Pick Ups Booster Seymour Duncan (REVIEW)

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Pick Ups Booster Seymour Duncan (REVIEW)

I know all about that Erik. I expect it to warm up some for the reason you give but this is well beyond that. The minimum boost is all I've ever used (dial all the way to the left at the minimum +6db) and the tone is still a lot fatter.

I'm not saying this is a bad box, only that it doesn't do what I was rightly or wrongly under the impression that it would do.

 

[coachc55]

Re: Pick Ups Booster Seymour Duncan (REVIEW)

It frustrates me when I see someone complain about a product because they don't know how to use it or don't know what it's for. Read the manual!!!!

I'm going to re-iterate some things some of the other guys here said, but I want to combine it in one thread.

The SD pickup booster should be FIRST in your signal chain always. The manual even says so. It won't work correctly otherwise. Also, if you put it before an OD or Distortion pedal, it's just going to boost the signal into that pedal and not really go anywhere except possibly turn the signal to mush.

This is NOT an overdrive or distortion pedal. It isn't necessarily a volume boost either. It's a clean gain boost. Meaning, it virtually raises the output of single coils and the resonance switch changes the frequency to make it sound more like a hot or vintage humbucker. It just gives you some extra beef when you need it. It's very transparent. The fact that you barely notice it's working is a GOOD thing and part of it's appeal.

I love mine, and I use it with both humbuckers and single coils for an extra push.

Also, are you using a solid state amp? If you use this with a lot of boost on a solid state amp it's probably going to sound like poop. Because this thing is designed to work better with tube amps. The way I use mine is to push the preamp section of my amp a little more. So that way I get more saturation from the amp itself.

I hope that clears things up a bit.

Is it true that it doesn't work well with solid state amps? Darn, I was thinking of picking one up.

CoachC

 

[ErikH]

Re: Pick Ups Booster Seymour Duncan (REVIEW)

I know all about that Erik. I expect it to warm up some for the reason you give but this is well beyond that. The minimum boost is all I've ever used (dial all the way to the left at the minimum +6db) and the tone is still a lot fatter.

I'm not saying this is a bad box, only that it doesn't do what I was rightly or wrongly under the impression that it would do.

Hmmm, ok. Sounds like it's got a pretty big input cap, probably something close to 1uf. A smaller input cap would fix that. I don't own one so I have no idea what's in it or if there is even an input cap but since it's a booster of sorts, and if it's based off any of the other common designs out there, there very well could be one.

 

[Xeromus]

Re: Pick Ups Booster Seymour Duncan (REVIEW)

Is it true that it doesn't work well with solid state amps? Darn, I was thinking of picking one up.

CoachC

That was just speculation. I never tried it though an SS amp. It may work well as a boost, I don't know. I'd like to know how it'd work out personally.