[caspersvapors]

Wondering if you can use a GE-7 or other EQ pedal to boost certain frequencies and give a Strat the same kind of qualities as engaging an onboard Alembic blaster/ strat-o-blaster.
Anyone experiment with this?

[Cumtax]

you need to know what blaster boosts and find out if you can nail down those frequencies with the EQ you have

[strumminsix]

IMO buffers and blasters is 80% feel and 20% tone.

EQ can get in the tonal neighborhood. But not the feel.

There's something as a guitarist when you hear and feel note articulation and separation that let's you play differently and more relaxed. Buffers help with them.

[Chocol8]

Yes and no. A blaster doesn't seem to boost any frequencies much. So, an EQ pedal with a good buffer placed really close to the guitar (very short cable run) will mostly do the job. The problem is even a 10 foot cable before the buffer will make a difference.

The other issue is the slight JFET distortion you can get from a pushed blaster is not going to be duplicated by an EQ pedal.

Personally, I prefer the buffer in the guitar, but not necessarily a blaster. There are better newer designs that don't pick up noise and just do their simple job better.

[lbpesq]

I prefer the Blaster set at about unity gain. More about tone than volume.

Bill, tgo