ODB-3 as a Clean Boost

[Kromwarp]

Just got back from band practice and found that the Boss ODB-3 works exceptionally well as a clean boost. Anyone else tried this before?

I just dialed out the Gain and Balance, turned the Bass EQ to 2 oclock and the Treble EQ to 3 oclock and put my volume at about 2 oclock. Colors the tone of the amp very little, but what is added is actually desirable

 

[necrobot]

Yeah, i have found the ODB-3 to have a very nice clean boost. Pretty cool huh?

 

[walker rosewood]

There's actually settings for that in the odb-3 owners manual. I figured out today that the LS-2 also works well for this, particularly if you don't connect anything to the loop, then pump the gain.

 

[Stuggi]

Great, now I have a use for that pedal, up until now I haven't found the overdrive in it very pleasing, this might be it's ticket for the board instead of resting in the bottom of one of my "random gear" boxes.

 

[6810]

On the subject of clean boost - the old Boss HF-2 Hyper Fuzz has a gnarly clean boost,too. In front of a tube amp, it pushes the preamp into total grunt land. Awesome!

Now, I need to get my hands on an OBD-3 (no, it's true, I really don't have one after all these years!).

 

[DonnyDanger]

I've recently rediscovered mine by putting it in the effects loop of my amp instead of putting right after my bass. I love the tone way more, it's more natural and really breaks up nice!

 

[tomhanzo]

I tried it, but it seems to be a little scooped. I like a tone of mids and it steals them.