Cool EQ's

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:04 am

What kind of EQ are you guys rocking these days?

outside of my custom console EQ's...
I have been really loving:

Pultec EQP1R's pair I have made for "creative developments."
Manley Massive passive.
Filtek BFE MKIII's pair.

and now:

A pair of melcors, and a pair of Neumann PEV's, racked by Bradb:

ctmsound · Post by **ctmsound** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:27 am

Allen & Heath Mix Wizard EQs, SHO 'NUFF!!!

pulse_divider · Post by **pulse_divider** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:40 am

I love the Daking EQ on electric guitars, but other than that I just use board EQ to cut when necessary.

But I'm wondering what this is like:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

It looks like a multiband IBP/EQ

Coco · Post by **Coco** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:41 am

Just some ANT W696b's. How do you like the Filtek Mk III's? I want a pair. Are they clean or do they have a "sound"?

jrepro · Post by **jrepro** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:51 am

Joel. I am racking a pair of the GME 20 eqs too. How do they sound? I was going to add transformers. Do you feel it is nesecary? Thanks.

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:39 am

Coco wrote:Just some ANT W696b's. How do you like the Filtek Mk III's? I want a pair. Are they clean or do they have a "sound"?

The filteks will go from "clean" to having "a sound" which is why i find them so useful. I am really "spoiled" in the EQ department, so when i go outboard it has to be something special. The filteks are special. I have them powered by a beautiful telefunken power supply that gives them WAY more than needed, for headroom. They will get gritty in a pleasant way when hit really hard, or just be fairly neutral when cutting in bell mode... The fact that you can switch each band in and out of the path is great as well, so you go through as little circuit as possible when just using the HPF or the LPF....

The melcor's dont seem to NEED xformers, I may wind up trying it out though. my console has nice xformers at the line in/ 24 track out pre fader patch point, so I can get away with that sort of thing though...It is 600 ohm, so I seem to have an easier time interfacing with all this old stuff.

Coco · Post by **Coco** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:50 am

Cool. I think I know where a pair of the Filteks are for sale. I have an empty lunh box that I was going to load with 4 EQ's and 2 of the new A Designs pres when available. Can't decide on API 550b's or wait for the Daking EQ's if they ever come out with them in 500 form factor as rumored.

jrepro · Post by **jrepro** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:26 am

Joel, thanks for the reply. Can you give me any more input on the GME-20 sound? I am in the process of getting my first pair racked, and have a client with a pair for sale. I am wondering if they are "good enough" to warrent having 4. At aprox $500 a pair you are getting into API territory money wise, but for just one instead of the pair.

Joe

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:05 am

My fun choice: http://www.smfamps.com/fatdrive.htm

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:47 am

I wish I had an entire console full of Sontecs.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:55 am

Sorry for the double-post. My computer wigged out for a minute. I still wish I had a whole bunch of Sontecs.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:17 pm

Chris,
Would that take TWO consoles, or TWO wishes?

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:45 pm

My fun choice would be the Blonder Tongue Audio Baton...

Mine sounds pretty uhhhhh, interesting...

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:55 pm

tonewoods wrote:My fun choice would be the Blonder Tongue Audio Baton...

Mine sounds pretty uhhhhh, interesting...

I love those.

Did you just get that one on ebay? It went for CRAZY cheap!

jrepro · Post by **jrepro** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:14 pm

Anyone using ADM eqs?

How did those GME-20's sound?

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