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Published on 07/21/13 at 07:03Booster / Overdrive / Preamp in analog pedal format.
In one entry, Out output Jack format.
A knob "Volume" (+ 30dB)
A knob "Gain"
A knob "Bass" (+ 15dB)
A knob "Treble" (+ 15dB)
True-Bypass Switch.
9v power jack, the pedal can also operate through a 9v battery.
One might regret a knob "Middle", as output Xotic has a Custom Shop version of "MB" (for Mid-boost).
UTILIZATION
The general configuration, although simple, requires an understanding of the relationship between the gain knobs and volume pedal. These are quite interactive, and this also applies to the two EQ knobs.
Once this is understood, the sound editing is easy.
I have no recollection of any manual, which would in any case not especially useful.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of this pedal is just bluffing. The bypass is excellent, and it can be used in different ways, always with a warm and musical result.
I personally use it to boost the crunch of my amp. After setting a relatively small but aggressive crunch (Scorpions, AC / DC), I use the pedal to get a big sound more chubby and saturated (Van Halen, The Darkness ...).
The interaction between the knobs Gain and Volume can refine the side is nervous and live either more compressed opposite effect. The equalizer is very effective, including in front of an already distorted amp. "Treble" provides a sound more or less sharp, and allows out of an already dense mix. As the knob "Bass", it gives my 1X12 combo sitting in a serious impressive.
The arch efficient equalization pedal bypasses most classic overdrive usual defects of others (Ibanez TS, Maxon, Boss ...) as the loss of serious or too compressed character. Here we can choose to keep the grain base of the amp or otherwise tamper with the very efficiently. Sometimes it would almost added as an additional channel lead to the amp so the effect is natural.
A friend uses it on the clean channel of the Fender 4X10 heated and draws a much warmer sound, solid and defined with its old Tube Screamer. The headroom, sometimes too much when one boosts its already saturated, in this case its usefulness.
Beware though, the pedal is in my opinion an overdrive, the amp should already be pushed hard enough that the record is natural.
Another great quality of the pedal is that it cleared very effectively: you can get an almost clean sound by lowering the knobs, even on very saturated gain channel is quite impressive for an overdrive.
Finally, the pedal fully complies with the character of my various guitars: Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Flying V. ..
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for more than 6 months and I'm thrilled.
I owned bulk Marshall Bluesbreaker, Boss Od-1, Boss Sd-1, Ibanez TS808, Mxr Micro Amp, Vox Satchurator, Boss DS-1 and DS-2 ... No other overdrive / distortion is as convinced me that Xotic, and she never left my pedalboard.
She is assisted there by Ep Booster Xotic also from home, which complements perfectly.
Some would say that the price of this BB Preamp is high, it is for me amply justified considering the quality of the product.
I would do this choice certainly it was a remake.
In one entry, Out output Jack format.
A knob "Volume" (+ 30dB)
A knob "Gain"
A knob "Bass" (+ 15dB)
A knob "Treble" (+ 15dB)
True-Bypass Switch.
9v power jack, the pedal can also operate through a 9v battery.
One might regret a knob "Middle", as output Xotic has a Custom Shop version of "MB" (for Mid-boost).
UTILIZATION
The general configuration, although simple, requires an understanding of the relationship between the gain knobs and volume pedal. These are quite interactive, and this also applies to the two EQ knobs.
Once this is understood, the sound editing is easy.
I have no recollection of any manual, which would in any case not especially useful.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of this pedal is just bluffing. The bypass is excellent, and it can be used in different ways, always with a warm and musical result.
I personally use it to boost the crunch of my amp. After setting a relatively small but aggressive crunch (Scorpions, AC / DC), I use the pedal to get a big sound more chubby and saturated (Van Halen, The Darkness ...).
The interaction between the knobs Gain and Volume can refine the side is nervous and live either more compressed opposite effect. The equalizer is very effective, including in front of an already distorted amp. "Treble" provides a sound more or less sharp, and allows out of an already dense mix. As the knob "Bass", it gives my 1X12 combo sitting in a serious impressive.
The arch efficient equalization pedal bypasses most classic overdrive usual defects of others (Ibanez TS, Maxon, Boss ...) as the loss of serious or too compressed character. Here we can choose to keep the grain base of the amp or otherwise tamper with the very efficiently. Sometimes it would almost added as an additional channel lead to the amp so the effect is natural.
A friend uses it on the clean channel of the Fender 4X10 heated and draws a much warmer sound, solid and defined with its old Tube Screamer. The headroom, sometimes too much when one boosts its already saturated, in this case its usefulness.
Beware though, the pedal is in my opinion an overdrive, the amp should already be pushed hard enough that the record is natural.
Another great quality of the pedal is that it cleared very effectively: you can get an almost clean sound by lowering the knobs, even on very saturated gain channel is quite impressive for an overdrive.
Finally, the pedal fully complies with the character of my various guitars: Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Flying V. ..
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for more than 6 months and I'm thrilled.
I owned bulk Marshall Bluesbreaker, Boss Od-1, Boss Sd-1, Ibanez TS808, Mxr Micro Amp, Vox Satchurator, Boss DS-1 and DS-2 ... No other overdrive / distortion is as convinced me that Xotic, and she never left my pedalboard.
She is assisted there by Ep Booster Xotic also from home, which complements perfectly.
Some would say that the price of this BB Preamp is high, it is for me amply justified considering the quality of the product.
I would do this choice certainly it was a remake.