Clean Volume Boost?
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MikeRocker
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/products/effectsdescr.shtml#booster You are on the Seymour Duncan website, after all. :smack:
And yes, it's true bypass and works great.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/products/effectsdescr.shtml#booster You are on the Seymour Duncan website, after all. :smack:
And yes, it's true bypass and works great.
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YJM_Rocks
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
I don't think so...Gain means: An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification. Thats from dictionary.com. The pickup booster is a clean volume boost, NOT AN OVERDRIVE.
I don't think so...Gain means: An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification. Thats from dictionary.com. The pickup booster is a clean volume boost, NOT AN OVERDRIVE.
MikeRocker
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
That's what it does, just boosts the volume. In this case, gain refers to volume boost, not overdrive, the same as a gain knob on a stereo or home theater component - the unit itself introduces no overdrive or distortion. It may overdrive the front end on an amp a bit, but just because it will hit it with more volume. It depends on what kind of amp you run it in front of. I own it, and it's great, try one if you get the chance. The resonance switch works as described too, it's subtle, but does the trick.madaxeman said:
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Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Clean Volume Boost?
The duncan pickup booster is a great little unit...true bypass, build like a tank small foot print and does a killer job!
The duncan pickup booster is a great little unit...true bypass, build like a tank small foot print and does a killer job!
bryvincent
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
i think it would be better to boost the signal at the effects loop as simon f said.slash also puts the eq pedal on the effects loop on his jubilees for his leads. putting the boost at the front i think will have little effect on the volume when your already overdriving the amp, the boosted signal will only be compressed by the preamp. just a thought, i havent tried it
i think it would be better to boost the signal at the effects loop as simon f said.slash also puts the eq pedal on the effects loop on his jubilees for his leads. putting the boost at the front i think will have little effect on the volume when your already overdriving the amp, the boosted signal will only be compressed by the preamp. just a thought, i havent tried it
Artie
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
The SD Pickup Booster is all discrete circuitry. No op-amps. And I didn't just read that off the webpage, I just opened mine up and looked.
Although, I'm not sure how important that is these days. Modern IC chip technology is pretty amazing. The $300 Grado RA-1 headphone amp is a 39-cent op-amp, with a few resistors and caps around it. It's literally $5 worth of parts. Its renowned for its fidelity.
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The SD Pickup Booster is all discrete circuitry. No op-amps. And I didn't just read that off the webpage, I just opened mine up and looked.
Although, I'm not sure how important that is these days. Modern IC chip technology is pretty amazing. The $300 Grado RA-1 headphone amp is a 39-cent op-amp, with a few resistors and caps around it. It's literally $5 worth of parts. Its renowned for its fidelity.
Quencho092
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
you could simply wire a volume cut box with a volume pot and a bypass w/ two jacks. Activate the switch-set your amp to how you want to play regularly-then set the amount of 'boost' by using the volume knob. When you bypass the volume pot, you get your boost-just set your amp a little bit higher.
I think it's a good idea because it's cheaper, and you're using your amp to get the boost. Add volume to your amp and subtract volume using a pedal instead of keeping the amp's volume the same and using a pedal to raise the volume.
you could simply wire a volume cut box with a volume pot and a bypass w/ two jacks. Activate the switch-set your amp to how you want to play regularly-then set the amount of 'boost' by using the volume knob. When you bypass the volume pot, you get your boost-just set your amp a little bit higher.
I think it's a good idea because it's cheaper, and you're using your amp to get the boost. Add volume to your amp and subtract volume using a pedal instead of keeping the amp's volume the same and using a pedal to raise the volume.
drew_half_empty
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Re: Clean Volume Boost?
or you could use a volume pedal
in the effects loop so it doesn't lower the output of your pickups
unless you want that?
or you could use a volume pedal
in the effects loop so it doesn't lower the output of your pickups
unless you want that?
