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Shoegazers Anonymous
Silver Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 11/22/2007 : 09:57:40
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Maybe this question have been up to discussion before, but im new and have not read all topics yet. Sorry about that. But now im on side 20, so far so good.
Anyway, I can´t see BOSS made any simple boosters or linedrivers. They talk about OD-1 and SD-1 as boosters, but in fact they are overdrives. Hoe come? I would buy one right now if there was one. When I talk about booster or linedriver I mean a simple volume booster, not a volume-pedal, just a non colouration non effect pedal that just raise the overall volume like a MXR micro amp does. Ok, it´s not done by BOSS, too sad, but wich other BOSS pedal does the work best?
Thanks - CC |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 10:13:57
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Well, Boss hasn´t a dedicated clean boost but the following can, with great result, be used as such:
FZ-2, has a setting for raising the volume quite a bit without fuzz added
GE-6 and GE-7; excellent for boosting, with or without altering the frequency response
PQ-4; great for boosting just as GE-6/7
CS-2 and CS-3; low sustain setting and high volume makes it a useful booster, colours the sound a little more than the above.
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 10:15:17
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| You can get a 15dB boost from a GE-7 equalizer |
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Fabius
Silver Member
320 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 13:05:03
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Maybe I've told it before (I'm aging and this means forgetting things...) but in the 80s, when there wasn't pedal booster or volume pedals with a relevant amount of volume, me and the other guitarist of my old thrash group used CS2 as booster and volume gainer.
Obviously, anytime that we done a solo in the very moment before turn on the CS2 we prayed Saint Whistle (the Defensor of feedback)... you don't imagine what happened in that rehearsal room: a real "trash" music!
http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,49262.sm
I'm the one in the right down side with japanese shirt and a beautiful Ibanez Destroyer II DT-150 [X Series], I won't think about my pedalsboard and all the vintage pedals I had and I've sold (1983/84 or so)... sucker! |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 13:40:43
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the only time ive ever needed a boost was to take a lead and what better pedal to play a solo with than a OD pedal. i use the OD-1 in particular. even if you play some kind of acoustic thing and you need a boost an EQ pedal will do the exact same thing as a booster will as long as you keep all of the frequency bands flat. the way i see it is why have JUST a boost pedal when you can have a pedal that boosts AND EQ's. |
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Fabius
Silver Member
320 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 13:47:10
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EQ the ampli, EQ the pedals, EQ the EQ... what else to EQ? 
I can figure it during a pub concert: a beer please... EQ brand thanks! |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 14:53:16
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There are boosters and boosters….
Most of them colour the guitar sound more or less, in some cases we want as little colouration as possible, just make the guitar sound the same but with a bit more volume.
The ones that colours the less are often expensive, it is not an easy task to construct one.
Most of us don´t care for a little dirt thrown in, it could be a good thing. But then there are people like Eric Johnson…
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exodia333
Silver Member
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 22:33:56
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i always use my DS-1 as a booster
but sometimes i'll put in my MD-2 and combine it |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2007 : 23:26:39
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| My OD-3 is ideal as a booster as its one of the most transparent pedals Boss makes. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2007 : 00:37:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Goran
There are boosters and boosters….
Most of them colour the guitar sound more or less, in some cases we want as little colouration as possible, just make the guitar sound the same but with a bit more volume.
The ones that colours the less are often expensive, it is not an easy task to construct one.
Most of us don´t care for a little dirt thrown in, it could be a good thing. But then there are people like Eric Johnson…
i use my CS-3 at the moment as a clean booster,i play mostly with a blusey/country/jazz/classic rock type of thing going on and an overdrive isn't always the thing i'm loking for for a boost or if i'm using the crunch setting on the twin tube overdrive it can add a nice 'push' without getting too dirty,lately i thought about buying a clean booster like the xotic rc booster or the duncan pickup booster but Dr Bob kindly sent me a P.M. with a schematic for a boost pedal and it doesn't look too hard....!!! i'm thinking of having a go over the christmas hols as a project...it anyone wants it i would be happy to forward it on to you by email..thanks again Dr Bob....... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2007 : 07:16:51
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quote:
Originally posted by exodia333
i always use my DS-1 as a booster
but sometimes i'll put in my MD-2 and combine it
This combination makes an ideal clean booster |
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
493 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2007 : 16:10:34
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Does anyone know what the boost capabilities of a vintage MXR MicroAmp are?
I know that the GE-7 is 18dB....
http://filters.muziq.be/model/mxr/m133
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Leeroyfunk
Silver Member
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2007 : 13:16:34
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| Boss DO make a clean booster - The LS-2 line selector has a massive amount of clean boost available via each of the loop level controls: The level controls can boost the signal even when there is nothing in the loop AND you can set up two different boost levels using the A->B->bypass mode. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2007 : 15:26:38
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Originally posted by Leeroyfunk
Boss DO make a clean booster - The LS-2 line selector has a massive amount of clean boost available via each of the loop level controls: The level controls can boost the signal even when there is nothing in the loop AND you can set up two different boost levels using the A->B->bypass mode.
i tried using the LS-2 when i got it first in the way you described..i used to use it at the start of the pedals as a A/B box for my TU-12 and one of the loops as a clean booster....with about 10 pedals all connected after it...i never thought about using it as a looper until i saw a diagram on guitargeek.... but i was wondering did you ever notice it thinning out the sound when used as a clean boost..? one of my first posts on the forum was asking did anyone notice when using the loops that they thinned the sound slightly bringing in a little treble....i put it down to the fact that it was because boss pedals are buffered..these days i have the tuner running off send B and my TR-2 and two DD3's looped through loop A.. it doesn't really bother me too much anymore when playing live as it's one of the best,most useful pedals i have.... |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2007 : 15:40:04
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maybe this will explain it better....it's very handy that you can compensate for the tremolo effects slight 'drop' in volume... |
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Leeroyfunk
Silver Member
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2007 : 19:37:47
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
....it's very handy that you can compensate for the tremolo effects slight 'drop' in volume...
I think the LS-2 is incredibly useful: I've used it in every rig i've had for nearly 10 years. As well as compensating for the volume drop from my Smallstone, eliminating long chains of pedals when not in use and being used a simple line booster, i've also used it to blend two OD pedals together in parallel: The BD-2 and OD-3 sound awesome when connected in parallel - Heavy overdrive with plenty of sustain, yet easy on the ears with shrill feedback reduced to a minimum.
It will also do a weird volume swell effect if you put a compressor in loop A, nothing in loop B, and then set them to parallel... |
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Best BOSS linebooster v.s micro amp?
