gearJunkie
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Two more boosts in my collection worth mentioning, MIJ Boss (AnalogMan) GE-7 and the Spark. (ignore the Fuzz)
I Like Big Boosts and I Cannot Lie.
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metropolis_4
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Boss GE-7 is the greatest of all time IMO.
I also love using a compressor as a light boost. It can tighten up the sound and add some sustain while boosting a bit
I also love using a compressor as a light boost. It can tighten up the sound and add some sustain while boosting a bit
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Dang it Drew! These Tchulas look killer. Great clip!
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Main boosts for me are
- Treble booster
- EP Booster
- Electra Distortion
- OCD on low peak with the gain pretty low and volume to taste.
- Treble booster
- EP Booster
- Electra Distortion
- OCD on low peak with the gain pretty low and volume to taste.
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Serious note here, the Carl Martin Plexi Ranger has a treble boost side that offers boost, frequency and range (independent boost level for selected freg) plus two low cut options in addition to flat. It’s totally separate from the Plexi side) and can be triggered remotely. It sounds great! Total pedal cost is near the Laney
TI-Boost alone.
“The pre-gain Boost side of the PlexiRanger consists of two boost controls and two low-cut settings. First, the Boost knob gives you +15dB of crystal clean volume boost (something Carl does extremely well)...then you have the Frequency Boost which has two controls....Frequency to determine what frequencies are being boosted and the Range control which controls how much boost is being applied. There is also a 3-way switch which engages slight low-cut (1), heavy low-cut (2) or no low-cut (0). The Boost switch engages the Boost Channel and is indicated by a Green LED. The Boost channel works independently and can b e used a s a variable treble boost on it's own.”
TI-Boost alone.
“The pre-gain Boost side of the PlexiRanger consists of two boost controls and two low-cut settings. First, the Boost knob gives you +15dB of crystal clean volume boost (something Carl does extremely well)...then you have the Frequency Boost which has two controls....Frequency to determine what frequencies are being boosted and the Range control which controls how much boost is being applied. There is also a 3-way switch which engages slight low-cut (1), heavy low-cut (2) or no low-cut (0). The Boost switch engages the Boost Channel and is indicated by a Green LED. The Boost channel works independently and can b e used a s a variable treble boost on it's own.”
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KingsXJJ
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I have two of the Plexi Rangers because they are that good. I think I paid less for mine than street. MF puts them on sale pretty regularly… like right now. Goes from $229 to $195 (code SHRED). They are built extremely well too and look very cool and unique IMO. 24v internally for loads of headroom.
4.5 stars at PG:
www.premierguitar.com
4.5 stars at PG:
Carl Martin PlexiRanger Review
An already great Marshall-in-a-box is made more potent with the addition of a killer treble booster.
www.premierguitar.com
gearJunkie
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Here's another one in my collection. It has never made a regular appearance on any of my boards, but after fiddling with it this weekend, using it as a boost ... 
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I've heard good things about the Tchula. This special edition Lovepedal Gold Ace Tchula arrived today. Time to fire it up.
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What does the second footswitch do?
gearJunkie
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Thr pedal had 2 x Church of Tone 50 circuits in series. The first stage does not have a gain (bias) control. It's hardwired to approximate the bias control set @ 11 o'clock. The second circuit has a traditional bias potentiometer.
Switch #1 activates the fixed biss COT50 stage, and the switch 2 adds the traditional (variable bias) COT50 stage.
The link below provides a very good description of the original COT50.
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I really like the electra distortion but I can't stand descriptions like this
KingsXJJ
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A shame really… I was looking for EL34’s.
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Tonight’s trio. PB3 got compared to some others and did really well. Props though to others. Some are real gems. The simple but beautiful sounding CAE and the flexible Diamond are both drool worthy standouts. Nux and Sonicake getting flipped. Except for the Nux Horseman (it rocks). Cheers y’all! Jason
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I continue my evaluations of boosts. One thing I discovered by accident without intending to is that if you are testing a booster that has switchable true bypass/buffer capabilities, try it in both modes even if you intended to use only one. One test model introduced quite a bit of additional noise in buffer mode while others did not. It was very quiet in true bypass.
Other news, snagged another CAR Boost/Line Driver MC-401. These things sound very, very sweet. They are also quite heavy, built well and look super great in person. Like as if Apple built a booster.
I’ll update as testing goes on….
Other news, snagged another CAR Boost/Line Driver MC-401. These things sound very, very sweet. They are also quite heavy, built well and look super great in person. Like as if Apple built a booster.
I’ll update as testing goes on….
I was chatting with a guy recently who I heard live and really liked his solo tone (rock/metal covers) - he told me he had a graphic eq with a boost set up in the effects loop of his amp that was dialed in for soloing and volume boost. He said having it in the effects loop gave it a true volume boost for leads, rather than hitting the front end with more level and overdriving the front of the amp more. I had never thought of doing this til he mentioned it to me.