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Here are a few quick audio samples I did to
demonstrate the Boost 'n' Buff. Please
excuse both the playing and the mp3 artifacts.
All samples were
recorded with an Ibanez RG750 with a
Dimarzio Humbuker from Hell in the neck
position, and a Seymour Duncan JB in the
bridge. The amp used was my trusty Bogner
Ecstasy 101B. For the sake of not getting
evicted, I ran the amp in triode mode, half
power, Class A, which produces about 7W of
output power. The speaker cab was a 4*12
loaded with vintage 30's. The cab was miced
with a pair of SM57s, into a Behringer
mixer, and recorded direct to PC.
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Sample |
Notes |
Comments |
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Buffer.mp3 |
Clean
Channel, everything flat.
Neck
pickup.
BNB Vol:
0 |
This
sample demonstrates the efficacy of
the Boost 'n' Buff as a buffer. This
was recorded using a loop box to
take the Boost 'n' Buff in and out
of the circuit. The guitar was
connected through a 10 foot cable to
the looper, which was then connected
through a 40 foot cable to the amp.
The first section is the guitar
direct to the amp. The section is a
repeat of the same phrase, this time
with the buffer on. Notice just how
much top end is lost by not having a
good buffer. The difference, I
think, is quite remarkable! |
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VolBoost.mp3 |
Clean
Channel, everything flat, Gain on 3
(for headroom)
Bridge pickup,
MI
Audio Crunch Box
BNB Vol:
50% |
This
sample shows the Boost 'n' Buff
operating as a flat booster. The
volume control is set to 12 O'clock.
The guitar tone is generated using
an MI Audio Crunch Box (which sounds
very yummy!). The gain on the clean
channel of the Bogner was set low so
that when we kick in the boost, no
amp overdrive occurs. Note how
faithfully the Boost 'n' Buff
reproduces the sound of the guitar
through the Crunch Box. |
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Blues.mp3 |
Clean
Channel, everything flat, Gain on 10
Bridge pickup,
BNB
Vol: 50% |
In this
sample, the gain of the clean
channel has been maxed so that I'm
starting to get a subtle breakup
from the clean channel. The volume
on the booster is set to 12 O'clock,
and when I kick in the booster, the
tone makes a transition from subtle
breakup to meaty blues. |
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SemiCleanPlexi.mp3 |
Blue
Channel, Plexi mode, Everything flat
Bridge
Pickup
BNB
Vol: 100% |
The
Ecstasy is a remarkable amp. One of
the many available options is the
ability to run the Blue Channel in
Plexi mode, which captures the sound
of an old Plexi. For this sample,
I'm running the blue channel in
plexi mode, with a slight crunch.
With soft picking, the channel would
clean up nicely, but in this sample,
I'm hitting it quite hard. I then
kick in the Boost 'n' Buff with the
volume maxed. Wow! |
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DirtyPlexi.mp3 |
Blue
Channel, Plexi mode, Everything
flat, Gain and Volume on 8)
Bridge
Pickup
BNB
Vol: 100% |
This is
a similar setup to the sample above.
However, I bumped up the gain and
the volume on the Ecstasy a notch so
that we were definitely operating in
crunch territory. The sound when I
kicked in the Boost 'n' Buff was
quite simply huge. Note how tight
the amp sounded. There's absolutely
no looseness in the low end what so
ever. |
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