Metropoulos Forum

what is the best no coloring cleanboost for a plexi?something that wont mush out the sound?

That's a debate that could go on for hours. I have a Fulltone Fat Boost and that works wonders!

Your are right there Shane, it can go on for years even, a very subjective ........

Time machine boost works for me

Whatever you do, don't buy a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster. Yes, they do bring you clean boost, but when you hit the footswitch, you can hear it pop! Bad switch quality.

Country Boy Shane wrote:Whatever you do, don't buy a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster. Yes, they do bring you clean boost, but when you hit the footswitch, you can hear it pop! Bad switch quality.

If that wasn't bad enough, plug your Strat into one and hit the switch. It can claim to be "flat EQ'd boost" 'til the cows come home, but if that's what my Strat sounds like EQ'd flat, I'll hang myself. Should just pump up what I already hear through my amp right?? NOPE. Honking nasal mids that you can't tame with a whip, and those resonance peak switch settings make it sound like your wah broke somewhere in the middle of its range and you can't shut it off, certainly not like a "vintage humbucker" like their BS ad hype wants you to believe.
Fine, it sounded good with a humbucker. So I'm not TOTALLY down on the thing.
Sent it back within a day. Yuucckkkk.

Buy the FatBoost, or the Time Machine Boost if you're really feeling flush at the moment.

thanks guys!!

Damn, a friend of mine is having this same problem with his Duncan Pickup Booster. It's otherwise a grand pedal (he's playing a Gibson Lucille with a pair of humbuckers) - it gives a nice boost without adding too much low end, which suits his AC30 down to the ground. But it clicks when he hits the switch, and sometimes it crackles and the level drops back to normal. The LED doesn't flicker or anything, and he's run it off battery as well as a 9v AC/DC adaptor with equally annoying results. I'm thinking it's a dodgy switch. Is it worth trying to change it (I'm on quite the DIY high at the moment), or should I recommend that he try returning it? It's probably still under warranty.

Hmm... Maybe I should keep my soldering iron to myself on this one. It'll be a bugger going without it for a while though.

mxr microamp does wonders for a plexi. Be carefull as if you max the boost it creates a bad distortion but it has plenty of boost to begin with(knob on zero). It also has a very high input 'Z' 20 megaohms, so it retains the highs from your pickup. EVH used one if that means anything

The boost in the Time Machine Boost is top notch. Ive since sold a Fat Boost and a Super Hard On. I dont really use clean boosts much anymore. The only down side is the pedal is a combo clean boost and treble boost and so its pretty expensive. Theres tons of clean boosts out there.

Bad switch quality

It most likely it isn't a bad switch. There is some other cause as well. Check out this article for more info.

http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/box_pop.htm

Add a pulldown resistor. I would think all manufacturers include them to keep the pops from happening. Even high quality true bypass pedals would do that.

The Keeley stuff is all good. He builds the Time Machine Boost for Legendary Tones. The Katana Boost is his clean boost pedal. I recently got a Time Machine Boost, and I'm using the clean boost and the mid boost ('73 mode) equally. I also have an RGW Bad Bob Boost that is a really nice clean boost. Tone Factor and Analogman sell them.

Yes, there are a lot of clean boost pedals out there...

I swear by the TMB and Bad Bob.

OOPS... Sorry, that last post was me..

So is the TMB really worth it? Just wondering since there seems to be a universe of clean boosts out there.

Many people feel thats the best part of the pedal and one of the best clean boosts. I guess I could agree with that but I dont use it as much as the treble boosts. Either way its expensive but you get alot with it.