Clean Boost/Over Drive Pedals

[JamesHealey]

Ok guys im wanting to push my Cornford Hurricane a bit harder, the basic tone of the amp is astonishingly good, it just needs a little help with the front end to keep up with the 80s guitar solos ;)

I really love the sound of this amp, so I don't want to colour the tone at all, it's tone is mind blowingly good.. so guys what u suggest?

Cheers  8)

[indysmith]

my Fulltone fat boost couldn't be more transparent; It boosts with the level and the gain control simply adds even-order harmonics to fatten up the sound. There is a tone control - but if you are serious about transparency you can put it on "10" and it is bypassed.

[Twinfan]

Z.Vex Super Hard On (for more gain and oomph)

Electro-Harmonix LPB Linear Power Booster (cheap transparent booster)

[DeanS]

I have a Cornford Harly and use either a Route 66, BSM treble booster and an Xotic BB preamp. If I had to chose one it'd be the BB preamp- masses of gain available, virtually noisless, can be used as a clean boost and is very very transparent- it gives you MORE of the amps natural characteristics.

Check out Andy Timmons' comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiW22O914Cg

[jordan]

Any of the Xotic pedals will do what you're after.

The RC is quite a low-gain boost.
The AC is medium-gain overdrive.
The BB is more of a distortion pedal.

I have the AC Booster, and use it to boost my Rivera R55. The pedal is absolutely fantastic, and couldn't be more transparent.

[Tellboy]

I have a Hurricane and use an Xotic BB with it. Although it has the ability to add distortion it is very transparent at lower gain /high volume settings and can add 30db of clean boost plus +/- 15db bass/treble. I'm not a huge effects fan but I really like the Xotic pedals.

[TwilightOdyssey]

There was a thread on this very subject recently:

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8895&highlight=boost+pedal

[Fourth Feline]

What comes to mind is a Barber 'Launch Pad'.

I do not yet own one, but according to Harmony Central, they seem to be described as more silent that the Zvex 'Super Hard on' which I first considered.

I also like the idea of a larger casing, separate + and - phase out - and the idea of it internally converting the 9v supply to 18volts to give more headroom within which to work.

I see they have some in stock at 'strings direct'.

Also, on :  forum.TPNgear.com

There is an interesting article in the 'Barber Shop' section( written by David Barber himself ) - about gain staging and "amp cooking".

I however would be using it on a clean amp to get more of the same but lifted by a few dB.

Regards,

F.F.

[JamesHealey]

got a "Digitech - Bad Monkey".. £40.
absolutely slays!  8)

What a great pedal for the money tried it against a DS1, TS9, ZW MXR..

Wasn't after anything ridiculously boutique i wanted something quite compressed and 80s tube screamer sounding, cover up that sloppy picking technique ;)