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LooseCannon
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I don't get the idea of using a clean volume boost pedal before the amp. How is it driving the amp different than the preamp volume knob?
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Clean Boost?
Sometimes the amp is maxed, and it's one of those amps that doesn't get enough overdrive for that player, so he uses a clean boost instead of getting the amp modded. But usually it's what Simon said, that you want both medium gain and higher gain at the touch of a footpedal.
Sometimes the amp is maxed, and it's one of those amps that doesn't get enough overdrive for that player, so he uses a clean boost instead of getting the amp modded. But usually it's what Simon said, that you want both medium gain and higher gain at the touch of a footpedal.
More-Gear-Than-Skill
New member
Re: Clean Boost?
My understanding is that the pre-amp stage in a valve amp, is often a multi-stage affair. Even with a single tube, the signal is gained up, then fed in again (to the same tube, but to another separate "side" of it) the resulting amplified signal is then sent onward to the power stage.
Your guitar signal arrives and is whispering then talkin then shouting. Certain character is added as we go along. If you clean boost first then the amp gets a guitar signal that's already talking. Different character. And the overdrive sound will obviously happen sooner as it breaks up.
My understanding is that the pre-amp stage in a valve amp, is often a multi-stage affair. Even with a single tube, the signal is gained up, then fed in again (to the same tube, but to another separate "side" of it) the resulting amplified signal is then sent onward to the power stage.
Your guitar signal arrives and is whispering then talkin then shouting. Certain character is added as we go along. If you clean boost first then the amp gets a guitar signal that's already talking. Different character. And the overdrive sound will obviously happen sooner as it breaks up.
SirJackdeFuzz
New member
Re: Clean Boost?
I LOVE MY MXR MICRO AMP !
Perfect for my Blues Jr.
Sometimes i need some more drive that the lil guy can not give me (no dist. channel on this one), even when max'd, so in comes the Micro Amp !
I am also playing with the idea of getting a second one for double the goodness !?
I LOVE MY MXR MICRO AMP !
Perfect for my Blues Jr.
Sometimes i need some more drive that the lil guy can not give me (no dist. channel on this one), even when max'd, so in comes the Micro Amp !
I am also playing with the idea of getting a second one for double the goodness !?
Gunny47
New member
Re: Clean Boost?
I never tried one before, but my understanding was that it was like headroom in a pedal. Instead of putting your amps volume to 10 where it distorts, put the volume to 4 or so where its nice and clean and click on the clean boost to get as loud as it would be on 10, but without distortion. Or is this too good to be true? What am I missing here?
I never tried one before, but my understanding was that it was like headroom in a pedal. Instead of putting your amps volume to 10 where it distorts, put the volume to 4 or so where its nice and clean and click on the clean boost to get as loud as it would be on 10, but without distortion. Or is this too good to be true? What am I missing here?
