TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster Pedal - Simple and Effective! What is it? Do You Really Need One? Why I Bought One!
The TC Spark Mini Booster Pedal is manufactured by TC Electronics, a Danish company that needs very little introduction, as they began selling guitar pedals around 1976 and are well-known for their quality products. In previous videos I reviewed a number of Stratocasters and one thing that Single Coil guitars can lack at lower volumes is depth of tone. Overdrive is often added to help get that punchy sound, and one pedal that is definitely worth a look at is the Boost Pedal. The TC Spark Mini Boost Pedal - comes in an off-white finish, and requires a 9 Volt adapter or a suitable power supply. See my reviews on the CIOKS Power Supply ( • UB:9 CIOKS DC5 Power S... ) and my Pedal-Board review - ( • V5: Playing Guitar 40 ... ). This simple little pedal has one Gain/Volume Knob (LEVEL) and an on/off foot-switch that features - ‘The Prime-Time Function’… which can be used for brief solos. To engage Prime-Time, it’s just a case of holding down the pedal’s foot-switch and to disengage, release the foot-switch. As I progressed my guitar and amplifier search I found that my Fenders played through a Bad Cat Black Cat set to a moderate 'valve crunch' tone benefitted very well with the addition of the Spark Boost set to around 10 o'clock.
There are many boost pedals out there on the market, some with simple features and others loaded with all kinds of goodies for those that love to tinker with stuff. As for myself, I really appreciate pedals that are straight-forward and hopefully this video will help those who are considering the purchase of a Booster pedal… Enjoy!
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