Author Topic: Help with another boost pedal (Read 2231 times)

the_bleeding · « **on:** September 26, 2007, 02:26:28 AM »

So i like my Maxon 808, but the problem is that it doesnt really fill out the edges of my Marshall. It makes the attack tighter, and notes clearer almost like it sharpens the tone, but it doesnt thicken it up all that much.
I'm looking for something that makes my distorted tone THICK and saturated, nice tight bass and good definition, basically something that thickens my marshall and takes out the flubbyness at lower volumes.
Would a Rat do this for me? I'm running a marshall 30th anniversary (5881's) into a marshall 1960A (g12t-75's). Or would switching over to v30's achieve this?

thanks guys

38thBeatle · « **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2007, 07:23:34 AM »

I can't pass on first hand knowledge but a couple of friends of mine have BBE Boosta Grandes and they have said that there is a thickening when in use. I have not yet heard them in action though so cannot corroborate but the guys concerned do know their stuff and I would trust their judgment.

Ted · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2007, 08:15:25 AM »

A nice clean boost I would recomend is:

Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso (mosfet boost)

Or a DAM Red Rooster which is a treble booster really, but has a bass boost knob too. Thats a germanium based pedal.

I have both of the above and I think every guitarist should own a nice clean boost pedal, as they are so useful.

Alternatively if you're a DIY type you could try BYOC's tri-boost, which is three boosters in one.
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/tri.html

kevincurtis · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2007, 08:43:35 AM »

I'm thinking of getting a seymour duncan booster (it has a mini switch for thickening a single coil..not sure what it would do for a humbucker! :) ). I have a Rat that I dont use - it does colour the sound so you arent getting just clean boost, to me it tends to add more mids...but I think that of transister distortion pedals :?

Prawnik · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2007, 09:22:25 AM »

Quote from: kevincurtis

I'm thinking of getting a seymour duncan booster (it has a mini switch for thickening a single coil..not sure what it would do for a humbucker! :) ). I have a Rat that I dont use - it does colour the sound so you arent getting just clean boost, to me it tends to add more mids...but I think that of transister distortion pedals :?

Any love for the Fulltone OCD? I've never used one, just curious.

Twinfan · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2007, 09:49:06 AM »

That's a distortion/overdrive, not a boost...

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2007, 01:14:21 PM »

There are three boosts I can recommend that will do what you're looking for. I will place them in order of my personal preference, most-liked first:

1. Thundertomate Phil Hilborne Treble Booster
2. HBE Uno Mos or Dos Mos
3. Fulltone Fat Boost

Into a Marshall using the Thundertomate I can get the closest tone possible to my Splawn in terms of richness and harmonic complexity. The Uno Mos or Dos Mos are dead transparent but will definitely thicken out your gain tone. The Fat Boost has a bit of a midrange hump that I don't like, and is a bit darker/more coloured than the other two.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2007, 01:15:16 PM »

Quote from: kevincurtis

I'm thinking of getting a seymour duncan booster

The SD booster is not worth the money. It's very coloured and cheap sounding.

kevincurtis · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2007, 02:55:44 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Quote from: kevincurtis
I'm thinking of getting a seymour duncan booster

The SD booster is not worth the money. It's very coloured and cheap sounding.

Ah, thanks for the heads up - hard to tell from the video they have on the site - why they dont have decent soundclips beats me, but coloured is not what I want.

Roobubba · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2007, 03:44:47 PM »

I don't know anything about this subject, but you might find the following link useful:
linkeh to intermusic forum

Seems to be raving about the xotic AC Booster.

Not sure if this is useful or not, but came across it and thought of you :)

Roo

kevincurtis · « **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:07:47 PM »

Cheers Roo - looks interesting, will have to add it to my 'give it a try list' :)

K

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:50:27 PM »

I've heard good things about the xotic, too, but have never tried one.

Brow · « **Reply #12 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:54:51 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

The SD booster is not worth the money. It's very coloured and cheap sounding.

That's 1 reason I sold mine!

It's also quite cheaply made; I thought the control knob would fall off at any time!

The 3 position Resonance switch (to change a single coil pickup to sound more like a Vintage or Higher output humbucker) also didn't seem to do anything!

DeanS · « **Reply #13 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:58:20 PM »

Quote from: Roobubba

I don't know anything about this subject, but you might find the following link useful:
linkeh to intermusic forum

Seems to be raving about the xotic AC Booster.

Not sure if this is useful or not, but came across it and thought of you :)

Roo

Xotic are great I tried an AC which was really good but went for the BB preamp- proper pro quality pedals.

For some of the best 'treble boosters' you may want to look at the BSM range.

Tellboy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2007, 09:23:20 AM »

Quote from: DeanS

Xotic are great I tried an AC which was really good but went for the BB preamp- proper pro quality pedals.

For some of the best 'treble boosters' you may want to look at the BSM range.

+1 - The BB Preamp is excellent - can give you plain boost and/or distortion. Also bass and treble cut/boost.