RC Booster vs TC Spark
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- čas přidán 13. 12. 2019
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In this video, I compare the TC Spark with the RC Booster. I then give you my opinion on the one I like most. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Another great video man! Keep up the great work!
Glen Reed Thanks Glen!
I enjoy my spark a lot!
Great comparison for this two fantastic pedal.
majaja Yeah it’s a really great pedal. Thank you!
Great video!
Marcelo Sant Anna Thank you!
I use both of them on my board, along with a third (always on) drive that gives me a kind of clipping, bassy and almost fuzz-like tone, like the mojo mojo or the fulltone fulldrive 2 v2 on a pretty low gain. Just before that I have the RC booster with added gain, bass rolled off and some added treble for higher gain and more modern tones. At the very end of the chain I have the spark with some added gain and highs, and a definite volume boost on the "mid" setting. That's what I call my solo pedal. It doesn't make a huge difference, but when it's on, I have everyone's attention
Dimitris Loufakis That’s cool! Sounds like a pretty solid setup. Thanks for sharing.
The "mid" setting on spark is almost a tube sreamer to push another drive. The "fat" is excellent after a mid gain pedal for solos with more volume and gain. And The "flat" is super transparent. Ugly but useful.
RC is more compression
IMO, TC have more gain and 3 kind of voices.
I have both and today I’m using the TC with mid booster before my overdrive pedals
Fabio Fender I think they’re both great pedals, but I tend to gravitate to the TC too. Try the “fat” setting with the gain at 9 o’clock, volume at 12, bass at 10 o’clock and the treble at 2 o’clock. It almost sounds klon like. It’s great boosting into another drive pedal.
Great. I ll try
Useful comparisson but it would be interesting to know what guitar and amp you're using as well as any other effects like reverb.
The RC Booster has a warmer sound. I gravitate more towards the Spark Booster. It's super versatile. I was using 2 on my pedalboard, one as a clean boost and the other as a dirty boost. I ended up swapping the dirty boost for a Vertex Steel String Supreme Mini.
great for different things. idk why but i'm so a huge fan of the spark boost. i had a mini one but i lost it lol. great comparison. RC is the color boost of dreams. and spark is the clean boost post drive for solos. i miss mine.
These two pedals sound virtually identical, and any sonic differences between them are attributable to individual component tolerances. The Spark is dramatically cheaper and offers three different EQ curves, but it of course does not offer the caché of the Xotic. I'd happily use either, but I bought two of the Spark booster (and two of the Spark mini).
I had both, kept the Spark.
RC booster is good and has some following behind it, yet I felt it was trying to act as a compressor and an overdrive at the same time without actually doing any of those very good. Now if you dont want a compresson and a light overdrive, it can definitely carry you through a gig.
Spark has a more powerful EQ and the 3 "voices" are distinct enough and actually usable. And it definitely provides a bit more gain without being too compressed.
Awesome playing and demo! To me the Spark is more in your face type of sound versus the RC has more a classic tube amp sound to it. Both are great, just different. I agree with you, the Spark is so versatile and flexible for any taste of music!
Thank you! And thanks for the feedback!
SPARK for me !
I feel like I'm listening to the Goo Goo Dolls warm up.
Thanks for comparing - great playing! I would prefer the RC, sounds fuller and more midrange. The Spark has more Options, but who wants to switch this little thing on a gig?
Wolfgang Huber That’s a good point! Thanks for checking out the review.
Now if u could do this and add the Laney Black County Customs Steelpark!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Spark 💯!!
Thanks for feedback
But if you was a live band you would want the spark to cut through the mix. the RC is ok for home use, I think the same with the tube screamer vs the Boss SD-1. Tube screamer for home use, Boss SD-1 for live.
From the get go, the controls are set so much differently (freeze at 0:56). What kind of guitar is being played...with single coils or humbuckers ? At 3:00 the controls are finally set the same, then at 4:00 they are not. I have the TC Spark Boost and an Xotic BB Preamp V1.5 (the OG). Got my "bases covered".
I went for the Spark- at half the cost.
Neil Slade The Spark is the real deal!
@@tycaskey Yes, I went through a couple of boosters and settled on this with no regrets. Thanks for your video!!m But I removed the spark plug from the top! I like that its infinitely tweakable- and relatively inexpensive. Perfectly quiet too. www.neilslade.com/gifs/Spark.jpg
Neil Slade For sure! Enjoy the pedal.
same tone, more options, 1/3 of the price: my choice too.
I just picked up a new Spark Booster off Amazon for $76, free ship and no tax. Love it, for what it does. I have a BB Preamp to cover the "more gain" territory.
Would you say the spark pedal would make for a good rangemaster alternative? Im struggling to find a cheaper treble boost comparable to a rangemaster
Little different, but the spark is good
Running pedals in series can/may color the sebsquent pedal.
Spark
Sparkk againnn, great sound but why the noisee 😢
Great demo, but I can't choose.
Thanks! They’re both great. The RC is a solid pedal and truly sounds great. The TC has a little more “dimension” if that makes sense? The TC is also pretty versatile with the voice switching. I prefer the eq curves on the RC, but the TC is more for the money. Hope that helps!
@@tycaskey don't know if its my impression, but I think the RC sounds deeper (in a good manner)
Does the footswitch on the Spark Booster seem odd...the top seems "spring loaded" before it actually activates . Maybe it's the same footswitch as used on the Spark Mini which allows momentary activation of the boost without locking it ON, a feature not included in the Spark Booster pedal ?
I actually don't mind it. I'm not sure on the momentary switch. I will try it out. Thanks for the tip!
Is it me or is the RC booster adding a bit of mud on the higher gains.
Hmm. I’m not sure. I do think the the TC has a little bit more of a 3D sound if that makes sense.
@@tycaskey As in a stereo kind of feel?
What a gear You used in video except boosters?
4egsane Partscaster - blackstar ht20 - audient id14 - Logic Pro X - wall of sound plugin. Hope that helps!
For the money, the spark is hard to beat.
why the hell is the treble on the spark turned all the way up?
I start with the setting that I would typically use for each pedal. If you watch the video through, I run the pedals with the same settings for comparison. Sorry for any confusion!
spark on CZcams looks better, but it's not. if you use low gain, just to "highlight notes", ok. But if you use a drive, forget about Spark. I sold and bought the RC. Fantastic.
Thanks for the feedback!
Spark is brilliant for driving my 50 watt tube amp on its clean channel into overdrive.
Great video man. I have the mini sparkle and the rc boost. Both great. Even the RC Booster slightly superior in terms of sound and feelfor my taste. I got my RC booster second hand and i feel it makes a plop sound when i turn it on... have you noticed the same? I m wondering is it because of a problem of the switch switch or is it because of the design of the circuit? Thanks in advance..
Hey! Thanks! have not noticed that sound when using the pedal.
I hate when there is huge volume increase when switching from clean to fat or mid. RC has great harmonics, adds sweet chime to ur playing. Tc is just plain boost, does not make u wanna use it all the time. I just used it in fx loop to add bit volume for solos until it sells.
Thanks for the feedback!
im not sure the mojo has to much bass and dryness
Thanks for the feedback!
you demoed the spark booster and kept the switch at clean the entire time.. for real dude.
Go cry about it
Andy timmons use RC
Had them both and hated the RC , & oddly have liked the BB and the AC alot but really dislike the RC a Really Crappy booster. The fullsize TC Spark is wonderfull...just no comparison to the very pointless RC....However, that's my opinion.
Andy timmons use RC
Low gain - Spark
More gain - RC
This Spark has a very unpleasant and shrill midrange that is unregulated
The video is almost useless, If no one noticed, then I will say: the settings of the two boosters are completely different, since treble (rc) is located in place of level (spark) !!!