Tom Bukovac's Boost and EQ Secrets

Nashville session ace Tom Bukovac shows how powerful a Boss GE-7 pedal can be for your soloing tone.

[RJRonquillo]

Crazy, i used to use a BOSS EQ as my boost pedal for solos, way back in the day, because that's all i had.

[ledhendrix]

He's absolutely right about the boss EQ, I use it to boost my MXR Fullbore Metal Pedal , it makes it sound so much better than on its own.

[willdenham]

The boss eq just adds a wonderful sheen to my whole sound whether boosting or just shaping. It was the most surprising pedal I ever plugged into.

[sam]

I'd not heard of him before but his playing and tone are amazing!

[liontone]

I came back to the GE-7 as well. There’s a lot of cork sniffer stuff out there, but the Boss is just so useful

[byronh]

The boss eq is what jake E Lee said he used as a boost pedal in his ozzy days and badlands, great minds think alike l see

[DakotonTV]

His playing is unbelievable. A friend got me hooked.

[lovecraftmusic]

most useful pedal ever for any rig and music style...period

[stevestarr]

A great pedal on its own and also works well with other drive pedals!

[alanhaynes]

I've been using a Boss GE-7 for years, and I've never had a problem with hiss....
Maybe the earlier ones were noisier.

[vdbdg]

From the early days Slash used that pedal to boost all his solos. It adds a lot of hiss though so it’s better in a rock context.

[CenterThePendulum]

My analogman modded came in today. One guitar, one amp, can get through a whole show. Thinking about getting a second to have two presets. And it never hurts having an extra master level in the chain.

[astewart]

I've got the 10-band MXR. I'm gonna try this out!

[ardiris]

That was some amazing tone even after Youtube strangled it.

[derekchapman]

I have a Boss GE7, but it is a new one. The early version I had was a little noisy, depending on what you was using before it in the chain. My new one is virtually noiseless. Of all the effects and pedals i own I have to say this is the most important one. Just adds to something to your tone no matter what style you play. Just my opinion

[marvelharris]

I use the Boss GE7 the same way, just a slight eq adjustment above the middle line for the 800 and the rest underneath... works great as my always on pedal.

[bobby]

Thank you for this, been trying some stuff since you posted Toms rig rundown trying to get some of those tones with the gear i have.

[MrTonemaster]

I still have my old DOD version of the Boss.
👍👍

[whiskeyknightsband]

Hey PG, does he use the Boss EQ as a boost BEFORE or AFTER overdrives? Or is he just boosting the front end of a already crunchy amp? This info would be really helpful. It's not mentioned in the video.

[JoeyLevenson]

I see a Maxon/Ibanez PQ-9. That also is a great eq pedal!