Solar unveils Chug Parametric EQ Boost pedal with 11 controls
March 4, 2025 · 2 sources
Solar unveiled the Chug Parametric EQ Boost, the third pedal in its Chug series, on March 4, 2025, according to Guitar Pedal X1. The pedal is listed at $179 on the Solar/Chug Pedal Webstore1.
The Chug Parametric EQ Boost has 11 controls, five of them dual-concentric1. The Low and Mid Frequency Bands are fully parametric, with the Highs semi-parametric, and the pedal adds Output Level, Input Level and High Pass Filter / Shelving controls1. Guitar Pedal X lists the controls as Q Bandwidth [Low Frequency], Q Bandwidth [Mid Frequency], High Level [High Frequency], Low Level [Output Level], Mid Level and High Pass Shelving [Input Level]1. The pedal is designed for tuning a high gain rig1.
Delicious Audio describes a high-pass filter, high-frequency shelving and fully parametric midrange and bass controls, with separate input and output level controls2. It reports that an LED shifts color to warn when the signal is pushing into clipping, and that the pedal uses the same chassis as Solar's other pedals2. Delicious Audio also states the pedal can be placed in front of an amp, in an FX loop, before or after amp-in-a-box pedals and modelers, or before a recording interface2.
"Solar/Chug's Chug Parametric EQ Boost has 11 controls, including five dual-concentric"
Guitar Pedal X reports that the original Chug Distortion remains part of the range at $199 and that the Stage Tuner, which adds a second foot-switchable Boost, is $1491. All three are available from the Solar/Chug Pedal Webstore1. The reviewer wrote that the pedals are "really beautifully made" and that he would consider the EQ Boost had he not already owned an Empress ParaEQ 21. Delicious Audio identifies the Chug series as the company of Swedish guitarist, record producer and online persona Ola Englund2.