Xotic EP Booster Mini EQ Effect Pedal - 2024 report by Whydis
Xotic EP Booster Mini EQ Effect Pedal
The Xotic EP Booster is a discrete FET preamp pedal with a low impedance output. The EP Booster was based around the classic preamp side of an Echoplex and produces a shimmering boost tone that adds some high end sparkle and definition. The Xotic EP ...
This pedal does a great job of recreating that circuit.
It does a great job of taking an overdriven vox or peavey (which can sound a little dark)and exciting the right frequencies to make the overdrive in your amp shine
I use other pedals to boost leads (though I am quite certain the EP would do a great job in this role).
On top of that, it does a great job of boosting your signal from your guitar and getting you just a bit of "oomph"
It does a great job of balancing the low end and boosting the highs in a way that will make your tone cut through the mix.
boost internal switch off and had the external knob just above the absolute minimum).
It warms everything up and adds a sparkle with the bright switch on
Default is 3+ gain and bright switch on, but I switch both off to keep it at unity in "vintage mode" and when I turn the pedal off, that in your face sounds falls away
I'm thinking of buying another for the beginning of my chain as a buffer with bright switch engaged ...or as a volume boost in my effects loop
If you turn the bright switch off, the tone become darker, which was a characteristic of the original vintage Echoplex circuit.
If you want a boutique amp but your stuck with your stock fender hot rod for the time being this is a great way to enhance it's tone at an affordable price.
The best way I can describe the effect is that it thickens the sound a bit...a touch more roundness to the bottom and a little sweetening of the upper-mids
This is an extremely good boost, very clean and colors the signal only in good, thickening ways
I love the way it enlarges/thickens and cleans things up that way
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The EP Booster does wonders for my Tele, fattening the high end while maintaining brightness and clarity
It does a great job of balancing the low end and boosting the highs in a way that will make your tone cut through the mix.
If at present you have no boost after your pedals and have a long cable run, yes definitely this pedal will make a world of difference by adding the top end back to the signal
It significantly enhances tone in multiple ways -- better note separation in chords, more defined pick attacks and just better overall high end and low end
This is a high quality boost with a slight high end increase as well
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I find that with humbucker pickups it adds just the right, very slight tone coloration that both fattens up the sound and gives it just the right sparkle
It opens everything up and adds a nice sparkle that lingers warming up your whole sound
Brings great sparkle and presence to your tone - can't recommend enough.
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It works fabulously at feeding a bigger, stronger signal to the front of your amp, but even if you turn the knob all the way down, you still get the magic.
On top of that, it does a great job of boosting your signal from your guitar and getting you just a bit of "oomph"
Great for cleans, boosting overdrive, and smoothes out signal
They don't function for me as a boost in the literal sense, I'm not engaging them to boost my signal during leads.
I can't say enough about how much better my other effects sound having a solid signal to work with - it may not be the solution to every problem, but trying out an EP just might make you a believer.- J
Liked the sound of it better than the full size spark too which was blatty and wonky
The "EP" refers to "Echoplex", which was a (large) vintage delay unit with the added benefit that a lot of guitarists decided they loved the sound of the effect's preamp engaged irrespective of the delay.
Liked the sound of it better than the full size spark too which was blatty and wonky
This pedal has a great sound, is always on in my pedal board
The Xotic EP Booster is a discrete FET preamp pedal with a low impedance output
The EP Booster was based around the classic preamp side of an Echoplex and produces a shimmering boost tone that adds some high end sparkle and definition
The Xotic EP Booster features up to 20db of gain on tap and two internal DIP switches to customize the boost
One is a Bass Boost and the other is a Bright switch
The default setting is Bright on/Bass Boost off
This provides extra sparkle for the darker sounding instruments and is great for that extra edge or shimmer
The Bass Boost adds just the right amount of low end for single coils to keep up
By turning off the Bright Switch you can get a full frequency boost that is transparent and gives you back what you put into it
The Xotic EP Booster is a versatile boost pedal with more options than it appears
For that classic tone you’ve been searching for, check out the Xotic EP Booster.