NERDIEST DIME VIDEO EVER - MXR 6-band EQ Comparison (Dimebag tone chasing)

[@OlaEnglund]

Wanna save some money? Check out this video before you go on Dimebag gear hunting...

[@Bataria]

Now tell us what to use instead of the PQ3/4 and mxr doubler

[@H_A_R_M]

I am running a Dimebucker through a Behringer EQ700 which goes into a Behringer PEQ2200 and my noisegate can’t handle it, LOL! 😂😂😂 Everything goes into a Randall RH200, Gain 2 channel. I have to admit, the sound is absolutey killer when playing! I have to finetune it more, but you can already hear that specific Dimebag roar in there. 🤘

[@nicholasbeckey8275]

Way to go bro ! 🤘😈✌️Out !

[@jackko21]

Ola Englund i heard the rg100es he used was from 1986 the carpeted version

[@IStabz]

Awesome! Much appreciated!!

[@supermastater]

Those tone chase videos are pure gold for Dimebag fans.

[@shredbacca]

indeed

[@peaner083]

So good yeah 🤘 Let's get you too 333 likes

[@conorashton687]

i was the 333rd

[@supermastater]

@@conorashton687 Thanks ahaha

[@peaner083]

@@conorashton687 I'll drink to that🤘 Now let's keep it at 333 haha Here's to Vince & Dime🤘🥃

[@Robman275]

I can actually explain why the Silver one is louder, it's because of the low noise floor. The blue and black MXR eq pedals were notorious for their noise and hiss, so a low noise mod, known as the "Silent Night" mod became popular, as not only would the noise be reduced, but the pedal would actually become more efficient and have more output. The silver MXR eqs, both the 6 band and 10 band (I have the 10 band) are the modern design which has the low noise floor as standard, along with True Bypass. That's why the Silver EQ is louder and frankly better.

[@russellzauner]

Okay, thought I was really super haf but thanks for confirming, as I also thought the silver was somehow, inexplicably, different *and* better as well. The little bit of additional dynamic range really reflects further down the signal change it goes. I was actually thinking at first that they cleaned up some of the circuitry and improved it, but then the actual DI signal comparison made it looked like the old pedal was compressing it somehow (no clipping, but whole signal is either pushed down or somehow attenuated in average amplitude levels) but I like your explanation in that it teaches me some history along with the physics/science of amplification and signal shaping in a practical and controlled setting. I bet the bypass on the silver eq is pretty clean as well...since it's now got a switch.

[@Frankt1100]

I have to say I thought the silver sounded a bit fuller than the blue but I put it down to my imagination. Glad I'm not going completely senile

[@mattbauckman9907]

Robman275 Nerd 🤓. Haha. In all seriousness thanks for the explanation. This just proves that often times newer versions are better and more technologically advanced. My money is on the newer one. 👍

[@TheKevinHermon]

Through my stereo, not of great quality, the silver version sounds better but a little darker, and there were hints of treble in the blue that the silver didn't provide. Just me?

[@7James77]

That hint of treble you hear is the hiss lol

[@DavidNwokoye]

I can't go to school because of the storm so I'm here watching Ola

[@NOTSERP69]

David Nwokoye sameeee

[@blakepalmer5256]

Same tho

[@josephgooch1451]

Thank you so much I’ve been waiting for so long to see someone actually give a good comparison of the two

[@wolfsguitars5238]

Absolutely love this and have the deepest respects for you. I've been watching your videos for about two year's now and following your tones on dime. Hopefully you read this and keep inspiring youth and other generations to come in music man keep up your great work.

[@ruleroftheundersky570]

Vinnie La Bella (Exhorder) told me when I was hanging out with him after a concert that Dime, and him were friends back in the day, and he told Dime how to set his EQ with the Smile/Frown settings. He also told me he felt bad for not making up with Dime before he was killed. He told me that they grew distant through the 90's, due to reasons, etc. Anyway... Just thought it was cool what he told me. He even told me how to set the EQ, and the history behind it, etc. He basically told me the Exhorder guitar EQ settings. It was quite the experience. In the video I noticed that the 800 isn't maxed out. If I heard right Vinnie told me it's to be maxed out, and then frown from there. I honestly can't remember much beyond that. That's if I even heard that right. I'll ask him if I get a hold of him. Marzi Montazeri (Exhorder) told me about a cool Solar guitar he's getting here in about a month roughly(?); he used two during the concert I was at. He even showed me the picture of it on his phone. All I'll say is it's white without the usual Solar logo. Good stuff. The venue locked him out on accident, and I went through it to open the door for him not knowing who is was at the time. Funny how things work out sometimes. I also got a special stage dropped guitar pick. From what Vinnie told me, Marzi hasn't dropped a pick since he was 16. A picture I took at the concert of Marzi, and his Solar Guitar (Kataklysm Meditations Tour): scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/70409005_2394614510575500_8913861596694970368_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_oc=AQkdrK8YIVkfLMXZoUK_Oq8kP-m8t-YxchFYMGD0l3iidBChaK8nQxF21p8cEtNIIdY&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=98256b2bcf5cfdf0eb3fcc5b9f958946&oe=5E136B9E

[@sombresanctum]

Quick comparisons Blue MXR: 2:11 Silver MXR: 3:43

[@MrJohnhate]

The silver 6 band is a game changer especially as a global eq in the fx loop of solid state amps... once dialed in u cannot imagine ever not using it lol

[@Davepotnoodle]

"What's up, Ola Englund here today we're gonna equalise some equalisers, to see if all equalisers are created equally."

[@revsharp777]

I love seeing demos where it proves that tones from old or overpriced pedals can be achieved with cheaper, modern alternatives. It's informative, saves money & it pisses off the purists! Perfect! LOL

[@guntherachterhof4876]

Exactly! 🤘

[@-WolfMan-]

Yep - The Cold Hard Fact is that even if you Copy DimeBag's Gear ... Right down to the cables, strings & guitar picks he used .... You're Still ... ONLY EVER ... GOING TO SOUND LIKE YOU .... Not like Dime!! Make Peace With It!!

[@revsharp777]

@@-WolfMan- yep.

[@metfan4l]

Killer tone! Can we expect a full Pantera cover of some sort with that nice guitar and gear anytime soon? :D

[@solitude731]

You have to find the early In-Flames sound Ola. Please do, you have more stuff than I do. Please.

[@Qingskinator]

I'd actually love to see Ola do the dual mic up thing on the cab, that In-flames used for the come clarity sound.

[@jyoutube1233]

Daniel Harvey they’ve used that on a lot of their albums. The fredman micing technique which Fredrik Nordstrom learned from what Bob Rock did on The Black Album iirc.

[@acidbath3226]

lunar strain is metal zone, moonshield is emgs + peavey 5150 + Vintage 30s

[@shredtilyurdead]

this would indeed be awesome.I liked their tones up until Clayman.

[@simonpedersen4853]

Brings back memories of owning that guitar in the 90's and the Digitech Whammy. Pure nostalgia

[@Charlie.Cisneros]

Dude, the new background is really great! Some great tones here too, keep it up Ola!

[@foxxonthewirepodcast]

Thanks Ola, absolute legend. I bought one of the MXR silver EQ pedals a few weeks ago still playing around with settings but I love it. Cheers legend!

[@coryroberts5048]

This is my favorite Ola video... You frickin rock dude.

[@SnizzCheney]

Just got my 6 band EQ in the mail today, and then Ola posts this...Ola is watching over me

[@mikearn8208]

Ola!!! Dude your Dime tones are legit, that's so badass. Best KZbin channel period!! \m/

[@rip2shred]

Ola thanx for the test comparison. I never liked the old MXR blue one because you couldn't switch it off. I used have a DoD 6 band and it was great. It took all the harshness out of my Mesa Boogie Mark 1, when switched on. Sorry I got rid of that amp. I bought one of the silver MXR's to add on my board which is all MXR effects.

[@clintn6677]

I have the 10 MXR eq and its one of my favorite pedals next to the Fortin Zuul. Everything else in my rig changes but those two stay.

[@socrateselguitarrista]

Man!!! you are awesome, is so inspiring and energetic to see your videos!! thank you very much!!! cheers from Chile!!!

[@matthewchristian8857]

I just witnessed the best video on KZbin. No, Ola sir your not the only one who enjoys geeking out in this manner. I have a closet full of pedals I shoot out constantly. Now if I could only find a video "shooting out" the latest in high impedance speaker cables my life would be complete! CHUG LIFE!

[@Robostomp]

"Silver... as close to gold that you can get"

[@dinein1970]

My Silver version arrived and IT WORKS GREAT! I did replicate Ola's settings here and it's a great place to start. I'm not exactly a metal player, but this EQ box does act as an effective CLEAN/ TRANSPARENT BOOST to your amp and really opens the tone up. Put it as the first in your chain.

[@davidcarpenter9232]

Yeah man ,,, I watch dozens of videos before I made my choice ... You're exactly right ... Awesome EQ pedal ... Thanks

[@ShAdOwM0ZES]

1st coming from the amp or 1st from guitar??

[@dinein1970]

​@@ShAdOwM0ZES first in your chain from guitar

[@AmRo3xs]

Great video. Loved the eq comparison on the computer. So nerdy and so awesome.

[@ralphsaenz5044]

I love you're doing this kind of stuff, it's amazing. Keep the good work up, Ola! You're the best.

[@prodchronic]

I'm a simple man, I like Ola video before I watch

[@NowILayTheeDownMFH]

Yeah!! That's the regular way, man!!

[@smoreshaunted]

This kind of test with an SM58 from the 70s or 80s and with a newer model would be cool to see, there are already plenty out there for the SM57. A/B tests are always a good watch, even if someone says it's an invalid test, the proof is in the pudding

[@thorgrimb5393]

Love these nerdy videos Ola. Please make more Dime vids like this using this setup!

[@matthewlima1882]

Wow Ola, next level video. Thank you for sharing your results, and making it clear to those of us who aren’t super techy.

[@SGavin]

Thanks Ola, love your content. I went ahead and bought a new silver version, used to own the old blue one. Still have my old PQ3 and RG100ES.

[@garrettjay4647]

No sir, we stay till the very end because all the riffs are so killer and played so well. Love your videos man.

[@TheHeadown]

Nothing can be worthless when it comes to Dimebag. I really appreciate your humor, Ola. Keep ém coming! 🤘🏻

[@MikeBaars83]

EQ pedals can make such a huge upgrade to a distorted sound. Great test man 👍

[@源ミキ]

I was looking for this kind of videos for long time... Thank you very much!!! 次の動画も楽しみにしております。

[@bishfish1514]

seeing ola playing a dean ml is weird so used to seeing him play his Washburns

[@glenncooper3524]

I care too! Thanks Ola! Please more Dimebag. I'm subscribed and belled for multiple reasons. But have to say I really appreciate your appreciation for Dimebag. Living in Austin I was a Pantera fan and saw them Everytime they played here since 90.

[@antithug7942]

Best EQ comparison vid on here. Well, in my worthless opinion anyway. I like your presentation better than most, too. Keep the vids with your unique presentations coming. Informative & entertaining!

[@JPESTEVES25]

Nice Job Ola! I've already lost a few nights of sleep thinking about this issue of mxr equilizadores, this it public service!

[@jessoD57]

These videos are pure gold 👌 not that I’ll ever really buy any of the equipment you test but it’s really interesting and great watching you test it. Keep it up Ola 😎

[@rooster2045]

Your dimebag videos are simply the best thing on youtube.

[@mathiasplem]

7:42 I freakin love that kind of test!! I would pass all my free days doing theses kind of GEARTEst!! I think this how we can forge our proper sound by testing all theses myths in the gear addict area!! Even if I wasn't looking for a EQ pedal, I find your video interesting and very instructive, particularly the moment with the eq reamping process!

[@taterfight]

I was so worried that one of the strings were going to get your eye!!

[@rodrigodjalma5000]

Love it!! I really didn't expect you to come with this hauahauahua ♥

[@TheKevinHermon]

Ola, please keep making videos like this. I'm not a great guitarist, but I love guitar gear. A trend in videos, something like like "V1 vs Modern" versions of pedals, would be golden.

[@rootypooty222]

Awesome video, I’ve had this question in my head for years. The “DIME” line of amps that Grady Champion collaborated on are awesome, they were pretty cheap originally too. I found one used and it sounds better than any heavy tone amp I’ve ever played, including the Warhead 2x12 combo I had. If you’re a Dime tone chaser you need to get that amp!!

[@Molokh80]

I like short nerd videos like you did, thx. It's really kind of you to take some time and make this out for us. Thumbs up !

[@susancorgi]

I'm sure there's no guitar youtuber in the whole world who'd just burp in front of camera and still be cool! lol Love it

[@HellionBlade90]

dude i totally agree about the gear nerding. I would see this type of comparison for new and old versions of other pedals. things like an old MIJ BOSS SD-1 vs a current model. I really appreciate the extra mile you went using a visual graph to show frequency and Db differences. awesome video.

[@FelipeGruberTV]

Hey Ola, I'm sure that the most people (me included) who follows you from the beginning loves the nerdy shit and videos like this, also this kind of content generate more topics for your FAQs so thank you very much for share this priceless content. Cheers from Venezuela.

[@francescodomenichetti3787]

Hey ola, just want to say this. Except for the demo, what i really liked about this video were the lights! Your ability on making videos is amazing now.

[@jtguitartv]

Love it! Not enough demos refer to the frequency curves!

[@vixenvendettaofficial]

Awesome!! One step closer. Ola could you please demo MXR DD11 Dime Distortion & Dime Cry Baby from hell. Would like to know if it is a Legit or a fail.

[@patrickperez3881]

Damn! That is some nostalgic stuff man! I knew abott since the days that he was called diamond darrell.and his demonic finger stretch lessons helped me a lot. Those fu*&&/ demonic finger stretch exercises were a real murder on me but it really helped me a lot! fu"+. Remembering diamond darrell made me sad that he's gone. I'm gonna drink a bottle of whiskey and play cemetery gates. Hell yeah!

[@mitch3384]

What I noticed was the Blue original is tighter, gathers up the low end better. I can actually feel my subwoofer at my feet warbling during the new Silver model, like it's not grabbing up the low end.

[@dfailsthemost]

Needed this video. Thank you. Shopping for EQ and need this kind of comparison.

[@buffkonradin]

love it love dimebag im gonna have my first black tooth grin when i finish school in june i will force my friends to knock it back it too (it aint candy)

[@ellisdugg]

DIMEBAG DIMEBAG DIMEBAG DIMEBAG I LOVE YOU OLA GETCHA PULL❤❤❤❤🤘🏻

[@bruceanthony8345]

\m/PANTERA\m/

[@russellzauner]

Every time Zakk plays in this river I wake up in the bar with way too many black tooth grins having entered myself. the other half of the reason I don't go to BLS shows anymore is that I was at the Hillsboro show a few hours before he ended up in Eugene hospital with pantyhose - I have lost plenty already I do not want to see one go down on frickin stage even though that's how I'd want to go. I've seen Zakk play with/wo BLS like 20x; it's got to be enough (even though I'm already powering through learning "trampled down below" for that delicious extra beaty goodness...)

[@Diggerdog2nd]

I still have & use my same MXR 6 band eq I bought used in 1982. Its awesome

[@ddupy]

Dude, you did a great job comparing them. The silver one sounded a bit louder but the tone was the same to me. I would get the silver one to save the headache.

[@ibexthadevil3533]

Great vid ola..always a pleasure

[@mikkoyli-hukka1665]

I have very little intrest on Dimebags tone, but You, sir, going through all this for shit and giggles makes me a proud follower of yours. Keep up the good work!!

[@damianmurphy7395]

Thank you so much! I was looking for a good video demoing the 6 band EQ and this is exactly what I wanted to hear.

[@Rooster7six]

I thought it was a great vid Ola! 🤘🤘🤘. Nerding out with Ola. I checked in the silver eq and used the are going for $50-$60 in the US

[@Steaminlidz]

The question tho, is whether you need an MXR EQ at all? You could get the same sound with a Boss EQ, a Daphon one - even a Mooer, if you knew how to use it properly. At the end of the day, isn’t an EQ pedal just an EQ pedal? If an EQ pedal works properly (has true bypass and a low noise floor), then it shouldn’t noticeably colour the tone at all, should it? (Incidentally, I own the blue one and the stereo rack version, but I’m a nerd. The one I actually use a lot is a Boss GE-7 with the ‘Peace & Quiet’ mod).

[@RuiBarreiros]

If you do the same test between 2 blue ones, it'll probably give you the same differences as you measured between the blue and the silver, mainly because, Analog, they have passive components with slight margins of error that even the same exact circuit will have slight differences when compared between. Only thing of note is the volume, probably a change on the output stage to compensate for huge frequency cuts, but I bet the rest of the circuit is pretty much the same.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

I had exactly the same request above lol, there is a difference. I think the dB difference between blue/silver eq might be the low noise floor on the silver one? Not 100% sure but that would make sense as another comment stated why in detail.

[@RuiBarreiros]

@@terminalvelocity4858 About the level difference, most likely, and, that noise floor might be actually from a different opamp used. I've seen some schematics of the old blue one, using an old opamp for input/output stage where the new ones should be using a newer better one, thus that level difference.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

@@RuiBarreiros very cool, great info man, thanks! I much prefer the originals blues still, even though the silver one sounds great and has it's own new tonal character.

[@kml062779]

Great video Ola that tone sounded mint! Keep up the vids bro I look forward all week for your vids to come out. (Burp-Clap!)

[@ashleymerylweber]

Thank you for being nerdy af because I care and I hate hassle and deal with enough of that trying to figure out all this band shit so I appreciate it!

[@romannosov7932]

Amazing vid, actually very useful. It's nice to learn something new about dimebag's tone

[@brandonweinmann5700]

I wanna see a video where you start on clean and add in one effect at a time, building up to the dime tone.

[@davidh.quusacine]

2:12 old eq, 3:43 silver eq direct comparison if you want to save some time.

[@interstellar8253]

Hi Ola. Excellent video, very useful ! Could you make some a complete video about reamping please ? But very complete... How to plug each wire, which sound card, how to connect the amp... It would be amazing... 😊👌👍

[@matdube3577]

Great vid as usual Ola. BWT just preordered your solo album! Keep up the good work! Oh, and got a t-shirt too ;)

[@lewiskeller93]

This is awesome. I’m full swing in a Pantera kick right now. Just found a Dime patch on Bias and I’m so in love with it. Had to take a break and watch this, then I’m gonna go after some more riffage

[@filipkarlsson89]

its the small things like this that make this channel killer!

[@Auen73]

Thanks for making this video......I'm in the market for a MXR 6 band EQ and was wondering if there was much of a difference...….now I know, thanks man.

[@Nukeboy93]

Great comparison. More vids similar to this would be awesome! Sort of a "dispel the myth" kind of vibe.

[@teriakamoto]

I was so obsessed with dimes tone I saved and saved and I have all the original she-ite as well (your missing a few things but I won't knit pick Ola) er er But a yeah, I actually thought that silver thing sounded better and so did you because I saw you wake up a little there Mr. Englund and you started strummin' with a little more pep in yo step. Turns out it was just a little louder and brought out the tone a little more. Yeah ? there are a few little things like the dbx noise gate/limiter or sometimes he used a Rocktron Hush noise gate and I have a few other secret weapons that nail it but nothing nails it like the new Dime Plug-In you did a demo of last month. I loved it. I want it. But I have an old 2009 Macbook Pro and I'm ass out of luck. I'm old and am computer challenged. Any of you computer experts out there know if I can upgrade my Macbook pro (2009-10) to use for plug ins ? like IK Media Amplitude 4, Fortin Amps, The DIME plug-in, and Mercurial AMT-11x also demo by our fearless leader OLA ! Great Demo Ola !

[@buttoxchewy]

teriakamoto you can get a cheap netbook or laptop nowadays that will be more than enough to power the plugin, the important part is the audio interface to plug your guitar into the computer. However I think you need special speakers that are ASIO4ALL compatible, (audio type basically) and that's were the money starts to get high, but it's worth it in my opinion.

[@scharrface]

If you were to knit pick, any specific pieces of gear other than the noise gates? I too am a sucker for tone science

[@AutoRiff]

@Ecks Dhee The speakers don't need to be ASIO4ALL compatible, speakers don't care about any protocols, only your sound card does. If you sound card or USB DAC (which is basically a sound card) works with ASIO4ALL, which pretty much all of them will, it will output either an analog signal which speakers understand (if they are powered) or a digital signal which would then need to be run through a DAC.

[@teriakamoto]

Thank You.Appreciate that@@buttoxchewy

[@teriakamoto]

Thank You@@buttoxchewy . I appreciate that. What is a decent low cost interface that would be compatible with IK Media,The DIME Plug-In, Amplitude 4,etc.,as well as other plug ins. Most important IK Media because that DIME plug in really nails it. I know Ola has a whole Desktop studio with high end Universal Audio Interface and everything else top of the heap gear that contributes to it sounding High Quality.Maybe even some post production ? Which is awesome.It really sounded great and I got to say that Ola is a very,very good guitar player and you can see he really likes paying those old Pantera songs. Tone is in the fingers for sure but that IK DIME plug in is SO dead on.

[@Sneaky-Snek]

i just got the black mxr 10 band with red leds, for 80$ to my door from reverb, with the dc power cord, in perfect condition... love it

[@dinein1970]

Saw this vid, set my MXR to as close as I could in still frames... And haven't changed it since. That was about when this vid was released The settings are GOLD, that exaggerated mids "bell curve". Workds FANTASTIC for cleans and trying to chase that "Dumble-esque" tone EQ>Compression>Drive (Transparent to Low/ Mid)>Reverb is "Dumble With Pedals"

[@warggrim5391]

Excellent honest test. I appreciate stuff like this.

[@kurtharrington1973]

I see your nerdy and raise you twenty... I took this to the next level and held my silver MXR 6-band to the screen to match your settings. Nice!

[@dangamsby6612]

same can be said for a lot of pedals, so many new versions of the same sound that the older original pedal no one can find or afford. I say good on ya for speaking up . next how bout we rave on the Hendix octivia, and all the clones of.....eg Foxx Tone Machine........Lol.

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

That has to be the most "complete" dimebag gear test ever! Ola, you should try that reamp test on the HM2 and that Behringer hm300

[@ironindustries2000]

when you said you were compareing the new and old EQS i screamed best video ever.

[@justwatchingvideos2001]

this was awesome, thanks ola. could you do a demo of the mxr flanger doubler? keep up the good work.

[@rodrigoserna2708]

Ola back at it again with the never ending dime tone 👌 love it

[@Khae.]

You know what? I really like this nerdy Ola! More please!

[@dritt-drittpaniagua739]

Ola, I deeply care about testing sh**. I don't have a computer and I've been buying mxr equipment for 40 years. 60 years old been playing guitar a long time man, love your videos okay maybe not love but you get it

[@davidcarpenter9232]

Yeah man ,,, same same ... Thanks ...

[@endtimeguitarist]

I like the side by side comparison at the end! I just wish we could have heard it with distortion in side by side comparison. I just find it hard to try and remember what the other tone line sounded prior to switching pedals but when he was playing I think I liked the first one more!

[@TomKat73]

I love this kind of videos, you are so awesome

[@dimebagtribute]

I'm pretty sure even with 2 blue units (or 2 silver units) the difference would be equal to this one... In each pedal of the same model you can't test each resistors, each capacitors or even each switch and wires resistances, especially with mass production, so you are pretty sure to have a little audible difference!

[@MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

Ola, this kind of videos are as close to gold as we can get. Keep being a nerd. Guitar nerds of the internet are counting on you. Btw., what do you think about Polish Black Metal bands Mgła?

[@jasonchavez4304]

Thats good to see if the gear has changed for the better or worse (i.e. Tube screamers, metal zone, waza mod, etc.). I play in a Pantera cover band (Trendkill Revolution) but unfortunately I have not invested in the old style rig cause of costs and hunting for the gear. Maybe I can profile a patch at some point when I get a Kemper. BTW, it was cool meeting and trying out your gear at NAMM. Cheers.

[@guitarofdestiny]

Dude this test was awesome. Thanks for doing it!!!

[@DSTaylor69]

You should spell your name Hola!!!! You rock dude. You’re very entertaining. I love it.

[@Axelvad]

I´m all in on your point that it´s a small difference buut I think these have a lot of phase shift stuff going on. It´s not equally easy to jämföra as EQ difference. Thanks for the video

[@wesleysnow3467]

Love the gear nerdery!!! Keep it up OLO? OLA!

[@AndreaMaccianti]

I love watching your videos! 😊 Great comparison! 🤘💪