For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. TC Spark Booster. Thread starter Guitarmiester Start date Jul 6, Guitarmiester Member. Messages Randomly came across a great deal on a TC Electronic Spark Booster while going crazy hunting for delays. Was a bit of an impulse buy but it's hard to pass up a good deal, especially for a clean boost that I know I'd put to use. I really haven't looked too much into the pedal before. Anyone here use it? Messages 8, As a clean boost it really is a great unit.
Its very much like an Xotic rc boost only it is more versatile. That's promising to hear since I was hoping it'd be more of a clean boost than an OD. I know it has that little toggle switch too, not sure of the differences but I'll find out soon enough. Messages 4, I love the 3 way switch and the two tone controls. I sometimes run the pedal purely as a clean boost, but I love the ability to roll off the high end a little if the sound is too bright.
Then sometimes I run in the mid boost position and roll off some bass and treble to get a very tubescreamer style boost. I've always, always had a tubescreamer or a Fulldrive on my board for a least 15 years until now, so in my view, this is a real compliment to the Spark.
I also love the sound of the fat boost, but don't use it as much as the other two. I run the pedal at the front of my board, sideways with the treble and volume knobs facing me. That way, I can tweak the treble and volume with my foot when playing which makes this great pedal even more useful live.
Like this:. Messages 5, I'm interested in the fact that it kicked TS pedals off your board John. Is the mid setting similar to the FDs comp cut? Also, what TS pedals have you had that the Spark replaced? How do you typically set your TS up? Dang, I may have to check this spark out! Cgkindler Member. Messages 6, Has a TON of uses. I use it as a, well, booster! Like the G, the G is an absolutely lovely player. While the action feels slinky and low-ish, there isn't a buzzing string to be found anywhere—and that's a beautiful thing given how much the guitar begs to be played hard and that the cutaway makes lead runs all the way up to the 20th fret a workable proposition.
But while the playability is hard to top—and reflects a great deal of care for how this guitar was built and set up—there is still evidence of some economizing to keep the price in that high-mid category. As on the G, there are clearly rough cuts on the bracing that could have been remedied with a light pass with the sanding block.
What's more, the soundhole revealed a less than flattering view of the wire connecting the otherwise excellent L. Baggs Element Bronze preamp to the soundhole-mounted volume control. You don't want to use hardware to affix a length of wire to bracing or the top that are so critical to tone, but there must be some way to fix a wire so you don't see it flopping through the player port. Gibson is taking a noble shot at threading a needle with the Generation Collection. The company's commitment to building a more affordable flattop in the U.
There is a lot that is special about the G In tone terms, it compares favorably with more expensive Bozeman-built flattops in the high-mid-price grand concert category. The playability is superb, and the player port adds a subtle but unmistakable extra dose of detail in fingerstyle situations.
The G is less flattered by the Generation Collection recipe—at least in its new-from-the-factory state. The midrange could use some of the mellowing that often comes with the passing of a few seasons and sessions. And it's hard to avoid longing for a little more responsiveness to a light touch. That said, it sounds—and feels—massive in detuned situations and its copious capacity for volume makes the possibilities of the G as a rhythm guitar super tantalizing.
But both guitars exhibit tons of potential for the right player. Rig Rundowns. Riff Rundowns. Why I Built This. The Big 5. Runnin' With The Dweezil. Wong Notes. Rig Rundown Podcast. Bass Gear. Gear Awards. Gear Review Inquiry. First Looks. Review Demos. DIY Projects. Gear Galleries. Factory Tours. Forgotten Heroes.
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