How's that pick up booster?
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drew_half_empty
Looking for Real Life
Re: How's that pick up booster?
eh, i'd say it gets you pretty close, not dead on, but, good enough
if you like both single coils & humbuckers you won't be dissapointed
if you're not a fan of single coils, eh, why have them in the first place? The pedal will give you more versatility but only humbuckers sound like humbuckers, yanno?
eh, i'd say it gets you pretty close, not dead on, but, good enough
if you like both single coils & humbuckers you won't be dissapointed
if you're not a fan of single coils, eh, why have them in the first place? The pedal will give you more versatility but only humbuckers sound like humbuckers, yanno?
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: How's that pick up booster?
I'd agree with drew, that its pretty close. The thing is, I don't think of it, so much, as "humbucker" sound as I do just another tone option. In fact, I tend to use it with humbuckers more than singles.
Its a great pedal. Even "clean", it seems to add some character to otherwise good pups.
I'd agree with drew, that its pretty close. The thing is, I don't think of it, so much, as "humbucker" sound as I do just another tone option. In fact, I tend to use it with humbuckers more than singles.
Its a great pedal. Even "clean", it seems to add some character to otherwise good pups.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: How's that pick up booster?
I use mine mainly as a lead boost and to fatten up my overall single coil lead tones...It works great for doing both,otherwise I agree with Drew and Artie.
I use mine mainly as a lead boost and to fatten up my overall single coil lead tones...It works great for doing both,otherwise I agree with Drew and Artie.
Baby Evil
New member
Re: How's that pick up booster?
I recently fell back in love with single coils, because I'm starting to play more clean again. But for full distortion, I prefer humbuckers, and I have some songs where the strat is perfect for most parts, but the heavy bits miss something.
That's where the booster would come in real handy.
thanks,
Jan
I recently fell back in love with single coils, because I'm starting to play more clean again. But for full distortion, I prefer humbuckers, and I have some songs where the strat is perfect for most parts, but the heavy bits miss something.
That's where the booster would come in real handy.
thanks,
Jan
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: How's that pick up booster?
Its definitely a "clean" boost. All the way up to +25db. So, you can use it to overdrive the frontend of an amp, or to "buffer" the signal to feed a chain of pedals. I like the "punch" it gives when you just dial in a bit of boost, with the knob just off the low end stop.
The two position resonance switch is icing on the cake.
Now I'm starting to sound like a salesman . . . but thats what it does.
Its definitely a "clean" boost. All the way up to +25db. So, you can use it to overdrive the frontend of an amp, or to "buffer" the signal to feed a chain of pedals. I like the "punch" it gives when you just dial in a bit of boost, with the knob just off the low end stop.
The two position resonance switch is icing on the cake.
Now I'm starting to sound like a salesman . . . but thats what it does.
Pierre
Stratologist
Re: How's that pick up booster?
So it's very similar to an MXR microamp then for instance?
A friend of mine uses this with a JC800 combo and my Charvel sounded amazing on it. I'm getting a Laney LC15R as soon as I have the money and I really want or need it and I'm looking for a boost pedal to give it enough gain for a metal distortion. You think the SD pickup booster would give it enough gain and without masking the true amp/tube tone?
So it's very similar to an MXR microamp then for instance?
A friend of mine uses this with a JC800 combo and my Charvel sounded amazing on it. I'm getting a Laney LC15R as soon as I have the money and I really want or need it and I'm looking for a boost pedal to give it enough gain for a metal distortion. You think the SD pickup booster would give it enough gain and without masking the true amp/tube tone?
