graphic eq boost or cut

[metalmachine]

For those of you running a graphic eq in your effects loop, do you find it more useful to boost frequencies you want to exagerate or to cut around them?

[karpathion]

Depends on the amp. I'm playing with a little Randall RT503 at the moment, "until something better comes along," and I have to boost the mids with my EQ on the OD2 channel, because it's so scooped.
If I'm using th OD1 channel, I boost the lows and pull a little bit of high end out.
It just depends on what your working with.

[metalmachine]

I just want the bass punchier and more crunchy upper mids out of my 5150

[eschoendorff]

I just want the bass punchier and more crunchy upper mids out of my 5150

It's going to depend a lot on your guitar, signal chain, speakers/cab, and the room you're in. The best thing to do is experiment with your EQ until you find a sound you like.

[jeremy]

you usually want to do a little of both. if you go over the top with cutting you lose too much signal if you boost things too much you end up with a weird tone and maybe extra noise