Colorsound Power Boost - My Favourite David Gilmour tones! 

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Richard McEntee how do you like the overdriver?

Ah well, there lies my query really - I am a home player, so am finding the PB/OD as circuit/effect quite difficult to pin down and use. I probably never play at the necessary volume with a loud punching amp to get the most out of the pedal, for me it is just too spiky for pedal OD tones. I have A/B next to a BD-2w and I always am coming back to the BD-2 fitting me and my environment much better - still on the uncompressed and "bright" side, but the OD works better. The Vick itself is probably the closest to the original, I haven't compared but just what I have read, I have had the Buffalo as well, but not at the same time, as well as a clone a few years back - all of them gave me the same experience.

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Me too. Please do it!

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With his Hiwatts he mostly used WEM speaker cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers. More on the site www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=70

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Thanks! I might do that later on...

Thank you! The Power Boost is a booster and overdrive. You can get some very convincing fuzz tones from it but it's not a Big Muff. I mainly use it for clean boost or as a very mild overdrive complimenting the tone of the amp.

The two CE2s were added on the last leg of the Wall tour in 1981. I've never seen any sources telling why he did that but my guess would be to create a wider stereo spread, much like what he did in 1994.

Love the TruFi pedals. Did a review of their Power Boost here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vKZPcSZYxZE.html

Thanks! No EQ or compression added.

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Thanks for the kind words! He's using a Ram's Head Big Muff, with an Electric Mistress and some delay. See the full run-down on my site www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=7538

David always had his boosters after the high gain pedals but it all depends on what pedals you use, what amp you have and obviously, what tones you're looking for. I find that mids oriented and compressed pedals like the TS, often makes fuzz and Muffs sound dark and almost choked but it can be a nice combo on more mids scooped amps like Fender and Vox. David's using boosters more like EQs. He doesn't add much volume or gain but rather character and tone. Placing the booster first, will add more gain. Placing it after, will add more character and volume.

Thanks! The Aussie is very similar to the stock Power Boost so we're talking nuances here. Depending on how you'll be using a Power Boost I'd go for a 18V for more headroom and smoother breakup.

Thanks for the kinds words! I'd check out the Boss BD-2. Very similar to the Power Boost and Tube Driver and it works nicely on smaller amps.

Indeed, there are lots of great boosters and overdrives out there. Check out my latest video of the Boss B D2.

gilmourish riis I already did. Great vídeo and great tone too... I love the pedal bd2.

The Colorsound is hard to record properly because you need to push it hard to avoid those fizzy overtones. I've set the Reeves/Hiwatt to clean with a bit of hair from the pre-amp. Hard to notice but you can hear that slight compression when you dig into the strings. How hot you should set the pre-amp obviously depends on the speakers and pickups.

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I gaurantee you this. You'd have a drummer that youd have no worry of knowing the parts. Also plays keys. And learning how to play leads on guitar. Hahaha. Sadly I live in US. Hard to find floydians. Ahaha. Oh my gosh. And though you have heard me before and others ...that neck is freaking stellar?!?!?

@@robertclarkguitar I'll be your guitarist ;) lol

Thanks! I'm mostly using a Sennheiser e906. Sometimes a Shure SM57, into a Universal Audio Apollo Solo.

Everything's listed in the video

The album version? The intro solo was recorded straight into the desk I believe.

Was recorded direct in to the board. Any clean amp with a compressor pedal will get you the tone.

A Power Boost is perhaps best used as a booster on these amps, while the BD2 and Crayon which both has a bit more mids and compression works better as overdrives.

Yes, the Hot Wax feature the Hot Tubes, which is very similar to the Power Boost. It was originally released by EHX in the 70s, providing a boost for darker tube amps. The Hot Wax is an excellent dual overdrive pedal for Gilmour's tones.

As you may know, David didn't really use the UniVibe that much. It's mainly featured on Dark Side on the Moon bt other than that. Not much. I have two favourites. The Electronic Orange Moon Vibe, which has a vintage tone and it fits high gain pedals very well. And there's the VibeMachine from Dry Bell. Small foot print and an amazing tone. One of my all time favourite vibe pedals is the Dunlop RotoVibe. It can do both UniVibe and phaser, which means you'll be able to cover David's Dark Side and WYWH tones.

gilmourish riis Thanks Bjorn I’ll look into these

I don't think you can beat the Castledine when it comes to authentic tones. The Vick or Electronic Orange Bananaboost is probably the closest you'll get with cheaper models.

The EP is much warmer, with more compression and mid range. The Power Boost very transparent and open sounding. I usually recommend the Boss BD2 and the EHX Hot Tubes for similar sounds.

Yes. See my review of the BD-2 here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A7ZjSFetDmA.html

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You can build a clone here. I'm not sure if this pedal is produced anymore but building a clone is certainly a way to get one of these. I can recommend the aionelectronics builds. I built the Lumin and I don't want to miss it in my chain. :)

Yes, I bought it at Macari's in London. They're still making them in the shop as they did back in the 70s. There are lots of good clones out there too, like the Bananaboost from Electronic Orange and Overdriver from Vick Audio.

gilmourish riis thank you for your help, its very appreciated.

Try guitar > russian BM > Power Boost > delay > amp. Settings depends on your pickups and amp.

That’s where I like to keep it. You can also experiment with placing it first, as a pickup booster or last bit it should be considered as a typical overdrive.

@@gilmourishofficial I tried placing it before the overdrive pedals but the sound became way too "messy", especially with the big muff on. I will keep experimenting tho. Thanks, man!

He didn't have the master volume version. That one came later so the old Power Boost only had bass, treble and volume. The volume is a gain control, controling the amount of overdrive or distortion. David, unlike Hendrix and Towsend, had his amps set clean or at the very edge of break up and used pedals, like the Power Boost, Fuzz Face and Big Muff to get his overdrive and fuzz tones.

I don't think I worded my original comment in a way that really made sense, but now since I have both a Tru-Fi Colordriver and a Hi-Tone DR504, I've figured out quite a few things: I'm aware the original pedal didn't have a master volume, but on the versions with a MV, the knob on max gives you the same output level as the old versions sans MV. Read: absolutely unusable as a toggle on/off pedal and it sends so much signal boost into the amp (even with the gain knob at minimum) that it's driving the preamps hard even if you turn them down. The volume knob on the originals appears to use a logarithmic sweep which is why you get that infamous sweep of "nothing... nothing... nothing...light drive, oop now it's fuzz" on the old units. The clones from Tru Fi appear to use a linear taper for the gain so the "heavy drive" sound appears to be right around noon on that pedal. But since it's so reactive to your guitar's volume knob, I just leave mine dimed and use my guitar's volume knob as a gain control. What sounds closest to the 70's era Floyd records to me is if you crank the treble knob on the pedal up pretty high (at least 3 o'clock) and have the treble and presence knobs on the Hiwatt no higher than 9:30 and set gain to taste on the guitar's volume knob. That sound, paired with some IRs of an actual WEM Starfinder 4x12 cab with actual Fane Crescendo speakers, immediately gets you the sound. And those speakers are the last 5% of the sound since not only do they have a ludicrous frequency response for a guitar speaker (30hz all the way to *16khz*!), they also have two big ass spikes in the 2.2kHz and 4.5kHz areas. The latter of which explains why David is constantly feeding back in the higher harmonics in those old bootleg recordings.

I think they have a new reissue version with power jack input. There are tons of clones out there as well, with adapter powering and options for 9-18V.

@@gilmourishofficial Thanks so much! Great video!

Dvaid Gilmour did use a Fuzz Face to record the solo so no, you don't need it. He did however on 70s live shows, use the Power Boost both for ovedrive and for boosting the fuzz. personally I don't think there's anything like the original, which is still being made, but there are several great sounding clones out there. Check out some of them in this buyer's guide on my site www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=262 As for the settings - it depends very much on your amp and pickups as this pedal interact with both. The tones shown here in this clip is a good start.

Thank you very much for all the information and videos.

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I have an older one with just a hole on the side and you have to use something sharp to poke it open.

@@gilmourishofficial thanks brother! I used a machinists ruler and it worked! Killer pedals! Thanks again!

OK, so let me be very honest. A guitar alone can't give you THAT tone but I'm sure you knew that already. You can get David Gilmour's tones with any guitar as long as you know what pedals and amps to combine with it... Now, obviously a Stratocaster with single coils will get you close but my best tip is to visit your local guitar shop and try a bunch of guitars - Strats, Tele, Les Pauls... anything. Get the guitar that you're most comfortable with. Check out this feature for some tips I've writted down for choosing the right pedals for different amps www.gilmourish.com/?p=7115

Thank you very much, I will check it!

They're much darker than the Fanes, with less headroom. The Fanes are brighter, with tons of headroom, which goes very well with a Hiwatt. V30s are typical for that tight Marshall tone. The G12H is probably something inbetween, with a bit more headroom and a bit more high mids sparkle.

@@gilmourishofficial my friend has a fender combo with a g-12 k100 celestion open back. Very bright and it seems to have a 3D quality. Would this sound good for Gilmore tones ?

He is first seen using one in early 1972 and some images indicated that it was placed before the fuzz pedal. That might have been the case but it's also hard to judge by those images how the pedals were ligned up. He might have used it without the fuzz but he might also have found it to give the fuzz more gain, which is what happen when you boost in front. However, from 1973 and up to present, with the Tube Driver, he's always boosted after the high gain pedals. Keep in mind though that it's not actually volume or gain boost but rather tone enhancement much like an EQ, with very mild settings.

@@gilmourishofficial thanks a ton for the reply! That helped. By the way, your website is fantastic!

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Yes indeed. The neck is a Fender CIJ 65 reissue. More here www.bjornriis.com/my-gear/1stratocaster/

Yes, I think so. See my review here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vKZPcSZYxZE.html

@@gilmourishofficial thank you Bijorn, you are the best, now, 18 or 9V? 😂🤦‍♂️🥂🥂 Greetings from Italy

David used the original late 60s 18V model between 1972-77. They have a hair more headroom compared to the 9V.

​@@gilmourishofficial Thanks for confirming. A couple more questions if you don't mind. Do you know if on the time solo recording if David just used a fuzz face or if he also used the power boost after the fuzz face. Also, do you know if the time rhythm parts are the power boost or just a fuzz face with the guitar volume turned down? Thanks.

Idk what Bjorn thinks, but IMO, the rhythms and solo are Fuzz Face. I don’t think he used a powerboost as a booster for fuzz much in studio but I could be wrong.

The ThroBak has more headroom and less gain. I also think the gain character sounds better on this Colorsound and other clones like the Electronic Orange Bananaboost. The Throbak has a nice twangy clean tone and some extra cool features. Depends on how much you want THAT tone. They are very similar...

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The Throbak has more headroom and a couple of extra features. It's perhaps a bit more modern sounding and, in my opinion, better as a clean booster.

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