boost pedal with Herbert?

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Anyone use a boost pedal with their Herbert?
I was thinking like a fulltone fat boost or possibly a VHT valvulator 1 in front to boost the signal a little not to add distortion or overdrive though.
I don't really have anything in front of the amp except a wah pedal.
I'm using a g major 2 in the serial loop..
 
mxr custom audio boost works great.
klon centaur with gain at 0....perfect
xotic rc....ok, but too muddy for me.

go for the mxr-cae :thumbsup:
 
Xotic BB Preamp. It works well to cut or boost the input depending on the pickups and you can cut or boost the treble and bass
frequencies. It works well to tame the treble spike with the mid cut engaged. You can also tweak for days with it on Ch. 2-.
 
The mxr 402 cae reminds me of a fulltone fulldrive I used to have.
should I get the 402 or 401 cae?
Thanks
 
sorry for hijacking but im also looking for a booster for the herbert but with the primary aim of tightening the sound and nothing more.

ive read a lot of good stuff about the xotic range but am confused as to which will be best to achieve this aim
 
RJF":2wbezlk4 said:
With the herbert, I don't really see a need for a boost. :confused:
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I'm totally with you. I've tried boosting my Herbert and seen no reason to ever do it again. The herbert just doesn't need it. If you want to "tighten" it up a bit (not sure why the amp needs this, always seemed very tight to me), try engaging the mid cut with the level around noon and the intensity around 9 o'clock.
 
To some, it's not about the boost. The right speakers and cab help to tighten the Herbert, although if you step back a bit it's pretty tight anyway.
For low output pickups, or single coils that are a bit trebly the BB works great. IMHO, I love EMG's but hate them with Diezel's. I used the BB to cut
some of the output to make the EMG's a bit less aggressive and compressed. From a perspective of overdrive, the amp is already ridiculous. No need to
boost unless you use lower gain setting and are looking for a different tones. On Ch. 2+,- and 3 with the mid-cut on or off you have a big pallet of different
colors that can be had with a good boost pedal. The Herbert is WAY more flexible than what everyone has it stereotyped to be. If all you want is Diezel Hell, it's
there, but it's also got Heavenly tones and soul too.
 
mincy":1pfawaqb said:
RJF":1pfawaqb said:
With the herbert, I don't really see a need for a boost. :confused:
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I'm totally with you. I've tried boosting my Herbert and seen no reason to ever do it again. The herbert just doesn't need it. If you want to "tighten" it up a bit (not sure why the amp needs this, always seemed very tight to me), try engaging the mid cut with the level around noon and the intensity around 9 o'clock.
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I am with you all,boost not needed.
 
MARK2C":3ghtf5qb said:
To some, it's not about the boost. The right speakers and cab help to tighten the Herbert, although if you step back a bit it's pretty tight anyway.
For low output pickups, or single coils that are a bit trebly the BB works great. IMHO, I love EMG's but hate them with Diezel's. I used the BB to cut
some of the output to make the EMG's a bit less aggressive and compressed. From a perspective of overdrive, the amp is already ridiculous. No need to
boost unless you use lower gain setting and are looking for a different tones. On Ch. 2+,- and 3 with the mid-cut on or off you have a big pallet of different
colors that can be had with a good boost pedal. The Herbert is WAY more flexible than what everyone has it stereotyped to be. If all you want is Diezel Hell, it's
there, but it's also got Heavenly tones and soul too.
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I've also noticed that my Herbert tends to favor my passive pickup'd guitars. The sound is slightly "bigger" with a hot passive than an EMG.
 
RJF":2pepcgf5 said:
I've also noticed that my Herbert tends to favor my passive pickup'd guitars. The sound is slightly "bigger" with a hot passive than an EMG.
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Exactly. The VH4 is the same to my ears with EMG's. 81's less so than 85's. The ceramics seem to sound better straight in, but I
am enamored with the Alnico's in the 85. Smooth.....
 
exactly! the term "boost" maybe misleading, as i guess we are all overloaded from other baords with "WHICH BOOST TO MAKE MY ENGL FLOWERBALLZ MORE BR00TALZ?" threads. :lol: :LOL:

i use a TS808 with one of my passive gutiars from time to time - not for adding gain or something like that, but its a 7string with real bass-heavy pickups, and the TS just cuts the unneeded Bass-freqs. And i also tried to add just a bit of Level (NOT gain) and with Ch2+, this works pretty good as it adds a bit of high mid/high end chunk to it.

Again: i could of course also reach the same effect with just finding the right pickup for this guitar - but i havent had the time yet, got the TS anyway, and damn, i do love some flexibility. :D
 
I've tried a bunch, and to me, nothing is better than the Xotic BB pre-amp. I just use it from time to time - really just to tighten the low end. I'm using a FL diezel cab now too and that helps tighten it up a little more over a traditional rear-loaded cab. The Herbert may be tight enough for some - so they may not feel the need to boost, but other's like it much tighter. ;)
 
dont get me wrong - the Herbert (for me) IS tight enough - the pickup of my guitar isnt.
 
I just picked up a guitar with a motor city solution in it and WOW.
After playing it for a while then plugging in my soloist with the stock seymor duncans in it, it seemed lifeless and flat.

I think if I keep the duncans in the soloist a boost will do what I want.
 
base341":2dejo6tb said:
I just picked up a guitar with a motor city solution in it and WOW.
After playing it for a while then plugging in my soloist with the stock seymor duncans in it, it seemed lifeless and flat.

I think if I keep the duncans in the soloist a boost will do what I want.
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Now you know why I was more than willing to hang on to that pick-up. :yes:

Try putting a MC Afwayu or Hell Baby or even a Bare Knuckle Painkiller in that other guitar. You'll never consider keeping Duncans in a guitar again.
 
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