.

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That's what an EQ is designed to do. It sucks tone, or it boosts tone. It is designed TO affect tone.

 

A good transparent EQ should maintain not only the same tone, but also the dynamics, the harmonic content and the headroom, with all sliders at 0db. A low end one, like any low end effect made with cheap components, might suck-out the dynamics (add unwanted compression), add noise or dull the tone. OP is right asking for advice.

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