which eq pedal, cheap and good

Hi, I think I need a eq pedal since my guitar amp doesn't have any eq, or what do you think? When using my telecaster I sometimes get too much bass and the tone knob on the Orange tiny terror doesn't really do the job.
Which one would be the best choice when considering price-quality.

I've looket at the mxr-108 10 band eq, but then i need a 18VAC adapter, i'd rather want something i can use with my 9v dc adapter.

Hi there folks,

I'm in a similar situation. Any suggestions for an reliable EQ pedal for under $100?

Thanks,
ew

Look for a used Boss GE7.

Rick J

MXR M109 (six band EQ) is a much better deal than the Boss GE-7. It's transparent and dead silent. The Boss is noisy, and tone sucks on and off.

Plus, the MXR has LEDs on the sliders, which looks awesome!

The little danelectro fish and chips EQ is very cheap and a really good EQ pedal!
Jef

yes, fish n chips.

Everytime this subject comes up I say this: "Fish and Chips is the best 30 bucks I ever spent on music gear."

Thanks for the tips. I've heard good things about things about the Dano Fish&Chips before. Definitely sounds like a good option.

cheers,
ew

The Fish and Chips is a great bargain. I used to keep one in my Martin OM16 case for when I would play fingerstyle stuff at weddings (to remedy old bad church PA's).

I have the 6 band MXR pedal now. The MXR is just as quiet and I like the metal box and LED faders.

If you're on a tight budget, the Fish and Chips is a winner. You'll bve amazed at how nice it is for the price. You can find them on ebay for $20.

I have the MXR 6-band EQ. It's totally quiet, very sturdy metal box. The 6 sliders with illuminated red LEDs would be fairly hard to move accidentally with your foot on a pedalboard. I use it with different guitar/amp combinations, when I need to adjust or shape a sound. It really can come in handy. It's very flexible to your needs. More bass, less bass. Heighten the mids, scoop the mids. Etc. It also works great as a boost for solos; you can kick up the volume a notch and/or go to a different tone, all with the tap of the footswitch.

I don't automatically use it but knowing it is on my board is a good thing.

I forgot to mention that the reason I picked up the MXR 6-band is that I saw Tony Gilkyson use it live several times and his tone is ethereal. I don't attribute his sound to this EQ but he only uses a few pedals and this is one of them.

I think i might try the mxr 6-band eq, and if i'm not wrong, i can use a 9v adapter:)

I had the M-108 and thought it was pretty good. It does come with an 18v adapter, which I really liked because a couple of my pedals sound better on 18v than 9v. The 18v on that pedal gives it a ton of headroom which makes it very useful as a clean boost as well. It does not have true bypass, which is kind of annoying, but I guess that's a pedal you'd keep on if you have it in the chain. I ended up selling it because I didn't use it very much.