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nosajwp
Copper Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/08/2006 : 22:38:40
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| I'm interested to know if Boss has an OD/Dist pedal that is mainly just a booster pedal like the Seymour Duncan pickup booster. I have a Mesa DC-10 that I just love, but would like to push the preamp just a little harder on. I'm looking for a pedal that will give me some more gain, but won't really change the sound of what is already there. |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 23:21:02
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| I've heard of some people using a GE7 as a booster. Set the EQ flat, but maybe a boost in the mids, then crank the level. I've never tried it, but I've heard it works pretty well. I'm not sure if there's an issue with noise. Maybe some others here have tried it. |
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nosajwp
Copper Member
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 23:43:38
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| I also heard of using an SD-1, setting the drive at 0, and using the level for the amount of boost. Anyone try this? |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 01:54:59
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FA-1. $$$$$$$$$$ 
(it's not precisely one of the "compact pedals", though)
C.K.
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 02:06:15
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Slight threadjack/rant:
Has anyone else noticed how relatively (and ridiculously) expensive second-hand vintage simple clean boost preamplifiers are these days?
Only one out there that I'm aware of that you can get new is the Dunlop-reissued MXR Micro Amp (M-133). And I wonder why there was never a Boss compact pedal equivalent ever made, something like the FA-1, but in the stomp case. With the number of guitarists out there looking for clean boost to older tube amps, you'd think that there would be a market for them. I'd certainly own one. Look at what original Micro Amps and FA-1s fetch on eBay -- the demand seems to be there.
I've tried to research how the M-133 compares to the original U.S. made Micro Amp, but haven't found any answers yet.
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 02:33:41
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| There's a clean boost made by Rocktron (I think) called Nitro that boasts 35 db of boost. Haven't tried that one, but I've thought about it. |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 05:58:47
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Originally posted by boss freak
There's a clean boost made by Rocktron (I think) called Nitro that boasts 35 db of boost. Haven't tried that one, but I've thought about it.
Thanks for mentioning this -- I'll keep an eye out for it...
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 06:08:52
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Seymour Duncan has one also, the SFX-01.
Now, all of a sudden, I'm finding them... :)
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lightburst
Silver Member
Germany
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 10:02:50
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If you want to go with a Boss pedal: I use the LS-2 for that purpose.
Just connect input and output only and leave the loops unconnected. Depending on the selected mode and the setting of the two level pots of the LS-2 you have up to three different levels you can choose from 
The LS-2 is a wonderfull tool and one of the most underrated pedals from Boss! |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 10:24:35
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FZ-2 can be used as a clean-booster, it�s very powerful (watch out). There is a special setting on the mode knob for this.
BD-2 is also a very good booster when the drive is at or about zero.
PQ-4 can also be used, you really can tailor the sound by the EQ-knobs.
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 12:57:53
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Clean boosters? There are a lot of pedals to choose from, some will do it better than other ones, some will add some form of coloration to your original sound.
Boss freak mentioned the GE-7 trick, yes this will work, but put volume up too much and you will sent your signal into clipping, a not all that pleasing kind of overdrive, but overall this will work.
Lightburst mentioned LS-2 trick, this is similar to the GE-7 trick, basically you just add volume, add too much and you get into the clipping zone...........................
Now a few boosters which are of a similar kind, will not give you any clipping and when you push the volume they may sound a bit more musical [but heh, this all depends on your taste]:
OD-1, OD-3, SD-1 and BD-2, all of those pedals are in some way a kind of way Tubescreamer [read: add more signal to a valve amp] so by nature these are the kind of beasts you really would like for this job..............
Then there is the FZ-2, mentioned before by Goran, yes will boost as well, but it does also add a little bit of coloration, overal it is a more modern sound [will add a tiny bit of brightness]
Not really sure about the next ones, since I have not used them over the last few days, but I am sure they can do the boost as well, but they also colour a little..................:
SD-2 and the XT-2, especially the last one will add some brightness to your overal signal, so if you do not like this leave it out of your options.
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 16:22:51
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I completely missed nosajwp's mention of the Seymour Duncan device.
I initially thought of something like the Blues Driver or perhaps an Overdrive, but in my own case I was looking for as clean and as uncolored a signal boost as possible. My past experience is that overdrive or distortion pedals with alter the tone at least a little even if the drive is backed off all the way (but I admit that I have not tried every single one out there). And it looks like the FZ-2's "clean" mode is actually a treble boost. (?)
I pulled the two diodes out of my MIJ DS-1, thinking I'd could modify it for clean boost, and it pretty much distorts the signal just as much as if they were there. That still has me baffled.
I found a schematic online for the old Electro-Harmonix Linear Power Booster (LBP-1, LBP-2) that's just a single transistor amplifier with a level control, and was considering breadboarding one of those to see what I got, seeing as how it would only be a few components and pretty cheap to build.
I owned a Micro Amp a couple of decades ago, and stupidly sold it when I got out of playing guitar for a while.  That thing was perfect for this task. Nothing but boost; didn't change the signal in any other way.
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strat714
Silver Member
USA
156 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 18:59:36
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| I use a GE-7 for boosting and it works wonderfully. I leave all the sliders(including the volume) and the midway point and it gives a slight boost. For a HUGE boost I put the volume slider up just a smidgen and get a significant boost. It works well with no noise or clipping whether I'm playing clean or dirty. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 01/10/2006 : 15:19:39
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| Another one I'd forgotten to mention yesterday could be the OS-2, this one can also function as a great treble booster, can almost give you strat-like-kind-of-sounds out of a humbuck guitar. |
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Which Boss pedal as a clean booster?
