Front End Boosting

[strato62]

Like many other guitarists, I like the character changing properties that a boost pedal provides, gives you more options.

Sometimes all you need is a little extra/different voicing/gain structure to spice-up your tone in a middle of a song or in a solo ...

I personnally use a AC Booster and a Jekyll'n'Hyde in different combinations with Plexi, Blackface, Deluxe, 1086 and XTC

 

[ashishk]

Gonna try out the OD-808 this Sunday with my rig and I'll add my experience about it here too.

Thanks loads for the replies guys!

Cheers,
Ashish

 

[Mailman1971]

I tested out about 6 of them when I bought mine. For the value and tone the BOSS SD-1 is a GREAT deal at 50 bucks brand new. You just cant go wrong.
Once again........my 2 cents only

 

[tonymustang302]

Gonna try out the OD-808 this Sunday with my rig and I'll add my experience about it here too.

Thanks loads for the replies guys!

Cheers,
Ashish

As i preach before, Go to Bodenhamer-electronics.com For the price i've never had a better custom pedal. turned my rig around.

 

[qbclub13]

I just got the cusack screamer V2 to use and it sounds awsome in front of the brahma module.

 

[GtrGeorge!]

I don't boost...why?
well, because I dont need to, and besides it increases noise,reduces my dynamic range and is another thing to go wrong.
And I am a guy who loves pedals...but not for boosting, actually.

Use your ears.....with an EMG 85 into a high gain module, do you really lack distortion? Do you really lack input voltage?!!!!!!!!

Here I go.....(I apologize in advance..) why not just play the module and wring out the most you can with your hands?

 

[dragonguitarist]

I stoped using an overdrive or a boost when I got my V2. I found that the higher quality of the amp with the more preamp tubes(had a G3), and added overdrive got a bit out of control! But after I did a simple tube swap, I could run just the amp with the gain around 6-7 and have no noise, and still sounded more brutal(IMO) than my buddy's Carvin V3 with a tube screamer in front of it! But I know pickups make a difference too. I personally use a DiMarzio X2N, which has enough gain and signal strength to distort the purest of clean channels like on that V3.

 

[bj4rd]

i use a stock ts9 on some solos just to add picking definition, give a mid boost, and get the preamp tubes to sing a little. sometimes i use it as another channel where i can take a scooped out rhythym channel and use it for a solo. i'd like to get an overdrive that sounds similar to the ts9 but doesnt drop the bass response and operates more quietly.

 

[METALjim]

There is a guy who sells a mod kit on ebay to mod your ts9. it flattens the response out so the bass is still present and changes a few parts to better ones that quiten it down.
I also use a ts9 to boost my XTC for solos and Ive never had a better sounding solo in all my years.

 

[bj4rd]

thanks. i'll have to check that ebay upgrade out. i've got an xtc module coming in the mail right now to use for soloing with the ts9.