The Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band is a Hot Box Pedals eq pedal. Close alternatives include the Ibanez Pentatone Equalizer and the Source Audio Programmable EQ 2. It pairs well with the Fender Twin Reverb Head and the Blackstar Series One 200.
Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Hot Box Pedals · pedal
The Hot Box Pedals BAM 5-Band is a five-band graphic equalizer pedal from Canadian boutique manufacturer Hot Box Pedals, delivering five EQ bands for guitar and bass tone shaping in Hot Box boutique construction. Five-band graphic EQ covers the essential guitar and bass frequency range for live and studio frequency correction.
What stands out
“Five-band graphic EQ covers the essential guitar and bass frequency range for live and studio frequency correction”
— from the listing
“The Hot Box Pedals BAM 5-Band delivers five-band EQ at Canadian Hot Box boutique quality for players who want graphic EQ for live and studio frequency shaping”
— from the community notes
“Its standout weakness is the fixed five-band positions of graphic EQ”
— from the community notes
“The Hot Box Pedals BAM 5-Band is a five-band graphic equalizer pedal from Canadian boutique manufacturer Hot Box Pedals, delivering five EQ bands for guitar and bass tone shaping in Hot Box boutique construction”
— from the listing
“Use-case wise it suits players who want 5-band EQ from a Canadian boutique”
— from the community notes
- eq
- frequency
- equalizer
- studio
- boutique
- bass
- live
- fixed five band positions
Genres the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
Amps that pair well with the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Fender Twin Reverb Head
amplifier
9% matchFender Twin Reverb Head's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar Series One 200
Blackstar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Blackstar Series One 200 after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin
Blackstar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin goes after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the chain
Soldano Astro-20 Combo
Soldano
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Soldano Astro-20 Combo after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W goes after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the chain
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Orange Terror Bass after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade goes after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the chain
Pedals that stack with the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
7% matchFulltone OCD leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
7% matchJ. Rockett Archer's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DM-2 Delay
Boss
5% matchRun Boss DM-2 Delay after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin DeLayla XL
Carl Martin
5% matchKeep Carl Martin DeLayla XL after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) in front of Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Strymon Iridium after Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive
Tone City
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive goes in front of Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band in the chain
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive in front of Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Ibanez Pentatone Equalizer
Ibanez
67% similarityShared character: live, signal chain, bass
Source Audio Programmable EQ 2
Source Audio
64% similarityShared character: live, signal chain, studio
Mooer Graphic G
Mooer
57% similarityShared character: live
MXR 6-Band EQ
MXR
55% similarityShared character: live, studio
Dirt Monger Instruments 6 Band EQ
Dirt Monger Instruments
54% similarityShared character: studio
Origin Effects M-EQ
Origin Effects
52% similarityShared character: studio
Guptech I Sea Q'you
Guptech
52% similaritySimilar role and voicing
Donner EQ Seeker
Donner
51% similarityShared character: alternative, studio
Old Blood Noise Endeavors 3 Band EQ
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
51% similarityShared character: signal chain, studio
FTelettronica Six Band Equalizer
Ftelettronica
51% similarityShared character: alternative, bass
Maxon GE601 Graphic Equalizer
Maxon
49% similarityShared character: studio
Empress ParaEQ MkII
Empress
49% similarityShared character: studio
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band?+
The closest matches in character are the Ibanez Pentatone Equalizer, the Source Audio Programmable EQ 2, the Mooer Graphic G.
What pairs well with the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Twin Reverb Head, Blackstar Series One 200, Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin — Fender Twin Reverb Head's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying.