Good boost for Eggie modules?

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Thinking of adding some kind of boost in front of my SL and SL2 for leads (I use an M4, not a Mod series head).

I love running my Boss Super OD into my Marshall 2204 and Mesa T-Verb, as it gets me that pissed off tone with infinite sustain.

Looking for suggestions from you folks as to a good boost/OD pedal to put in front of a SL and/or SL2 to get this effect. Noise and cost are considerations. I'm not willing to spend over $200 for a boost pedal! :doh:

Lemme know your thoughts! :thumbsup:
 
i use a sansamp gt2 for all my boost needs, with all my amps and preamps.
i know it well, and know what and how each setting will react with my guitars. the amps all react a bit differently, obviously, but that's the fuN!. it adds some fake tube grit, but sounds really good and throaty for solos and gives me my own vibe going. i've gotten a ton of compliments on my lead sound over the years.

it's been a key to my lead sound since i bought it about 12 years ago.
i leave all the switches down most of the time and rarely turn any knobs above 1:00. esp the level and gain. it's a hissy unit at times when you dime the knobs, but, likei said, i dont use it that way. i use it for color and definition on the front end, more than anything.
 
ramblin390":3genav3p said:
keeley katana
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Really? Do you ever find yourself wishing it had even a single tone control to boost mids or change the tone a touch?
 
i have been through a lot of boosts.

the one that i have been using now is perfect and beats out a lot of boutique stuff that i had been using before.


ocd version 4

just awesome!
 
fuzzyguitars":39uf0lvi said:
ocd version 4
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Can it be used as a clean boost, if desired? i kinda thought the OCD was more of an OD.....
 
rlord1974":1tykhml9 said:
fuzzyguitars":1tykhml9 said:
ocd version 4
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Can it be used as a clean boost, if desired? i kinda thought the OCD was more of an OD.....
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i do a wicked clean boost based on jack ormans mosfet boost :)
 
Have you tried the RC Booster? Are you looking to change your tone or just push the front end of your amp?
 
Wagster":1hc00ea3 said:
Have you tried the RC Booster? Are you looking to change your tone or just push the front end of your amp?
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I *think* I just want to push my SL and SL2 a little to get them to break up a little more, be a little edgier, and increase the sustain. However, I also am a little hesitant to just get a simple, one knob clean boost pedal, as I am concerned that I will want to be able to tweak the tone a little.
 
rlord1974":43so09fa said:
I *think* I just want to push my SL and SL2 a little to get them to break up a little more, be a little edgier, and increase the sustain. However, I also am a little hesitant to just get a simple, one knob clean boost pedal, as I am concerned that I will want to be able to tweak the tone a little.
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That's what I've found. For a cleaner style boost, I'm gonna go back to a Boss GE-7. A simple clean boost sometimes gives you too much low end, or not enough mids, or too sensitive top end, but they're never really just right. Having the ability to boost & cut specific frequencies allows you to tailor it, duh.

I'll continue to use my OCD as my add a little gain mid-hump booster thingamajig device.
 
Klark":2485jtp5 said:
rlord1974":2485jtp5 said:
I *think* I just want to push my SL and SL2 a little to get them to break up a little more, be a little edgier, and increase the sustain. However, I also am a little hesitant to just get a simple, one knob clean boost pedal, as I am concerned that I will want to be able to tweak the tone a little.
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That's what I've found. For a cleaner style boost, I'm gonna go back to a Boss GE-7. A simple clean boost sometimes gives you too much low end, or not enough mids, or too sensitive top end, but they're never really just right. Having the ability to boost & cut specific frequencies allows you to tailor it, duh.

I'll continue to use my OCD as my add a little gain mid-hump booster thingamajig device.
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Thanks. But just to clarify.....for my needs, are you recommending the Boss GE-7 or the OCD run with the 'Drive' way down to almost be a clean boost?

On another topic: What do you think of the Boss AC-3? Tone? How do you run it (e.g., straight into power amp, in front of a specific Eggie module, etc.)?

Finally: I keep admiring that pedal board of yours. It's so sick I feel sick. Is that really BIRDSEYE I see in the wood?!

Thx! :rock:
 
If you're playing cover material, then I think it's essential to have both a good clean boost, and a good drive pedal. I love my OCD for that extra drive/gain, mid-hump boost type stuff, but my Fatboost3 isn't cutting the mustard as a clean boost. This is why I'm probably gonna go back to a GE-7 so I can shape the boost to sound like I want.

I no longer have the AC-3. It was great sounding on the jumbo mode, and a helluva lot easier than bringing an acoustic. I ran it's output into a direct box, then straight into the PA. Problem was it was WAY too noisy. I wish Boss would make a new one with a line level output.

Yes, my pedalboard is birdseye. Here's a few more pics.. http://www.alanproaudio.com/guitar/images/pedalboard/
 
qwerty":1f8zktg4 said:
Thats one of the nicest pedalboards I've ever seen!!! Probably the coolest of them all. Your whole rig is making me wanting to go back to my huge rack again. So cool! :rock:
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Actually I've been downsizing the rack lately. I went back down to one M4. The T/D, Bman, VX, and SL are so freakin' versatile, it became silly to have more than those four. I'm still on the hunt for a single rack space modern/hi-gain preamp that my new custom CAE switcher/mixer will allow me to switch to. So far the new CAE is awesome but we're having loading/impedance issues with my Egnater M4. Bob installed some ISO's that he's used for many years, and unfortunately they do not get along with the M4.

The ISP Decimator pedals is gone now. I bought two G-Major2's, one for use in series, the 2nd in parallel. The one in series handles some gating, some EQ, and the bulk of the post-preamp effects.. The G-Major2 in parallel is strictly reverb & delay.

The TC 1128 is also gone, sold to Rig-Talk admin Brad. The EQ it was handling is now handled by the EQ section of the series G-Major2.

The Fulltone ChoralFlange is gone, I like post-preamp chorus better, which is handled by the series G-Major2. In the ChoralFlanges place is a Fulltone Supa-Trem, since my goofy band decided to pick like four songs that have some pretty heavy tremolo.

The AC-3 is gone. As I stated earlier, very cool and fun to use, but entirely too noisy. My BYOC comp moved to where the AC-3 was, and an Fulltone Fat-Boost 3 is now where the comp was. The FB3 will soon be replaced by a Boss GE-7.

The '69, Octafuzz, Deja'Vibe, phase90, Flanger, Supa-Trem, and the OCD and NEVER going anywhere. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them all.
 
rlord1974":19sg63ir said:
I *think* I just want to push my SL and SL2 a little to get them to break up a little more, be a little edgier, and increase the sustain. .
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Try an EP Booster. It has one knob and it controls how much gain you want. I don't know about breaking up a little more, but it'll certainly boost your signal. It'll make it "edgier", for sure.

It has dip switches that you can boost the low end and/or high end frequencies. It comes with the high frequency dip switch in boost mode. I put both off (called vintage mode) and I kind of like it too.

It does color your tone some, but I like the way it does it. It gives the entire spectrum a little "more" and accentuates the lower mids.

Find a place you can return it if you don't like it, but I highly recommend this pedal. It's very cool.
 
I used to use the front end of the Lexicon G2 and just program various boosts with mostly eq's that just slam it in the frequency that gets the overdrive juices going whatever type of channel you are using. Now, I find myself using 2 pedals. My favorite two are the XTS Pusher and the Tonefreak Naked OD. The XTS seems to get a throatier lower mid thing going on which is killer for single coils hitting TD, BMan, VX. The Tonefreak is killer for the SL!
 
i keep wanting to try that Tone Freak Naked OD. It sounds like a really cool unit.
 
Is there a big difference between using an SL and pushing it with a OD pedal or just using the SL2/SL2x?

I've never used any type of OD pedals before?

Am I missing something?
 
Doubleneck":2levwjvh said:
Is there a big difference between using an SL and pushing it with a OD pedal or just using the SL2/SL2x?

I've never used any type of OD pedals before?

Am I missing something?
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I'm not much of a pedal guy, either, but I do have a cheap little Danelectro Coolcat Transparent OD. It allows me to
get a bit of saturation on the SL (or whatever module - mostly SL). It gives it more gain and oomph, but it still retains
the wooliness and the other module characteristics, which I don't think you can achieve with the SL2&x.
 
Best boost IMHO is the BB Preamp. I use it a LOT with nearly any module. It has great results fo sho!
 
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