Product: Furman PQ6 parametric EQ
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
02/11/2008
at
08:31pm
by
JEFF HOSKINS
Email: 10pinblues at insightbb<dot>com
Ease of Use
:
10
I ACTUALLY HAVE A PQ6 WITCH IS LIKE 2 PQ3'S IN ONE. I ONLY USE ONE SIDE LIKE A PQ3 AND ITS VERY EASY TO USE. NO ROCKET SCIENCE HERE !!! NEVER HAD THE MANUAL. YOU WON'T NEED ONE.
Sound Quality
:
9
I ALSO HAVE A BOSS GT-PRO PROCESSOR THAT IS AMAZING ITSELF AND I RUN IT THRU THIS EQ AND THEN THRU A BBE 882i SONIC MAXIMIZER AND THEN THRU A APHEX AURAL EXCITER TYPE C 103A AND THEN FINALLY INTO MY MARSHALL VS 100 AND RANDALL WARHEAD CAB WITH 4 VINTAGE 30'S. I MOSTLY PLAY MY JACKSON KELLY PRO WITH A SEYMORE DUNCAN INVADER IN THE BRIDGE. I ALSO HAVE A WASHBURN DIMEBOLT 333 THAT HAS AN ORIGINAL BILL & BECKY LAWRENCE L5OOL IN THE BRIDGE. BOTH OF THESE GUITARS PLAY AND SOUND GREAT !!!I LIKE THE BILL LAWRENCE L500L BETTER THAN THE L5OOXL BECAUSE ITS NOT SO HIGH END. IF I WANT THE XL TONE I JUST HAVE TO TURN UP SOME HIGHS ON THIS EQ. I LOVE THE TONES I CAN GET WITH THIS THING !!! I HAVE HAD SEVERAL GRAPHIC EQ'S AND SEVERAL PARAMETRIC EQ'S. PARAMETRIC EQ'S ARE THE BEST !!! I DONT SEE ME NEEDING ANYTHING ELSE BUT THIS FURMAN. IT IS THE BEST THING THAT AN ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER COULD EVER WANT IN MY OPINION. MOST OTHER EQ'S SOUND LIKE THERE MADE FOR ANYTHING BUT A GUITAR BUT THIS THING IS THE BEST TAYLOR MADE FOR GUITAR EQ I HAVE EVER USED. THAT IS NO B.S.
Reliability
:
10
THE POTS MAY GET A LITTLE SCRATCHY BUT A LITTLE MAINTANANCE/CLEANER & TLC WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH IT !
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH FURMAN
Overall Rating
:
10
I PLAY METAL AND HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND THIS FURMAN IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY GUITAR PLAYER. LIKE I SAID THIS EQ IS THE MOST TAYLOR MADE FOR GUITAR EQ I HAVE EVER HAD. NO MATTER WHAT STYLE GUITAR YOU PLAY !!! I ALSO HAD A FURMAN PQ4 THAT COST ME A 100 DOLLARS MORE BUT IT SOUNDED FAT / ROUND / AND MUDDY TO ME. I WAS DISAPOINTED IN THAT. AS SOON AS I HOOKED THIS PQ6 UP AND MY GUITAR STRINGS GOT BRUSHED AS I WAS STRAPPING IT ON IT MADE A SOUND THAT GOT ME MOIST WITH EXCITMENT LIKE A NEW PORNO FLICK !!! I NEW I WAS NOT GOING TO BE DISAPOINTED THIS TIME !!! IF IT WERE LOST OR STOLEN I WOULD WITHOUT A DOUGHT GET ANOTHER ONE. FAST !!! PQ3 OR A PQ6. THIS EQ WON'T SEE EBAY AGAIN AS LONG AS I OWN IT !!! JEFF