Xotic AC Booster Strat

[mestosdaetsa]

Andy, please make demo about Suhr pedals!

And also if you know what is better Xotic AC Boost or Suhr Shuba Drive? I can't dicede!

Thank you!

[terrytickler]

just picked 1 up second hand for £50 a bit of a bargain killer peda

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[barnyardoddities]

I think I just heard some Sex Pistols!

[nathanbeckrules]

@proguitarshopdemos Would this work well with a JHS double barrel? I could use the AC boost just to roll up or down on treble and bass mainly.

[wintdoofwint]

could i use a distortion pedal on top of this?

[Cleef1]

Hi guys,

I use a Fender Jaguar and play rhythm for which I like a low gain overdrive but then I need a little boost for lead lines.

Therefore, for me, would you recommend the RC for rhythm and maybe an AC for boost?

[112358miau]

Can someone tell the diferences between AC, RC and BB?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@112358miau Sure, from least gain to most is: RC, AC and BB. The RC is good for clean boost and low gain overdrive. The AC has more compression like the VOX AC series and the BB is more agressive like an old Marshall Blues Breaker.

-PGS

[DarkAngelEU]

this sounds like a soft version of something like the big muff, any tricks to get such soft distortion on that? ;p

[joeytruelove]

@DarkAngelEU I like parts of the PGS shootout against... which ever pedal that was. I believe in those segments the gain and treble were turned down a bit. Then pushing the preamp or run into a second pedal could help making the tone smoother too.

[tjnugent62]

Nice choice of Neil Young in the opening. You should be a rock star.. not a web star.. lol

[animalmother4]

damn, $170 for a boost is outrageous, i don't care what it sounds like

[Disciple1818]

@animalmother4 I agree, but they dont get much cheaper haha

[MUDSHARK111]

sounds like the gain on a peavy classic to me .but hay what the hell do i know

[29396]

does anyone know if this stacks well with a barber LTD?

[Ilovemyfender2]

I have a digitech Bad Monkey (which is basically an amazing TS clone) and it too has bass and treble controls for the EQ...and I have to say that pedals with this kind of EQ have always worked the best for me and are the most versatile.

[Hugoow16]

too expensive for me.!!

[311allmixedup]

i want to learn that intro riff they play in all these demos

[SirJamestheIII]

paul gilbert uses this

[tubaeli93]

anyone know his settings?

[marinecam]

PGS, I have a question for you:

Does the new Xotic AC Booster Plus have the same circuitry as this pedal, plus more? Or is it different?

[TNT73BLF]

I absolutely love this pedal - Ive used it with all of my Guitars and Amps with great results. This thing just sings with my Les Paul / Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (Clean Channel). Especially if you add a Ernie Ball volume pedal (Jr.) in the effects loop of the amp... The AC Booster sounds equally good in front of my 60s Gibson GA15RVT with the LP or Tele. I'm chucking my Tube Screamer - for what I need this does the trick.

[kusanagi4ever]

Hmmm... Xotic  AC Booster... or Keeley Blues...? That is the question

[Guitarcapo38]

@kusanagi4ever AC

[tony93666]

as soon as I heard this, into my mind popped the opening riff to "I Can't Explain" by The Who

[ChonnyChimole]

This is a truly amazing overdrive. Smooth and creamy. A Rangemaster in front of this sounds tremendous!!!

[eatsandsleeps]

I know that a lot of people have compared the AC Booster to a Tubescreamer - try them back to back because they sound quite different. The AC Booster has better eq controls and a smoother od than a TS but to each their own.

[spareaxe]

Would this work in the Netherlands.....how to?

[ChonnyChimole]

Buy a bunch of 9v batteries from America with your pedal.

[spratty59]

Why wouldnt it work in Ned?

Your batteries are the same as anyone elses.

I buy loadsa pedals from the US and im in the UK.

Just ditch the US ACadapter and use a Ned' one

[doogdoogdoog]

It'll work fine, you just need a pedal power supply for your country.

[mattpowers2]

No, dude. I don't think it would rock quite as hard once you take it outside the U.S.

[whojim13]

you'll always find us, out to lunch!

[Soujurn]

I've used my AC Booster with my Strat to get every famous Rolling Stone guitar sound except for the heavy fuzz tone of Satisfaction. I use my Fuzz Face RI for that one.

The AC is probably the most versatile pedal I own.

[pogoism1]

nice tone

[guitarnlax36]

I have an older AC Booster from about 4 years ago and it has a different switch that is not as thick and the little Light thing is not at the top but right above my foot switch

[dmanwhatup]

Sounds like an AC30

[brettyf]

is this better than the ocd?

[TravisHY]

Two different animals. The OCD is a modified Rat (It sounds much better), but the AC is sort of Tube Screamer like pedal. The AC definately 'feels' better to play than the OCD but this is totally a matter of taste and application. The OCD to me sounded great in front of Marshalls. The AC sounded awesome in front of Fenders. Just go try them out...

[rixills]

for some reason i thought it was a Tubescreamer with mosfet clippers. Maybe its the fulldrive im thinking of?

[spooksmcgee84]

this guy who makes custom pedals at this place called cmatmods told me that the ocd was a voo doo labs copy. i don't think that the rat and ocd sound alike at all.

[mullbenkt]

This pedal is what allways follow my guitar. Don't matter what amp I play through, the AC gives me all I need.

[jbeckforever]

That gives me a funny idea. It would be kinda funny if somebody built this pedal "into" a guiter, kind of like a built in preamp. Just plug into any little amp, hit a switch on the guitar and bam. Tone controls would be on the body. It would be funny, picture some guy messing with an amp says "not enough dirt" then you go to the same amp, hit your switch and the guy is like "wtf"

Wow, what a tangent.

[thebeatled]

nice "i'm free" ending.

[jamie241290]

i hate to sound like a novice,

but im currently using an EH linear power booster just as a boost for my solos, to get my guitar over the mix

im guessing this pedal will do the same, except maybe shape my solo tone a bit more?

[Ramu911]

from what i could gather this is more of an overdrive than a boost pedal as it adds quite bit of gain and compression. If you want "clean boost with benefits" you might wanna check out the RC booster.

Cheers

[Beadlely]

Just bought one of these for my board and its amazing..i got it teamed up with my fulltone mosfet fulldrive and its amazing.

[maggiekurt]

Very nice!

[maggiekurt]

thx man