Fish & Chips Review

The Fish and Chips is possibly the smallest EQ available. Graphic EQ for stage or studio use and noise free. Level control for boost or cut.

Ease of Use:	9.7
Sound:	9.7
Reliability:	8
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	9.4
Users rating:	9.9
Comments:	13

overall: 9.3

Featured review by: exileguitar, on february 15, 2007

Price paid: $ 29.99

Purchased from: Musicians Friend

Ease of Use: To get a good sound out of the Fish & Chips can take some time. Once you find a setting that you like you probably wont change it too much. This pedal is self-explanitory and the manual is pretty much useless. The Fish & Chips adds so much to the sound it sounds wimpy without it. // 10

Sound: I use the Fish & Chips with an Epiphone G-310 and some DigiTech and Danelectro pedals into a Crate amp. This pedal isn't very noisey at all. This pedal always sounds awesome. If you have the highest and lowest frequencies maxed out with some good distortion you can get a good Dimebag kind of sound. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I take the Fish & Chips back and forth with me to band practice/friends house whatever and it does just fine. But if I was playing a gig I would probably use a backup just incase I stepped on it the wrong way or something. I can see this pedal lasting me a long time because I don't stomp on my pedals to hard. If you do hit your pedals pretty hard I would recommend getting 2 or stepping up to maybe the Boss EQ. // 8

Impression: I play classic rock to metal and this pedal is a really good match. I have been playing for about 3 years and own a few other pedals, a bass, and 2 guitars. The only complaint that I have about this pedal is that the button to turn it on seems flimsy and is kind of small. If this pedal was ever lost or stolen I would buy another one or even 2 in a heart beat. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 12, 2009

Price paid: $ 25

Purchased from: guitar store

Ease of Use: It's a standard eq pedal. No added frills or anything. Everything works like it's supposed to. It was very easy to get a nice mid boost for some blues and a nice treble bump for some twang. Not every single possible setting sounds good, but that's to be expected, obviously. // 9

Sound: I'm running two fish and chips pedals with a 74 silverface twin reverb and a compressor, and playing a Saga strat which I customized with GFS pups and locking tuners. Here's where I sorta branch off from the normal way in which an eq pedal is used. While I was experimenting with one pedal, I realized that it just as easily doubled as a very nice Overdrive, by just putting the mids to the max and having a bit of a volume boost. Then, I took the other pedal and basically put it to the same settings and ran em both together. The result was blues heaven, pure and simple. I've read all sorts of stuff about how twin reverbs are hard to naturally Overdrive without distortion effects, but it was extremely easy for me to go from a blues tone like SRV, Clapton (perfect woman tone) or BB King, to even a Rock Tone like Zeppelin, The Who, or Black Sabbath. The sound can be a creamy and subtle Overdrive to a harsh, chugging barrage. All with two eq pedals. // 10

Reliability & Durability: The pedal(s) is made of plastic. However, it's still really durable. I depend on it, but one of the reasons is probably because I have no money for a backup, Overall, it's pretty dependable, but it would have been nice if it was metal. then again, the price would have probably gone up, so overall, I'd say it's very reliable for the price. // 8

Impression: I play mainly Blues and Rock, and two of these pedals are pretty much all I need. I've been playing for almost 2 years now, and the tones I can get out of em are absolutely perfect for the aforementioned genres. I thought the only way to get those tones I imagined in my head was by dishing out the dough for a tube Screamer or the like, but I was extremely pleasantly surprised by these pedals. I had read all these horror stories about how difficult it was to Overdrive a twin reverb, but I encountered none of that what'soever. I highly recommend anyone Who has a twin to Pick up a couple of these pedals. The cost of two of them is less than most "high quality" pedals, and you will not believe the sounds you can get. If it was stolen I would buy a new one. Immediately. // 10

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: TJM2482, on january 22, 2008

Price paid: $ 30

Purchased from: Amazon

Ease of Use: This effect is a straight forward 7-band EQ. Pretty easy to use. Just EQ your amp how you like it, and start fiddling with the EQ pedal. Just slide the sliders up or down until you fix whatever you dislike about your tone. I'm not sure if they've changed their pedals in the past, it's only a cheap little $30 EQ pedal, not much to change. It comes with a little booklet with some presets to try, but you might as well just fiddle around with it since most amps don't sound the same with the same given settings. // 10

Sound: I'm running this in the effects loop in my Peavey XXX Super 40. It's not very noisy, which is nice since this pedal is on 100% of the time for me. Using this pedal I can get a wide variety of sounds. For example, I could never get enough gain/power out of my crunch channel (granted it's a crunch channel), but with the pedal I was able to EQ it so it sounds like Testament, a thrash band. It's very versatile and can fix most "problems" with your regular tone. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I would gig with it, but some people complain about it's plastic shell. I would say it's pretty durable, since it's fallen off my amp a few times, but onto the carpet below. I guess I would prefer a metal casing, just for peace of mind. I don't play gigs, just bedroom play, but I would be a little careful if I were gigging with it, but since it's in the loop I just sit it on top of my amp and turn it on. It's on all the time. // 8

Impression: I play most styles of music, so this thing really comes in handy. I've been playing guitar for about two years, running an Ibanez S470 into a EHX Holy Grail, into my amp. This pedal is in the FX loop. If lost or stolen, I would go out and buy it again. Best $30 I've ever spent on guitar gear, a real important piece of my rig. I really wonder how I was able to play without one, it's great. // 10

Comments

[Leonheart]

Fish and chips...? Weird name for a pedal.

[Illusive]

Leonheart wrote:

Fish and chips...? Weird name for a pedal.

Propably 'cause fish and chips is a typical British meal. Thus implying that it is perfect for playing Brit-rock or maybe just aiming at the Britisch market.

[mousepad]

or its named that to fit in with the other food named pedals-tunamelt, corned beef, t bone, pepperoni, etc. you are a CUNT

[mongeux]

I just got one Friday, and I'm petty impressed with it, I'm using it w/ my acoustic on a 30 watt kustom, and gives a nice boost and a better range of sound than the the three tone knobs on the amp wish I would have bought it a long time ago

[bmschrad]

I've got one and I love it. Works just as good if not better that the Boss's I've used. It might not be as durable but for the money you can't beat them. I've had mine for a few months and I haven't had any problems with it. I'd highly recommend one.

[stujomo]

I got one because it was cheap and wanted a bit more control over the tone from my epi valve junior. Works fine for me playing at home. I use it to boost the mids a bit and cut back on some of the bass.

[thev90]

how does it work with my amp settings? would i have to dial in a normal tone so the pedal would be more noticeable? cuz right now i have my mid and bass maxed and high just past half for a kindy fuzzy but sharp sound, anyone know?

[drk529]

stujomo wrote:

I goI got one because it was cheap and wanted a bit more
control over the tone from my epi valve junior.
Works fine for me playing at home. I use it to boost
the mids a bit and cut back on some of the bass.

+1... i got one today and plugged in my vj... amazing how much this pedal opens that amp up. up. up.t one because it was cheap and wanted a bit more control over the tone from my epi valve junior. Works fine for me playing at home. I use it to boost the mids a bit and cut back on some of the bass.[/quote]

[spyguy34]

i think im going to buy one just cause my marshall is kinda old needs a new speaker and i need better distortion. someone tell me if this is the right choice by messaging or commenting me please

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spyguy34 wrote:

i think im going to buy one just cause my marshall is kinda old needs a new speaker and i need better distortion. someone tell me if this is the right choice by messaging or commenting me please

Sure if you like compact pedals

[dirtfoot]

This little guy had basically saved my amp from being compacted. For me, it's perfect for the Line 6 spider 210 v1.0. That's what this amp needed after all those years owning it. Now all the amp models on this amp are basically usable saving the Insane model. Granted the pedal is buffered bypass(amp has no fx loop ) but it'll do for now.

[shadow__666]

I'm thinking of using one of these with a Pro Junior.

[Zach Dunn]

im really tempted :/ would it go well with some french toast :P