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Anyways, here's what I've found along the way, concerning the boosts I've used,
1) Ibanez tube Screamer- I used one (ts-10) from '87 into the early '90's. Great to tighten and crunch up any amp, BUT, it shaves off low and hi end (low and High bandpass filter circuit). That was the 'side effect' that ruined the 'open' quality to the sound I was searching for.Other 'varients' (Boss Od's for ex.)were even worse imo.
2) Voodoo Lab Overdriver (DOD 250 varient)- I cranked the volume to exceed the amp sound when it was disengaged. Made my single coils sound like REAL good hb'ers(I was a strat purist for most of the '90's). Started to use hb'ers again,and this pedal didnt match as well. It is still a viable pedal, when used with single coil pu's though.
3) MXR Distortion + (script)- After my swith back to a hb'er,I was looking for a similar sound as my VoodooLab Overdrive pedal,BUT, with less fatness and a hair more crunch.This old Script D+ was the ticket. Alas, still a graininess to the tone I wasnt really wanting (side effect)
4) Blue Mxr 6 band eq- this pedal is warm, but noisy. You have to 'change' the tone of your amp significantly to aquire a boost (no 'master' level slider). The feel of the amp is also affected, imo, ruining the note seperation and open dynamic (side effect of using
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5) Boss GE-10- Now this is what an eq for a guitar should be. Very transparent and runs at 18v, which alleviates the 'boxy' type attribute of 9 volt. You can boost without much 'side effect' (fhn lopes bought mine, I was running a 'Mod5' circuit and wasnt using it anymore,wish I'd had more forsight
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6) Boss Ge-7 (1986 Japan)- This box is bad assed.It runs at 9 volt so it doesnt quite have the headroominess of the GE-10,BUT, it is a hair more tight and focused, which is a plus and a minus, depending on how you look at it. I set the sliders basically straight across (neutral) with the level goosed a bit (ala Efraser style) Great,natural boost.
I've used hordes of other boxes, but these are the ones I used most.
Whats everyone elses 'boost box' tales ?