Slightly dirty boost pedal?

[schenkadere]

Is there one that excels at this or should just a cheap OD suffice (ex. SD-1)?

From what I remember, the MXR Micro Amp might do the trick too.

 

[uriah1]

You pay for what you get...
Slight dirt and slight boost are little different..I would stay away from something
labeled "distortion", or , that is what you will get. But that is IMHO only.

Wish you luck...

There are billions and billions...

 

[Big Dawg]

Try the Rockett Animal. I use mine a lot.

 

[TheSmokingMan]

super duper 2 in 1

 

[schenkadere]

Maybe a Fulltone Fat Boost 3?

 

[Brandon mac]

exotic ac booster

 

[artdecade]

Rat or a Bad Bob will both do that very well.

 

[schenkadere]

Rat or a Bad Bob will both do that very well.

A Rat? I thought you were sending me one in the mail.

 

[vincent]

Zvex SHO (Super Hard-On) works pretty good as a boost that adds a little grit and fatness.

 

[mitch_m]

super duper 2 in 1

+1

 

[Cameage]

If you can find one, try an Earthquaker White Light with the gain way down. That's what I used it for, and it plays well with any guitar thanks to the compressor switch and weight knob.

 

[schenkadere]

I use a Ibanez Jet Driver as my main dirt set to a medium gain. I love that tone and want something to push it a little more into a higher gain without changing the tone too much. My Dyna Comp isn't doing it for me anymore...it's too compressed and really clobbers the low end. My love affair with the DC even as a comp is slowly dying...even at lower settings it's too much. That's where I thought a booster with a bit o' grit would be nice and I'll just drop the comp altogether(again) or pick up a Maxon CP101 at a later date. Just want to drive that Jet Driver to another level instead of bothering with a distortion pedal. I've been through so many and I never really like any of them. Distortion is a tough nut to crack for me and my amp does a fine job at really high gain.

 

[Nub]

The Xotic RC Booster is excellent

 

[JJtele]

TIM!

 

[Concrete Brillo]

The Catalinbread Naga Viper looks interesting. I haven't tried one myself (yet) but the demos look/sound good.

 

[zoppotrump]

Xotic RC Booster, gives from "clean boost " up to a nice "grit" to your tone, with a separate gain pot.
great pedal !

 

[schenkadere]

Good suggestions, but I was hoping for something on the lower end of the financial totem pole...no more than $100.

 

[waparker4]

BBE Boosta grande

 

[schenkadere]

BBE Boosta grande

I thought of that, but it stays clean all the way up.

 

[waparker4]

I use the boosta to dirty up my amp, a DRRI. Yours may have more headroom.

SD-1 would remove the low end. OD-3 with the gain all the way down works for this application pretty well ime. Tons of volume in that pedal.