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I haven't tried the Secret Preamp.
I just wondered how it compared to the EP Booster which I have and use quite a bit.
Really interesting to hear your observations. Thanks a lot for taking the time to post them in this thread.
I really wish I could be of more help. But, so far I've only been using the Secret Preamp as an always on pedal, placed after my OD, EP Booster, and before my Belle Epoch echo. The settings I use are: toggle switch in the "up" position (brighter sounding) and the knob set to, a little past noon /2 o'clock-ish.
My BE echo has been irritating me lately by causing excessive white noise when cranked, so I tried putting the EP Booster and Secret Preamp after the BE - logic being; perhaps the boost pedals were juicing the inherent BE noisiness and therefore exacerbating the white noise the BE creates - however, it turned out the white noise was even louder when placing the boost pedals after the BE. Go figure?
To be honest, I haven't really explored using the "not up to snuff" setting. It's a good setting to have, as is the toggle down position for a darker/bassier sound, however I'm still yet to find myself in a musical setting where I feel the need to use those features.
I think you really hit the nail on the head when you said, "Well, the sp is part of the amp." In a sense, the Secret Preamp upgrades and strengthens your overall guitar voice.
Have a great one!
@ruoma are you using the sp near the end? Are you using it at unity gain or boosting it?