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Empress Effects

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The original launch of the ParaEq MKII and ParaEq MKII Deluxe was the biggest in the history of Empress Effects, so they wanted to do something special to celebrate its success. The result is this ParaEQ MkII in a sleek black sparkle finish limited to a run of only 500 units.

Along with the white-on-black graphics, the pedal offers all the features that made the ParaEq MKII Deluxe their top-selling pedal of 2023, with three parametric EQ bands, four additional filters, 30dB of footswitchable boost, 27V internal operation for pristine headroom, and your choice of true or buffered bypass.

Powerful Parametric EQ

The pedal features three parametric bands, each with up to 15dB of boost and cut and fully variable bandwidth. The lower knobs control high-pass, low-pass, and low- and high-shelf Baxandall filters. It’s the perfect tool whether you need wide, smooth curves or tight surgical precision. The pedal also operates internally at 27V,

Footswitchable Boost

Kick in up to 30dB of gain to help a solo cut through the mix, or to push your preamp into overdrive. You can set the boost to only process the signal while the EQ is active, or to function fully independently—almost like having a separate EQ and boost pedal on your board.

True or Buffered Bypass

The ParaEq MKII Deluxe offers both true bypass for maximum transparency, and buffered bypass to protect against signal loss over long cable runs.
Empress Effects ParaEq MKII Deluxe Effects Pedal Blue
Empress Effects ParaEq MKII Deluxe Effects Pedal Blue
Empress Effects ParaEq MKII Deluxe Effects Pedal Blue

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  • Limited-edition black sparkle finish
  • 3 parametric EQ bands with 15dB of boost/cut
  • Variable bandwidth per band
  • High-pass, low shelf, high shelf and low-pass
  • filters
  • Footswitchable boost with up to 30dB of gain
  • Linked or independent operation of EQ & boost
  • 27V internal operation for high clean headroom
  • True or buffered bypass

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  • Input Impedance: 1 mohm
  • Output Impedance: 100 ohm
  • Frequency Response (-3dB): 22Hz–25kHz
  • Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.05%
  • Noise: 107dB
  • Headroom: +30dBu
  • Input Voltage: 9VDC Centre-Negative
  • Required Current: 300mA
  • Power Input Connector: 2.1 mm Barrel Connector
  • Height (Enclosure Only): 1.5"
  • Height (Including Controls): 2.5"
  • Length: 4.8"
  • Width: 2.6"
  • Weight: 1 lb.

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  • Best EQ pedal I have tried

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    submitted2 years ago

    byjohnny

    fromNOVA

    I use the pedal to sweeten the sound of Fender Telecast, Stratocaster, Taylor T5z, and Yamaha NTX5. Best pedal EQ I've used in 60 years. I traded a Source Audio EQ2 for the Empress. The EQ2 is a very good pedal, vert versatile, dead quiet. But the hardware interface is both too simple and too complicated. Most of the controls are inside a remote application connected by a cable. I hated that. The Paraeq has all the controls right there, with an intuitive design. Kudos. Lets face it, eq is eq. But the efficacy of the interface makes it or breaks it, for me.

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