Puppet Master EQ pedal? Hetfield/Load tone

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I'm trying to tonematch Hetfield on Load, and on one video I watched on YouTube, the dude totally nailed it with the Puppet Master EQ pedal, which is based on the EQ of the Aphex EQF-2. This dude did not have an FM3, and I really don't want to spend $200 on a pedal if I don't have to... 😂

How can I mimic the settings of the pedal? And how is it different/special than any other EQ pedal?

"Controls for each frequency band include: low frequency boost, mid frequency cut, and high shelf level along with selectable low, mid, and high frequencies.

Low Frequency range: 25-500Hz, 12dB boost.

Mid Frequency range: 250 - 5000 Hz, 12dB cut.

High Frequency range: 1 - 20 kHz, 12dB"

Thanks.
 
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unix-guy said:
Sounds like the PEQ should cover it.

The product description calls it a "semi-parametric" EQ although I'm not sure why...
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How would I translate the settings from the pedal to the parametric EQ on the FM3? I'm not sure how to literally translate low/mid/high and low/mid/high frequency to what I see on the FM3 Peq. Maybe it's called semi-parametric because it clearly has nowhere near the controls of a real one.. ¯\(ツ)/¯
 

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fractitioner said:
How would I translate the settings from the pedal to the parametric EQ on the FM3? I'm not sure how to literally translate low/mid/high and low/mid/high frequency to what I see on the FM3 Peq. Maybe it's called semi-parametric because it clearly has nowhere near the controls of a real one.. ¯\(ツ)/¯
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Interesting - the pedal you doesn't look anything like Aphex EQF-2.

But this also shows up:

https://www.mastereffectspedals.com/pmeq

That product page says "based on Aphex EQF-2" and then I realized I didn't read your post exactly correct (since that's what you said).

Reading your original post again, I see you're just specifying the value ranges from the pedal - on first glance, I thought you posted settings.

If you have some specific settings you're trying to emulate then it would be easier for someone to tell you how to set the PEQ.
 
unix-guy said:
Interesting - the pedal you doesn't look anything like Aphex EQF-2.

But this also shows up:

https://www.mastereffectspedals.com/pmeq

That product page says "based on Aphex EQF-2" and then I realized I didn't read your post exactly correct (since that's what you said).

Reading your original post again, I see you're just specifying the value ranges from the pedal - on first glance, I thought you posted settings.

If you have some specific settings you're trying to emulate then it would be easier for someone to tell you how to set the PEQ.
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Yes sorry I just posted the photo in my last post. I'll post it again with my attempt to interpret what I was seeing... Which didn't sound at all correct (sounds much better without PEQ- but not quite "dialed in")

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fractitioner said:
Yes sorry I just posted the photo in my last post. I'll post it again with my attempt to interpret what I was seeing... Which didn't sound at all correct (sounds much better without PEQ- but not quite "dialed in")

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Based upon the frequency ranges in your first post, you'd need 3 bands in the PEQ block. My interpretations of the pedal knobs positions would be:
Frequency 1 @ 300 Hz, Gain 1 @ 5.5 dB, Type 1 'Peaking'
Frequency 3 @ 1500 Hz, Gain 3 @ -1.5 dB, Type 3 'Peaking'
Frequency 5 @ 2000 Hz, Gain 5 @ 2.5 dB, Type 5 'Shelving'

You'll need to play around with the 'Q' values of frequencies 1 and 3 to get the sound dialed in, but start with the default of .707.
 
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