Detox eq

[jab]

been reading about a few of you using the Detox EQ pedal. Curious what you use it for on VM and it what it does for you. Is it a substitute for manually using your guitar volume knob to clean up from 10 to 5 and compensating for the loss of treble at the same time?

[Doug_MVM]

been reading about a few of you using the Detox EQ pedal. Curious what you use it for on VM and it what it does for you. Is it a substitute for manually using your guitar volume knob to clean up from 10 to 5 and compensating for the loss of treble at the same time?

Exactly. And it works quite well. Check out Paul Gilbert's Youtube video to get the full deal. I highly recommend the pedal. It does not act like a boost however, it is just used to clean up the VM in a cool way.

Doug

[surfnorthwest]

The pedal can be used as both a boost or a cut by adjusting the volume to either side of 12 o'clock. The beauty is that bost or cut can have a eq signal to it. You can also set the volume equal to your amp with no boost or cut and just use it as a eq. It is very quite and true bypass.

It was made to hit the sweet spot when using high gain tones. Instead of rolling your guitars volume back and missing the sweet spot with this pedal you will be sure to hit it always. Other useful ways to use it. A very underrated pedal IMO. I have never found anyone who got one that didn't love it.

[jab]

so what is the difference b/w the the Detox EQ and using a Boss GE-7 eq for example? I've heard people using the Boss eq as a volume cut but also complain about the tone suck so I didn't like the sound of that. Why is the Detox any different since both have the capability of cutting level & eq'ing back in lost high freq's for example?

And also, SteveD said if you're using the Boss GE-7 as a cut, put it in the loop. Where do you put the
Detox, in front or in the loop?

Thanks guys.

[surfnorthwest]

The detox eq will not have the noise nor the ability to effect all frequncies. Bottom line is the detox is much easier to dial in as well as having many different ways it can be used.

I would recommend the detox as the last pedal in your chain going into the front of the amp.

[jab]

thanks surf, sounds like an interesting option as compared to using my volume knob all of the time. I have this weird issue that when I back down on my guitar volume knob, my envelope filter doesn't work the same and it sounds completely muffled. I don't use it much but in a cover band there's a few times I have to use the filter and it's a pain because it means I have to reset my amp to a lower volume so I can play with my guitar volume opened up on 10. It's a head scratcher for me so I wonder if the Detox would allow my pickups to act as if they're on 10 albeit at a lower volume.

For that matter, would a pedal like an Xotic AC boost perform a similar function: a) leave your guitar volume on 10 for leads, and b) step on the AC pedal with level set below par for a quieter rhythm part and use it's eq & gain knobs to get a decent tone. Then back down the volume knob for a clean? Isn't that really what a Detox does anyway or does it behave differently?