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| $175.00 USD or less ! |
In 2020 the EQ2 came out but even now a few of the Toolbox ones never sold are available at good prices.
What's the difference? For a start $300.00 USD for the new one. Old stock for the Toolbox is about $175.00 USD. I just ordered a used mint one for $85.00 USD.
The new one has another higher and another lower frequency to choose, storage for 8 settings and a tuner. Other features are bells and whistles. Both have MIDI. You can store 4 settings in the Toolbox so how many more do you need?
WHY?
A good EQ can turn a single OD or Fuzz into another one or two sounds that to get otherwise you would need to buy a couple more pedals. By nature analog EQ's will put a boosted frequency out of phase. In plain 'guitar speak' make mud. With the mids and highs this is very often more like a bit of warmth added. The big but is analog can turn lows to pudding. It is why even with the best tube amp one usually rolls the lows back. Yes some of it is sound shaping to keep out the drummers and bass players way. The thing is though if there weren't any smearing, sometimes you can go for a monstrous sound and get away with it. A digital EQ is as we know a computer and will fix this. You can get some seriously tight clean clear lows.
CONCLUSION
You can tighten up, or fatten up your sound. You can boost mids on a Fuzz without any or scoop any dirt pedal. If you use Humbuckers you can EQ them to have a single coil sound. It is not a total pain since you can save your sounds. For me it is all about adding needed cut or massive lows that have no mud. I was able to eliminate 3 OD's from my board and get a better sound on everything at the same time.
Old & New
the fine print
I can give this my highest compliment.
I got it dialed it in to do it's thing and
the word - 'BUT' - never came to mind.
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