About a year ago, we reviewed and demoed a new and exciting pedal from our friends at Walrus Audio, the DEFCON4 Preamp/EQ/Boost. Vintage-looking and killer-sounding, this pedal was an excellent tone-shaper, one that we thought would surely be around for many years. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, the DEFCON4 had to be abruptly discontinued, but it’s come roaring back as the EB-10 Preamp/EQ/Boost, complete with a new design, new features and all the same tonal quality that you’d expect.
Three selector knobs and three toggle switches adorn the top portion of the EB-10, and are vital to the sounds this pedal produces. Each of the rotary knobs (Low, Mid & Hi) give you access to either a Cut or a Boost of their particular frequencies, with a total of 9 positions for each knob. They each have a mini toggle switch that lets you choose Cut or Boost, and each position of the knob gives you sounds.
Cut the Highs to tame harsher pickups, or boost them to add sparkle and shine to your tone. Cut the Lows for more clarity, or boost them to add some body to thinner-sounding pickups. Cutting Mids creates a hi-fi sound, while boosting them will punch your tone up a couple notches and slice up any mix. Plus, there are three internal trimpots you can experiment with to dial in the mid-band to your exacting specifications.
There are even three Presets on the EB-10, so you can easily switch between your favorite settings on the fly. And let’s not forget the Boost switch, which instantly adds a +10dB MOSFET Boost into the mix, really ramping things up, giving your sound a pop and allowing for easy switching between different guitars in a live setting. An extremely useful tone-shaping tool, the EB-10 Preamp EQ Boost improves on its younger, now-defunct brother, easily adding gusto and wow to your rig. Be sure to hear it in action in our demo below, and don’t forget to head over and support Walrus Audio by snagging an EB-10 of your own!
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