MXR Ten Band EQFrom real comments

Verdict distilled from 30 mentions across 12 aspects in comments under product review videos.

Positive sentiment70%
PROS 70%
CONS 30%

Rank based on 30 mentions across 12 aspects

View the verdict as

Buy this if...

  • You want to reshape amp/cab tone or tame harsh frequencies (comments 3,31,7)
  • You need extra headroom and a quiet, transparent boost for solos (comments 11,19,24,26)
  • You want dual outputs to run two amps simultaneously (comments 21,28,40)

What users love

Skip this if...

  • Your pedalboard relies on standard 9v daisy-chain power (comment 14)
  • You're sensitive to bright pedal LEDs (comments 8,19,25)
  • You want something simple with few controls (comment 56)

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Powerful tone shaping18v headroom and clarityDual outputs for two ampsLED/noise quirksLearning curve with ten bandsOverly bright LEDs
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Powerful tone shaping
18v headroom and clarity
Dual outputs for two amps
LED/noise quirks
Learning curve with ten bands
Overly bright LEDs

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Overall Impression

A go-to tool for reshaping amp and cab tone. Commenters use the MXR Ten Band EQ to compensate for dark or boomy cabinets, tame harsh speaker frequencies like Vintage 30s, and even make one amp emulate another's character. Placed in the fx loop or up front, it lets players fine-tune tone without altering distortion character, effectively acting as a corrective and creative tone-shaping stage for both electric and acoustic setups.

18-volt headroom and quiet operation win fans over Boss GE-7. Multiple users highlight the 18v internal voltage as giving cleaner headroom, better clarity, and dead-quiet noise floor compared to the Boss GE-7. It's frequently used at the end of a drive chain as a solo boost, with the separate volume and gain sliders praised for effectively eliminating amp clipping while boosting output cleanly.

Practical design quirks: dual outputs but a proprietary power supply. The pedal's two outputs let players run two amp heads simultaneously, a feature several commenters value. However, its non-standard power supply doesn't fit typical 9v pedalboard chains, frustrating at least one buyer enough to call it impractical. Bright slider LEDs and occasional light/noise glitches on power-up are also mentioned as minor irritants.

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