How to Dial EQ For Metal Tones

The humble EQ is so often overlooked but can transform your sound drastically. These are just some common ways I like to use mine.
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00:00 - Intro
03:33 - Scooping and Boosting the Front
06:30 - Tighten The Front End
08:47 - FX Loop
10:40 - Solo Tones

[@Yonlawlawlaw]

This device is extremely important for a good tone

[@MetalliDay]

Yoo first 72 seasons riff from lambchopper???!?!?

[@josemiguelcastiblancogomez7723]

That record sucks 😂

[@MetalliDay]

@josemiguelcastiblancogomez7723 yes and no😎

[@maskeda]

Your compressor is unbalanced.

[@MetalliDay]

@@maskeda ?

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

I was surprised to hear that as well!

[@andrewbecker3700]

It's always amazed me how little many guitar players use EQ pedals. Distortion and boost are all great and dandy. But almost any electric guitar I've ever heard, puts out at least some unwanted frequencies. When the Boss Metal Zone pedal came out, all my buddies were struggling to get any usable tones from it. I suggested they get an eq pedal and try using it before or after the MZ to smooth out some of the rough edges. Next thing you know, the MZ's had fresh batteries in them all the time, and were seeing frequent use again! Once I'd get them dialed in and chugging heavily, they were happy again! Long live the Metal Zone.

[@BOATIE141]

Metal zone as a clean boost with a 6 band in front and 10 band in the loop is the heaviest tone you can get out of any amp. I’ve used this exact setup for years. It’s literally my main Rythym tone and for leads I just cut the metal zone and have a nice sounding lead with Delay and Chorus

[@41exk]

True. Boss HM-2 to Boss EQ to amp since 1987.

[@mikeess]

THIS is so very helpful!!! Great instructional 101-type video for those of us still toying with amp setting and pedals only, looking to take the next step in controlling our tone.

[@Shendowa]

Speaking for many, including myself. I don’t even own any gear yet, so I’m still learning about pedals, EQ’s, and overall settings for each of those. Love these type of videos! Thanks as always and cheers, LambChopper!

[@lepermessiyah5823]

definitely interesting to hear the difference between the front end and the effects loop. makes such a difference

[@sheriewart8100]

Really happy you came back and continue to create excellent content, thanks!

[@thenoisyguitar]

This is so informative and probably the most important video for guitar players. Not many would pay attention to EQ pedals. Thank you for putting this video up!

[@Pyruh360]

been following for a while now, and your just an absolute madman of a player, love all of your jam room and guitars, the tones you achieve are always so raw and its cool to see what kind of things you can get away with, but doing such minor things.

[@paolosanchez5656]

I literally just got my new mxr eq days ago!!!! Perfect, every time you upload its a pleasure

[@monkeylovingtroglody]

This guy just walks around in every day life knowing he can do that.

[@markcarleton6647]

Thanks for making this video! This is the best demo I’ve seen of using an EQ on a guitar.

[@AshPrimalDamnation]

Hey Lamb I love the content you've been putting out. Since watching your channel I've gained so much knowledge on really dialling in my own tone and sticking out in the mix, and generally so much about how to be heard and sound good. Thanks for all the awesome work you're doing man, keep it up!

[@unstable.musician]

This video is defintely going to come in handy for shaping my tone for on stage use, thank you Chopper ❤

[@killerratz]

I just added the MXR 6 band EQ to my Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 and OMG it's a new world! Thank you for your video!

[@onemanaftermath771]

Another excellent demo of an essential tone tool! ya got golden ears Man!!

[@51TomasLopez50]

SUPER important video man , EQ is THE pedal to forge that monster metal tone. Cheers!

[@gingerbreadsam5243]

This video was super helpful man thank you, and as a bonus I use the same amp as the one you’re using in the video and I’ve got an mxr ten band EQ so this is perfect

[@MichaelSmith-ig8bw]

Equalizers are a secret weapon! Lotsa good tips in the video. Thanks! Love the green birdie.

[@visionsofbeyond9095]

I use a Joyo 6 band EQ pedal in the effects loop of my Peavey Invective MH. It really makes a difference and gives me the tone I want.

[@mariovillalobos276]

Thank you for the awesome information. I need to try this out. Awesome video 👏

[@pldjdhdhshzhdhehdhxbdbdbdh9695]

me and a friend bought a mxr 6 band because of your videos about a year ago and it was the best decision we’ve ever made with pedals

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

Yeah, you never disappoint! ❤

[@DoktorDamage]

This video is excellent for us guitar players. Nice work. Thanks mate! Cheers!

[@Fedethedangerous95]

honestly, this video really made me want to pick up the guitar and play for the first time in a while. it was really cool hearing about some of these tips, like the dimebag "pushing in front and scooping in the back" setup, and you really nailed that metallica crunch, but my rusty ears would have liked for some of these riffs/eq settings to have a comparison with the flat eq to better pickup the nuances.

[@andypartelle9416]

Yes to the Annihilator!!!!! let's get some more.

[@MikeyC25]

Thank you for this video. I just purchased my first tube amp setup. Prs mt15 head with a evh 5150 2x12 cab. Excited to play and buy a few pedals one being a noisegate and also an eq pedal

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I too am a huge fan of the EQ pedal. It does so much and it's one of those pieces of gear that is always on my board. Right now I have the MXR KfK 10 band. It takes 18v to run it, but with the volume and gain being independent you can really slam the front of the amp hard. Or the opposite, cut that gain and volume to get those sparkling cleans. And every tone in between.

[@Sport-Enduro]

You got me at creeping death mate!! Again an awesome video!

[@ronmuhleisen7117]

Thanks for the video really explains a lot. Keep up the good work.🤘🏻

[@danthegreaser71]

That amp sounds pretty nice on its own.

[@billyc6678]

Very interesting. Thanks for the video. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@AnthraXFPS]

Great vid dude, god I love that Jackon you're playing 😮

[@drphalanges1520]

Whenever I see an eclectus, I always think it's a stuffed animal first, and then I realize that's just how they look. Your bird is gorgeous.

[@blakkno666]

Brilliant as ever 🤘🤘🤘

[@standodge5536]

Thanks for this video. I just bought the Boss GE-7 EQ pedal!!!

[@himoJ]

Loved when you pulled Brain Dance!

[@overkill1473]

Thats very useful. Thanks for sharing this!

[@Cujo-fu5bm]

Thanks for the awesome information i want the MXR EQ 😉

[@michaelwynne622]

You've been a Great help . Cheers. !

[@fretBeastForever]

Try EQ 10 Bands, we will have more control over the Tone! Finally, we gonna see a smile on the EQ`s face ;)

[@askethom04]

@jimdunlopusa hook this man up,I'm about to buy an MXR eq because of this video. Eq in the effects loop of my Peavey Triumph is just what it needs by the sound of it! Cheers!

[@skivvyboy123]

Great content!!!

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

Cheers. Been really enjoying the content you've been putting out lately. Inspires me to play again. I love that you're using a combination of analog and the captor X profiles. Which cabs would you suggest buying on the TwoNotes? Apart from the MegaMarshall cab? ;) I'm using the plugin with Amplitube. Thanks

[@bobbyincidemetal]

Thank you!🎸

[@JohnWiku]

I've been using a few 6, 7 and 10 band graphic EQs, both in the front of the amp (after boosts/OD) and in the FX loop, they do shape the tone nicely, however the HUGE control over my tone came from a ratty cheap Artec parametric EQ pedal in the loop, holy shit the difference it makes!! I'm about to pull the trigger on the new 5 band parametric EQ from Ibanez, the pentatone equalizer PTEQ, looks to be everything you'd never need to hone your tone in every scenario, and the best of all, it will come at a really great price point!!

[@CPUrafael]

Very cool!

[@Juicexlx]

Hey, a great subject. Thanks

[@fakshen1973]

EQ'ing before any kind of overdrive, saturation, distortion will definitely influence the way your signal breaks up and will be a different tone than post overdrive etc. Experiment with some pre-recorded direct sounds into amp and pedal sims to get a feel with how the tones change. It's easier to critically listen when you're not playing at the same time.

[@Zombie_13x33]

thanks for this. i have a katana mk2 50 and ive been working at the 10 band eq in front of the amp with the tube screamer and i like it. im jealous at how fast you can fix up a sick tone lol. it takes me an hour or so but i may have been using my EQs wrong, this video might save me lol.

[@user-by6eb6zo7g]

Aww the little conure. Miss my little bird, hated when I played electric, but would fly over and perch on my guitars when they were on the stands and just hang out

[@powerboon2k]

This video was chock full of goodness.

[@mathewpybus1599]

Thanks for this Glenn I've been using the mxr 10 band in the front of the amp and the mxr 6 band in the effects loop with really awesome results I actually got the idea from this channel I even have a Boss mt-2 metal zone on my pedalboard and with the added tweaking from the EQ it's a really good pedal when playing through the clean channel of the amp but want a really saturated lead tone my next EQ adventure I'm going for the Master effects parametric and an empress effects unit to broaden amps tonal characteristics....... I'm gunna need a bigger pedalboard lol

[@theavgblueberry4489]

good video i have 2 10 band eqs in the effects loop for lead and rhythm in this thrash band ive started. this one makes me want a 6 band in front of my jcm800 or dsl 20 as an option for some different tones. I'm trying to blend a v30 cab with a greenback cab until i can get another v30 marshall cabinet. These videos really make me want a torpedo as well to experiment with more with di instead of micing

[@normbarrows]

I've always used EQ's - probably for 40 years now. A Boss back in the day, and a Berringer 31 band stereo rack unit at one point. These days I'm pleasantly surprised by the Amoon EQ-7. I mount them on-board some of my guitar builds in lieu of tone controls. I usually put it at the front of the pedal chain, right after the tuner. On a 7 band, I typically max the top and bottom bands, and cut the middle three all the way - IE super scooped. I also don't do noise gates, cause feedback is part of my tone.

[@comptonmccairo8591]

Awesome thanks bro🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@frenchthrasher]

Great video ! I should try to add a EQ on my pedalboard

[@RealmXplore]

Thank you

[@manks5491]

Your channel is such a gem. Thank you for the knowledge. Think I'm gonna pick up that EQ, is it good for cleans as well? I play death metal, 80s metal, modern metal pretty much the same stuff as Lamb in my free time, but I also play worship guitar at my church as well. Would it be versatile enough for both? I'm new to EQs and how they work, only know the absolute basics. Thanks again!

[@LambChopper678]

It’s good for every tone. Just don’t over do it and make small adjustments 👌🏻

[@manks5491]

@@LambChopper678 thank you so much man, God bless!

[@edima]

that tone at the 10:20 mark is incredible. if you dual/quad track that its probably the justice tone exactly lol

[@djay6651]

I've using a DOD FX40B EQ since 1994, originally to tame my FX-69 Grunge, but once I got into a band, it was to actually shape my tone to fit into the live mix.

[@thrashnbash314]

Loved the video and the examples, so thank you. I just bought my first EQ pedal a few weeks ago after seeing how you use it to get different tones. Right now its a 10 band eq in the front. That along with my Plumes, really tighten up the sound and just adjusting a couple frequencies, really really get me the great tone i want to hear. Extremely powerful. As always, great content and examples, direct communication and leaving it up to the viewer to experiment and find what works for them. Perfect. Thanks again! Cheers!

[@LambChopper678]

Very welcome mate, perfect 👌🏻

[@urrumpel]

Man, I just love playing guitar. When I started out, I had a guitar and an amp. Then I bought different guitars to achieve different sounds. As I got older, I could afford to buy different amps… so now i’m in the market for different eq pedals to put them in different places of the fx chain… it just never gets boring 😂.

[@LambChopper678]

Well said, it’s an obsession and that never gets old

[@magneto9210]

Funny, I just grabbed an MXR 6 band the other day, can't believe the difference it makes. Running in front of the amp, I can make my cheap guitars sound like they have much better pickups. In the FX loop, I can make my amp sound like a completely different amp. Suddenly my ENGL doesn't just sound like an ENGL. Having a blast.

[@CPUrafael]

The stars of the video are also the parrots :)

[@tommyleesaunders1185]

@LambChopper678 🤘I love your tone videos and would like to see if you could you please try dial in the Dethklok tone. I love this band and its tone but never able to work it out? much love 🤘

[@myinfo3406]

I used this alot with 10 band eq in my younger days. Couldn't afford Expensive amps. I had better tone out of crate amps than $1000 plus amps my friends could afford😅

[@Locrum]

It’s like audio alchemy, depending on what frequency you manipulate, where and when you do it, all just produces different metal! I always learn something from these videos, but admittedly, it’s still a bit beyond me. I can’t afford the amps and physical gear at the moment. Having to rely on digital simulations, like Amplitube.

[@LambChopper678]

That’s a great platform to learn on. Amplitube has loads of options and the rack para eq is killer 👌🏻

[@marcusquantrill292]

great video, thanks! I might have missed it but do the frequency settings on the amp cut/boost after the signal passes through the amp?

[@jesselambert7233]

I picked up my first mxr 10 band EQ because of your channel and I love it. Unrelated question. Do you think the Kraken could produce some Lamb of God tones reasonably well? If its paired with EQ or compresion pedals

[@LambChopper678]

I’ll do some👌🏻 it does LOG really well

[@Bryan06106]

Yo Lamb can you make a video on Trivium's Shogun tone if you have time?

[@mohitrahaman]

the way I understand is pre EQ is like a problem solving tool(for your instrument with factors like type/number of strings and pickups), post EQ is like an actual tone shaping tool for the amp

[@ShockMUYA]

You should do more boss katana tones🤘🏻

[@richardsemuta1089]

Best pedal on my board (besides my preamp) is my eq. People don't realize the importance of midrange. I used to cut all the mids. But it's really just taking away from your tone.

[@robinpare5155]

How about trying a 31 band...? I know it's overkill but i would love to see how you would work it and set it up to get all those great tones. BTW, you can get a MXR 31 band super cheap on the used market.

[@BigKevvysv1000]

Chopper 🤘🔊

[@stopUkrainewar666]

you made us bought those guitars

[@jeremymiller6933]

I originally tried my EQ in the front of my DSL with a Metal Zone as a clean boost and it was just way too much. After a lot of experimenting with different gain pedals both in the front and back, I put an SD-1 in the front and the EQ in the loop and I have a very similar sound to my old solid state setup with the MZ and EQ, but with some attitude and sound that doesn't break up at higher volumes, but just gets nasty (in a good way). I don't play in a mix so I have more of the slight smile EQ pattern similar to the 10:20 mark. My base tone is the "No More Tears" album. Just scoop the mids a little bit to get "And Justice For All" or down tune a little bit to get the more Nu Metal Tones and roll off the low end a little bit. I tried the MZ in the loop as well and it sounded pretty decent in the clean channel, but was not really needed as the OD channels took care of that type of sound.

[@portuguesebeer5069]

Hi brother! Is the wether hot in Austrália? Here in Portugal is cold! Great vídeo! Still waiting to see you playing the Silver Jub! Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹

[@LambChopper678]

I’m waiting to see one too mate. I’m in a part of Australia that doesn’t get a lot of attention. It is getting warm, yes I haven’t forgotten mate 🤘🏻

[@seekndestroygaming]

I use my 6 band to get a decent clean out of the dsl20. I cut a lot of the treble because clean on that amp is ear piercing.

[@tylergolka7073]

Hey lambchopper. Just wandering what headphones you find best to use for guitar amps? I know it won't be the same as a speaker cab but I live in an apartment building and don't want to bother the neighbour's. I have sennheiser hd280 currently and get decent quality sound but would be nice if sound had a bit more presence and a bit more open. Any suggestions that have worked well for you? Thanks for all the awesome content you make and all your help with teaching about getting different tones. Rock on🤘

[@LambChopper678]

I really like my Roland rh300’s They’re flat response, comfortable and 3m cable

[@tylergolka7073]

@@LambChopper678 thanks! Will check them out🤘

[@roxievazz9570]

I used to skate that Franky Hill board, dude.

[@johnwardle9667]

Dear Lamb, please could you take a look at the guitar tone in a song called Servitude by the band Sylosis. If you could, that'd be amazing. Cheers mate!

[@i.haul.ass_]

I have a boss ge-7 and am having trouble finding a good tone with it, hopefully this video helps

[@pressman1788]

I found the MXR 10 band EQ to be a lot better than the Boss EQ. But honestly those are the only two I’ve tried. I loved the MXR and never tried any others.

[@buzzsaw63]

Nice! I have the mxr 10 band. I use it to tame the very top end of sound as I have the Marshall V30’s so it gets kinda harsh on top end. Wish it had an LED to show if it’s on or not. Not sure why they don’t put that in their EQ’s.

[@LambChopper678]

Is it an old blue one?

[@buzzsaw63]

Hey buddy, no its a newer one but I just found out someone modded it where all the middle controls do not light up only level and gain. Im assuming the mod was to tame to ridiculous bright LED's. @@LambChopper678

[@JeqoloGy]

hey mr lambchobber can u make video of dialing megadeth tone with neural?

[@toddclarke1580]

When the humming and distant whistling noises start coming through your amp , it’s coming from your mxr pedal , reach down and pluck the led lights out of the sliders , they come right out. The power supply for the led lights are problematic. Among other problems, I finally threw my mxr eq in a dumpster never have to worry about it in my rig again.

[@hwwingerter4746]

Question for you. Of all the Parametric style EQ's that you have used in the loop which one works the best for a wide variety of tones if you could only have one?

[@LambChopper678]

I like the PMEQ from Master effects. Apart from sounding great, it’s simple and has great control through the range.

[@a.b.8963]

So how do I get death metal tone - like Deicide first album? Front end or fx loop?

[@ordinaryguitarist4132]

Hey chopper love your videos, just wondering if an Ibanez ts-9 is a good boost for those early Metallica style solos? Cheers man

[@blakkno666]

I'm sure that's what Kirk used as I remember 🤘

[@Guitarist19887]

It’ll do the job

[@FORMLOOS.1994]

So cool...don't have an amp but using modeling boxes, hxstomp right now, for 20 years haha...never tries doing EQ before the amp...interesting...gonna try did with all my tones. But if I understand it correctly you EQ the clean tone and unpowered signal from the guitar right?

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

You need to be working in the R&D dept for BOSS/Roland or someone.......You'd help them make us great products. Have you thought about making your own pedals? Id love to do the prototype.

[@LeandroLeiteDaSilva007]

What do you think about the boss equalizer ?

[@youWoNtLikeMe04]

My 10 band sits in my effects loop. I can make my simple little evh lbx stealth sound like anything I want it to sound like.

[@StueyDoo]

I'm very VERY tempted by the Super Kraken. I have a Boogie Mk V 25 and a Marshall Origin 20......I don't NEED a Super Kraken, but damn they sound good

[@LambChopper678]

They don’t sound good, they sound amazing! Great amp 👌🏻

[@dalepiwek]

I use a PQ4. When i got it 25 years ago i thought it was gonna be a magic bullet but i could only make my sound worse. Then i realized what i didnt want and removed it. Yes sir, correction is the name of the game. Now i cant live without it

[@vicktorv]

try a MXR fullbore metal with some eq pedal.

[@dyerseve45]

Great video. Ive got the mxr 10 band which also has a level and gain boost slider. Even more versatile than the 6 band.

[@dantrag2890]

Does the volume switch on the far left act as a master volume?

[@Gabrys.3000]

Maybe try to do mic next to cab and then mic in the room sound, for comparison

[@filipnicander3201]

Can you get and justice for all tone in front of amp or only in the fx loop?

[@LambChopper678]

Eq really helps there. I get closest with EQFH from master effects

[@mertgundogdu5276]

Lamb can you do metallica death magnetic tone