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02-25-2010, 02:57 PM
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Hey guys
I was wondering if anyone can recommend me a good boost pedal? For certain parts in my bands songs, there's the need for the bass to be louder and in other parts vise versa Should I even go with a boost pedal or would a volume pedal be better? I was thinking a Ernie Ball volume pedal, Boss Equalizer, etc. Any suggestions? I mean some parts just need some more.
Thanks
P.S: In before "put your volume knob low and raise it when you need to." 
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02-25-2010, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Fulltone Fat-Boost is a great boost pedal; can be relatively clean or add some dirt if you want, plus has a treble control (cut only) and bass control (cut/boost).
I like the Catalinbread Serrano Picoso alot as well. It's a very quiet, clean boost in a super small enclosure. I heard their Super Chili Picoso is pretty great, too.
Lost of options, for sure!
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02-25-2010, 03:03 PM
|  | OVNIFX
EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | There are literally a hundred or more good boost pedals, and another hundred or more if you include EQ pedals (which make perfectly good boost pedals). So it comes down to:
--your budget
--visual aesthetic preferences
--clean or dirty boost
--single function or more versatile
FWIW the Ernie Ball pedal is not a boost, it's just like the volume knob on your bass except it's on the floor. |
02-25-2010, 03:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wakefield, UK | | This arrived this morning: 
It's awesome. It definitely colours your tone but in a good way. It's got a bass boost switch internally but I prefer it without.
FWIW, I like the EP Boost more than I liked the Fulltone Fatboost.
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02-25-2010, 03:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago | | | I love the Fulltone Bass Drive in "Comp Cut" mode, which essentially turns the first channel into a clean boost. Lots of volume to be had there; I never have the vol knob above 10 o'clock. The BD also has the swell option of adding a separate "Boost" channel (engaged via separate switch) to provide even more volume and a fair amount of dirt. Some folks don't like the fact that the dirty boost can only be engaged after the clean one, but my feet are big enough to hit both switches at once, so I don't mind. |
02-25-2010, 03:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: rochester, NY | | | If you're looking for commercial available and dirt cheap... The EHX LPB-1 is $39 new. I just built one for myself, and it seems pretty transparent to me. |
02-25-2010, 03:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: www.TribeMarkStudio.com | | | Fo me its Barber Electronics Linden EQ which has a vintage Ampeg Tone Stack eQ section, a push pull bass knob that fattens the low end and a mini toggle that accentuates the mids... Good enough to use as a preamp alone but I've been favoring it as a boost for live shows as it has tons of db's to boost in the front end of my Aguilar pre... And the price is right for all you get. You can hear it on all the demo songs I tracked on my website below... |
02-25-2010, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by walker rosewood If you're looking for commercial available and dirt cheap... The EHX LPB-1 is $39 new. I just built one for myself, and it seems pretty transparent to me. | +1
Loads of very expensive clean boost pedals are basically LPBs. If you got an LPB-1 and a Signal Pad, you would have your bases covered. |
02-25-2010, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nashville | | Check out the Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 BOOST PEDAL . http://www.creationaudiolabs.com/mk423
Very high quality.
Super wide frequency response.
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02-25-2010, 08:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cambridge, MA | | For me, the best clean boost pedal for bass is the Blue Tail pedal made by the botique pedal company Lizard Leg Effects ( www.lizardlegeffects.com). You can buy a new one direct or on e-bay (he has a couple of e-bay sellers who help move them). They run about $149 new but I noticed a used one is listed on e-bay for $80.( http://cgi.ebay.com/Lizard-Leg-Effec...item20af9655c6)
The boost is very clean and they are built like tanks.
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02-25-2010, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ricknote | YES !!
best boost out there hands down...
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02-25-2010, 08:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perth, WA, Australia | | | Boss LS-2 will do this and give you 2 selectable levels of boost in addition to your normal level.
Plus all the other signal-routing stuff it does...
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02-25-2010, 10:35 PM
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02-25-2010, 11:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: rochester, NY | | | i didn't think to mention the LS-2. I use loop A for a few effects, then leave loop B open and use it as a clean boost. Got mine used for $40. That is, until I built myself a dedicated boost. |
02-25-2010, 11:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Fernando Valley-California | | | Biblical bass tone
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Originally Posted by jschwalls YES !!
best boost out there hands down... | Interesting name to give a boost pedal. Mark 4, 23. That's a bible passage that says, "Anyone who has ears to hear, ought to hear." Clever.
Just watched the video on the website...looks to be a nice boost pedal. |
02-26-2010, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by chris818 Interesting name to give a boost pedal. Mark 4, 23. That's a bible passage that says, "Anyone who has ears to hear, ought to hear." Clever. | With all due respect.........that is weak. Imagine that, stomping on Scripture to satisfy the lusts of rock and roll. |
02-26-2010, 12:34 AM
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02-26-2010, 12:50 AM
| | | No offense intended, but how about some biblical names for other pedals..... 
Scripture Fuzz. 
Get heard with The Word Comp. 
Old and New Testament versions. 
Maybe they could design a delay pedal and call it "Saul".
OK, back to OT. I thought the Carl Martin Compressor worked real well as a clean boost with the compressor function minimized. |
02-26-2010, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Belgium | | Quote:
Originally Posted by walker rosewood If you're looking for commercial available and dirt cheap... The EHX LPB-1 is $39 new. I just built one for myself, and it seems pretty transparent to me. | +1
cheap, looks good and does a great job. All you really need... |
02-26-2010, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bongomania There are literally a hundred or more good boost pedals, and another hundred or more if you include EQ pedals (which make perfectly good boost pedals). So it comes down to:
--your budget
--visual aesthetic preferences
--clean or dirty boost
--single function or more versatile
FWIW the Ernie Ball pedal is not a boost, it's just like the volume knob on your bass except it's on the floor. | +1
There are just soooo many options! It's really important to know whether you just want "louder", or want a tonal "color" change as well. Disappointment awaits if you don't suss this out ahead of time! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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