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Pickup Booster or Gain Booster Can anyone recommend some cheap pedal to increase the gain out from the bass pickups |
there are many boosters out there .. I'd go with LPB-1 (because of price) .. also I think mxr has one nice booster .. you can also use many overdrive pedals for boost if you turn gain all the way down |
I would agree with the LPB-1 or the MXR Microamp, both can boost and are affordable. Regards, Doug. |
What I got from internet is that EHX-LPB1 is for Electric Guitars Gain booster and EHX-The Mole is for Bass Guitar Gain booster... is that right ?? |
extremely confused (:-( MXR Microamp 80$ Symore Duncan SFX-01 MXR M80 140$ Aguilar Tone Hammer 210$ EBS Microbass II SansAmp BDDI 200$ Boss GEB-7 100$ Behringer Bass BEQ-700 40$ Hartke Bass Attack 100$ Tech21 Bass Aphex Bass Xciter Xotic RX Booster MarkBass Super Booster 130$ EHX-The Mole 42$ |
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The mole is only a bass booster so it probably wouldn't help at all, the lpb1 is probably your best bet or the mxr micro amp |
The Wren & Cuff Phat Phuk B is an amazing booster for bass, although it does colour your sound, and isn't clean as other boosters (it can get quite gritty, but in a good way). I have it as an "always-on" pedal and it really gives my '74 Rick 4001 a massive sound. Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but it's still an amazing booster. |
Seriously, EHX LPB-1. It's really for all the instruments. LPB-1 stands for 'linear power booster,' meaning it provides an even boost throughout the audible frequency range. The Mole is not a 'bass guitar' booster, it is a bass frequency booster, and will significantly change the sound going into it. Quote:
All those pedals have a purpose, and all can boost, but for most of them it isn't their primary function. *Boss is generally considered superior to Behringer, but that isn't always true with every pedal. I don't have any personal experience comparing these two. |
long ago, i used a boss compressor pedal as a boost. i turned the compressor controls to 'no effect' and turned up the 'level' knob. i used it to punch up my bass line in the mix when needed. |
EHX LPB-1 is just a tweaked Alembic Stratoblaster as far as I remember. With a wee bit of veroboard and $15 of components you could build your own!! |
Hmm my e-search states -- pickup booster (for bass) 1. EHX LPB-1 2. MXR MicroAmp 3. Catalinbread Serrano Picoso 3. Wren and Cuff Phat Phuk B 4. Seymore Duncan SFX-01 5. Xotic RC Booster 6. Tesla PickupBooster MK-2 7. Lee Jackson Bitch Boost |
IMO you are way over thinking this. Choose and deal with the consequences. The worst that can happen is you're out 40 bucks and have decided you don't need a boost pedal. The best is it does exactly what you want for a low cost. You either learn a lesson or you learn a lesson and get great guitar tone. Good luck. |
An LPB-1 is the simplest single transistor preamp that can be made. It works, but the headroom is limited, it's rather low input impedance may dull the bass a little. It will do the job, but nearly anything else is better. |
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