Boss GE-7 Is This The Pedal We All Need On Our Pedal Boards?
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2021
- The Boss GE-7 is the pedal that I've always dismissed when I go pedal shopping. This utility/ EQ pedal is probably the most useful and underrated pedal that has ever been made. The Boss GE-7 can be used to match guitars, use as a clean Boost to make your solos sing, or correct problem frequencies. In this video, James and Paul from The Studio Rats put the Boss GE-7 through its paces. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
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EQ is huge important. Absolutely the most essential pedal for recording and especially live situations for clearing feedback and helping blend with the band.
It’s shocking how is makes a difference
This is the ultimate EQ and your guitar tone video ever.
This was the best demonstration on how to use this pedal. Finally someone used how I would.
Which made up my mind to purchase one.
Thank you!
There are two guys who really know about guitars and effects. However, they try too much to be funny, but they'not, and they keep talking and talking not going straigth to the point.
You guys have great content. Informative and entertaining.
Cheers Strick!
Couldn’t agree more guys. Bought one of the Harley Benton Tube 15 Amps recently . Felt it was a bit muddy, saw your vid and bought the GE 7 .“ Unbelievable “ doesn’t come close. Makes an inexpensive tube amp sound incredible.
Great to hear!
Yes! I had obe when I had a pedal board, it made all the difference!
I never gave this pedal a second glance, always being more enamored by dedicated boosts, drives and distortions. After hearing and seeing how the GE7 works and its possible uses, it now seems like a must have. I have always been a fan of Boss' silent switching too. I do have a Wampler Equator on my board which is also a 7 knob eq/boost (and sounds fantastic) but the Boss seems to sound really good and might be a bit quicker and easier to use in a pinch.
killer amp, great demo..thanks
I used the ge7 for 30 years mainly to tame acoustic guitar mids, recently purchased an Empress parametric eq. The shelving,, tonal possibilities are endless on both acoustic and electric and no ge7 hiss. Pricey, yep, but a tone sculpting monster.
I use one where I usually boost 1.6 halfway to the first hash mark (they are 5db each). It gives a little touch of midrange push into the amp, and I use it before overdrive pedals to push that midrange into them as well.
I also use it to correct issues like extra brightness where i'll cut the 6.x slightly. Less is more with this pedal, if you go far from zero it gets hissy, and you don't need a lot.
Great demo. Definitely planning to add an EQ to the board
Nice one.
subscribed for the info and to hear Paul play
Cheers Mate
I have 3 different brand eq pedals,the MXR 10 band is awesome,but when I push on this one used in the loop it makes my already heavy metal tone even better ! Talking about 2 EVH Stealth amp heads and a Marshall DSL 20 HR head that I have..
I keep two in the loop, one for tone shaping and one for solo boost (2 EQ pedals for $60 used). Peavey 6505+ into EVH 2x12 Cab. I only use the lead channel on the amp. A delay in the loop also and thats it, super simple rig. Never fails me.
Great tip.
With a proper gain amplifier, all that is needed is this pedal.
Many years ago, I bought my Peavey Classic30 combo with its extension cab and place the GE7 in the loop and used it as a flat boost. It made it a raging beast and I use it today still through a 5150 straight cab and love it. Although I have to get another GE7. I actuall like it better than my Peavey 5150 combo. Anyway, I’m a year late. 😂
@@timothy5974 that is a great set up! this pedal is so cheap yet it does so much.
Wonderful video. More than a Natt’s chuff of a video! Nice job guys.
Cheers Scuba.
I use this pedal going into my cheap Epi valve Jr. Helps out a ton because it only has a volume so the eq pedal gives me so much more range to tweak it right where I want it.
Been touting this pedal forever....it's made my P90s on my Casino have so much more range....had mine for decades now.
Most underrated pedal out there! I love using it before my first overdrive, with a Les Paul. On Fender type and it’s just cutting some low end out. It’s more noticeable in directness, definition especially if you’re playing along with a band, or reference mix loud. Makes that mono low end woof, turn into more 3D upfront sound.
Remember EQ means volume as well…just like as you turn the bass up on an amp, you may turn the volume down. It’s nice to have the original sound, then a cleaned up sit in the mix Rhythm sound.
My biggest use is dark amps and humbuckers. Or using two amps! When using a Fender and a Ampeg VT40 in my case….one sounds very chimey, and the other very low mid focused. With EQ on, it even it’s out more switching. Still get the different tonal characters…but just sounds more seamless.
My rule…graphic EQ before first OD, and after Octave to cut freq. then a Parametric EQ boost at the end to boost frequencies. That way you’re not throwing off your distortion pedals, and they can do their thing as well. The Parametic EQ just to boost upper mids, and sweeten everything up. The other to subtract to shape pickups.
I see every small venue musician with one as well…lets you tailor the room and loudness easier for those gigs…where micing up isn’t needed, or things are coming in too hot. Even if you’re not in a wedding or cover band…there’s a reason you see these on those boards. Essential tool to cover 20 different genres, with 3 dirt pedals and an EQ.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve played a weird venue, or a friends house to practice in a living room. Only to have my open back Sky King, resonate low mids all over at good volume. This fixes that! Wish I would have used one gigging back in 98-2007 or so. Would have made less a fuss, with PAs and sound check issues. In those venues, you don’t always get a good FOH that’s EQing for you.
I just bought this pedal 2 weeks ago to boost leads and it is amazing. Now I want it on all the time to adjust tones
Good choice
Been using a Sonic Maximizer from BBE for a while as a two band eq. Make it the last thing in your signal chain. Supposedly it also phase aligns the analog signal. Amazing difference, adds clarity back when using an effects loop and digital effects. It doesn’t boost though.
Sonic stomp changed my life
Literally sounds like a wet blanket was taken off speakers
Hey guys. Excellent video, my favourite pedal! How are you recording the guitar for this video? Is it straight into an interface?
Using this pedal in conjunction with a good collection of overdrive and fuzz pedals can open doors to tone sculpting like you have never experienced.
I actually noticed a great use of eq blocks in your boss katana/gt videos. You use it so little, but it makes so much difference, tailoring the tone where it needs to be tailored, boosting certain frequencies, making it always sound good and more real and valve like ( if that is the thing anymore).
Boss really knocked it our of the park woth that one, chosen frequencies are greatly tuned to guitar. To me, it worked so much better than mxr 6 band eq. Have to have it again, sold it long time ago because I was young and stupid :D
Love it thanks
I've used a GE graphic as a solo boost since 1979. Started with the GE-6 and now the modern GE-7. It was the best way to push my cranked stack back in the 70s. Push the mids, bass and level...
Nice one.
The Boss EQ200 would be the ultimate, but it’s over $100 more than the EQ7. However, it is the most powerful EQ I’ve ever found. The best part is you can have an A and B EQ setting on two different loops. So you can set one before the amp and one in the effects loop if you want, which is huge. You can also adjust the center points of the 10 EQ sliders, and can save 100 presets. It also has stereo in and out, MIDI, and an EXP pedal jack, and the jacks are on the top, making it more user friendly for pedal boards. And to top it all off, it’s black, not taupe. :)
I have one. Best pedal I got IMO. 🤘
Graphic eqs look pretty exciting to me. Something about all those faders and how you can just shape them how you want.
Use this with Quad Cortex and capture settings for strat, tele, les paul guitar presets.
Great video - this pedal is SO important and game-changing but thanks to CZcams compression and the crap audio that comes out of smart phones, the before/after here is underwhelming.
But trust me, guys, in person it’s such an eye opener. I tried one and ran out to get 2
I use flats so my bottom end needs to be cut a little. I'm hoping this pedal will do the trick.
I`ve just received this pedal. I'm finally getting a clear signal out of my amp. I no longer have to get up and adjust the treble and the bass on my amp. I just need to bend down to the pedal and make the adjustment with much more ease.
I have an Orange Rockerverb 100 MKii, and I love the gain in it with my Les Paul, but the lower mid focus of the amp (which I love), does run the risk of getting lost in the mix (depending on the mix). I’ve had the Boss GE7 for years, but only recently tried it through the loop of the rockerverb, and holy hell! The tightness, clarity, presence, aggressiveness just came to life! I was considering getting a boost for the Orange, but there’s no need with this pedal.
Great tip
My "rig". Guitar -> drive -> GE-7 -> delay -> reverb -> Quilter Micro Block -> 1x12 cab. Not bad.
I want to use a condenser mic connected to a pre amp, and than go to this pedals and others, and finally to my audio interface.
It is going to work??
Any thoughts on how to use it to turn a humbucker to a P90 sound?
Definitely need a EQ. I like it because it shapes the mids to a very low frequency.
Graph eq is a must for me. It can tame a bright guitar or bring back to life a muddy one while providing a gain boost or no boost at all. It also does wonders in an fx loop in a high gain scenario. You can really sculpt that gain structure and/or have a volume boost. Want a lead channel on your Amp? No problem. Amp to fizzy or muddy. No problem. Plugged into some shitty cabinet somewhere? No problem. It does so much its silly. Having more freq. bands makes it more precise. It's a perfect all ways on pedal, clean boost, mid boost, treble boost, make my Amp sing or djent machine. It's a must.
"Plugged into some shitty cabinet somewhere ?" No problem,.the Boss GE7 will save the day.
Lol.
All true,.It was probably the best pedal I've ever purchased.
I'd like to know what happened between 4:10 and 4:12 when the guitar level raised by itself.
EQ is the most boring pedal on paper but the most useful pedal in practice. A couple of eq's, a shelf filter and you can make anything sound like pretty much anything. Do a small tweak or roll all amp controls to the max and do tone shaping on an EQ. I much prefer parametric EQ to a graphic multiband but both are great. The way I use it most often is tuning my sound to the venue, sometimes preamp eq on an amplifier just doesn't cut it and some amps start reacting differently when turning presence and resonance knobs so EQ pedals come to the rescue.
Or you can get the BOSS EQ-200 and have several eq shapes at your reach - it's like having a bunch of GE-7s in one pedal - I love it.
Do you guys know anyone who does the bukovic mod In the UK cos the hiss is always a issue when I use mine?
I have one of these, it's great. I use it in the fx loop of my Marshall as a solo boost though, just push the level and the mids (so it looks like a frown on the controls) and that's it! Sounds massive. That way is also the same way as guys like Slash used to boost his Jubilee's for his lead tone back in the 90s. FX loop is the key!
Cool tip
I boost at 800hz for a solo. Simple and it screams!
That's right, his Tokyo Dome gig sound.
Now that I own a boss EQ I can tailor my amp or guitar to sound anyway I want it works especially good for acoustic I couldn't play without this pedal it's amazing how many guitars I had in the past I thought sounded crappy crappie straight into the front of an amp this has become my desert island pedal along with a good reverb and a great tuner actually the tuner is the most important pedal of all
Great video, thanks guys! One questions though. I have been using Boss GT-1000. Considering it's got EQs, would GE-7 still be useful? Or EQs built in GTK will do?
That’s a great question. Next time James is over I’ll try it.
@@TheStudioRats thanks, Paul. That would be great to get answer to this question. Looking forward to it! :)
Where should i put this pedal?
I go this way:
1. Polytune
2. Boss ce3 comp
3. Boss RE 20 space echo (yes, before the drive to get a Dead Kennedys like echo)
4. Tube screamer
5. OCD
6. Ditto looper
7. Strymon flint
Recomended position?
I'm super intrigued and want one, but I also read a lot about the noise the GE-7 apparently generates. I'm not a crafty soldering person. Do you have any advice for me?
Hi Stefan, I don’t notice it being over noisy. Personally I wouldn’t worry.
@@TheStudioRats Thank you for the reply and for the reassurance! I appreciate it!
is this the classic one from back then?
6:39. How do you get the repeated sound on the last note? Delay pedal?
I use two….one in front of my amp,and one in the loop….the smile Frown technique is especially cool in this configuration…..
Nice tip.
Bought a used GE-7 for $48 about a month ago. Should have bought the second one as well.
Bargain.
Does this EQ pedal play nice with the Boss ME-80?
Yes, always used ge7 when I had that multi fx.
Has Boss eliminated the hiss on the GE-7 that some have reported? I've read it was a problem pre-2017.
I don’t notice it.
The MXR might be a better choice, as you can EQ out the really low frequencies below 100.
If not playing live, how is this better than using the tone and volume controls on the guitar and/or amp?
7 bands to control versus one or three.
This gives you more precise EQ changes
The ge-7 has been known to be a noisy pedal. Did you encounter any noise problems with the pedal in your use of it? Also was this the newer version?
I've heard this too and its holding me up on buying one... I also read that post 2016 or 17' they resolved that???? Haven't heard anything confirmed on that though... you?
They didn't resolve it my pedal is from 2018 and I had the monte allums mod done to clear it out
They change the light from red to led white
Can anyone who owns one of these tell me if you get a very noticeable "hiss" when you boost certain frequencies on this pedal? That's the only negative I have heard. I want to buy one, but I don't want to introduce any unwanted noise into my signal path. Thx.
I didn’t notice the noise, but you can buy modded ones.
If you buy one second hand, make sure it is a through hole design and not one with surface mount components. All the mods on the www are for the ones with through hole components. You can just change the op-amps with 5532's and have a much quieter EQ. Those who say that they do not notice any noise are simply lying or they have the early Japanese made ones known to be less noisy.
Grab a GE200 and set it up with one channel pre and one post dirt pedal. You can do magic.
Nice tip.
Thank you for the video. I would have found it more useful if you had A-B’d the pedal demo with on and off a bit longer for each comparison. You seemed to talk a lot, which was fine, but then you rushed through your actual sound comparisons. Also, IMO, a more valid test would be playing the exact same riff or chords for comparing and contrasting the sound change rather than playing the different ones with the pedal on and off.
What a difference that makes. Where would you place this in your signal chain?
I’d use it after a compressor before any drives personally.
Cool, thanks for the response.
Jeez..I have had one for years!! Never use it......where are you little beauty?!
Paul let Pete in the house.🤐💙
James’s middle name is Pete.
@@TheStudioRats , oh don’t tell me 🤦♂️ 🤐
'Did you just bash my guitar?' Guitars are our babies...
I never understood these EQ’s. I’ve been messing with one in Amplitube 5 but would love to try a real one as well. Just don’t know how to start with those buttons lol
I just move each one up and down till it sounds good. Works for me 🤷🏼♂️
Just leave it flat
Don’t use it as an eq at all, that’s the secret
Love the accent ...!!!
Sauffff London.
@@TheStudioRats can’t beat the London accent!!
I play Power/Progressive Metal and have been using a Boss GE-7 for an 800hz mid boost since the late 80's. This is a must-have effect pedal. They do benefit from a noise mod.
Cheers Scott, I might do a vid on a noise mod.
@@TheStudioRats There are several videos already, but a new one couldn't hurt. I've heard the noise mod only works with older GE-7's I don't know if there's any truth to that.
Noice but i have iommi's treble booster im good.
Great functionality, but a very noisy hissy pedal when engaged.
Yes it is a little noisy.
Get it modified, and that will take care of it. I mod them with higher quality opamps and replace a few of the crappy capacitors Boss puts in them and voila. Noise will be gone. Analogman can do it for around $55 Us dollars. But there are a lot of people out there that can take care of it including myself.
jesus i was thinking greg deuchete channel logo and intro were same😂
What's up with these being the noisiest pedal in a signal chain and why does it seem normal for people to swap out the op amps(ie mod them) in these to make them quiet, like one would expect them to be originally produced to be?
I haven’t found it to be noisy.
Try the caline ten band it's quieter than the boss And the bands are different, now if you join them together.....
What’s the difference in it vs boss?
@@douglasvaughn9349 More bands, so you can be much more granular and precise on what you're boosting and cutting.
ok, explain what the 70s stained wall really means then?..... it made sense without knowing what you meant, lol
Every Nashville player uses one. Enough said.
your using a battery! surely thats wizardry
80 bucks? Mine was 130!
No the MXR 6 band EQ pedal is better for a few reasons.
I moved my GE-7 to go after my ToneX and it changed everything for me. I use the level to increase the output signal, and the eq to take harsh highs or boost underwhelming lows.
The only way to make the GE-7 better is to get XAct Pedals to mod it
They're great players, but just as important : they can dial their gear and get good tones. most channels out there review amazing gear but can't dial anything right.. it's sounds like crap most of the time.
Cheers Frutz.
You actually STOLE my idea for the EQ pedal from a comment I left at one of your previous videos when you were comparing pickups..
I wrote that you only need an EQ pedal and you have all the pickups and tones in the world!
Don't present it as yours.. Not fair!
What? this video is over a year old!
You didn't showcase its versatility at all and did not stumble onto the fact that it's noisy as hell in a studio if you're using it to cut out bass for example.
Translation for non-UK nationals:
1. 1970s fag stained wall = tobacco stained wall.
2. Gnat’s cuff = Mother of God!? Where do I begin? Ahem… a very small space.
Hope that helped. Toodle-pip, fellas & fellettes.
That banner from your store is annoying
Hello! I certainly think my Dan Electro fish n’ chips is better. Lol.
If it was just in a better case.. hard to click the button live without fucking up your settings
@@onefatstratcat this is true but still less noisy!
I have and use both on my board. No issues with noise from either.
@@DBroce are they connected together on board?
@@killnoni5032 After my tuner and at the end of the chain.
So noisy though
Too much hiss
PRS? Meh.