ONE KNOB BOOST PEDALS: MC401 vs Micro Amp vs EP Booster vs Spark Booster Mini vs EHX LPB-1
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2017
- IN FRONT OF AMP:
0:54 CAE MC401
2:53 MXR Micro Amp
4:45 Xotic EP Booster
6:42 TC Electronic Spark Mini
8:39 EHX LPB-1
IN AMP's FX LOOP
10:44 LPB-1, SPARK MINI, EP BOOSTER, MICRO AMP, MC401
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Equipment Used:
Fender American Standard Telecaster
Orange Dark Terror
Orange PPC212 w Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers
MXR DC brick Power Supply
Shure SM57
Audio Technica AT2035
Audient ID14
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Your reviews are among the best available. They are always packed with useful information or great tone samples, or both. Thank you!
My rig in 1975 was a Deluxe reverb and a LPB-1 the EH ad said it would make you 10 times louder it was good for the day I still have mine
Great demo and great playing brother... I have LPB1, Micro Amp and Sparkle... Sparkle I haven't tried out yet because I just picked it up last night on my way to my gig lol... But I love both LPB1 & Micro Amp...
Excellent demo and excellent playing.
Sound quality/taste appart, the LPB1 is really interesting because it can be used as a boost and as an attenuator.
With 2 LPB1 you can virtually turn a single channel amp in a 3 channel amp.
How exactly can you turn it?
@@JohannesKrauser Assuming you have one channel amp with a drive setting (ex Orange Tiny Terror). Set your pre-amp drive for a crunchy sound; set one LPB1 to boost your guitar signal that will overdrive your pre-amp into distortion, set the an other LPB1 to reduce your guitar signal so the crunchy sound become clean. You have 3 gain setting.
It can be done with any transparent boost pedal that can boost and attenuate your guitar signal.
This is just playing with your input signal to overdrive or clean the pre-amp of your amp.
You could do the same only using your guitar volume knob.
I didn't try if it worked well yet. Just thought about it.
LPB1 off 8:39 on 8:52 10:55
EP 4:56 11:16
My head appreciates the smooth, classy sweetness of the EP but my guts dig the lo-fi warmth of the LPB1.
appreciate the review bro. i like that lpb-1
Thank you very much for this comparison vid. I'm looking to buy two boost pedals to run into each of my Windsors. Need a deeper saturation without sacrificing that "swampy tone" they do so well. Your method in demoing these has given me a lot of data to consider for my purchases. Thank you very much.
Stunning Tele! Great review!
Awesome demo! Thank you for taking the time to do this so I don’t have to! Excellent job!
It was great, yesterday, i bought a used lbp-1 for only $20 at gc
Perfect review, just what I was looking for! I still have not found one ehx pedal that I can stand. I thought the ehx boost couldn’t color your tone too much but I was completely wrong. Who knew that a tele through a dark terror could sound so good?
Great review Xotic EP booster is a tone enhancer by miles also you can run it at 18volts with a voltage doubler for more headroom 👍🏼
Very informative video! Thanks for making this
Great comparison. Very helpful, dude. Thanks!
Loved this!!! Thank you so much
Great Demo!
I've heard the micro amp live through a Carvin tube head, i was impressed
That was a fast thumbs up
LPB-1 definitely added the most color (to my ears), I would use it as a light overdrive.
Totally agree, i would use It as a preboost
I'm getting the spark mini
LPB-1 ... love it! ✌
Depends on what you are looking for in a booster.
I prefer a booster which just boosts your original sound and does not colour it.
To me the CAE does this very well, the others seem to cut off the highs and also some give extra mid.
Just feed it through the effects loop - that will boost volume without altering EQ.
@@jimherleva4541 Won't hit the preamp tubes at all either
Good player's. Great acknowledge in guitars. Pedals , of best.
Well done buddy ! you play the guitar on the MTV
I love micro amp
I really like the Wampler dB-1. No popping noise, 1 knob, and built-in buffer to boot. Used under $65. At the end of chain on board.
Good choices. Try Greenchild Mr Boost...sublime AC/DC goodness...😎
The MXR Micro Amp is the best all rounder imo
Very helpful video! 👍🏻
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picked up the spark and don't know why I didn't get one sooner. Its small, simple and all that's needed to get out front when needed. Not sure about the others here because I don't have those.
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Spark mini booster - the soft touch Momentary OR Latching switch makes it the best on the market while at the same time being the least expensive of the five. I use it on the song "Barracuda" to momentarily boost the harmonic strums at the end of each phrase. To my knowledge, no other booster has this ability without a hard toggle.
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Yeah I love that feature too
It’s a great feature. Keeps me from forgetting to turn it off after a lead
I think you can also do some cool beard growing vids...
If not keep up the killer videos you are doing...
actually sounds good on this tele . . but try it with a bright hum! . . seymour custom, shawbucker, bright seymour full shred . . or affordable kick ass L5OO XL . . yes, i have a single coil semyour antiquity and a couple customs! (and invaders)!
Do others also get a loud POP sound when CAE MC401 is engaged?
wow, interesting demo - the ehx seemed to suck high end out of the tone surprisingly. good old MXR does the job again, the micro amp and CAE seem to do the job. that spark wasn't bad
The original EP booster didn't have the 3db gain option. It had dip switches for bass and treble. I have one of these and it's absolutely fantastic. Not sure why they would change it. Probably because people didn't like the fact that it wasn't at Unity with the knob at its lowest setting
Hi. Which One of those Boost pedals you think that is more powerfull ? Thanks
Can u suggest an open sounding boost that adds some jangly hi end, a la
tom petty,radiohead etc. I like a bright, open sounding rock n roll tele tone..thx u rule btw sub'd😎
Petty John Chime, J Rockett Mark Sampson Max, Nux Lacerate, TC Electronic Spark Booster (4 knob), or Xotic Super Sweet.
Micro amp changes the character of the tone and its so obvious.
Really enjoy the EP Booster and Spark the best.
EP is pure mojo (Y)
I would have liked to see a much dirtier tone with the pedals in the loop to see how they sound! Good demo though. Love the Tremonti riff.
Peter Cross That is just not how they are intended to be used. 😒
I haven't seen one of your videos in forever... did you leave this channel awhile ago?
Best boost pedal is the MI Boost 'n Buff (there are 5 versions, V.1 is a one-knob)
I have the V5 it's a killer
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nice one....... thanks musicbliss........... by the way, is this Khairul bro?
Khairul is almost never in our videos...haha....you can see his face in the Neunaber Immerse video....
@Music Bliss Malaysia: I just Want a volume increase for solos. I Like the 401 & micro amp & spark. for the Volume boost is it best to put boost pedal in Front of Amp Or in FX loop? thank you for any help. Great Channel by the way.
For volume boost FX Loop....for gain boost - front of amp
Try using an EQ pedal, set to 0, volume up.
The CAE could be called "Super Hard Switch".
Agree
hey man nice video im using the boss me50 pedal board through the pa system would the spark work with the me50 just for volume thanks
Yeap, it will...!
thanks man, the same about lpb… just got it.. too midsy… not clean…
What about them?
Xciter apex usa good
music bliss malaysia, is your bridge pickup a stacked tele or regular tele?
sarah waters It's a regular tele bridge pup...had a tech solder extra grounding wires to reduce the hum, making it fairly silent.
Can you pleeeaase tell what are the mods you did in this tele? What pickups and what bridge ;) i'm about to upgrade my Am standard tele..too bright :( and i don't know where to beggin
Body and pickups are standard American Fender. Bridge made by Callaham, neck made by Warmoth. So yeah, it's pretty much a parts-caster.
The guitarist keeps touching the tone knob
It's hard to judge accurately.
02:07 cae [pure flet standard] (full tone knob )
02:32 cae (guitar tone knob toneshift)
04:01 mxr micro [ attack rock++++pw ]
06:06 ep [vinage pure flet+ + mid low pw ]
08:03 tc spk [vintage low dark]
09:56 ehx lpb1 [lttle low dark litte pure + pw]
ehx lpb-1 knob '0' is mute
difference DB gain same guitar riff
NO. 1 CAE Standard
NO.1 MXR MICRO Pw Attack
NO.1 EP boost Vintage PW mid low ++
NO.1 EHX LPB-1 Mute'0' knob & cheep money / little low dark sound / pw +
NO.1 TC. spk.......Latch Switching spot boost low..dark opamp? sound color?
The guitarist keeps touching the tone knob
It's hard to judge accurately.
I have the ep booster... even at the lowest setting, it's too loud. Is there an adjustment for that?(dup switch?) or should I try another pedal?
Try turning off the +3dB dip switch inside the pedal...you can refer to the product manual to see which one it is
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV I did, Thanks! Big Smile! MUCH better!!!!!!!
4:01 8:03 9:55
Best boost out there is the creation audio labs mk.4.23
10:44 dry
11:37 cae standard
11:05 tc standard pw +
11:27 mxr pw 2++
10:54 lbp-1 pw + low little dark
11:16 ep pw + vintage +mid low very dark
cae= pure best !
ehx lpb-1= knob '0' is mute !
TC. spk.....=..Latch Switching spot boost !!
mxr ....= attack pw !!
ep .... =vintage!!
Spark boost ftw
An amazing metal player and I wanted to see these boosts for solos. Death by fender 😰
Lpb-1
Mxr Boost/line
1:13
11:37
Ep Boost
4:55
11:16
LPB-1 all the way!
Satellite Surf Rock **Anthony aka BD Songwriter** I have the EP but I’m thinking about purchasing the LPB-1 one as well
William Melo sounds are like memories
I think growing up the music I listen to had warm analog tones which I can relate to
but each generation has a different tonal experience
mostly to do with the overall production and media device
I still prefer listening to tape and v records
Give More Information on Fractal ?
MXR or TC Spark?
Paweł Wiski both on my board but placed strategically at different places.
Danny Minor do you put the microamp before or after the spark. Are you using the spark as an Overdrive? And the microamp as a clean boost?
Mike Anderson there are so many ways to use those pedals. Right now, I’m using a Spark in front of my dirt pedals to saturate them when I feel I the situation calls for it. I use my Micro Amp to liven up my amp. Here is what I mean. My 410 Fender DeVille is way too loud. Even when gigging I hardly push it past two. I find this amp sounds better cranked. By using the MicroAmp as my ‘always on’ Pedal, it makes my amp and guitar interact as if my amp is on the edge of breakup, which to me is where the glory sound is lol. I run the mini boost through my effects loop to give me a very clean boost if I want my solos to be a little louder. That being said, people will reply with their own opinions or ideas and they are probably even better. That’s the fun with these. Experiment, find what works for you and keep rockin’. Cheers!
Paweł Wiski micro amp
@@zdsminorz Legend
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7:24 7:44 9:40
I would have loved to see it played in the same style all the way through for a good comparison. I have no idea why there's a need to suddenly play like thrash metal when the knob is set to the maximum.
I guess we should have played some mellow jazz chords with full gain then.
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV best come back ever lol
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV *Wicked burn!* Points awarded.
Why do people always demo these as over drive pedals? I wanna hear metal riffs and kick in these for a solo boost and see how they sound 🤦🏻♂️
Transparent boosts add to much low end to the signal for the amp to stay tight enough for metal riffs. That's probably why.
Lo
In my ears the 401 and the Micro Amp win .... by far! The rest just sucks.
you should clean your ears with sticks
@@gras4098 haha
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Micro sounds best IMHO
You should take "Malasia" out of your channel name. I almost didn't click it simply because I didn't think it would be in English.
Gotta be proud of where we're from mate....
@@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV My comment is not about not having pride. It's about advertising/branding confusion. If you put "China" in your channel name, people would expect it to be in Chinese.
Nice chops regardless.
It didn't stop me from looking. I'm interested in the subject demo irrespective of language.
Beautiful demo. Monster playing. V interested in you mention of ground-wire mod to reduce single-coil hum.
Why not just turn up the amp and gain? Use you gtr vol knob and save some money..
Dan Peña because some amps have great tones but the gain is not always enough gain
Yeah, I had a Soldano Hot Rod 50 and for some reason it did not have enough , used a micro amp..
Micro amp adds more gain and volume for solos, more than amp gain would do i believe