Artec Parametric EQ

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Professional Parametric Equalizer

Artec is THE Korean pickup specialist for acoustic guitars and solid bodies The team around mastermind Byoung-Yul Lim has been in the last two years very busy developing an independent range of analogue pedals and combo amplifiers. The result is excellent and it does not need to shy away from international comparison. Published test reports in professional journals make a clear statement on the quality.

Again and again, effects makers are trying a Parametric EQ, but somehow guitarists (...are we too stupid?) can't seem to get their heads around the devices. There is no more effective sound processing if you really want to change your sound specifically. It's not that hard. Raise the frequency with the gain control and turn the freq knob until you find what's annoying you. Now lower this frequency until it does not annoy anymore and use the width control to tailor how wide the cut should be. This can be simply decided by ear. It is even easier if you want to boost something; e.g. nice mids for the lead sound. Also here: raise, pick out frequency and determine width. And use the level control so that the EQ sound is about the same volume as the unprocessed one. Or turn up the level and heat up the amp when wanting to conjure a lead sound from a single channel amp.

The Artec Parametric EQ can do it all for very little money.

  • Controls: FREQ / WIDTH / GAIN / LEVEL
  • True Bypass
  • Power supply: 9-volt battery or power supply (both optionally available)
  • Heavy zinc die-cast housing
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 75.5 x 116 x 49 mm
  • Weight: 340 grams
Available since February 2008
Item number 205416
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$34
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Excellent little tool
TonyOsax 19.05.2017
I have been trying to set up my looper to play backing tracks through a Mackie SRM 350 pa speaker to get enough volume to practice my sax. The volume is fine but the speaker is ridiculously bass heavy and unusable at home.

I have tried taming the bass with a small Behringer mixer which helps a bit, but it's not hitting the right frequencies and it's a cumbersome solution. I had thought about a graphic eq pedal but had doubts that it would be effective because of my experiences with the Behringer. Then I discovered the Artec Parametric EQ and decided to take a risk with it because of its potential ability to target the frequencies I want to control.

It works! It does exactly what I need and is very effective. It's very simple to operate - you can set a boost or cut and then turn the frequency knob until you hit the offending frequency. Then you can alter the Q setting to adjust the range of frequencies you want to modify.

The build quality is good, at least for what I need. I do agree with other reviewers that having tiny frequency and q control knobs with an even tinier black on black centre point marker is a very poor design. It was ok at home where I could hold it up to a bright light to see, but using it live to adjust the tone would be a challenge to say the least.

The sound quality is good and I didn't detect any noise or impairment of the signal going to the speaker. It works well with the supplied battery it is a much tidier solution than a mixer with an external power supply. I don't know what the battery life is yet.

So, in summary, for my very specific requirement it is an excellent solution and the Artec is a fraction of the price of other parametric eq pedals.
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Does its job if you know what you are doing
pizza-cola 19.12.2020
I've seen people getting parametric EQs because they have read silly articles on the internet claiming parametric gives you more control than graphic EQ. Needles to say, most of them get very disappointed.
Well, this is NOT a replacement for a graphic EQ. This is a special use tool which will let you attenuate (or amplify) one specific frequency band. Basically an active band-rejection filter.
As for this pedal, well, it does its job and it's the only parametric EQ in a really affordable price range, but it's definitely not professional as it claims to be.
The box is sturdy metal, but the button, pots, and especially the battery door look very cheaply made. The frequency knob is marked 1 to 10 instead of real frequency values and this is quite dumb. The width and gain knobs are super tiny and impossible to grip, let alone read their values. Why didn't they make 4 normal size knobs is beyond my understanding.
All in all for such a price its a good deal, I can't complain. Compared to other parametric EQs this one is dirt cheap and it's a no brainer to give it a go. It's interesting to combine with distortion pedals, you can make humbuckers sound like singles and you can get some wah-y sounds too.
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An EQ that can work as a NOTCH filter
Coolwind 31.03.2020
I use it on an acoustic pedalboard. Aside very expensive pedals, like Tech21 , Suhr and MXR, this cheap little box does its job very well.
I mean it works perfectly as a Notch filter, and it is damn easy to make it work. Some people should learn from Artec. True bypass, looks good too, but has only 1 possible issue: when engaged, it is swapping phase! Why is that, I don't know. Maybe because when you want a feedback kill switch action, first thing is to swap the phase? We should ask Artec. Anyway, for this price it is a bargain. I though of having two of them. Recommended!
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Great parametric eq for the price
Armageljon 22.07.2019
I use it in front of a high gain amp, for tailoring guitar frequencies for specific needs such as solos or sound sculpting similar to setting a wah-wah at a certain point in wah-wah pedal "travel". When the pedal is turned on in front of high gain channels It is very noisy, but i have it in the loop of a noise gate, and there is a gate after my guitar amp signal in the band mix. For such a low price it does it's job well and is a good all around tool for guitar and bass guitar. I use it in the studio and have not used it live yet.
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