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Boost Pedals

LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost

RJ Ronquillo test drove the LPD (Lawrence Petross Design) Javelina Overdrive Boost, which features 26dB of boost and a little roll off on the low frequencies to keep things nice and tight. Check out the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0f1xDbg9I The Javelina boost is a single control boost. There is a light…Click on the title for more

LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost

Dusky Electronics Mandorla Boost

Durham's amp and pedal manufacturer Dusky Electronics recently announced this new "non clean" boost pedal called Mandorla. While clean boosts are all the rage these days, many guitarists appreciate the character that colored, non-linear devices add to their tone. In this circumstance, the "dirt" is associated to a MOSFET gain circuit…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics Mandorla Boost

Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII

Here's the video of the updated Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII a Swiss army knife for your tone, with a useful footswitch to engage the one band parametric EQ section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H73zKTHJuB4 Vyagra Boost Mk2 is the ultimate gadget for every stringed instrument. It is a unique full range clean…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Vyagra Boost MkII

Metropoulos Amplification Supa-Boost High Voltage Boost

The Metropoulos Amplification Supa Boost three-band EQ and boost running at a high internal voltage by a company known for their high-gain amps refining the Plexi tone. The pedal's FET transistors add an additional gain stage to your chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNQJB6tO0U The first Metropoulos pedal! George took the boost circuit from…Click on the title for more

Metropoulos Amplification Supa-Boost High Voltage Boost

Jackson Audio Prism Preamp / Boost

The Jackson Audio Prism is a buffer, boost, preamp, eq, and overdrive that allows you to shape your tone like few other pedals out there. Here are a few demos of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip3OhUEiL1M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onsaDM5nUUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTHrr9ZqPM Designed as the ultimate tone shaping tool for a player’s pedalboard, the PRISM is a…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Prism Preamp / Boost

JHS Pedals The Clover Peramp/Boost

Another boost pedal from JHS, the Clover is a preamp based on the rare BOSS FA-1. It is a FET design with some added features that JHS included to make the circuit even better. It has a Volume control and 3 band EQ, as well as a rotary switch that selects…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals The Clover Peramp/Boost

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

The VCR, now retired (but keep reading...), was a collaboration between JHS and North Carolina's alt-country star Ryan Adams. Its name was an acronym for Volume, Chorus, Reverb and it was said to be inspired by the tones of The Smiths, The Cure, and other angsty bands of the '80s - which is…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

Lounsberry Tall Fat & Wide Stereo Boost and Drive

The Lounsberry Tall Fat and Wide is a stereo boost pedal based on a FET design. It is not just designed for guitar players, integrating very well in a keyboard, organ, or bass guitar setup. There are only two controls with Fat setting the amount of drive, while Tall sets…Click on the title for more

Lounsberry Tall Fat & Wide Stereo Boost and Drive

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Damnation Audio’s newest release is called the Ugly Twin, but that name seems to be fairly ironic because it is actually a trio of circuits that can be used separately or stacked for utter sonic destruction. It’s an octave fuzz (courtesy of a fantastic take on Dan Armstrong’s Green Ringer),…Click on the title for more

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Xotic Effects Super Clean and Super Sweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBxQlnAUsog For NAMM 2019, Xotic Effects has announced 2 new pedals miniature pedals. The Super Clean Buffer is a high-quality Class A circuit designed around the JRC4558 chip that provides the open and articulate buffering that most buffered bypass pedals simply lack. The Super Clean steps up with a discrete…Click on the title for more

Xotic Effects Super Clean and Super Sweet

Teisco, the legendary guitar brand, made its name in the 1960s with its quirky guitar and bass designs. The company developed a reputation for making cheap but cheerful instruments before it ceased production in 1969. It’s nearly 50 years later, and Teisco is back, thanks to investment from Bandlab Technologies.…Click on the title for more

Teisco, the Legacy Guitar Brand, Is Back with Three Pedals