What's your favourite Boost?

markj

I'm using my Timmy has a boost pedal and it works very well, but always willing to try something better.
My head has been turned by the Vertex Boost and also the Supro boost, has anyone tried these?
Suggestions welcome for your fav boost.

Supportact

Depends on what you want the boost to do, but my favourites are:

Chase Tone Secret Preamp - very little actual volume boost but great tone improver.

Magnetic Zola - High headroom clean boost with huge amount of volume available, and eq. No longer made sadly. 

I also like the use a compressor with a blend knob as a boost at times. 

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

It's not a fancy or 'boutiquey' sort of choice, but you'll struggle to find better than the full-size TC Spark, especially for the money.

markj

Dontgiveupyourdayjob said:

It's not a fancy or 'boutiquey' sort of choice, but you'll struggle to find better than the full-size TC Spark, especially for the money.

Yes I've had one in the past.

LionAquaLooper

My Boss EQ-200!  

ElectricXII

EHX LPB-1, after my Hot Cake and Timmy.

Sporky

Peanut.

Now called Starbar. 

theatreanchor

Bad Bob for me. I like the option to add some dirt. SHO also great. 

Paul_C

theatreanchor

Paul_C said:

Winner. 

birtner

TC Spark, boost on the king of tone or any treble boost

TTBZ

SD1 for in front of a dirty amp doing the tubescreamer thing, LPB1 for fattening up singlecoils.

guitarmangler

I quite like a tubescreamer, but am also partial to an xotic rc boost. 
The spark ( full sized) boost is quite good too, as is the original tc line booster driver and my peppers pedals copy and my rocket Holdsworth boost. 

west

Xotic rc boost here too , trouble is you end up using it as an always on and have to get another to boost lof .....

monquixote

Vertex can do one.

I like the Laney TI, Liquid Sunshine, SD1 & BD2

JD50

Boss GE7 

stickyfiddle

Liquid Sunshine is an excellent “add hair” boost. 

Alembic Stratoblaster circuit (c/o Fuzzdog) is my favourite “very slight mid-hump” boost

EP Booster is my favourite “add sparkle” boost


… and Vertex can get in the bin 

markj

theatreanchor said:

Paul_C said:

Winner. 

Come on be serious.

markj

The Laney ti looks interesting.

Also the RC booster.

guitargeek62

/broken record post:


Way Huge Saucy Box -  superb clean-boost through mid-drive pedal, I rarely switch mine off!  

markj

guitargeek62 said:

/broken record post:


Way Huge Saucy Box -  superb clean-boost through mid-drive pedal, I rarely switch mine off!  

Another one for the list.