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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by jnew » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:29 pm

Yeah. I too think it's used more than you might think. ITO, Erup, Atomic Punk, RWTD, On Fire. Hmm. 8)
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Post by vanhalen5150 » Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:19 pm

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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by jnew » Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:48 pm

Not quite yet. But tomorrow when I get off the chopper, it will be some blue label and a round at Santa Barbara Golf Club. But, Ed still will have used an MXR 6 band. :lol:
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by rgorke » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:17 pm

Jose told me that Ed used it.
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Post by jnew » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:19 pm

Well, that's pretty convincing too. 8)
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by vanhalen5150 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:41 am

Insistent on using the 6 band for tone shaping? Increase the 68k input resistor and decrease the 1M to ground. I'm thinking it will maintain the tone and still give some boost especially with a MM or DSD type PU. Just some theory here. Fun to give it a try.
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by stef » Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:56 pm

Decreasing the 68k's should give more boost (gain) :what:
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by rgorke » Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:00 pm

I really don't use the EQs for tone shaping, per se. It is more of a sustain increase. When I use an EQ, i get more of that note blooming heard on the RWTD iso clip that Dave Friedman posted.
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by stef » Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:09 pm

rgorke wrote:I really don't use the EQs for tone shaping, per se. It is more of a sustain increase. When I use an EQ, i get more of that note blooming heard on the RWTD iso clip that Dave Friedman posted.
I agree. However, boosting the front end makes the tone slightly thicker but nothing wrong with that IMO
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by fivecoyote » Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:04 pm

Huh, that's interesting. I broke out my early 80s MXR 6-band after reading this, and sure enough it does something nice to the EQ but thins out the tone in a way I don't like. Sorta subtle but there. Tried boosting, cutting, etc. Still can't love it. Maybe I need an earlier one....
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by rgorke » Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:43 pm

fivecoyote wrote:Huh, that's interesting. I broke out my early 80s MXR 6-band after reading this, and sure enough it does something nice to the EQ but thins out the tone in a way I don't like. Sorta subtle but there. Tried boosting, cutting, etc. Still can't love it. Maybe I need an earlier one....
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by vanhalen5150 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:17 pm

stef wrote:Decreasing the 68k's should give more boost (gain) :what:
Yes. Increase the 68k and decrease the 1M.

Into a stock 12000 dimed is absurdly noisy. The hiss you hear on the iso's are exactly what the 12000 does all on its own.
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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by fivecoyote » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:04 pm

[quote="rgorke"It's all in the hands, don't you know that by now???[/quote]

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Re: help clarifying vintage MXR 6 band EQs

Post by jnew » Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:56 pm

Trying to build a loop to switch the 6 band in and out of the chain. Any ideas? 8)
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