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However, my broken-record suggestion is a Way Huge Saucy Box - incredible sounding things with lots of volume and drive on tap if you want it. The EQ on them is very clear, and just makes your amp sounds like it’s turned up to 11 imo. I have two on my board, the normal version plus the HC one for higher gain sounds - they’re going nowhere.
Another option is a clean/mid boost. I've just got a Suhr Kokoboost and it can add a significant volume boost and can push an amp on the edge into full on overdrive and the mid boost side sounds great.
As mentioned above it will help to know what the amp is.
Marshall Guv’nor Mk1 if you want to set the amp clean or nearly clean and use the pedal like a second amp channel. (GV-2 is better into a clean non-Marshall amp.)
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Tube Screamers, Klones, treble boosters. All of these will cut bass a bit to avoid muddiness, and will push mids/high mids where the guitar does the heavy lifting in a band situation.
On my board I've currently got a clone of a Hudson Sidecar (tube screamer based), and a clone of a DAM Red Rooster (modified rangemaster). I am tempted to build a Klon to try it out, but with just the treble booster and a nasty fuzz I'd have everything covered.
For reference I'm going into a crunchy Marshall 18W style amp.
Caveat... what I've said is based on a live band situation where more bass=mud, and everyone is trying to stay in their lane frequency-wise. If you play at home then you have more options which will work, as the whole muddiness thing isn't an issue. The above will still sound great, but I'd also look at other options (eg. Fuzz Face, Box of Rock, OCD, etc.)
Thinking of getting either the MXR Micro Amp or the TC Spark one mentioned above. Anyone tried those?
Unit67.
Pete Thorn demo of it.
It's replaced my boost, EQ and compressor pedals simplifying my setup and it sounds just fab into all my amps.
Only thing, the little knobs are useful but are quite small, but I like compact pedals.