The EP Bost dip switches inside for bass and treble cut!!!!!!!!!!
@gitarboi67606 ай бұрын
They have a habit of not reading the instructions and judging on partial features
@Kaisermb12 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the comparison. The EP is my oldest pedal by far. It works with everything and adds a quality that I can’t replicate with eq changes. Everything after it in my chain sounds better.
@kimmolingonheimo Жыл бұрын
yep, its JFET transisters, just ordered a cheaper JFET booster Tone City All Spark...😎😎
@handlewithcare1234 Жыл бұрын
I shut the first internal switch on the EP off (cuts base) and leave the treble on. In my opinion it goes from a little heavy on the base, to exquisite. .. like you said, all the way down the chain
@NuwandaSM2 жыл бұрын
Man the editor of this videos is really great, subtle but really fun additions here and there. Great job, man
@parkerkenney61132 жыл бұрын
If you don’t know which one to get, get an eq pedal like the Boss GE7 because then you can boost what frequencies you want and you can boost the front end of your amp with the level control.
@parkerkenney6113 Жыл бұрын
@UseTheSupeRsonic I used the GE7 for a while until I got a Pod Go which has an OCD pedal on it, which I find to be a great overdrive pedal.
@Harmonyp876552 жыл бұрын
I have and love the EP Booster, but that Greer Sure Shot sounded spectacular and very useful. Got one ordered. Thanks, Captain and Pete!
@d77sauce6 ай бұрын
How do you like it ?
@glenproctor19992 жыл бұрын
Differences a lot clearer into the clean amp. You can see why people argue over which boost as they push different parts of the spectrum. Greer for me!
@DougieD_Funk2 жыл бұрын
Differences a lot clearer into the clean amp?
@nikkoberserker2 жыл бұрын
Hello ! My favorite boost is not on your video , it's my TC electronics Spark ( i have the full one ,not the small ) ! it's for me the most versatile boost (clean to high gain ) , i use it on fx loop to boost my vox av30 , and i put an tube overdrive direct after my guitar and the sound is so HEAVY , very high gain sound ! my tc electronics boost the sound like 20db and you choose the eq fat-clean or mid , i use it in clean mode for very high gain sound , for me it's just the best booster pedal ! and it's not expensive pedal ! try it !!! In this video the best booster pedal it's the sure shot ! thanks for the video . take care and be safe !
@robertbrown27282 жыл бұрын
Great pedal. I use mine for fat clean boost and love it.
@nikkoberserker2 жыл бұрын
@@robertbrown2728 yeah it's a very good option and it's not expensive product !
@Metallex2 жыл бұрын
+1 to this. It's a great pedal, I actually use it as a bass boost 'always on' pedal!
@moose52062 жыл бұрын
Own one! My only compliant is a superficial one…I wish it came in another color!
@Harmonyp876552 жыл бұрын
TC spark is a sleeper and it's very cheap! I have one. I have so many boosts. Dirt pedal junky!
@vandal_dk2 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of internal dip switches in the EP Booster. Turn on the “bright switch” if you think it has too much bass. Just a tip.
@greham2 жыл бұрын
I think it's Bright on/Bass off from factory for these switches.
@PedalPoopers2 жыл бұрын
Prestige and Spark are so much better, none of the "dip switch" crap to deal with
@MarkJohnsonJams2 жыл бұрын
Let’s go!!!! My day is complete with Lee and Pete.
@daveychainsaw961 Жыл бұрын
EP has been on my board for years now. It just adds a warmth and a sparkle to my tube amp, especially as more often than not I'm playing at bedroom volumes.
@ModestMike9632 жыл бұрын
I love my spark !
@bryantwalley2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Same here .
@tripledistilled28222 жыл бұрын
Many yonks ago I watched the Cap and Chappers use the Spark. Very versatile, more than just one knob, lots of possible tweaking, not expensive, and I bought it then!
@matzer88462 жыл бұрын
Well ... the EP still does the job so nicely ... would be my favourite ... and i would make use of the 3 internal DIP switches to tailor it to me liking (;-) BUT as long as you got 1 booster ... no worries ELSE buy an Xotic RC booster (a real worries killer (;-)
@jasondarling2 жыл бұрын
As soon as you get in a proper studio to record the engineer puts EQ, boost and compression on your signal. Usually you say “ wow, it sounds great! Must be because I’m in a studio w/ an engineer”. Took awhile to realize I just needed to add an EQ & boost pedals to my set up whenever and wherever. When you see David Gilmour playing comfortably numb onstage w/ two giant racks behind him it’s because he is just bringing all the gear that was used on his signal in the studio to get that heavenly tone. 👍
@proteusswarm72912 жыл бұрын
J Mascis does the cleaner upper trick with his wall of Marshalls
@emilong2 жыл бұрын
I think using a pedal to drop volume to clean up is often called an underdrive 5:31. That Pedal Show has been talking about it more lately.
@Matt-vt9jz Жыл бұрын
Ooooor turn your volume down?
@HorizonMelt2 жыл бұрын
I'm loving the Benson and the SureShot!
@janvanzuilekomАй бұрын
That’s a great comparison, well done , greetings from Thailand
@KRayxKodessA2 жыл бұрын
The EP booster is more about the colour that it adds (secret sauce), not so much pushing tubes. It's supposed to emulate the preamp of the old Echo-Plex, if I'm not mistaken - if I am, I'm sure someone will quickly correct me
@bmoneybby14 күн бұрын
My favorite guitar player uses 3 ep boosts for gain staging. It's incredible.
@MrSlash00r2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I just got home again - Pete on his purple tele with a clean to slightly dirty tone. Ahhhh.
@Simto2 жыл бұрын
I felt bad for the Morning Glory pedal when the Bad Cat came in right after. Sounded so much better hehe.
@freehey6292 жыл бұрын
Now there's something that Lee can at least dial in at least well, a one knob boost pedal.
@keithb56122 жыл бұрын
Loving these pedal comparison series videos. Peetish Dane and El Capitan having a blast. Please do more comparison vids.
@smallNsimple2 жыл бұрын
About the xotic ep boost being bassy, I'm fairly certain it has internal dip switches to adjust the frequency response....
@Bobby_Digital372 жыл бұрын
That Benson into the Morning Glory 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😁
@ivorharden2 жыл бұрын
Boosts have been about since the 50s but the overdrive pedal took over. Its nice to see boosts have come back.
@SeemoreDunkan2 жыл бұрын
Please do use the JTM45 more in pedal videos :) Love you guys.
@grayaj232 жыл бұрын
I use the middle setting on the EQD Plumes. It does decent boosty work.
@kimbergbi12 жыл бұрын
I’m from Portland OR and you said Oregon correctly on the first try. 👏
@rickthomas39310 ай бұрын
Locals say Oreegun
@ericfarrell16252 жыл бұрын
I tend to run the Benson between 5-6 to add just a little character and compression. It basically replaced using a compressor for me. Definitely more noticeable when completely clean.
@NoCoverCharge2 жыл бұрын
I play in a working band and the Greer Sureshot which I just put on my board is definitely my favorite boost by far !!! That thing works
@dagr8nico Жыл бұрын
It honestly depends on what you want it to do... EP Boost is an always on fatten/color pedal. I've never really liked it for just boosting my sound for like a lead or something. For that I use GE-7 slight bump at 800hz and gain for my main board. And Spark mini for travel board.
@Nckfallin2 жыл бұрын
I had the pop top on my list but that benson is really challenging that after this
@SomeKindOfMadman2 жыл бұрын
Awesome; I was missing Pete; glad to see him in on the recent uploads : )
@JaimeCerrada2 жыл бұрын
The "Sure Shot" sounds like the Super Hard On (SHO)... and the best ones, in my honest opinion, are the Benson and the EP Booster.
@stimpsonjcat672 жыл бұрын
Pete and the purple tele...I'm in!
@beautifuleasterneuropeanbo7502 жыл бұрын
I want that High Headroom pedal just because there's a classic T3 campervan with "high headroom" on it. What a pleasant design and a great idea really omg that's genius.
@johnniepage38442 жыл бұрын
Really strange,when this video ended,I felt the need to order a Thorpy Dane!!!!! I’m so confused!! Lmao
@alguitarchristie2 жыл бұрын
The EP boost is great for Strats for a pushed clean sound. I use it to balance the sound of my humbucker guitar.
@davidf22812 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many boost pedals are simply the standard op-amp negative-feedback inverting amplifier circuit lifted from chapter one of any electronics textbook. My money's on "lots and lots of them".
@CitizenOfEverywhere2 жыл бұрын
My old gran used to grow germaniums.
@jackieohehir32592 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@mckorczas74832 жыл бұрын
Those boost pedals are realy good but this Bad Cat is amazing !
@jeff95ta832 жыл бұрын
I believe there are now 14,298 different boost pedals manufactured.
@jonathanfillmore2 жыл бұрын
Love my Keeley Katana! So good!
@philhood46042 жыл бұрын
Cool sounds. I have a TC Spark mini and Mooer Pure Boost. Both sound great
@BigMateo242 жыл бұрын
Next challenge you guys should do is make a pedal board just using pedals produced in Portland, OR.
@Chucksguitargeekery2 жыл бұрын
I have a Dunlop EP101 in the effects loop (or after dirt pedals if going into the front of an amp) and always on. Putting the “echoplex preamp” style of boosts after the gain has a much more pronounced effect and makes almost any gain sound great.
@uweborsch19462 жыл бұрын
For those who cannot find the volume knob on their amps and guitars. Try the Bogner Harlow, that makes a lot more than just a little louder.
@sparkyguitar0058 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes in a band situation you need a little more for certain parts. Can't always depend on your guitars volume to be enough. I use my Strat's volume but my dB-1 kicks in a lot more when I need it. And I play through a Boogie or pro tube Twin. Both have more than enough volume.
@martianforce2 жыл бұрын
Lot of fun with you guys.
@nexus4googleplay6122 жыл бұрын
"Cleaner-upper pedal". It's called Underdrive baby!
@Folkstone19574 ай бұрын
I wish all this silly wrestling with the guitar neck would go away. My favorite clean boost is the J Rockett Archer.
@mattheweady61516 күн бұрын
3:25 Precious 🧐
@sercastamere9853 Жыл бұрын
I liked the EP and the Benson the most. TC Electronic's Spark is visually grating to me and my board but I've always thought about getting one because their internal buffer is the ideal amount and having a Spark at the beginning and Polytune at the end of your chain would solve any buffer issues.
@johnmundt78342 жыл бұрын
Blue side of the Protein or the boost in the Dane are my favorites. Both just make everything sound better, but these all sound nice, too
@Roadrunner_1000Ай бұрын
I sold my protein as it coloured my sound too much.
@johnmundt7834Ай бұрын
@@Roadrunner_1000 I didn’t get along w the green side, but I do think the blue side is great
@kychemclass5850 Жыл бұрын
So the Benson pre-12 O'clock quietens down, and post-12 O'clock boosts - If so it's and Interesting function. But I think I got the right one when I plummeted for the Xotic EP Je ne regrette rien
@claymor82412 жыл бұрын
I always used a boost (as an always on effect) since the 70s. I never came across any amp that would do the business without one.
@michaelirons56622 жыл бұрын
THE EP BOOST JUST GETS IT FOR ME.
@Roadrunner_1000Ай бұрын
I have a mesa boogie two channel amp, one channel is clean and the other is a distortion channel. Would a boost pedal help drive my distortion channel a little bit harder?
@davedeville65402 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video, good tempo and tight editing kept me watching. Great work! I wanted to like the Benson but the Greer just had more of that warm EP-girth. I can recommend running an EQ before the boost pedal to get more versatility without loosing the true character of your guitar tone.
@senterpoint2 жыл бұрын
It seems that the boost pedal is used to drive the amp, not other pedals. Once you turned on the Morning Glory, it took over the sound and that's why the boost pedals all sounded the same then. Once you were back to boosting the amps, you heard a great amp boosted sound. Boosters only help the amp, and maybe add some EQ. I would add a boost to a tube amp any day. Great vid.
@mattmanley71182 жыл бұрын
Wicked tones guys
@robinaristorenas01 Жыл бұрын
Xotic all day with internal dip options
@colinrobertson45692 жыл бұрын
That badcat is indeed a bad cat. Sounds awesome 😎
@GuyNarnarian Жыл бұрын
Wish they included the Dunlop Echoplex preamp, which is basically a boost I think.
@alexwoolridge94aw2 жыл бұрын
I run a Wampler DB+ mini and I love it.
@chr15tree2 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear the sure shot against the greer special request.
@trfgod30952 жыл бұрын
That benson sounds great and I love that it can give and takeaway 🤌
@adrianhjordan19812 жыл бұрын
Now all we need is the Danish Pete Purple Andertons Ltd Edition Keeley Katana..... Come on Captain Lee and Pete, you know the fans want one, get Robert telled!!! 😝
@ACIDICMELTD0WN2 жыл бұрын
Hey guys great content as always. Would it be possible to see some of the Bugera Amp Heads?
@therory68882 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks! Would have liked to have saw how the Emerson EM Drive pedal, (two knob) compared with these other pedals?
@ohkee2 жыл бұрын
God I missed this. +1 for the edits.
@jaydee40772 жыл бұрын
I use the gain switch on my morning glory. It works great as a boost.
@joeformayor2 жыл бұрын
All of the boost pedals sound amazing! I think any one of them would be great in your arsenal. I would have to agree with the Captain though; the Benson just adds a truer sound that just melts like butter for your ears.
@gunkanjima34082 жыл бұрын
I don’t get why a boost is adding treble to the signal
@mindfall822 жыл бұрын
@@gunkanjima3408 exactly! And why does it have to be 3/4 up to get that sweet spot? It almost acts as an attenuater in a way below noon..
@limpindug2 жыл бұрын
The rabbit hole just got deeper 😂😂Respect and stay healthy all.
@lightningstrikes73142 жыл бұрын
The EP is the only Booster I need.
@billmumbo26972 жыл бұрын
I found the Geranium pedal too flowery 😄😀👍🇫🇴
@paulvsmith2 жыл бұрын
After playing around with various pedals the other day, I came to the conclusion that it would be great if there was a pedal that had both clean and treble boost facility. And it seems there are some such, as sold by Thorpy, Mad Professor, Rothwell, and Suhr (to name about half those I could find). I do have separate pedals for this job, but I'm really trying to get the board down as slim as I can.
@Tremewen2 жыл бұрын
Boss have a pedal called the Metal Zone that sounds like exactly what you are looking for.
@SteveSchuffert2 жыл бұрын
New TC Spark booster now has that. Grabbed one. It’s excellent. I own the EP boost as well. Prefer the TC.
@HunterAnton2 жыл бұрын
Love Rothwell pedals especially, need to try this one!
@adamdoran2352 жыл бұрын
Drybell unit 67 should meet your needs, I run it into the Benson Germanium boost featured here. That combo has knocked my od pedals off my board.
@punottedbumhucker39742 жыл бұрын
Good show! Missed the Echoplex Preamp as my favorite boost.
@stephanematis2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly the video that I wanted.
@graemeelliott41472 жыл бұрын
I've owned an EP Booster pedal but follwing a previous video from Anderton's, the only boost pedal for me now is the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster.
@pCeLobster2 жыл бұрын
Hm wonder if I should go with something other than an EP Boost... Watches comparison video... option paralysis... Buys EP Boost.
@michaelmiles63982 жыл бұрын
What pickups does Pete have in that telecaster damn that thing sounds good.
@MaximilianMengwasser2 жыл бұрын
Twisted Tele Neck / Nocaster Bridge.
@ptrisonic2 жыл бұрын
Like boosters myself. EP, Benson I like. The Greer Sure Shot seems to turn Pete into Steve Hunter to my ears. Currently my favourite is the old "Pork and Beans" pedal by Greer.... Pete. (another one).
@michaeldutill9921 Жыл бұрын
The amp without a boost ( a sneaker ) and with ( a$200 Italian loafer )+ that daney guy well golden stormtrooper boots 🪖👑😜😎
@yobanyhernandez1252 жыл бұрын
I wish the thorpy heavy water was here too
@3PLMAG8 ай бұрын
This was fun.
@naylor20062 жыл бұрын
No way man where’s the MXR Micro amp! I love mine, however I am baffled by its price considering you can get a fully fledged delay pedal for the same price!
@dash47862 жыл бұрын
Pete you should release some videos that we can pay for for some of those wonderful chords you end on and your melodies you come up with. I try to slow down the video and replicate but it's difficult ha
@jamesprice63812 жыл бұрын
Benson IS killer, BUT ALL ya gotta do ta get more hi end outa the EP is open it up n hit one of the THREE DIP switches, does the Benson have that option?
@GeneralAdmission_12 жыл бұрын
The full-size Katana should be on here
@ishancooper5 ай бұрын
I’ve got the mini and always wondered how the full Size compares
@bastian67552 жыл бұрын
a technical question. Do I get the same functions as the Benson Germanium Boost (green pedal) by setting the Benson germanium fuzz as a clean boost? Both pedal with germanium transistor
@bukwok2 жыл бұрын
little like loudness on hifi amp, always sounds better loudness on, eq add some low and add some high.
@mindfall822 жыл бұрын
The Benson sounds so good but a very small window, has to be 3/4 to all the way up. Not sure why below noon it's quieter and more treble? Maybe someone will know...it's germanium so will temperature affect it or is that only fuzz?
@travismegale67962 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen other channels demo the Benson and it kicked ass. Was there some buffering happening from the pedals in front of it???
@iamtyler4life2 жыл бұрын
Will you guys ever do a video on the PRS se range? You’re the only channel who never talked about them and I’d love to see what you think!
@andertons2 жыл бұрын
Are you serious?? There must be dozens of SE videos on the channel :)
@iamtyler4life2 жыл бұрын
@@andertons you haven’t done a video on any of the se hollow bodies at all
@iamtyler4life2 жыл бұрын
@@andertons sorry I meant to say the rest of the se range! Lol I know you guys have done tons before but you’ve missed some big releases by them and I’m just surprised as they’re obviously some of your favorites
@67er_matze972 жыл бұрын
my Doctor told me I should consider being boostered. After watching this I'm finally convinced and have decided take the Benson ;)
@trevoroneal2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't the EP Booster have dip switches inside? You could re-try the comparison using them. Just curious how much that effects the bass.
@keithfranklin74898 ай бұрын
Can you guys get a hold of a Swart atomic boost and do a video please?
@Barry101er2 жыл бұрын
Benson was really great, would be nice with that Rockpile cover band ;)
@robinspat2 жыл бұрын
What of this ‘Cinch EP+’ I here tell of? Or simply buy Dunlop EP preamp pedal?