Shout Out For The Wampler Equater EQ

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Chris Harvey
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Shout Out For The Wampler Equater EQ

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This may be a sleeper but this is a fantastic EQ. I usually don’t fuss with them because they’re overly complex. These are so easy. Q settings are great and literally tame anything you hate. I tried an amp with intentional harsh settings and could get a completely useable tone. Nice for pesky rooms or amp/volume pedal changes.

I first found the pesky ice pick frequency on the high mids and dialed it out. Slightly boosted a mid frequency to offset any muddyness and use the low and high to taste. Had to obviously raise the volume slightly to offset the cuts but it’s easy and is silent (no hiss). Plenty of headroom at 12volts. I run it last in the loop.
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Re: Shout Out For The Wampler Equater EQ

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Wampler makes fantastic pedals, so I’m not surprised at all he would make a great EQ!
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Re: Shout Out For The Wampler Equater EQ

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Chris Harvey wrote: 3 Feb 2026 1:50 pm This may be a sleeper but this is a fantastic EQ. I usually don’t fuss with them because they’re overly complex. These are so easy. Q settings are great and literally tame anything you hate. I tried an amp with intentional harsh settings and could get a completely useable tone. Nice for pesky rooms or amp/volume pedal changes.

I first found the pesky ice pick frequency on the high mids and dialed it out. Slightly boosted a mid frequency to offset any muddyness and use the low and high to taste. Had to obviously raise the volume slightly to offset the cuts but it’s easy and is silent (no hiss). Plenty of headroom at 12volts. I run it last in the loop.
Are you using this for studio or live setting? I am on the fence about getting a Parametric EQ pedal for live use. I am curious how this compares to Empress Effects ParaEQ.
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Re: Shout Out For The Wampler Equater EQ

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Richard Soriano wrote: 18 Feb 2026 3:39 pm Are you using this for studio or live setting? I am on the fence about getting a Parametric EQ pedal for live use. I am curious how this compares to Empress Effects ParaEQ.
I'd be curious as well.
I saw a rig run down (can't remember and can't find it) and the steel player was using one.
I have a couple ParaEq, an old one and a new one. I like it with the Discovery and 202. But wonder, as there looks like there are more bands on the Wampler, so I am wondering too.
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