dronerstone
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Something that's been crossing my mind for a while, and probably the reason why I always bumped boost pedals back off board, especially when I placed them later in chain.
How do you do this... any clues/opinions?
I play guitar in a heavy stoner/doom/psych three-piece, so cutting through the mix is not that big of an issue, fortunately. Very much just a first world problem that I'm curious about. I
Every time I added a signal booster to my setup, I ended up liking it way too much and thought switching it off made my sound dull, which is total BS - I love my base toanz, nothing wrong with them. But there's the occasional chorus or other part of a song where I believe sounding even more massive (in a subtle way) would be awesome.
So, these days, if I do boost, I'd rather go for the cocked wah/parametric kind, since that won't ever make me go "ooohhh, so nice, let's stay right here forever!"
But seriously, no matter if it's the GE-7 (flexible), SHO, TC Spark Mini (both very lively), or even a "linear" unit like the MXR/CAE Line Driver, "real" hardware pedal or digital model etc.
Making stuff louder always gets me, quite easily so. I feel like the worst daylight hooker to volume... LOL
Changes to the rest of the setup (which drive/fuzz, pickups, solid-state/tube, headphones or real cab, mancave, band rehearsal, or stage...) do not impact this at all.
What's your approach - strict, almost religious/dogmatic on/off, maybe? At least that's what I suspect, but it'd be difficult AF for a 40 y.o. spoiled brat like me.
As I said, just a first-world problem. Happy to hear your take - much appreciated!!! <3
PS: Also, I tried adding reverb to add slight girth. It's not the same as a simple boost though. The feel is different.
How do you do this... any clues/opinions?
I play guitar in a heavy stoner/doom/psych three-piece, so cutting through the mix is not that big of an issue, fortunately. Very much just a first world problem that I'm curious about. I
Every time I added a signal booster to my setup, I ended up liking it way too much and thought switching it off made my sound dull, which is total BS - I love my base toanz, nothing wrong with them. But there's the occasional chorus or other part of a song where I believe sounding even more massive (in a subtle way) would be awesome.
So, these days, if I do boost, I'd rather go for the cocked wah/parametric kind, since that won't ever make me go "ooohhh, so nice, let's stay right here forever!"
But seriously, no matter if it's the GE-7 (flexible), SHO, TC Spark Mini (both very lively), or even a "linear" unit like the MXR/CAE Line Driver, "real" hardware pedal or digital model etc.
Making stuff louder always gets me, quite easily so. I feel like the worst daylight hooker to volume... LOL
Changes to the rest of the setup (which drive/fuzz, pickups, solid-state/tube, headphones or real cab, mancave, band rehearsal, or stage...) do not impact this at all.
What's your approach - strict, almost religious/dogmatic on/off, maybe? At least that's what I suspect, but it'd be difficult AF for a 40 y.o. spoiled brat like me.
As I said, just a first-world problem. Happy to hear your take - much appreciated!!! <3
PS: Also, I tried adding reverb to add slight girth. It's not the same as a simple boost though. The feel is different.