Boost for ac30 options

danbandanban Frets: 343
edited December 2014 in FX
I'm torn between a few pedals, I managed to try a tc spark boost however I haven't been able to get my hands on an ocd or a rat to compare so need some help deciding. I use a Gibson les Paul traditional if that's any help?

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72928
    edited December 2014
    Rat, if you're looking for a dirty boost rather than clean.

    Just sold my '74 AC30 to a friend who has a wide variety of boosts, fuzzes and dirt pedals and he reckons the Rat is the winner - it blends with the sound of the amp perfectly. He uses a Les Paul Custom.

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  • TheCountTheCount Frets: 274
    Rat is nice as ICBM said, treble booster is my fave into top boost channel. What channel are you looking to boost?
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  • danbandanban Frets: 343
    The amp I'm looking to boost is a Vox ac30 c2 in cream with creambacks, I was thinking of using the top boost channel and set to clean on the edge of breakup and use the boost to push into gain territory.
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  • DodgeDodge Frets: 1461
    Rats do work well with the top boost channel, but its not that subtle as a booster. As a drive/distortion pedal its excellent. For a clean boost to overdrive, the Hotcake is second to none. The Soul Food is also quite good at lower gain settings.

    For something old school, a Rangemaster clone also works wonders but obviously colours your sound rather a lot.
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  • Rat. Brilliant thing used in precisely the situation you describe.

    Hotcake is also very good. 
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12700
    It depends what sort of sound and at what sort of volume.

    Rat can sound great if you want a fuzz/distortion tone. But with 'buckers you might not need that.

    Hot Cake is fantastic with Vox amps - I'm sure I read somewhere that he designed the circuit with that amp in mind. The warmth counteracts the brightness of the top boost channel for a smooth tone.

    For me though, I like treble boosters with AC30s - I use the normal channel and then run the booster into that. Turn the volume on your guitar down for a lovely chimey clean sound and then wind it up for a crunch and then into a screaming lead sound. Ok not high gain levels of saturation, but can cover a wide range of situations. Learn to use the tone controls in conjunction with this and you will get even more flavours out of the amp. Bear in mind that you may have the amp set more trebly than you'd use normally and attenuate that from the guitar.

    AC30s are still one of my personal fave amps. :-)
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  • GuitarseGuitarse Frets: 165
    I use a Rat into an AC30 top boost with a Les Paul. It's perfect for me!
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  • danbandanban Frets: 343


    Something along the lines of this
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  • danbandanban Frets: 343
    Great suggestions so far guys, I'd prefer warm fat overdrives without sounding fizzy kinda like the song I posted above.
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  • A Hotcake will  *NAIL* that sound.
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  • danbandanban Frets: 343


    Excellent will have to find somewhere that has one I can try, don't know what it is about this album but the guitar sounds are incredible!
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  • TheCountTheCount Frets: 274
    I reckon a RAT will do all right at that tone too. Hotcakes are harder to find and more $$ but are supposed to be the nuts with an AC though I've not got one.

    Wouldn't go for treble booster for that tone, too vintage sounding.
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    if you go for hotcake there are 2 versions, original and bluesberry, not sure of the difference, might want to check
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12700
    Hotcakes can be configured internally into Bluesberry or Original via a couple of dip switches... well, the modern three knob ones can be anyway.
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  • impmann said:
    Hotcakes can be configured internally into Bluesberry or Original via a couple of dip switches... well, the modern three knob ones can be anyway.
    Or you can use a double hotcake. 

    I have one for sale :-D
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12700
    Oh yes, so you have... (actually the very pedal he has for sale has been in my 'studio' for the last few weeks - its awesome - I didn't want to give it back, but I can't justify another Hotcake!!).
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