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Clean Booster for Acoustic Guitar?

  • 06-08-2014 3:41pm
    #1
    rgjmce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭


    I fitted a shadow pickup to my guitar ages ago, although it sounds great it doesn't always have as much volume as I'd like.

    I found this in particular when playing at a local festival last Monday, having said that I was competing with a marquee next to me with a band in it. Although that's a whole other thing.

    I'm just a singer/guitarist. I have no trouble making my voice loud enough but can be tricky with guitar sometimes.


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  • #2
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    A Boss EQ pedal, or any EQ pedal should do the trick.

    A Boss blues driver with the gain rolled off would do the trick too.

    There might be specific boost pedals as well, but I wouldn't know.

    Do you use a DI box?


  • #3
    rgjmce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭rgjmce


    seachto7 wrote: »
    A Boss EQ pedal, or any EQ pedal should do the trick.

    A Boss blues driver with the gain rolled off would do the trick too.

    There might be specific boost pedals as well, but I wouldn't know.

    Do you use a DI box?

    I don't use a different. Just straight into pa. I have a boss super overdrive, that would work similar to blues driver.


  • #4
    wild turkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    I dont think the SD1 would be clean enough but give it a try

    I use a Z Vex Super Hard On clone which boosts it perfectly with no colouring
    An EH LPB 1 ( about €30 new ) would do the exact same job as they are both good clean boosts
    The eq would also be a good option especially if theres no eq on the pickup
    You could also use a Compressor but it might colour your sound a bit, maybe in a good way though!


  • #5
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    Try a DI box before you get anything else. Those shadow pickups aren't great, in my experience, but if you stick it through a DI box, then into the PA, it really boosts the clean sound. You'll pick up a generic one which should do the trick in a shop or on thomann etc


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