ADDROCK BOOSTMASTER.
Been wrestling with the dilemma of choosing a boost pedal? Clean
boost or treble boost? Or, have you been disenchanted by "transparent"
boost pedals that in reality seem sterile or unresponsive? If you
answered yes to any of the above questions, than have we got a boost
for you!
The Addrock Boostmaster is a germanium powered boost
pedal that at the flick of a switch becomes either a treble boost or a
full range boost. The treble boost is a little sweeter than you might
expect from a treble boost pedal. On an overdriven amp, it makes the
harmonics just leap from your guitar. As a full range boost, the
Boostmaster can turn your crunch into searing high gain tone, boost
solos, or just add another dimension to your tone.
Is it
squeaky clean or brown sounding? You decide! The drive control (input
trim) allows you to limit the signal entering the pedal resulting in a
cleaner or more grimy sound. The output control sort of does the same
thing, but in a different way. The combination of the two can provide
unlimited shades of boost tone. Additionally, the pedal responds well
dynamically, adding a very natural and very subtle compression that
will make your rig feel better as well and it works well with your wah!
Of course it's true bypass with an LED and a DC jack. Very warm and
creamy tone that's sure to be a hit the next time you fire up your rig!
HARMONY CENTRAL USER REVIEWS:
Overall Rating: 10
I
love this pedal and will keep it in my arsenal. I would never sell it.
It is really well-made, looks great, and gives me a great sound and
feel. It provides just the edge to my pick attack that I was looking
for, and I own numerous other clean boosts. But among them this
one stands out for versatility and tone. I love the fact that the drive
control provides some grit but the underlying tone of the guitar
remains unmolested. It just seems to give me a larger and fuller tone
without adding noise.
Sound Quality: 10
Over
2 years later and I have found a couple "new" ways to exploit the
subtle yet enhancing qualites of this wonderful box. Lately I have been
using the Boostmaster by turning the drive nearly full counter
clockwise. I then use a mirror image setting on the output knob, or
full clockwise. This pushes the just-breaking-up-tone of my 6V6 plexi
clone into brownsville. Tremendous for blusey/rootsy or rock stuff.
Running this into a boost or my Tim yields fat thick and detailed
overdrive true to both my guitar amd amp.
Sound Quality: 10
This
is the first pedal to make me understand what transparency of sound is
all about. I use it in "full range" with the output knob at 9 o'clock
and the drive knob at 2 o'clock. The "treble range" side of the
mini-toggle is a significant shift in tone to the brighter and thinner
side. The "full range" sound is simply fatter, rounder, and to my
ear kind of "enhanced". Playing clean or dirty, when you kick the
Boostmaster on with my settings, the sound fattens up nicely, and it
puts a "little hair" on it. To my ear this thing just seems to boost
the right frequencies, because the sound cuts better in a very smooth
and articulate way. It takes your best sound and makes it better! What
more do you want? |
