Best EQ for recording electric and acoustic guitar

Red 7 · 19th October 2007, 07:37 PM

Can you recommend me some good EQ for recording? I mostly record e. and a. guitars and bass. I use my Dan Smith Stratocaster and Ibanez Les Paul '63 through M/B MarkIV. SM57 into Pendulum MDP-1. I'm thinkin' about some Api's EQ.

Audio Hombre · 19th October 2007, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Red 7

I'm thinkin' about some Api's EQ.

for "recording" if you don't already have some decent pres id consider addressing that 1st. i see you have a pendulum but i think i'd rather have a juicy colored transformer pre for my guitar before an eq.

Red 7 · 19th October 2007, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Audio Hombre

i'd rather have a juicy colored transformer pre for my guitar.

What kind of?

kyle barton · 19th October 2007, 09:28 PM

massive passive. a lot of times, i use one channel between the guitar and amp, and the other channel after the micpre. great mids.

rwhitney · 19th October 2007, 09:30 PM

Daking or Great River NV pres work great. I've only used the API-like plugin from URS, as far as API EQ goes, but it's my favorite plug for that application, so I'd guess the real thing'd be even better.

Tetness · 19th October 2007, 09:32 PM

Get a 1084 or 31102 and call it a day.

Red 7 · 19th October 2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle barton

massive passive. a lot of times, i use one channel between the guitar and amp, and the other channel after the micpre. great mids.

Must be great but MP is little bit pricey for me. The same Neve 1084 or 31102 modules. If I'll find them somewhere. I think that I'm able to spend something that Api 5500 costs. Used one.

Is it good for recording? And why do you think that Pendulum isn't good for recording guitars?

Madgan Sound · 19th October 2007, 09:58 PM

IMHO if you have a Mark IV and a halfway decent Bass any issues you may be having with your recorded tone have nothing to do with not having an outboard eq. Try investing in a different or additional mic instead, ie: Royer 121. Great tone originates from the source 99% of the time and your Mesa, when tweaked is more than capable of getting you there. I track with an older Mark IV quite often running EL's and 6L6's through a Royer 121 and an API 512c and never feel the need to pop in a 550b or anything else for that matter. Best of luck:)

Red 7 · 19th October 2007, 10:30 PM

That sounds interesting to me. Can you post some sound clips, please?

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Originally Posted by Madgan Sound

IMHO if you have a Mark IV and a halfway decent Bass any issues you may be having with your recorded tone have nothing to do with not having an outboard eq. Try investing in a different or additional mic instead, ie: Royer 121. Great tone originates from the source 99% of the time and your Mesa, when tweaked is more than capable of getting you there. I track with an older Mark IV quite often running EL's and 6L6's through a Royer 121 and an API 512c and never feel the need to pop in a 550b or anything else for that matter. Best of luck:)

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19th October 2007, 07:37 PM	#1
Red 7 Gear nut Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 143	Best EQ for recording electric and acoustic guitar Can you recommend me some good EQ for recording? I mostly record e. and a. guitars and bass. I use my Dan Smith Stratocaster and Ibanez Les Paul '63 through M/B MarkIV. SM57 into Pendulum MDP-1. I'm thinkin' about some Api's EQ.

19th October 2007, 09:30 PM	#5
rwhitney Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 884	Daking or Great River NV pres work great. I've only used the API-like plugin from URS, as far as API EQ goes, but it's my favorite plug for that application, so I'd guess the real thing'd be even better. __________________ Ross Whitney (non-professional) rwhitney@uci.edu

19th October 2007, 09:32 PM	#6
Tetness Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,373	Get a 1084 or 31102 and call it a day. __________________ Barefoot Recording Monitors

19th October 2007, 09:58 PM	#8
Madgan Sound Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South Shore, MA. Posts: 69	IMHO if you have a Mark IV and a halfway decent Bass any issues you may be having with your recorded tone have nothing to do with not having an outboard eq. Try investing in a different or additional mic instead, ie: Royer 121. Great tone originates from the source 99% of the time and your Mesa, when tweaked is more than capable of getting you there. I track with an older Mark IV quite often running EL's and 6L6's through a Royer 121 and an API 512c and never feel the need to pop in a 550b or anything else for that matter. Best of luck:) __________________ www.madgansound.com

19th October 2007, 09:28 PM	#4
kyle barton Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 278	massive passive. a lot of times, i use one channel between the guitar and amp, and the other channel after the micpre. great mids.

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