Boss GE-7B vs MXR 10 band EQ (Is it worth the upgrade?)

BassIsBad · Post by **BassIsBad** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:37 am

I currently have a GE-7B that I switch on when I want to switch to a slap tone or maybe a more mellow sound during soft/clean sections of songs. But I have heard good things about the MXR 10 band on bass and was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade. Is there a big difference (besides the 3 extra bands obviously)? How much of a role can the gain control play in creating tones? And any other noteworthy differences...?

Thanks!

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:48 am

BOSS GEB-7 = 50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz, 800hz, 4.5Khz, and 10Khz with +/- 15dB...

MXR 10 Band = 31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz, 1Khz, 2Khz, 4Khz, 8Khz, 16Khz with +/- 12dB...

Different ranges... The MXR gets lower but is focused more around the Mids where a Guitar sits... The GEB is centered on more Low-Mids and has more boost...

Figure out if those extra bands are worth it for you... I think the GEB it's TITZZZ on Bass and wouldn't bother but I don't Slap or get to Clean Mellow Soft...

BassIsBad · Post by **BassIsBad** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:02 am

Thanks for the input

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:35 am

sonidero wrote:BOSS GEB-7 = 50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz, 800hz, 4.5Khz, and 10Khz with +/- 15dB...
MXR 10 Band = 31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz, 1Khz, 2Khz, 4Khz, 8Khz, 16Khz with +/- 12dB...
... I think the GEB it's TITZZZ on Bass and wouldn't bother but I don't Slap or get to Clean Mellow Soft...

I haven't used either, but based on the info Marc gave, I'd stick with your GEB7

dubkitty · Post by **dubkitty** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:31 am

why so? i haven't used either on bass, but it seems to me that

31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz (MXR)

would allow a lot more shaping of bass tone than

50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz (Boss)

am i totally off here? if so, please explain how. i'm not trolling...i really want to know because i use Boss EQs after each of my loopers.

muttlegs · Post by **muttlegs** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:48 am

Why not go for the best of both worlds. Try the Boss GE-10.
There are a few on eBay.

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:33 pm

dubkitty wrote:why so? i haven't used either on bass, but it seems to me that

31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz (MXR)

would allow a lot more shaping of bass tone than

50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz (Boss)

am i totally off here? if so, please explain how. i'm not trolling...i really want to know because i use Boss EQs after each of my loopers.

I was saying that the Boss is more focused on the low mids which is where the growl is for the Fuzzz... The MXR goes lower but it's those low lows that tend to cause rumble and mess up the Fuzzz for me... The EQ on my Peavey Bass head and the Peavey EQ-10 I use are closer to the Boss and I'm not really wanting for more range... :idk:

dubkitty · Post by **dubkitty** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:36 pm

OK, that makes sense. i was thinking that the ability to cut the lower frequencies would allow you to dial out some of the unwanted rumble.

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:58 pm

There's this... BASS 10...

Officer Bukowski · Post by **Officer Bukowski** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:04 pm

^ awesome enclosure, absolutely hideous graphics :barf:

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:10 pm

That's why we have Dano...

BassIsBad · Post by **BassIsBad** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:13 am

The whirlwind is so expensive! But it is the best I've heard.... I think I am just going to stick with the boss for now.

goroth · Post by **goroth** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:45 am

sonidero wrote:BOSS GEB-7 = 50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz, 800hz, 4.5Khz, and 10Khz with +/- 15dB...

MXR 10 Band = 31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz, 1Khz, 2Khz, 4Khz, 8Khz, 16Khz with +/- 12dB...

Different ranges... The MXR gets lower but is focused more around the Mids where a Guitar sits... The GEB is centered on more Low-Mids and has more boost...

Figure out if those extra bands are worth it for you... I think the GEB it's TITZZZ on Bass and wouldn't bother but I don't Slap or get to Clean Mellow Soft...

To me the boss has all of the classic frequencies you'd want to work with. The mxr seems to add a couple of extra frequencies to deal with problem areas - I often use a high pass filter around 30 hz when mixing to tighten up the bass, and I'll pull down somewhere around 200-280 - often find some ugly resonances there.

If you're happy with your sound go Boss. If you're mushing out or your mixes sound crap despite your sound individually being good maybe pick up the 10 band.

All hypothetical but yeah.

whiskey_face · Post by **whiskey_face** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:13 am

both

ChetMagongalo · Post by **ChetMagongalo** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:00 am

goroth wrote:
sonidero wrote:BOSS GEB-7 = 50hz, 120hz, 400hz, 500hz, 800hz, 4.5Khz, and 10Khz with +/- 15dB...

MXR 10 Band = 31.25hz, 62.5hz, 125hz, 250hz, 500hz, 1Khz, 2Khz, 4Khz, 8Khz, 16Khz with +/- 12dB...

Different ranges... The MXR gets lower but is focused more around the Mids where a Guitar sits... The GEB is centered on more Low-Mids and has more boost...

Figure out if those extra bands are worth it for you... I think the GEB it's TITZZZ on Bass and wouldn't bother but I don't Slap or get to Clean Mellow Soft...

To me the boss has all of the classic frequencies you'd want to work with. The mxr seems to add a couple of extra frequencies to deal with problem areas - I often use a high pass filter around 30 hz when mixing to tighten up the bass, and I'll pull down somewhere around 200-280 - often find some ugly resonances there.

If you're happy with your sound go Boss. If you're mushing out or your mixes sound crap despite your sound individually being good maybe pick up the 10 band.

All hypothetical but yeah.

If your sound isn't good, doesn't that make your mix bad? :idk:

Maybe I don't understand

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