What does the EP booster do?
The EP Booster was based around the classic preamp side of an Echoplex and produces a shimmering boost tone that adds some high end sparkle and definition. The Xotic EP Booster features up to 20db of gain on tap and two internal DIP switches to customize the boost. One is a Bass Boost and the other is a Bright switch.
Does a boost pedal increase volume?
Boost pedals are essentially an amplification stage in a box. They can be used to add more volume to your guitar signal for leads, or to smash your tube amp into searing saturation for heavy rhythm sections, making them a worthy addition to your pedalboard.
Who uses Klon Centaur?
Popularity. When the Klon Centaur was released in the mid ’90s, it was quickly picked up and used by a wide variety of different guitarists. This included Warren Haynes, Phillip Sayce and John Mayer, amongst countless others.
What does a boost pedal do for guitar?
When should I use a boost pedal?
Most boost pedals are very similar in terms of design, and their main function is simply to kick your signal up by a significant notch. Many guitarists use boost pedals to raise the volume of their amplifiers, to pronounce certain sections in songs and bring them forward in a mix.
Where should a boost pedal go in the chain?
A second very popular way to use a boost pedal, is to put it in front of an overdrive pedal in your signal chain. In this position in your signal chain, engaging your boost pedal will not increase your volume at all. Instead, it will increase the gain and compression in your overdrive pedal.
Why is the Klon so popular?
The Klon is particularly celebrated for the ‘transparent’ nature of its overdrive. In essence, this means that the pedal causes your signal to overdrive, without ‘colouring’ your tone in any way. It adds warmth and gain to your tone, whilst preserving the natural sound of your guitar and amp.
Is Klon Centaur a distortion?
The Klon Centaur is an overdrive pedal made by American engineer Bill Finnegan between 1994 and 2008. Finnegan hoped to create a pedal that would recreate the harmonically rich distortion of a guitar amplifier at a high volume.
Should a boost go before or after overdrive?
If you place the boost before the overdrive, the result will be more distortion and gain, as the input level to the overdrive will be increased. If you place the boost after the overdrive, it will make the overdrive’s output louder, allowing you to push the input on your amp harder or to increase the volume for solos.
What artists use a Klon?
The Klon Centaur has been used by guitarists including Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Joe Perry, Nels Cline and Matt Schofield. Finnegan said the pedal attracted a variety of guitarists, including baby boomers, younger indie rock musicians and experimental musicians.
We’ve used the highest quality parts available with a discrete FET design and low impedance output, the EP Booster provides up to +20dB of unadulterated boost with multi-dimensional, shimmering highs and lows, and no ear fatigue. The internal DIP switches let you choose the boost frequencies, and EQ settings. need more headroom? you got it!
How much gain does the Xotic EP booster have?
The Xotic EP Booster features up to 20db of gain on tap and two internal DIP switches to customize the boost. One is a Unity Gain switch and the other is a Bright switch.
Does the EP booster have a dip switch?
As of July 2011, beginning from serial number 11012, we’ve updated the EP Booster with an internal dip switch where users can choose to have true unity gain with the knob turned all the way off. Please note, this update will not be available to EP’s prior to serial numbers 11012. We apologize for this inconvenience.