But it sounds pretty badass.
I have had an xotic ep boost for about a year or so. It worked phenomenally well with one of my guitars and my Tubemeister, but that was it. The xotic did not gel with my other amps and guitars, regardless of how the dip switches were set and whether I ran it at 9 or 18v. It has not got along my new Orange either so I picked this one up the other day.
Wow. What an improvement. It doesn't have the sheer amount of gain boost that the Xotic does, but it sounds far better and more musical in every single way. The Xotic always seems too bright or too muddy on top, and the low end coloration is muddy and overkill. Strident lows. But the EP preamp is much clearer while not getting harsh, muddy, or strident. Now, there is the whole bit about the proper chip and voltage of the original EP, IDK what Dunlop has or has not used, they claim there is some circuit wizardry in there to allow it to have the high headroom while still running off a 9v battery or adapter and I believe it cos it does work better than the Xotic at 18v. And unlike the Xotic, it v also responds much better when you roll your guitar volume down. if you jack up the gain all the way on the ep preamp , it gets this quasi fuzz thing going which will bring to mind a bunch of classic recordings. Set at unity gain, is how I am using it mostly though, just for the coloration when I want it.
Don't overlook it.
I have had an xotic ep boost for about a year or so. It worked phenomenally well with one of my guitars and my Tubemeister, but that was it. The xotic did not gel with my other amps and guitars, regardless of how the dip switches were set and whether I ran it at 9 or 18v. It has not got along my new Orange either so I picked this one up the other day.
Wow. What an improvement. It doesn't have the sheer amount of gain boost that the Xotic does, but it sounds far better and more musical in every single way. The Xotic always seems too bright or too muddy on top, and the low end coloration is muddy and overkill. Strident lows. But the EP preamp is much clearer while not getting harsh, muddy, or strident. Now, there is the whole bit about the proper chip and voltage of the original EP, IDK what Dunlop has or has not used, they claim there is some circuit wizardry in there to allow it to have the high headroom while still running off a 9v battery or adapter and I believe it cos it does work better than the Xotic at 18v. And unlike the Xotic, it v also responds much better when you roll your guitar volume down. if you jack up the gain all the way on the ep preamp , it gets this quasi fuzz thing going which will bring to mind a bunch of classic recordings. Set at unity gain, is how I am using it mostly though, just for the coloration when I want it.
Don't overlook it.
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