Behringer EQ700 Graphic Equalizer Pedal
Here's one effects pedal you'll want to leave on all the time. Shape your tone and eliminate feedback with 7 bands of EQ and 15 dB of cut/boost on each band.
Overall User Ratings (based on 29 ratings)
Submitted December 9, 2005 by a customer from shaw.ca
"Diamond in the rough...for the price of a lump of coal."
I'll use it 'til it dies, or runs away. At that point I'd re-buy the exact same thing.
Sound
The tonal varieties are non-ending when you have such control over all the frequencies. If used in your effects loop (if your amp has one), the difference is phenomenol!!!! You can use it as a boost, but then when you turn it off the original amp sound is a bummer. What happens is you end up leaving it on all the time. A friend has a 10 Watt, 8" acoustic amp (total crap) and this pedal made it sound bearable.
Features
Turn your ears on, slide the levers up and down until it sounds right. Any EQ pedal will do this but for the price this is top notch. It's made to emulate the Boss GE7 (?), and they are completely comparable.
Quality
The pedal is inexpensive to buy because it's inexpensive to make. Plastic casing, plastic controls, dust can just get right in there...but for the price, what the heck do you expect?
Value
Can't do any better for the price...trust me....I tried!
Manufacturer Support
Never had to deal with them.
The Wow Factor
It may not be the prettiest, but it gets the job done..and did I mention...it sounds great.
Musical Background:
Lifetime junkie
Musical Style:
All the above.
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Submitted May 30, 2014 by John S in Morrow, OH
"Behringer is the Biggest Bang for the Buck"
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I'll repeat what other Behringer users already know. Behringer makes quality "tributes" of well known effects pedals and offers them at reasonable prices. The EQ700 is comparable to equalizers costing several times as much. It makes my amps and guitars sound great, offers infinite tonal ranges, is quiet (no unexpected hiss), and reliable. The case is ABS plastic, but so is your car bumper - the case does not easily crack or chip and will look good long after metal cases have deteriorated. I gig with Behringer pedals with no issues. Get a power adapter (they quickly consume batteries) and you're good to go.
Musical Background:
Guitar player 50 years
Musical Style:
Blues, Classic rock
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Submitted August 9, 2008 by a customer from YAHOO.COM
"Ignore the color,give it a STOMP and be prepared to be IMPRESED;After all, It is a BEHRINGER!"
It is a keeper,expect to have it a long time.
Sound
I use it LIVE And to RECORD. Can't beat it for the PRICE. NOT crazy about the color but HEY, it sounds great.
Manufacturer Support
NO problems; it works.
The Wow Factor
Sound and Quality make-up for the color.Easy to use,And priced to sell
Musical Background:
Aspireing musician.
Musical Style:
BLUES.
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Submitted February 7, 2007 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Love that German engineering!"
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I'll probably go through everal of these over the next 5 years simply becvaus I'm that rugh n epuiment. But I'll always come back to Behringer because their eq's are second to none. love that German engineering!
Ease of Use
Just like any other eq., you have to play withit for a while to get it right.
Quality
This is the second one that I have owmed. After a year, sowmeone stole the first one. But for that year I had no problems with it.
Value
The cheapest one on the market anywhere.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
metal and 80's music
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Submitted May 18, 2020 by Grant J in COLUMBIA, SC
"Great EQ! Very versatile!"
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Aside from the usual tone sculpting, such as scooping mids or improving the tone on an otherwise average amp, this EQ is also a great booster and even does some fuzz! I discovered this while experimenting with the not-great overdrive channel on one of my small amps. It can be a little noisy with a power supply; to be fair I have not popped in a battery yet which might help. Very worth the price!!!
Musical Background:
25 years playing; small jams and at home
Musical Style:
everything
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Submitted August 30, 2017 by Larry Giles in Franklin, TN
"Behringer EQ700 Graphic EQ Pedal Case"
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handles all my standard efx pedals even my volume pedal. The price is right. I had the canvas/material efx pedal bags but they did not protect my pedals. So, the hard shell is the perfect fix. Came with power and connections cables.
Musical Background:
I play lead for variety band
Musical Style:
classic rock and country and pop country
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Submitted March 17, 2006 by a customer from yahoo.com
"You won't find a better EQ pedal for the $"
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Great pedal. I like the tone it can make when I play slap bass. I raise the Low's and High's and keep the mid's where they are. This really lets you hear the plucks and slaps!
Features
7 band EQ settings really allow u to customize your tone. 9v Battery is nice.
Quality
Pretty good.
Value
Cheapest EQ pedal there is.
The Wow Factor
Doesn't look that amazing, but I still want it.
Musical Background:
Producer, recording engineer, and musician
Musical Style:
R&B, Jazz, Hip-hop, and funk
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Submitted November 16, 2018 by Namey Namerson in Nameville, CO
"Housing shows the quality on the inside"
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I bought two of these, and they both have the same problemsThey cause the high end to get a dissonant ringy wobble, they cut signal quality while on and this causes a major loss in sustain.I bought this knowing the quality on the outside was on extreme budget side. But they are unusable to me, so I will return them and buy something higher quality.
Musical Background:
20 years of chasing tone.
Musical Style:
Wet and Smooth driven tones
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Submitted July 27, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Threw it out after it wouldn't work at gig."
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I bought a Daphon EQ. The price is about the same, it's metal and doesn't feel fragile, and the sliders aren't too slidy, but the sliders have a much much smaller effect.
Sound
Clean, undistorted sound. Each of the sliders has an easily audible effect, as it should. In comparison on a Daphon EQ pedal I have the sliders have only a small effect and to have an audible effect I have to slide them all the way.
Features
I like to be able to use an EQ on bass guitar too, where I attenuate 100 Hz and boost 200 Hz and 400 Hz sliders, then attenuate higher sliders. You can't do that with this equalizer. On the other hand I like to attenuate at about 6 kHz and above while not attenuating below about 4 kHz and this EQ allows this. The materials and parts are poor quality, mine broke in transit to the first gig I took it to, and I did not handle it roughly.
So, lack of durability was a big problem for me. I opened up the nonfunctioning unit but could not find any loose wires or broken connections, every thing looked right.
Ease of Use
The sliders slide too easily. With minor jostling I end up with tones I did not expect or want. The battery compartment is ridiculously difficult to access. It is hidden in the rocking part of the pedal.
Quality
It broke and I couldn't fix it. It fails the gig test. It's fragile. The too-easily-slid sliders also make it unworthy for gigs.
Value
If you need an EQ you will not transport, fine. If you will gig with it you need to get something more durable.
Manufacturer Support
I didn't deal with the company.
The Wow Factor
It's so plastic I always thought it was a marvel to work so well. But no, I give it no sex appeal, status, aesthetics, or affection. Now that it broke it's like an ex-wife.
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
rock
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Submitted November 1, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"the best for the price of the worst."
i'll be sure to keep it for quite sometime. great on a budget!
Sound
it could just be my recording progam, or maybe my audio interface, but i experienced- not the most, but not the least- a bit of ugly feedback. made my peavey mystic sound like a gibson digital though.
Features
as of its cost versus how up to par it is with other pedals of the same features, it greatly nerfs them. there's still that slight ugly feedback though.
Ease of Use
simple yet versatile. perfect in a way.
Quality
as opposed to cost, like i said, its one of the best on the market.
Value
definitely a deal.
Manufacturer Support
i haven't needed to talk to them. eh.
The Wow Factor
it just looks standard, almost protocol.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Deathmetal, or acoustic indie.
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Submitted May 19, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Great EQ Booster Pedal"
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This is a great unit. I'd like to give it a 9, but I just struggled too much with noise and controls that are a little obtuse. This thing does not suck tone though, and it will let you have a very nice eq boost on your board. I love using it for quite pickups when I change the selector. I like to use it as a boost for a loud rythm passage. I like to use it as a mid-range hump boost period. It's excellent for that.
Sound
This is basically a good-sounding unit. I have my complaints about it, but they are tolerable. One is that this thing can be very noisey. ...But it can also be whisper quiet. I'm not 100% on why, but I moved this pedal from my main board to my auxiliary board, and it has be nearly silent. Other complaint is that some of the eq positions are not as useable. The bass switch, for example, seems to cause a lot of noise when boosted. You have to leave it under midway, or the hiss will floor you. The boost slider, as well, needs to be within certain parameters to avoid hiss. Also, you really have to play with this to get it to sound good. For example, you can't just decide "I want a midrange boost," set the thing to a frown, and expect to get what you want. I will sound quite bad, you will end up playing with switches randomly to get a good sound. My midrange boost only sounds good with bass furthest down, a hump in the mid, and a boost to treble. It works though. Great midrange boost sound, but you have to fiddle a lot to get there.
Features
This has all the features I could ask for.
Ease of Use
Because of having to fiddle with setting to get what you want and to eliminate noise, I give this a 7 for ease of use. You will have to fight this pedal a little bit to get what you want. It will yield it to you if you are careful and not overly picky.
Quality
Behringer quality, plastic parts, crappy batttery location, rubber that can peel off. Just not pro stuff, but still very serviceable.
Value
Behringer value. That is to say you are always going to get more than your money's worth with this pedal.
Manufacturer Support
Didn't Use.
The Wow Factor
Behringer desireability. It's utilitarian. You buy it for how it work and how it sounds. It does not look cool or impress anyone.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock/ Blues/Alternative/Metal
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Submitted May 11, 2012 by Garrett E in Winnipeg, MB
"Learning to play electric guitar - buy guitar, buy amp, buy EQ pedal"
The first thing any guitarist should get after their first guitar and first amplifier is their first equalizer pedal (put it right after the guitar in your signal chain).. Even a novice will be able to shape beginner equipment into clear, well-defined, and possibly even legendary sounds with a few minutes of tweaking. You'll end up leaving this pedal on all the time. Even if you think you don't need the tone-shaping abilities, this is probably still the cheapest boost pedal around.Don't let the price fool you, this will do pretty much the exact same job as pedals going for four times as much. Behringer may be affordable, but they're not cheap in my experience.Unlike most pedals, it's important to note that there is no room for batteries - you must have a 9V power source to use this pedal. (Or I'm extremely oblivious, I took this fella's shell apart to see what makes it tick.) I do want to note that my particular pedal has a low-volume hiss, which I've found very noticeable on high gain settings and the high sweep on my wah pedal - although I also have unresolved grounding issues in my apartment that may be exacerbating this. The slider knobs also feel a bit fragile and pop off relatively easily, but you can still move the sliders without them. Not a big deal on either count.Bottom line, get an equalizer pedal - this is the most affordable option by far, and it'll get the job done satisfactorily. In fact, get two or three to throw in your signal chain, especially if you use other effects, it's really nice to be able to shape pre- and post- distortion among other things.
Musical Background:
Hobby guitarist and bassist for two years
Musical Style:
Blues, rock, folk, metal
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Submitted June 30, 2019 by Richard K in DAHLONEGA, GA
""ABSOLUTELY AWESOME PEDAL"!!!! Best money you will ever spend!!!"
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I bought this pedal for my new PRS MT15 tube amp. I have 2 MT112 cabinets staked up and the amp on top. I have a Behringer pedalboard and this pedal is at the beginning of my signal chain. When you turn this pedal on it literally will BLOW you AWAY!!! I loved my MT15 stock with no EQ...BUT when I put this pedal in the effects loop on my pedal board...It turned my already great sounding PRS tube amp into a BEAST!!! The tone you can get with this amp and this pedal is AWESOME!!I was thinking of getting the MXR 10 band EQ pedal but I think I will just stay with this. For $25 you can NOT BEAT THIS PEDAL!!! If you want to bring your MT15 amp to LIFE....GET THIS PEDAL. Run your pedals through the effects loop of the MT15 and you will hear the TONE of this amp come alive!!! I love Dream Theater and I was looking for Petrucci's tone. I want the JP2C Boogie head but I will tell you...This set up and with the addition of this pedal,,,I am as close as I can get without spending almost $3K on the JP2C. I barely crack the MT15 open in my sound room and I can tell you...when you go to 9 o'clock on the volume....IT IS LOUD!!!! Halfway and you will be SHOCKED at the power of this 15 watt GIANT!!! TRUST ME!!! You will wonder how you lived without this pedal once you try it. I never turn it off either. The Behringer pedal board has built in power so its perfect for this set up too!!!!
Musical Background:
Playing for 41 years...Hard Roak, Metal, Progressive Metal, Southern Rock. Jam at home,
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Submitted October 15, 2014 by Todd Taylor in SPARTANBURG, SC
"Behringer EQ700 Graphic EQ Pedal"
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THIS UNIT IS VERY NOISEY AND VERY CHEAP!!! THE EQ SLIDERS ETC REALLY DO NOT DO MUCH EQUING, IF YOU ARE NEED A EQ PDEAL LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR THIS THING IS TOTAL JUNK!!! NOISEY JUNK.
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Submitted August 6, 2010
"Good Value, But Too Noisey!"
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I'm am happy with my pedal purchase. It does everything I expect it to except that it has an unbearable hiss. I might have gotten a lemon, but instead of buying another eq, I am buying an NR to eliminate hiss. I would recommend this pedal to anyone who needs an eq but wants to save a dime. The only reason to climb the price ladder would be for a sturdier metal pedal, switches/sliders that feel smoother and heavier and well built, and less hiss and noise. I can't guarantee that a Boss eq would solve all that, but if those things are important to you, it might be better to start there.
Sound
I had to knock this one down. This is the noisiest hissiest pedal I have ever owned. I can't believe I am not seeing anyone else have that problem. I might have bought a lemon. The eq is fine. You can make a decent mid scoop on this with a stomp and/or use the db to boost or attenuate your signal. Great if you are footswitching from a clean to a metal tone.
Features
This has pretty much everything an eq should.
Ease of Use
Cakewalk.
Quality
This is plastic and rubber, but it is durable plastic and rubber. It will not break, but isn't quite a metal pedal either. The switches/sliders are very cheap but are completely manageable. Overall, this pedal is extremely useable and functional.
Value
Okay, you cannot buy a cheaper pedal than this. The fact that everything works like it is supposed to and doesn't break make it an unbeatable value.
Manufacturer Support
Don't know.
The Wow Factor
Not a desireable pedal by any means. It's purely utilitarian. If you want it, you want it because it is a serviceable eq and for no other reason.
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Submitted August 16, 2006
"Best EQ pedal on the market for the price!"
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Great EQ and the price is right. N
Sound
The sound is great, I loop it through my amp, gives me the sound I'm looking for.
Features
Standard features for EQ
Ease of Use
Very easy to use
Quality
Made out of plastic, but it seems sturdy.
Value
It was cheap and it works great.
Manufacturer Support
Asked their tech support a question about power adapter, they got back to me within a day.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock, Metal
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Submitted December 18, 2005
"Value ++"
To sum things up, for the price it is unbeatable. Just as good as a Boss eq, but in a yellow plastic disguise.
Sound
This easily compares to the Boss EQ, or other common names in terms of sound. You could a/b them and be hard pressed to find much of a difference besides the obvious visual aspect.
Quality
Despite the plastic casing, I havent had any problems with this unit so far. The plastic casing doesnt sound very promising to say the least, but It would be fairly tough to really destroy it. The bottom is a metal siding with thick rubber to keep it in place, but the rest is a plastic case. It is thick, so unless you drop gear often or put them to the test of the road, it should hold up.
Value
For this low price, I don't see how it could be a bad deal in any way. Unless you recieved a broken pedal, I wouldnt be complaining, especially with the sound quality of this pedal.
Musical Background:
Band member
Musical Style:
Many
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