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  • Start date Sep 27, 2010
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gandolf203

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Joined Dec 8, 2006 Messages 367 Reaction score 76 Location NC Sorry for another pedal chain thread, but I haven't found one which addresses this question. Where in this chain would you put a Keeley Katana Clean Boost? OD--Wah--Chorus--Phaser--Delay My feeling is it should come last to boost the effects signal, but I also think it could go before the OD. Opinions and rationale??? Thank you for your support! Richard Guitar55

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Joined Oct 6, 2006 Messages 9,281 Reaction score 479 Location Saint Augustine, FL Putting it before the OD should drive the OD harder. If you just want a louder signal put it towards the end. You'd have to see how the chorus, phaser and delay react to it. CaptainAwesome

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Joined Feb 21, 2010 Messages 2,145 Reaction score 1,006 Location Washington I like my clean boost after ODs/Fuzz and before modulation. D

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Silver Supporting Member Joined Jan 26, 2006 Messages 12,356 Reaction score 5,100 Location Florida, right near da beach! I like a boost at the front before the drives and one at the end of the chain. But hey, that's just me. kevinhifi

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Joined Feb 22, 2009 Messages 3,431 Reaction score 173 Location Twin Cities It really depends a lot on the drive pedals and how they handle hotter signals. My experience (which, like everybody else, is only limited to what I've tried and used) is that a boost in front of the drive pedals adds girth and fatness to your tone and can make a mild OD setting sound like a thick fuzz if done to the extreme. On the other hand, putting it at the end of the chain can add a more trebly attack and a more classic distorted compression sound when using a tube amp. I put mine at the very end because I love the way my amp handles a boost, and it takes whatever sound I have and makes it sustain and cut through better. I use a boosted low/medium drive pedal before a fuzz to get the other sound. Lt_Core

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Joined Aug 10, 2006 Messages 2,908 Reaction score 836 Location Land of cheese & beer I put my Katana last in my Budda's effects loop for a pure volume boost. Great pedal! Kev O)))

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Joined Apr 26, 2008 Messages 4,111 Reaction score 2,305 Location Metro Detroit After dirt and before modulation. Or if you have a ton of effects, I'd throw it at the end of the line. T

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Joined Nov 24, 2006 Messages 3,484 Reaction score 45 Location Lexington South Carolina As usual I agree with Dickie. J

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Joined Oct 13, 2006 Messages 2,402 Reaction score 23 Location USA Try it before and after to see what you prefer. Before an OD adds gain, compression, saturation, and volume to OD for leads. At the end of the chain adds volume and keeps your OD but makes it louder. I run my Katana before my OD and Fuzz with the knob pulled, this works well for me. Mayer runs his first too. There are plenty that run a boost lastly as well, so try it both ways. G

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Joined Dec 8, 2006 Messages 367 Reaction score 76 Location NC Thank you for the responses. I'm primarily looking to provide a boost in volume for solos, so at the end sounds like the place to be. I'm picking up a few new pedals and will be re-wiring my board, so I thought I'd seek some expert advice on where to put the boost. J

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Joined Jan 8, 2010 Messages 3,205 Reaction score 1,793 Location Tucson, AZ My clean boost (a Fulltone Fat-Boost 3) is last in my signal path before it splits in two to go to my two amps. After the split I have delays in parallel (one going into each amp). I'd prefer the boost to go after the delays too, but to do that I'd need two clean boosts, 1 for each amp. Anyhoo, like the writer of the OP I'm after a volume boost for leads with minimal tonal coloration, and the setup I use works well for that. I'm boosting the input of my delays too, which probably isn't ideal, but it's not very noticeable. S

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CaptainAwesome said: I like my clean boost after ODs/Fuzz and before modulation. Click to expand...
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gandolf203 said: Thank you for the responses. I'm primarily looking to provide a boost in volume for solos, so at the end sounds like the place to be. I'm picking up a few new pedals and will be re-wiring my board, so I thought I'd seek some expert advice on where to put the boost. Click to expand...
For a solo boost I would definitely place it at the end of the chain, I use a Barber Launch Pad.... best clean boost I have used! Franklin

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Joined Jul 1, 2005 Messages 5,586 Reaction score 4,109 Location Connecticut Def end of chain for solo boosts. Some modulation pedals don't like to be goosed. You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X (Twitter) Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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