Dont you feel its a pitty to boost your amp?
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Mago
Austrian Blech Machine
Of course it really matters, else I would like the sound and feel of Power- and Fireballz as long as they are boosted
TS does as you sais, it focuses the sound OF THE AMP a bit more. Using different types of Boost Pedals alters the sound less much then using the same boost on different heads ^^
I'm with TheWinterSnow, it's enterely possible to desing an amp that is tight on it's own but cleaning the input signal with a circuit like you'd do with a TS, and if it's switchable everyone is happy.
Dual Recto for example could need it, as I said.
But I think for more (punk)rock(pop)ish stuff you can go for a cool lower gain sound without a TS on that head, by playing with the crunch channel, channel and main volume. Will still be tight.
We metalguys just want it to be tight with lots of gain also.
Dual Recto is the only head I can think of that I consider a TS a must for that kind of music, most other heads I played also worked without one, at least live.
That's the thing that pisses me of more about the issue then the "expensive amp then boost it with 100$ piece", lot's more of technical error sources and switching work live with a TS.
lolzgreg
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If it sounds good, it is good, i.e. who cares. Sorry to piss on this argument, but it's an argument for the sake of having an argument 
When something improves your tone, and gets you closer to one you desire, go for it.
When something improves your tone, and gets you closer to one you desire, go for it.
Soundlurker
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I'm just annoyed I bought an expensive amp, and it sounds different depending on what guitar I plug into it? Whats up with that?
drew_drummer
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I don't use a boost. Mainly the reason is that for live performance, I can't be arsed to tap dance every time I switch from distortion to clean. Plus my Fryette Sig X sounds really good without a boost.... so dont see the point.
It's not a pity. That's like asking asking if its a pity to use custom pickups for a different tone or fatter strings for drop tunings. It's all part of what you want, and everybody wants something different. I really don't think amps need a boost. My 6505 and Mark IV sound absolutely amazing without boosts when recorded correctly. My TS collects dust. And if anyone thinks they can't get great tone out of just an amp and a guitar, then I think that they need to learn to play guitar better - or stop tuning their guitars down to drop z. Low tunings are probably more of a cause for needing a boost, because they tend to kill the tone and add gobs of flub compared to standard tuning. If you can't play tightly, then you will hate the natural flub of the low end without a boost.
BLUElightCory
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I'm just annoyed I bought an expensive amp, and it sounds different depending on what guitar I plug into it? Whats up with that?
That's the whole point of different guitars. They sound different (unless I missed some sarcasm ha ha).
crillemannen
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Studio Fredman rarely uses a boost and they get pretty good tones hehe.. But I personally like it. Cleans out the lowend, makes it a bit tighter.
JakeAC5253
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Depends on the amp and recording environment really. If the word tight means something to you and your tone, then using a TS before the amp to cut lows and focus the mids should go without saying. If you instead want something with some mush to it or the darkest fattest tone you can get, or scooped sounds, then not boosting is probably better. Sometimes people run things into their amp which actually loosen the feel rather than tighten it, like a fuzz pedal. It's all what you want. Some amps sound great guitar to amp in the right environment, but that's a certain sound, and if you want something different then do something different. I personally like boosting, my main amp is a 5150 and that should go without saying that you need a tightening EQing boost before a bassy amp like a 5150 or Recto.
P.S. it's a pretty big pet peeve of mine when someone says "I don't boost my amps because my amp has enough gain by itself" because that's like completely misunderstanding the reasoning behind using the little greenybox in the first place. I digress.
P.S. it's a pretty big pet peeve of mine when someone says "I don't boost my amps because my amp has enough gain by itself" because that's like completely misunderstanding the reasoning behind using the little greenybox in the first place. I digress.
i assume a boost pedal might be also related to the guitar we use, and pickups. i am using an ibanez with passive bareknuckle painkiller, maybe EMG's wont need that boost.
the reason i tend to like the "boost" is not the tightness, but the more saturated sound but without amp fizz of high gain... and i guess active pickups is the way to go..
i dont know why but i will still prefer getting the right pickups and guitar to get the sound i like and not use a boost.. it's like an EQ, wont we rather get a good recorded source then get an ok source and EQ it? (i guess i am full of shitz lol)
the reason i tend to like the "boost" is not the tightness, but the more saturated sound but without amp fizz of high gain... and i guess active pickups is the way to go..
i dont know why but i will still prefer getting the right pickups and guitar to get the sound i like and not use a boost.. it's like an EQ, wont we rather get a good recorded source then get an ok source and EQ it? (i guess i am full of shitz lol)
+1 to this, especially the drop z part. I haven't used my TS in a long time, because my amps sound great without it. Sure, they can sound different, and in some cases, better with one, but I don't feel like they need a TS to sound good, like some amps I've tried. That and a TS usually adds a lot of noise that I can't be arsed to deal with
onemorelie
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I have Line 6 Spider MKII alltube amp, for "all in one".. You can choose what "screamer" you want before or after the amp.
Go buy an MKII lol...
Go buy an MKII lol...
