your favorite CLEAN boosts.

Pacomc79

Gentlemen. You know how I waffle and spend forever shopping things. I should be buying cables and a PP2 but I'm CB shopping.

I need to try a Barber Launch Pad. I was wondering your astute opinions on your favorite boosts and thier characteristics.

I know several of you have OCD's. how do they sound as boosts.

Greg I know you've had a launch pad.

I'm intending to use it typically as an always on effect to add some fullness not really for overdrive or clipping at all so the more headroom the better.

All Those Yesterdays

http://www.buyanalogman.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Xotic+RC+Booster

hands down. exactly what your describing your search for. Thickens up the tone some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JkldH7Bx0Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abAo9kzxKh4

exhausted

i like the runoffgroove peppermill i built. sort of like a HAO rust booster in that there's volume and a gain control to add none to some grit. so that's what i use now. i tuned it to roll off a little high end.

otherwise, i just use the keeley BD-2 with the gain down.

Pacomc79

cool, thanks.

YgoWash

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Pacomc79

http://www.proguitarshop.com/index.php?CategoryID=304


I should just add the PGS video library link to this thread.

exhausted

the launch pad is pretty much an exact replica of your signal, just louder. as such, it perhaps lacks a certain personality. but, it does what it says on the tin.

the OCD will colour the signal too much due to it's EQ. the version i had was too scooped. i don't know what the current ones sound like.

the SHO adds sparkle i'm told though i've never played on (i'll clone one someday since they're dead simple).

the HOA rust booster and the peppermill i built add a slight darkness/fullness to my ears. my peppermill is hot-rodded though for more gain and that changed the eq a bit. still, gain at zero is clean boost.

try the catalinbread silver kiss too. i've heard nothing but good things about that pedal.

ianvomsaal

Xotic RC Booster (RC= really clean).
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CLEAN BOOST'S AVAILABLE.
Here's PGS' take on it: http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=87&CategoryID=
And they now even make a Scott Henderson Model (which is even better for
the single coil player): http://www.xotic.us/effects/rc_booster/RCB_SH.html

Novawind

For reference:

The OCD with volume cranked and drive all the way down on a clean Marshall head will give lots of ACDC-esque sounds. Definitely scooped/colored and sounds like rock. Not very good for a "clean" boost.

butterfly1

Fulldrive 2 will work too. I haven't tried Barber's stuff, but want to.

Mersault

check this out.

this guy tries out 17 different OD pedals side by side. (some of them are clean).

http://www.oldtonezone.com/distortionoverdrive-pedal-shootout/

keeley katana always a good choice.

Pacomc79

thanks.

mccreadyisgod

Have you put any thought into using a treble booster? I was hesitant to ask, since you wanted to add "fullness", but it's always worth asking.

Really, the first thing I thought when I read your post was a good compressor. Don't need to use too much compression, just a touch, and then give the output level a twist. Comp tends to fatten up the sound, and most of them have plenty of clean headroom in the output. Just gotta be careful about driving anything past it... putting it at the end of the chain would be a good idea (you probably knew that).

I use my DynaComp for pretty much this sorta thing, although I use it to control my wah and smack my OD's, so I put it between wah and tubescreamer. For me, it's another form of gain stage.

Pacomc79

mccreadyisgod wrote:

Have you put any thought into using a treble booster? I was hesitant to ask, since you wanted to add "fullness", but it's always worth asking.

Really, the first thing I thought when I read your post was a good compressor. Don't need to use too much compression, just a touch, and then give the output level a twist. Comp tends to fatten up the sound, and most of them have plenty of clean headroom in the output. Just gotta be careful about driving anything past it... putting it at the end of the chain would be a good idea (you probably knew that).

I use my DynaComp for pretty much this sorta thing, although I use it to control my wah and smack my OD's, so I put it between wah and tubescreamer. For me, it's another form of gain stage.

I've got a shannon comp now that is not on my board. I did used to use my Dynacomp that Eric fixed for that application, I'll try it again I guess. I'll probably try that as soon as I get some more patch cables, I'm just concerned it will squash the fuzz face.

Barber has a new B-Buff, that would fit inside the battery compartment of my DD and provide up to 20DB of boost in bypass and save space. I've thought about that too because I'd like to get the mod board for my DD anyway.

ccpa

Put your guitar volume on 7. Adjust the amp to the band mix. Your clean boost is now your volume on 10. It will sound fuller. You can test the headroom. Btw, there is a PP2 on music123 for $122 if you don't mind a scratch or dent. If you must have the boost in pedal format, try a timmy.

Jam10

I like using my tube screamer with the gain all the way down as a great clean boost!

IDgotI

I use the Super duper Hard on and think it's great... but it's really expensive and it's left me wondering if it was worth the scratch. I haven't tried the Durham sex drive, but it gets the same sort of write up the Zvex does for about half the price. I haven't seen it mentioned here yet and I know it's well regarded. Let us know what you think of it if you get a chance to try it out.

http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?CategoryID=&ProductID=17