Give me a boost.........

[GearAddict]

I struggled for ages to get an actual volume increase - seemed like everything I stuck in front of the amp just added more drive, not actual volume. In the end I stuck an Award Session solo booster in the fx loop. This is basically a footswitchable volume pot and acts like a master volume...so you get a proper volume increase.

http://www.award-session.com/solobooster.html

btw - any clean boost pedal, or an equaliser in the fx loop will do the same job...

[ES335]

just came across these which look interesting, never seen them before:

http://www.toadworks.co.uk/

See the Jr. Series.

Quite fancy the Meat Jr for boost and maybe even the fuzz.

Anyone tried them?.......

[Sporky_McGuffin]

No, but I've had my eye on an Enveloope for a while. They have a good reputation but I think it'd be worth trying before you buy. As it usually is.

[Nik Harrison]

I use a Boss GE-7 EQ for a boost.

It's cool because dedicated boosters pride themselves on not colouring your sound but when I boost for a solo or whatever I like to boost the treble and mids.

You can do what you like with it and the potential volume hike is massive if you get lairy with the controls.

I used to use a GE7 but I used it as a boost by switching it off. I set it to be on attenuating the signal so that for a boost, you really got what I'd paid for the amp!

[GearAddict]

I'm trying to get away from using my fx loop (coz it sucks tone quite badly) and today I impulse bought a Boss GE-7. Haven't tried it yet, but the guy insisted it would be able to give me a decent solo boost in front of the amp.

I'm fairly dubious, coz I tend to use a fair bit of pre-amp gain anyway and like I said before everything else I tried in front of the amp just added gain and didn't really make the solos stand out at all. But he was saying if I hike the mids and highs and a bit of level it should do the trick.

Waddaya reckon?

Anyway, I'll give it a try...it's on sale or return!

[Professor SourTone]

You could try using the TS7 as a boost, just keep the gain way down.

[musophilr]

I got a Blackstar HT-Boost after reading the Guitarist review. I wasn't disappointed. BTW put boost box at the end of the FX chain just before amplifier input.

[JonnyScaramanga]

I'm trying to get away from using my fx loop (coz it sucks tone quite badly) and today I impulse bought a Boss GE-7. Haven't tried it yet, but the guy insisted it would be able to give me a decent solo boost in front of the amp.

I'm fairly dubious, coz I tend to use a fair bit of pre-amp gain anyway and like I said before everything else I tried in front of the amp just added gain and didn't really make the solos stand out at all. But he was saying if I hike the mids and highs and a bit of level it should do the trick.

Waddaya reckon?

That should work in theory, but it depends how much gain you're running when you say "a fair bit". I tried that exact setup once at a gig and I just got more fizz, but I was undeniably using too much gain.

[timmyo]

even if you've not got much headroom left at the front end you may find that judicious use of the sliders and gain on the GE-7 gives an apparent boost by shifting the freq - just as a treble boost pedal does

[wilber]

just came across these which look interesting, never seen them before:

http://www.toadworks.co.uk/

See the Jr. Series.

Quite fancy the Meat Jr for boost and maybe even the fuzz.

Anyone tried them?.......

nope but I'm ordering the fuzz next week wehen I get paid so I'll let you know