Why does the Clapton signature Stratocaster have 70 Db boost ?

Frodebro said:
That sucker has so much boostiness that you don't even need an amp. Just plug it straight into a 4x12 and melt faces.
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That's actually kinda true! If we are talking SPL levels and not mixing electrical db, an unplugged electric guitar boosted by 70 plus db is going to be in the range of playing through a cranked 50-100 watt amp! That should give a little perspective to how ridiculous the 70 db claim really is.
 
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Anyway when I had an EC Strat and believe it or not I did the pickups and the booster were why I got rid off it. It’s the sort of thing you would have found useful in the 70/80s but definitely not now.
 
Clapton circuit would be great if you only had the one guitar. Otherwise it's way different than anything else I used so I uninstalled.
 
Eagle said:
Anyway when I had an EC Strat and believe it or not I did the pickups and the booster were why I got rid off it. It’s the sort of thing you would have found useful in the 70/80s but definitely not now.
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The Demeter MB-2 Mid-Boost that's installed in some James Tyler models is pretty darned useful.

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PLX said:
The Demeter MB-2 Mid-Boost that's installed in some James Tyler models is pretty darned useful.

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I love the boost circuit built into my Majesties & JP15. I rarely (if ever) reach for a Drive block in the Fractal.

Plus, I'm the type of player that uses the amp pretty much exclusively for the gain I want. If I want more, it's in a different scene in the preset, but still just via the amp w/ different settings.
 
Peter777 said:
As I understand it Fender says that 25 decibels more than a passive Stratocaster is 25 Db boost. I measured The Clapton signature Stratocaster to 70 Decibel more with the mid boost and 56 decibel more without mid boost. At 0,6 of the volume on the amp out of 10 I got 114,6 decibel with The Clapton signature Stratocaster with mid boost. I got 100,7 decibels with The Clapton signature Stratocaster without mid boost and 44,6 decibels with a passive Strat. 70 times louder than the other guitar is 181 times louder to the Human ear. 56,3 decibel is 60 times louder than a passive Stratocaster. That is The Clapton signature is between 60 and 181 times louder depending on if you use the mid boost or not. The Clapton signature Stratocaster can only be used on the Clean channel though. The distorted channel is used to single coils with 0,15 volt output or Humbuckers with 0,20 volt output ( Gibson). The Clapton signature Stratocaster has 484 volt output. The amp shuts down Immidiately to protect itself. As an electrician I saw 4 different boosts in the active cuircuit. A preamp called PN014418 making the first boost. Then 3 cascading 2N6429 transistors making a 3 stage boost for a total of 4 boosts. The mid boost is the first boost. Even without mid boost its been boosted 3 times.
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It actually has 80 Db boost when I measured it.
 
Peter777 said:
As I understand it Fender says that 25 decibels more than a passive Stratocaster is 25 Db boost. I measured The Clapton signature Stratocaster to 70 Decibel more with the mid boost and 56 decibel more without mid boost. At 0,6 of the volume on the amp out of 10 I got 114,6 decibel with The Clapton signature Stratocaster with mid boost. I got 100,7 decibels with The Clapton signature Stratocaster without mid boost and 44,6 decibels with a passive Strat. 70 times louder than the other guitar is 181 times louder to the Human ear. 56,3 decibel is 60 times louder than a passive Stratocaster. That is The Clapton signature is between 60 and 181 times louder depending on if you use the mid boost or not. The Clapton signature Stratocaster can only be used on the Clean channel though. The distorted channel is used to single coils with 0,15 volt output or Humbuckers with 0,20 volt output ( Gibson). The Clapton signature Stratocaster has 484 volt output. The amp shuts down Immidiately to protect itself. As an electrician I saw 4 different boosts in the active cuircuit. A preamp called PN014418 making the first boost. Then 3 cascading 2N6429 transistors making a 3 stage boost for a total of 4 boosts. The mid boost is the first boost. Even without mid boost its been boosted 3 times.
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Thats the way the Clapton Strat works agree totaly. And if you see this massive cuircuit its not Strange si got mine to 80 Db boost. This is no simple EMG81 cuircuit.
 

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