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Slowy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:09 am Boss GE-7.
It has a goodly volume boost on tap and you can tweak the eq any way you like.

I was shown a trick a few years back.

Use the EQ pedal with the level set quiet. Quieter parts like a little more bass and treble. Then when you need more volume turn the EQ pedal off. Works a treat in a live band environment.

I thought everyone's go-to was the Exotic EP Booster, but I don't think I've seen it mentioned here yet. This isn't from experience, more forum combined wisdom, although not recent.

The SHO. No flavour or colouring but adds huge punch.

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:12 am Hmm many great suggestions. If anyone has any of the suggested models up for grabs please DM me

I have a joyo zip amp for sale, $77.50 shipped overnight courier!

My favourite boost is the old 80’s TC Electronic boost line driver distortion on boost mode, used by Steve Morse, David Gilmour and heaps of others. You can run it at 24volts if you want which improves the sound. It retains the natural sound of the amp has a massive amount of boost and works with all my different guitars better than all the others I’ve tried, but it is amp and setup dependant, I also like the noise suppression in it for the times you want to go totally over the top with gain, you get that sound like the amps about to blow up but it’s useable which is a lot of fun. Not that you probably need that with surf music.

I've been using a modded Boss CS3 for many years as a clean boost thickenupperer. I have the volume pretty high and the sustain pretty low and it's so good. I'm on to about my third or fourth one because I either break them or sell them to try something else more boutiquey and forum friendly, but I always go back to it.

IMOCD wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:14 am I use a Philosophers Tone compressor sometimes as a boost. Compression set low and level high. Really thickens things up without compromising dynamics etc.
EQ pedals work great as boost also.

I did this with the Philosopher's Rock, too. Worked well for lower levels of boost.

mr_sooty wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:52 am I've been using a modded Boss CS3 for many years as a clean boost thickenupperer. I have the volume pretty high and the sustain pretty low and it's so good. I'm on to about my third or fourth one because I either break them or sell them to try something else more boutiquey and forum friendly, but I always go back to it.

What's the mod?

jeremyb wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:32 am

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:12 am Hmm many great suggestions. If anyone has any of the suggested models up for grabs please DM me

I have a joyo zip amp for sale, $77.50 shipped overnight courier!

any black string ferrules?

hamo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:33 am

mr_sooty wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:52 am I've been using a modded Boss CS3 for many years as a clean boost thickenupperer. I have the volume pretty high and the sustain pretty low and it's so good. I'm on to about my third or fourth one because I either break them or sell them to try something else more boutiquey and forum friendly, but I always go back to it.

What's the mod?

It was from the 'Indyguitarist' mods that Brian Wampler used to publish before he did Wampler. It was the first mod I ever did myself and I have done many of them since. Once did one for the Phoenix Foundation guitarist. Don't know if he still uses it. But it changes about 7 capacitors and 2 resistors and makes the pedal less noisy, more rich and warm sounding and seems to make it louder too. And of course you have to change the LED so that it looks 'oooh wow modded'.

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:12 am Hmm many great suggestions. If anyone has any of the suggested models up for grabs please DM me

Hasn't been suggested, but I have a Caline Pure Sky I could sell. Very 'insert the T word' overdrive and does a stellar boost. I would still be using it if it hadn't been bumped off by my Timmy.

https://youtu.be/x972FeGvXew

Garghh spoilt for choice!

robthemac wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:57 am

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:55 am I've been using a catlinbread super chilli picosa for years.
I'm wondering about trying a different clean boost that doesn't have such a daunting 'treble' boost aspect to it.

Predominantly for surf sound. A little bit of grit is ok but generally want things to stay clean. As a boost for solos with my JM and as an always on for the jag to thicken up the sound a little.

There are a lot of options so would appreciate some advice. Also if anyone has something they are flicking then I'm in the market.

Cheers

I have an SHO clone that you could borrow if you wanted?

I'd love to borrow that for a burn

I see that one of our own is selling a Pure Sky OD on TM.

NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:27 am The SHO. No flavour or colouring but adds huge punch.

Really no flavour? I had a SHO clone once and it was like a treble boost! The high end sparkle was magic on cleantone, like when your home mixed track gets pro mastered