Good pedal for volume boost

[Collider]

I play in a four piece band with one guitar player and I need something to boost my volume and / or thicken up my sound during guitar solos when there isn't anything else going on accompaniment-wise.

I was looking at the EHX LPB-1. Any love out there for that?

Any suggestions gratefully received.

[NOVAX]

My Boss Hyper fuzz has a happening boost mode. Rare but they are out there. I would get a Chandler Lil Devil boost-high end stuff $320 though. I hear the BBE Boosta Grande is pretty good.
An MXR micro amp is a fail safe booster as well.

[marijn van gils]

By far the cheapest way to do it, and it'll work perfectly.

I owned an lpb-1 for some time, also using it for solo's and to correct the lack of volume knob in the dry mode of my BBM. It did the job as good as I could wish for!

Since I don't do solo's so much, if at all, and I modded the BBM, I sold it to my guitarist. He also uses it for boosting for solo's, and is also very happy with it.

Are there better units out there? Sure. At less than double the price? Nope. Are you gonna hear the difference in a mix? Doubt it. Are you gonna hear the difference in your bedroom? Still doubt it.

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by marijn van gils

LPB-1... By far the cheapest way to do it, and it'll work perfectly.

Are there better units out there? Sure. At less than double the price? Nope. Are you gonna hear the difference in a mix? Doubt it. Are you gonna hear the difference in your bedroom? Still doubt it.

Agreed. I like gourmet gear as much as the next guy, but some of the best boosters I've heard were fairly cheap--and the difference between good and "less good" is slim, and only audible in a very refined listening context (high-end recording setup for example)-and sometimes not even then.

One thing that can make the decision a little trickier/more interesting is if you want a specific tonal quality from a booster. E.g. if you want a bit of dirt, or compression, or noticeable fattening, etc. That's when I can justify spending higher amounts, myself.

[Josh Pelican]

Phat Phuk B for me. You can add some nice grit to the tone if you want.

If you want to just stay clean, you can definitely go with the LPB-1!

[Ric5]

[animvl]

I use an MXR Micro Amp, it's been my favourite pedal for a few years now.

[caeman]

An EQ pedal. You have a little more utility with EQ settings AND you get a clean boost. I found the LPB-1 had too much bass boost, not transparent at all.

[CaptainSir]

Lizard Leg Effects
Blue Tail Bass Boost
(its a clean boost pedal design specifically for bass)
its exactly what your looking for....
i tried LPB-1 and the MXR micro amp before i got this one....

[my07bass]

Originally Posted by caeman

An EQ pedal. You have a little more utility with EQ settings AND you get a clean boost. I found the LPB-1 had too much bass boost, not transparent at all.

X2. I tried the LPB-1. Even when adjusting it for zero volume gain, when activated it had an overdriven sound. I wanted clean boost. EQ probably a good way to go. I opted for a volume pedal and really like it. I got the Visual Volume.

[basslinejam]

Creation Audio Labs MK.4.23 clean boost pedal.

[falconspatriots]

I bought a markbass super booster a few months ago and have nothing but positive results with it. Its a nice clean boost that has the VLE and VPF filters on it for a lil vintage tone(if you desire).

I use mine as a overall signal booster, like before all my effects(after the compressor of course) but im sure it'll do fine at the end of a chain.

[Ray man]

The lpb-1 rolls of the high end and fattens up the sound a lot. Its cool for making a single coil sound closer to a humbucker. It aslo has a bit of grunt.

The bad bob was similar to lpb-1.

The mxr micro boost is tranparent as glass in my opinion.

[0175westwood29]

ive used an old boss odb-3, to boost before just turn the gain right down and it work as a clean boost!

plus you can add alot of bottom end to fill out the sound!

andy

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Collider

I was looking at the EHX LPB-1. Any love out there for that?

I got one of those for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It works great, and at $32 new it was totally worth it!

Originally Posted by my07bass

X2. I tried the LPB-1. Even when adjusting it for zero volume gain, when activated it had an overdriven sound. I wanted clean boost. EQ probably a good way to go. I opted for a volume pedal and really like it. I got the Visual Volume.

Odd, Ive never gotten the slightest bit of overdirve from the LPB-1. Its a fairly clean boost, if anything a little extra bass as a poster above stated.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Ric5

+1

[Feral Feline]

If I had money, this is what I'd get...



Not cheap, but boutique.

[scubaduba]

I've used all of the following:
LPB-1
Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso
Fultone Fatboost
Sex Drive (still own)
Phat Phuk

My top pick = Phat Phuk. Just awesome fat goodness. Least favorite = Super Chili

[my07bass]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

I got one of those for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It works great, and at $32 new it was totally worth it!

Odd, Ive never gotten the slightest bit of overdirve from the LPB-1. Its a fairly clean boost, if anything a little extra bass as a poster above stated.

I liked the price but wanted absolutely CLEAN boost, thus the volume pedal. Gain on an EQ would probably do the same but I like the ease of adjusting volume on the fly.

I didn't even want the "little extra bass". I've got other pedals for that.

[sillyfabe]

Another +1 to the gain on the Boss FZ-2. (I use this for a clean boost). I use my T-Tex Bass Juice as a dirty boost