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Casino
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USA
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Posted - 12/14/2008 :  19:28:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm curious to see what a proper EQ unit can do for my bass. Will a quick use of my bass into my Boss GE-7 do any damage to the EQ pedal?
Thanks.

Laurie
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Posted - 12/14/2008 :  20:19:50  Show Profile  Visit Laurie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Nope. Experiment away!
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ChristoMephisto
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Posted - 12/14/2008 :  20:34:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Welcome to the forum!!
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FRANZONI
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Posted - 12/14/2008 :  22:36:00  Show Profile  Visit FRANZONI's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ChristoMephisto

Welcome to the forum!!



+1...................
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Casino
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  00:53:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks. I will begin my experiments soon enough.
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zerksies
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  02:59:24  Show Profile  Send zerksies an AOL message  Click to see zerksies's MSN Messenger address  Send zerksies a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
it will work. but to the downside the boss ge-7 for guitar works in the higher freq. range, it will not work on the lower octive. but it will work at the 12th fret or upper octive.cause in that are that is the reange of freq. that the pedal was desigined for
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Laurie
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  03:45:35  Show Profile  Visit Laurie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by zerksies

it will work. but to the downside the boss ge-7 for guitar works in the higher freq. range, it will not work on the lower octive. but it will work at the 12th fret or upper octive.cause in that are that is the reange of freq. that the pedal was desigined for


It might not be too bad... I've used mine with my bass with OK results.
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Dr. Bob
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Australia
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  06:52:31  Show Profile  Visit Dr. Bob's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi Casino
Welcome to the forum from Australia.

Regards Dr. Bob
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Some Weird Sin
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Netherlands
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  11:59:08  Show Profile  Visit Some Weird Sin's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I use mine with a Gretch Baritone tuned E- e (one octave lower than guitar) and for me it works fine.
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DeFrag
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  15:55:54  Show Profile  Visit DeFrag's Homepage  Click to see DeFrag's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Welcome to Bossarea Casino!
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Dirk
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Posted - 12/15/2008 :  17:25:14  Show Profile  Visit Dirk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Laurie

quote:
Originally posted by zerksies

it will work. but to the downside the boss ge-7 for guitar works in the higher freq. range, it will not work on the lower octive. but it will work at the 12th fret or upper octive.cause in that are that is the reange of freq. that the pedal was desigined for


It might not be too bad... I've used mine with my bass with OK results.



Don't forget, the guitar and bass models are only 1 octave apart which should work fine with all midrange frequencies on both instruments.
As long as you're not trying to boost sublows with a GE-7 on bass, or superhigh treble frequencies on guitar with a GE-7b, then it should work just fine either way.

The newer model GEB-7 has a huge gaps between 800hz and 4.5k and between 4.5k and 10k, whereas the old model GE-7b has it's bands in octaves apart one octave lower than the GE-7 which I find a little more usefull.
In the end it's what works best for you and your individual sound.
Oh btw, don't let people scare you by saying that you'll damage any gear that was originally designed for guitar when used with a bass.
Just be carefull with speakers, but still then it could take years before you blow 'em skyhigh.

Edited by - Dirk on 12/15/2008 17:26:34
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Cicatriz ESP
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USA
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Posted - 12/16/2008 :  05:11:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Great post dirk!

Very informative :]
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