All user reviews for the Rocktron Nitro Tonal Booster

Memory (this effect passed away for a while, so forgive my errors of memory) is an analog boost in a big (too big?) Metal box with flames kitsches wish decoration. A 9v power supply on the side (for the sake of convenience on an object as big, put up would have been easier and normal), a switch and a led a simple knob effective dosage. Jack in, jack out, and roll youth!

UTILIZATION

With a single button, you will not lose ... Attention, however, the hen's beak knob is sensitive to tiptoes, a round cap or a notched knob would have been a plus (suddenly at the end I pulled the cap to prevent the cat).

ON can also regret at least one tone knob or a full eq, but this simplicity also makes the charm of this boost.

SOUND QUALITY

For my part I find this effect (such as Rocktron range in general for that matter) a little cold to enhance a solo in the style that I practice. Moreover it compresses a bit which may offend (though that bringing an additional stage saturation, it necessarily compress), and I find it much tape at the top medium (3/5khz), which in itself is a advantage to break into the mix, but can distort your sound. I do not remember having tested upstream saturation, but it must make a color hard rock I guess ... A test!

OVERALL OPINION

I may well be used for 3 years, I do not like its size its decoration and its lack of practical advantages, I like its price and efficiency for beginners. The value for money is good, in secondhand today it really worth it, since I have tried many other boosts (fulltone, blackstar etc), which are not in the same price range, but it has his personality is undeniable. After it does not suit everyone.

Not rocket science. Just a dot of a boost switch and a knob for rgler the level of boost (up to + 22dB). Jacks in / out, external 9v power supply or batteries. The case looks KostO and should rsister normal use. I bought it to replace a DOD FX10 BiFET preamp, which made the switch adfinitivement me (but can we call a switch?). Nothing wrong, except that I prfr an external power supply jack the rear of the pedals, not the simple matter of size ct on my pdalier. On the other hand, why such a large box for a fact that simple? May be able to affix the beautiful flames that the large dcorent. I was just to remove a point.

UTILIZATION

No need to leave the Polytechnic to use it. The manual is succinct but clear.

SOUND QUALITY

As I said + above, this replaces my PDAL Previous boost a home DOD FX10.
I actually uses to compensate for the output level diffrence between my two guitars (a standard Start and a Cort M600). Not only balance levels are now (no need to tamper with the amp each change of scratching), but the Nitro adds a je ne sais quoi that we could compare a compressor, a booster and treble enhancer connected together. Suddenly, the sound becomes + alive, the dynamics of your playing shows without difficulty. In short, difficult to dye ...
In résumé if you want a REALLY boost perfectly neutral, will probably look elsewhere. If like me you use lots of pedals and your sound loses a little is the tool you need.

OVERALL OPINION

1 month I have and frankly, it has earned its place on my pedal board.
Less noise than my dfunt FX10 (I did not need to boost normment). Also tried: the Marshall Bluesbreaker (as I have a good dj overdrive, a bit redundant c'tait not buy it for the boost), Nobels a preamp (which I boosted when m me an acute cabbage).
What I DCID: the "lifting" of my sound, simplicity of use, low noise, and price (69). A must for any guitarist who must fight against his collgues to get his solos, and try all the other ....

Ba effect ... you think?! a boost!

on the other hand is true that this could be PDAL + small in size, such as Seymour Duncan boost for example. But it is not standard either (a little bigger than a Boss pedals that is).

UTILIZATION

It's easy for a bitogno rgler volume, and one for the trigger!

SOUND QUALITY

Effective as to boost clean sounds that distorted sounds. In addition, the Nitro adds distortion to your amp natural and compresses the sound a bit. So it is perfect for solos.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 10 months and I've never had problems with.

It is a boost pedals ...
Really? Hard to guess ...

It has a switch that feels solid, a knob for the boost level, an entrance, an exit.
It can connect to the mains via an adapter 9V, normal What ...

It boosts the level, gain and amliore sound, dyamique.

UTILIZATION

Bac 12 required to get to use it ...
The manual is as thick as a dictionary and you will spend hours reading to understand the operation of the pedals ...

No, but srieusement is super simple.

SOUND QUALITY

In fact, the pedals can be used in diffrent fawns:

- Between the guitar and amp, in which case it will be used primarily to embellish the sound, giving more dynamic, brightness, gain, and compressing it a little bit. Shall mean the diffrence especially on clean sounds, and it will give the air of a single coil humbuckers your giving them a punch in the treble they lack. How beautiful!

- In the effects loop: l it will be used primarily to mount your volume to your solos, Manir trs effective, both in clean in overdrive. That said the sound will not be much more beautiful ...

OVERALL OPINION

So little prs 2 pedals in one, and I now have the stain of evil, so the sound is better ^ ^

I did not try before you buy, but I'm not!

I have a few weeks and I think I got my money (49 euros).

Looking to boost your crunch for the solo, it's her.
You want to improve the sound of your tube amp at low volume, it is still.
You like to spend hours to program / shoot bitonnios without convincing results, it can not!
The simplest signed Rocktron gear of all time!
And it works!

This is a booster / enhancer / compressor adjustable volume that's all.
No parameters available, the better we can not do crap, why the Zonta utopia among others ...

UTILIZATION

Fa bu lous! If we play with a large grain at the base is adjusted to one to two hours, ten hours if not it's enough.
And you press the button when you want to go solo, it's everything.
It falls in the clouds as it is simple and functional.
A power supply like Ibanez AC109 is needed to avoid unnecessary buzz, or even just the battery (green but not always useful in concert).

SOUND QUALITY

Unbelievable. Finely dosed in there, I know too that the engineers have done but what is good. The sound is clearer, fresher, clear, precise, alive. Plus this is far from subtle in the result but it is in the processing of sound itself.
In short, sly, but so what smack.
I speak for the use in front, not try to loop.
If you need to lower the volume of your beautiful tube amp (depending on location, it still plays too much is well known), you lose your beautiful sound at once and that's where the nitro is magical because it restores a part of the foil, and it is more bearable. So it limits the damage issue.
It being understood that EVH combo mid volume is what can happen better at any self-respecting rock guitarist, provided he has his earplugs!

OVERALL OPINION

This is the pedal that I expected a lot of years! Exit the tube screamer and co, and everything else. Saturated channel to boost you will not find better than nitro, if you listen to your ears. You can spend much more you complicate things even more, but the result will suffer in front of the nitro. I know I tried, years m'enquiquiner with overdrive, boosters ineffective or not beautiful, tubes or not, and so on.
It would be foolish to miss such a device, or the price it is ...

I made more stupid again, I lent a friend (who runs a very long time), it is all too happy with me to make!

Boost pedal, reduced to its simplest expression.
Jack in, jack out, switch on / off knob to the level of boost. That's all and that's enough.
Robust metal housing.
The volume pot seems less solid plastic but I have not had a problem with.
Wider than a Boss pedal type, it will take a bit more room on your pedalboard or in your feet. For a switch and a knob, it was not especially necessary. But hey, this is the format of small Rocktron.

UTILIZATION

Configuration could not be more simple and easy.
Consumes a lot of batteries though. I then plugged PSU.
I had to tape the knob to prevent it from moving unintentionally with my foot when I press the switch. It can interfere with live ...

SOUND QUALITY

I bought it in order to give a boost to my solos.

On my Marshall Valvestate transistor, it had little impact on sound quality. Even a little more compression and high mids, which was exactly what I wanted. Ideal for highlighting a solo.
I had to turn the volume pot sparingly because the pedal was acting a lot on the volume.

I bought a Hughes & Kettner All Tube then. The pedal does not respond at all in the same way. She acts more on the gain and much less on the volume.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this pedal about a year ago and a half. It satisfied me perfectly at first, but with less change my amp.

I must say she is now out of my pedalboard since I no longer useful. Indeed, the pedals of my new amp can recall a preset with a bit more volume, presence, reverb, chorus, etc. ...

This pedal can be perfectly appropriate, however, and its price is a big Democratic advantage. But with my experience, I think it would be prudent to test it on its own configuration before you buy.