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Post by iggs on Mar 9, 2006 13:14:36 GMT -7
Hey all,
right now I have a BBE Sonic Stomp at the end of my pedalboard signal chain to restore some of the tone loss due to multiple pedals and cable length. I like the BBE, makes everything sound bigger and more open. However, it does not (for whatever reason) work well with some of my OD pedals making them kinda shrill and "processed" sounding ... if that makes any sense. I was thinking of replacing it with the RC to boost the signal a bit and compensate for the extra 15-20ft of cable I have going from my pedalboard to the amp. My main concern, I guess would be boosting and/or adding noise as well ... BBE is pretty quiet but it does not boost the signal in any way. I do like the treble and bass eq on the RC for added flexibility. Any other options/suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 13:24:18 GMT -7
Hi Iggs, the RC can do exactly what you want. You can set it up for Unity gain so all it is doing is making your sound bigger, fatter, brighter or what ever you want without boosting your signal. The tone controls are killer on the RC and it is the most transparent clean boost I have ever heard. The RC is also extremely quiet and only gives more of what you put in. You can also run the pedal to give you less than unity levels as well which is kind of cool. I tend to use it as a clean volume boost. Fattens my clean and lead sounds and adds some of the highs I lose with my pedals. The RC makes everything sound better including my drive pedals, a BB preamp and a Analogman Maxon OD-9/silver. I think you won't go wrong with the RC. Hope this helps.
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Post by kruzty on Mar 9, 2006 13:49:58 GMT -7
If you are going to run a booster, would it be better at the beginning of the chain? When you are recording, it is generally better to use the EQ to subtract than to add - once you loose a frequency, you can never really put it back. I think the same thing would apply here - boostthe signal at the right after the guitar. You can't really "add back" what was lost.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 14:24:32 GMT -7
Hi Krusty, the RC booster was designed as a straight clean boost and works the best at the end of the chain. That way if you want more volume out of an effect such as your clean sound running through a tremolo pedal you can hit the RC which would give you that sound only louder. If you had it before the tremolo you would be hitting the trem's input with a hot signal and perhaps drive it to distort. I agree that boosters such as an AC booster or Rangemaster or even a good overdrive pedal sit better earlier in the chain, especially if used to boost a drive pedal of some kind. I use a OD-9 to boost my BB preamp. The OD-9 is set for minimal gain and volume at 2 o'clock or higher, usually higher. These kind of boosters are used to intentionally add overdrive or to create its own overdrive. The RC does have a gain knob but I don't use it for it's own gain sound but rather as a straight volume boost. The RC can add some of the treble or sparkle back in to your sound by using it's eq that you lose when using multiple pedals, of course when the pedal is off you won't have that effect. There are some player I know that never turn the dern thing off! ;D A line driver or a buffer will so the same thing by converting your high impedance signal into a low impedance signal so it sounds as much as possible like you are plugged straight in to the amplifier instead of a bunch of effects and 35ft of cable. I would say good clean boosts work there best at the end of the chain were they can sound their best and be the most versatile. With that being said there are no rules and you can use it the way that gives you the results you want.
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Post by iggs on Mar 9, 2006 14:40:47 GMT -7
Thanks aruntang ... exactly what I wanted to use the RC for: boosting the "effected" signal and not boosting the signal before it runs into OD's, Delay, Chorus ... etc. and possibly having it clipped. I have a BOSS NS-2 at the front of my chain which acts as a buffer in front of the pedals, just wanted something to kick the output signal a notch so I can run a long cable to the amp.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 14:44:57 GMT -7
Your welcome! Let me know how it works out for you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 17:07:23 GMT -7
Hey Krusty, I see you are from Central Indiana. My dad used to work in Evansville adn Princeton, Indiana. I think he lived in Vincennes though. I visited him this past summer; not a lot of guitar stores near him though.
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Post by kruzty on Mar 9, 2006 19:25:58 GMT -7
Yeah, those places are pretty far from me. Evansville might have a music store, but the other places probably don't. There is a pretty decent selection around Indianapolis, though. Hey Krusty, I see you are from Central Indiana. My dad used to work in Evansville adn Princeton, Indiana. I think he lived in Vincennes though. I visited him this past summer; not a lot of guitar stores near him though.
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Post by iggs on Mar 13, 2006 7:34:51 GMT -7
Your welcome! Let me know how it works out for you. Worked out great! Really opens it all up and makes it sound bigger. Probably because of the xtra juice getting to the amp ... I like the eq as well, helps tighten up the bass and restore some highs. I run it like this: Gain all the way off, Level 2 o'clock, Treble 1 o'clock, Bass 2 o'clock.
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