and was overjoyed to hear each and every note sparkle and shine . Even with low volume settings , the EQ alone was a great addition to help chords and single notes stand out .
The Booster also shines when used with dirt pedals . I placed it before a Tube Screamer and a weird , old Ibanez FZ7 fuzz , and it enhanced each one in a different way . The Tube Screamer had more depth and low end without being boomy — it was articulate and clean sounding , with some added saturation due to the boost driving the overdrive . With the fuzz , I got the usual scratchy sounds , but there was more clarity to it , and the fuzz seemed to have more finesse , if that makes sense . What it really did was make the fuzz more useable .
Since the Booster houses the tone of the Echoplex preamp , I had to try it with my Dunlop Echoplex Delay pedal . The results were very good . Both in front of and after the delay , the Booster added those mystical frequencies , and when I closed my eyes it was like I was playing through a real deal Echoplex . The sound was sublime , and I highly recommend that anyone using an Echoplex-style delay try the Booster with it .
There are a lot of boost pedals out there , and many of them come with a compact footprint in order to fit onto any pedalboard . However , I only know of one that melds two legendary circuits together for your convenience , and that is the MXR Booster . It sounds fantastic , couldn ’ t be simpler to use , and has a wide range of tones despite its diminutive control set . If you like the idea of a clean boost but you want more than a standard one-knobber can offer , take one of these for a test drive . It ’ s little , it ’ s loud , and I like it .
Awesome boost in a tiny package . The merging of two classic designs .
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and was overjoyed to hear each and every note sparkle and shine . Even with low volume settings , the EQ alone was a great addition to help chords and single notes stand out .
The Booster also shines when used with dirt pedals . I placed it before a Tube Screamer and a weird , old Ibanez FZ7 fuzz , and it enhanced each one in a different way . The Tube Screamer had more depth and low end without being boomy — it was articulate and clean sounding , with some added saturation due to the boost driving the overdrive . With the fuzz , I got the usual scratchy sounds , but there was more clarity to it , and the fuzz seemed to have more finesse , if that makes sense . What it really did was make the fuzz more useable .
Since the Booster houses the tone of the Echoplex preamp , I had to try it with my Dunlop Echoplex Delay pedal . The results were very good . Both in front of and after the delay , the Booster added those mystical frequencies , and when I closed my eyes it was like I was playing through a real deal Echoplex . The sound was sublime , and I highly recommend that anyone using an Echoplex-style delay try the Booster with it .
There are a lot of boost pedals out there , and many of them come with a compact footprint in order to fit onto any pedalboard . However , I only know of one that melds two legendary circuits together for your convenience , and that is the MXR Booster . It sounds fantastic , couldn ’ t be simpler to use , and has a wide range of tones despite its diminutive control set . If you like the idea of a clean boost but you want more than a standard one-knobber can offer , take one of these for a test drive . It ’ s little , it ’ s loud , and I like it .
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Awesome boost in a tiny package . The merging of two classic designs .