Boost without increase in top end presence or mid hump ?

Telejester

There are so many pedals out there that give a mid boost or increase in top end presence when engaged and this is precisely what i dont want. Could you suggest a boost pedal or overdrive used as a clean boost that simply adds transparency,  thickness and sustain without tubescreameresque mid hump or added top end sparkle ?

Lebarque

Timmy

Beexter

I'd be tempted to try a compressor, particularly if sustain is an issue. Suhr Koji or Xotic SP would both work well based on my experience. 

RandallFlagg

With the gain dialled back to zero a JRAD Archer (or other Klone I guess) can be used as a great boost as it has huge headroom, more than any other pedal I've tried. Dial in a little gain and it will start to colour your sound but in a really nice way.

nick_s

Or how about a multi band EQ, and just raise each frequency equally, thus boosting across the entire spectrum.  

viz

Keeley katana mini. One knob: volume. Put it in the loop. 

fretmeister

Suhr koko boost on the flat setting.

guitarfishbay

EQ pedal.  Because you'll possibly find you didn't want to boost the lows equally depending on what tone you're trying to make louder, but you can do a flat boost on the ones that have overall output sliders (I think the MXR 10 band does).

CarpeDiem

I agree with @guitarfishbay in that an EQ pedal (with a volume/level control) should work as this will allow you to adjust the EQ. Other options include MXR MC401and TC Electronic Spark Booster.

JohnPerry

Rc booster

timhulio

MXR Micro Amp. Even the venerable Electro Harmonix LPB-1. Both good boosts with pretty much flat frequency response.

Closer to home, there's also this guy if you want the option to add a bit of 'hair':
http://www.fredric.co.uk/accomplished-badger

simonk

Magnetic FX Zola will do what you want. Treble, bass and boost controls plus a switchable buffer.

Ben8010

Another shout for the MXR Micro Amp

ThePrettyDamned

guitarfishbay said:

EQ pedal.  Because you'll possibly find you didn't want to boost the lows equally depending on what tone you're trying to make louder, but you can do a flat boost on the ones that have overall output sliders (I think the MXR 10 band does).

Yeah I'd do this. Transparent boosts will always seem to add some brightness, although it's probably a by product of just being louder that it seems brighter - an EQ would let you boost what you want more of and not boost/cut the stuff you don't. 

David5150

Plus one for an EQ pedal 

Winny_Pooh

IIRC Boo do a straight clean boost for very cheap.

RocknRollDave

Another vote for EQ pedal. They're useful for all sorts of things, so worth having one anyway.

saint_ivey

I use an Xotic RC Booster. Seems pretty transparent to my ear and no top end or mid boost.

hubobulous

I'd also agree with the EQ pedal approach for this

Dave_Mc

Do you have any buffers (or always-on pedals) in your chain? If you don't, pretty much any boost will add brightness because you're effectively now running a buffered signal which will add the high end back in that you lose from long cable runs.

ThePrettyDamned said:

guitarfishbay said:

EQ pedal.  Because you'll possibly find you didn't want to boost the lows equally depending on what tone you're trying to make louder, but you can do a flat boost on the ones that have overall output sliders (I think the MXR 10 band does).

Yeah I'd do this. Transparent boosts will always seem to add some brightness, although it's probably a by product of just being louder that it seems brighter - an EQ would let you boost what you want more of and not boost/cut the stuff you don't. 

Possibly, but also the buffer thing I mentioned above.

rico

Suhr Kokoboost on the full boost setting. This is an awesome pedal that is basically two great boosts in one.

The full boost setting is a simple one knob affair but the mid boost setting has three 'flavours' and you can change the mid focus for each.