This one or the spark mini... decisions decisions. I really only need it for the clean boost, but that gain knob seems super useful for pulling out that barely-breaking-up tone into a little bit more overdrive.
The same way I cannot say "I'll be back" without Arnie's accent, I cannot pronounce "T.C. Electronic without trying to sound like Tore! Gotta love this guy!
i saw this in a local music shop so i decided to test it out. i grabbed a tele off the wall and ran it through a fender deluxe and started messing around with it, and i really liked the results, so i started considering purchasing this at some point in time. then i grabbed a mojo mojo overdrive and threw it before in the chain to see how well it stacks on to other drives. i purchased it on the spot.
- This booster is capable of a 'over the top' amount of boost - if you try it out and think it's not boosting enough, I'm quite sure it's not boost, but drive you need in some form..
Try an EQ pedal set last in the chain in your amps FX Loop. Boost all of the slider's by around 6-9db. Used this way with an amp thats already being driven hard and you'll get both more gain and volume. You can also adjust the profile of the sliders - say push the mids up a bit relative to the treble and bass sliders - to get a more cutting tone.
Mr.Z It's a small world man. I owned the FB2. What I like about it is it has a great treble range. My SG is dark and it sounds like it has a maple cap when using the FB2. I used the fb2 to boost my od pedal for solos. The feedB. feature is ok only is you have the vol. low. The note bleeds out if the vol is cranked on the pedal.I am getting the spark.Obviously it offers more control over the tone. It sounds great, It's half the price of the rc booster with the more bang for your buck! Rock on!
I usally put a booster in the send return for this kind of problem. By the way, if you put it before the distortion you'll get more fat/gain, if you put it after distortion(on the correct settings) it will increase the volume. And this is a really good quality/price pedal. It's even very easy to sell..so you won't go wrong buying it!
Well, it's possible to boost your sound with the Spark, without saturating your sound, but if an amp starts breaking up at a certain point when turned up - Spark can't avoid this from happening..
Elguru the problem with the noise in the video is that all the main power cords of the building runs directly above the ceiling of the room the video is recorded in, so the pickups on the guitar get affected in a big way.
was thinking of something like this so when i use a lower gain single coil guitar, i can switch it on so it will be as loud as my hum bucker guitars without changing settings
I'd really like to try this one but my only experience with Tc electronics is when I bought the Ditto looper and it was broken from the get go, so I returned it and replaced it with an boss rc. ^^. Tore and his team seems like decent people though. Cheers from Sweden!
I think you've misunderstood what a boost pedal is supposed to do. It's nice to have the ability to get that extra "gain/grit" and volume when you want it, in a live situation. You can't really fiddle around with your pedals before and after every solo or other part, that needs the boost.
this is one of the best videos explaining this pedal my only comment is maybe use an amp that is Not something most people don't have lol just pick something average like a Fender Blues Jr. something more people can relate to. a tin can would sound great going thru that Marshall Unit, Peace !
1) Everywhere, very soon (I don't have exact dates, sorry) 2) Good question - I'd say quite some, but I'm very sensitive about drive.. :) I'd say most would think, quite an audible difference - you really should compare them next to each other, for yourself:)
at 3:14 one can hear how much noise/hum the spark adds, after the phrase is played the sound is gated, no hum no noise. but at 4:13 the spark does not seem to be much noisier than the amp alone.
Every one of your clean reference tones is different from each other? Why did you change your clean setting each time you demonstrated a different part of the boost? Im a little confused. Thanks
Is this pedal really noisy - more than it should be? I see that's he 's turning the volume down as soon as the lick is finished. It could be his style of playing or because of the way the amp is miked but it does get pretty loud for half a second. noise gate behind might help.
If i want is as an - always on - pedal ,for this extra bite of sound,should it be first in the chain on my pedal board or last ? and i mean in front of the amp not in the loop .any suggestions from T.C or users that had tried it .
So you don't use tuner pedals? I used to only use analog pedals too, then I bought a Flashback X4 and it changed the game. I absolutely love it. For me, it'd be an absolute no-brainer to use any other delay pedal. Sometimes, digital just overcomes analog with variety.
I play steel guitar through a solid state amp. I'm looking for a clean boost to take solos with. If I understand this demo correctly, the gain won't add overdrive unless this is going through a tube amp, right? I don't mind a little bit of drive in the sound on peaks but its a clean boost I'm looking for. Btw; I work regularly in Denmark so the accent doesn't bother me - believe me, its easier to understand than listening to someone "like... so from California"!
It will still add some overdrive, but not as much, since the gain is designed to help you hit your tubes harder. For a clean boost on a solid state amp, this will work perfectly. It can pretty much do anything.
I got this pedal some days ago n' let me tell u that this is an awesome pedal..It's very versatile n' responsive to ur attack.. u can use it as a clean boost n' as a smooth overdrive as well.. then good luck bye =)
That's great! It's like the modern-day heir to the classic TC BLD (Booster/Line-Driver) bbut with more gain and other features. Magical pedal, the BLD. Subtle, but when used intelligently (eg: in conjunction with a Muff & a Boss GE-7) the results could be amazing. I hope that the Spark Booster can fulfill the same role. So far, my favourite Boosters are the MI Effects Boost 'n Buff, Mooer Pure Boost, Maxon TB-09 and the one-knob Prick Power Booster by Chapter 4 FX. MI Effects and Prick are ones that never let me down. However...I'm not quite satisfied. Time to try a Spark.
would it be possible to use it in a serial fx loop just to push the crunch channel of a jcm 900 adding at the same time a little more gain? mean setting gain up to 3 and level as much as is needed for a solo spot. Thanx in advance
Hello, I have a question, How would you suggest I set the Spark boost pedal to emulate the exact tone of the Clapton mid boost circuit? The strat that I play and is also my main guitar, is a custom shop 54 50th anniversary masterbuilt and I really don't want to alter it in anyway with other pots or wires, routing etc, so, I read that the Spark is a fantastic way to get that tone and sound without altering my guitar in any way. Thanks for your time and help!
I never get boost pedals. I mean, yeah, they have a certain amount of (limited) utility, but the best sounds in this demo and all other demos are coming from the other pedals they use! Like at 6:38 he adds in a distortion pedal and some delay. The tone is great. When the boost was engaged it just increased unwanted hum, and the actual gain/grit increase could be achieved by boosting the drive or level control on the distortion pedal. Boosts are essentially pointless.
Can you switch between fat & mid switch just by using foot switch??? Like double tap or something and then light changes colour according what it on? Or have preset variations of different settings by using foot switch? (Is there a pedal like this?)
hello, i have now both a tc spark booster and an ibanez ts808. which one should come first on pedalboard and why. i dont like extreme distortion. i play mostly blues and classic rock.
Is it the same booster pedal which can be used as a Bass guitar booster?? Please reply... I am buying one very soon.. Just confused 😕 if the boosters are different for bass guitar and lead guitar...
Almost any high gain amp is going to have trouble getting a really good clean sound. It's rare when a high gain amp has great cleans, so Marshall JCM's and the like don't have the greatest cleans. They're early high gain designs and weren't focused on cleans. However, the early non-master vol. Marshalls, such as the one used in this video, were built based on Fender designs, and have great cleans. The JTM45 was a direct copy of one of the greatest clean amps ever, the Fender Bassman.
Not really a "direct" copy. Direct in terms of circuitry but using locally or differently sourced parts (tubes etc). The result was the birth of the JTM45, the best head ever made.
no I know what the need is, my point is I don't see what the advantage of a boost is over an overdrive/distortion. If you want to boost the signal like he did at 6:58, why not buy an overdrive/distortion pedal and set it to a really low gain but high volume boost so it's subtle like it was here. Then, unlike a boost pedal, you could also crank the gain if you wanted a much more aggressive sound. With a boost you're very limited and it seems like a good distortion pedal can do its job and more.
ZOMG! I'm watching this while making lunch and changing clothes; when he said that I was walking around my apartment half paying attention. And I totally chuckled at "gay knob." haha you read my mind FROM THE PAST!!! lol
