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I also have an M5 at the start of the chain. It has various EQ options - I haven't used it much like that yet but this thread has given me some ideas.
I think my use cases will be:
Solo boost (on gain channel)
Slight bass cut (for green Russian Big muff)
Slight treble cut (to make cleans warmer)
Mid boost (gain channel, for qotsa type tones)
What I've learned so far is that small changes in settings make big differences.
My amp is a Marshall DSL20C, if it matters?
- pretty much all recorded tones go through some kind of eq stage
- they can do so many clever things and no one will think "oh, they've got an eq pedal on there".
With extreme settings they can be really fun, but used subtly can just correct sounds from the room - for example you might be happy with your rehearsal settings but then the gig has more hard flooring and you're getting lots of piercing treble. Solution? Just knock those treble sliders at the end of your board down a hair.
I have a GE7 as the last pedal on my pedalboard, and I have a mini pedalboard in the fx loop of my AD120VTX Valvetronix together with a BBE Sonic Stomp and BBE Boosta Grand.
Before you spend fortunes, time and effort in swapping pick ups and guitar speakers, try an EQ and experiment with the settings. In the fx loop it will give you a clean tonal variation. In front of your amp it will act as a gain boost.
Hugely versatile. There are also EQs that let you save and instantly recall your favourite settings ( I used to have a twin pedal 10 band Boss EQ20 that could save 10 settings).