Sola sound power boost
The Colorsound Power Boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals to hit the market. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite among guitarists like Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Both using it to create their signature sounds in the early 70s. Gary also designed the legendary Sola Sound Tone Bender, sola sound power boost.
There is a waiting list for this item — please click here to be added and informed when stock is available. The pedal itself needs little introduction - monstrous tone — shimmery glassy treble boost — huge bass boost then easing its way through crunchy overdrive into aggressive nastiness — how can anyone not LOVE that!? We have used to reconditioned original tool for the case no more pesky creases in the front , then we went through three different screening processes before settling on this one. I think the first one was a reverse board, second was the normal way up, but had the 33k in a different position and no terminal for the common battery connection. EW thinks this third version came about with the switch to PP3 batteries, which makes sense. Pots are sourced from Omeg, custom made.
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The Colorsound Power Boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals to hit the market. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite among guitarists like Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Both using it to create their signature sounds in the early 70s. Gary also designed the legendary Sola Sound Tone Bender. The early versions of the Power Boost was powered by 18V but later changed to 9V. There has been many reissues over the years, with different features including 9V or 18V powering, leds and master volume control. Boost, overdrive and fuzz was somewhat overlapping in the late 60s. The Power Boost was very much designed out of need.
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Although tube driven and sonically closer to a early Marshall JTM type of amp, the Tube Driver and Power Boost do have some similarities and David often use the Tube Driver similar to how he would use the Power Boost — both for boosting and overdrive. We have used to reconditioned original tool for the case no more pesky creases in the front , then we went through three different screening processes before settling on this one. Another favourite of mine is the Ontario, Canada June show. Both albums stands as some of the most iconic recordings featuring the Power Boost. The Power Boost is a pre-amp booster and EQ in one. There is a waiting list for this item — please click here to be added and informed when stock is available. Like the Vick Audio Overdriver, the Bananaboost is very close to the original Power Boost, with a nice and twangy clean boost, lots of headroom and possibly the smoothest fuzz between any of the clones. The pedal was also used on the Obscured By Clouds recording sessions. See my full review of the Electronic Orange Bananaboost here. The original ones had a linear pot, but the reverse log gives a better sweep - I think your standard ones have reverse log too? EW thinks this third version came about with the switch to PP3 batteries, which makes sense. Vick Audio Overdriver The Overdriver is perhaps the most vintage sounding clone. The added master volume control adds the needed headroom for boosting but cranking the gain all the way produce a super smooth silicon fuzz. This one can be hard to tame on typical bedroom setups and mids scooped amps. Pink Floyd performing Have a Cigar at the L.
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The Power Boost was very much designed out of need. Vick Audio Overdriver The Overdriver is perhaps the most vintage sounding clone. EW thinks this third version came about with the switch to PP3 batteries, which makes sense. I've gone with a reverse log pot for the Volume. Both albums stands as some of the most iconic recordings featuring the Power Boost. The added master volume control adds the needed headroom for boosting but cranking the gain all the way produce a super smooth silicon fuzz. This one is a bit darker and overall smoother sounding than the original, making it an excellent choice for bedroom setups and mid scooped amps. Pink Floyd performing Have a Cigar at the L. See my full review of the Electronic Orange Bananaboost here. Gary also designed the legendary Sola Sound Tone Bender.
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