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Key Features
The Maxon GE601 Graphic Equalizer Pedal is a versatile and high-performance offering which provides you with a 6-Band Graphic EQ, covering six carefully selected frequency bands over a five octave range with 12 dB of Boost/Cut per band. This compact EQ pedal allows you to create mid-boosted, wah-like solo tones at the flick of a switch, adding texture to any sound.
An easy-to-see LED indicator provides a useful feature, especially when lighting is poor such as on dark stages. Experience complete creative control with a versatile and highly intuitive control set that will help you find and re-find your own unique voice with every performance. Finally, the GE601 is housed in a roadworthy chassis that will withstand even the toughest gig situation.
Product Ref: 81591
The GE601 Graphic Equalizer Pedal from Maxon allows you to add a whole new palette of tones to your existing guitar rig without breaking your bank. Equipped with six carefully selected frequency bands over a five octave range with 12 dB of Boost/Cut per band (100, 200, 400 & 800 Hz, 1.6 & 3.2 KHz respectively), this versatile pedal offers a full variety of different tones. Each of the six controls can be easily tweaked to fine tune your sound, and accommodates both guitar and bass. Hold the power of revolutionary pedal performance beneath your very feet, helping you to elevate your playing to the next level.
The GE601 allows you to turn a Humbucker into a Single Coil, give a passive Bass the clarity and punch of an active instrument, make a single coil electric simulate the bright, chiming sound of an acoustic guitar with piezo pickup, emulate the tone of a wah pedal with the treadle set half-way forward and use as a clean booster for solos or to overdrive an amplifier’s input. With all these tonal varieties, the GE601 is the must have accessory for any pedalboard and can be used as a complementary tonal tool to your set up - or as a base for the sound of your entire rig.
Maxon started out in Japan in 1965 under the name Nisshin Onpa, manufacturing guitar pickups before producing OEM products for other companies. Nisshin Onpa was responsible for designing and manufacturing many legendary pedals while working in partnership with Ibanez, including the TS-808/TS808 and TS9 tube screamers. Although many of the pedals Maxon created were released under the Ibanez name, Maxon was producing pedals under their own name, and in 2002 when the two companies parted way, Maxon began to push its name as a manufacturer of high-quality effects pedals. Today Maxon produce "hard-to-find" vintage type effects pedals, and are used by many artists such as Pearl Jam, Troy Van Leeuwen, Steve Stevens, Brad Whitford, and many more.