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Please recommend me a clean boost to replace my MXR six-band EQ. Which I love, but I rarely use the EQ, just the boost. Pedal's gotta be mini, though. I use it to boost the signal to play over endless delay/reverb pads. I don't mind a little coloring of sound, but not a lot. Mascis Jazzmaster into (a bunch of pedals and then) Boss Katana 50.

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Keeley Mini Katana.

Not the most exciting thing in the world but it ticks all the boxes and is very loud and transparent. That and the LAL Angel Ring are my favourite clean boost circuits.

backwardsvoyager wrote:Keeley Mini Katana.

Not the most exciting thing in the world but it ticks all the boxes and is very loud and transparent. That and the LAL Angel Ring are my favourite clean boost circuits.

I think a clean boost by definition is not the most exciting thing in the world, and I'm excited to think I could run a Katana into my Katana (Katanas, actually, since I have a pair I run in stereo).

What would you say the difference is between the two you mentioned?

I had the original Katana Boost which is just a no nonsense boost that alters the tone very little whilst having a lot of volume on tap. The Mini is the exact same circuit but with added gain and hi-cut dip switches for a bit more versatility. Can't go wrong, really.

The Angel Ring is just stupid loud, unexpectedly transparent with the gain turned down but turn the gain up and it sounds like your speakers are blowing up. It's particularly good for hammering dirt pedals to get extra gnarly sounds.

I've been using the Spark Mini for a couple years, it does its job great imo. One knob, 26db of boost on tap, transparent, and the momentary switch is a cool touch. I barely ever have the knob past a quarter up, its last in the chain and it's generally just a always on pedal for me. I think for the price, it's a great bang for the buck and sounds good.

BlackOceans wrote:I've been using the Spark Mini for a couple years, it does its job great imo. One knob, 26db of boost on tap, transparent, and the momentary switch is a cool touch. I barely ever have the knob past a quarter up, its last in the chain and it's generally just a always on pedal for me. I think for the price, it's a great bang for the buck and sounds good.

Thanks, I've been wondering about that! I have a perhaps irrational aversion to TCE but the Spark Mini does look like it might fit the bill...

valetone used to make an fa-1 in their mini boss style. it seems to have disappeared of the face of earth tho, otherwise i would have recommended that all day. awesome booster