BOSS EQ-200 Equalization Effects Pedal

I bought this unit used from GC, have never bought a bad used item from them. I couple this with a Boss NexTone 80W amp and it really opens up the full spectrum of clear, crisp tones. The best feature is you can save 4 different settings to pull up as needed, either to fit particular guitars or to modify the sound. I really like that funky, thin low gain sound we heard in 50s and 60s before all the high gain pickups came into fashion. I could never get that exact tone without an EQ. Of course, it also produces a rich, full tone with great sustain, makes my solid state NexTone sound like a 100W tube amp. It takes a little tweaking; it can get hissy when pushed to top of scope so I adjust everything below the line and is a fine sound. If you get a used unit you'll not regret it.

I've thrown a lot of money at different pedals over the years. This one was expensive and i couldn't really justify it. In looking back it would have been a lot less expensive to just get this one earlier on. Do not underestimate the power of the EQ! This thing absolutely brings my 6 and 12 string acoustics to life, shapes my keyboard to sound stunning. I run it in front of a reverb unit and it just pumps creativity!

I equalize each guitar differently through channel A. I equalize all the effects through channel B before the amp. I equalize the effects somewhat differently for each guitar in channel B. One can make a given guitar sound just about any way he wants to with this equalizer.

Am using it at home on my main board. EQ A pre distortion and EQ B in the loop. Great to have multiple settings you can scroll through. The angled foot switches on the 200 series become awkward on angled pedalboards. Easy to learn how to use.

Boss EQ-200, based on reviews I wanted to give it a try. However, my first intention was to use it not for my guitar but as a Microphone input EQ. I've been looking for a dedicated microphone EQ and didn't what to have to purchase an entire amp system or a unit of larger size that only adjusted Low – Mid – High range. Based on some buyers feedback, I figured I give it a try. I can report that it worked great and I was surprised on how much I was able to improve vocal output. It did such a great job with the microphone I decided to buy a second unit for my guitar. Using it with guitar I found it was much more difficult to fine tune and shape the sound of the guitar output to my satisfaction. I think if the slider had twice the travel it likely would be a big improvement. Still, it's was obvious that with more practice it likely will be a very useful tool. Also, the fact you could save 4 setting as presets was Great. BUT WAIT! Roland/Boss just updated the firmware so that you can now save 200 presets. For me that much more than I will ever use, but you can program the unit to have much less so that you don't have to scroll through more than you need. I do feel it's a bit over priced for an EQ pedal but based on the reviews and it's feature it's a nice unit to have. It might be even be THE Unit to have.

Home use.