MXR Micro Amp

gubble

In a fit of ebay madness I've purchased an MXR Micro Amp without really thinking about why (iother than it was cheap and I can flip it for a profit it I need to).

Currently my main drive tones come from either a TS Mini (light gain) or a BD2 (heavier gain). I use an EHX soul food at the front of the chain to add a bit of a signal boost to the TS and then a Boss SD1 after the drives as a volume boost for solos.

So having no real clue what the pedal I've just bought really does can I use it to replace either the Soul food (to add a bit of a boost to the TS) or replace the SD1 and use it to increase my signal into the amp for a solo boost?

ICBM

Yes, either. The guitarist in my band uses one at the end of the chain, sounds great.

Sassafras

It's just a clean boost with a very slight mid-hump. Can't see what it would give you that you can't already get with your present setup.

firepaulmusic

You can always stick it in your fx loop and use it as a solo boost. Great pedal to always have available. It can boost an already overdriven sound for sustain or feedback. I wouldn't get rid...

stickyfiddle

I giggled one for years. Seriously underrated pedal imo, presumably because it isn’t new or posh or particularly shiny looking.

funhouse

Fantastic pedal. Without doubt the one that I use most. I hate to say it, because I don't generally believe that older is necessarily better, but in this case it is. I used a modern one for a few years and liked it but the older one that I replaced it with doesn't have the mid-range spike. It boosts the signal in a much warmer way and gives it more girth without really altering the tone. At the higher volume setting you can get a lovely overdrive too and due to its clever design, if you fit the rubber control cover you can easily adjust the volume on the fly with your foot. IMHO, the Micro Amp is a classic.

Danny1969

It's a standard non inverting opamp circuit in a box, flat in frequency response and has a gain of around 20. Very similar to the Distortion + but no clipping diodes so essentially a simple 26dB clean boost 

John_P

Under rated pedal these days but they are a cool boost with a huge amount t of lift available.   

TheBigDipper

firepaulmusic said:

You can always stick it in your fx loop and use it as a solo boost. Great pedal to always have available. It can boost an already overdriven sound for sustain or feedback. I wouldn't get rid...

This worked well for me if a particular tone I liked got 'lost' in the mix. 

thermionic

stickyfiddle said:

I giggled one for years. 

LOLed, well, just because.

steamabacus

I have the 'plus' version with added bass and treble controls - a great boost pedal that is on my board ahead of an Xotic RC Booster. The MXR has more clean muscle, is easy to 'tweak' and just works much better for my usage. I bonded with it straight away without really knowing exactly why, it just does the job really well.