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.

 
Sample Notes Comments
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!
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.
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.
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!
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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