Should I Invest In An Xotic Effects EP Booster?

Jul 23, 2010 Guitar
Posted by Dave Allenby

Xotic Effects are perhaps best-known for designing pedals such as the RC and AC boosters, Robotalk and BBPlus. The EP Booster is certainly a hugely successful product of theirs. We’re talking about a FET-based volume booster which provides 20db of volume boost. It doesn’t take up much room and fits very nicely indeed on the pedal board. Other features included assist with tonal functionality.

Basing it on the Maestro Ep-3 Echoplex was never going to be a bad move with the preamp circuit’s fans including Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen. You only have to see it to notice one its core benefits in its mere 1.5 inches taking up the smallest amount of room. It fits on the most decorated of pedal boars. It boosts volume with ease due to its no-frills make-up.

Once its black plate is off, there can be seen, two tiny DJP switches which can be seen in the right corner of the unit. These switches control the top, bottom and end response. One increases the low-end spectrum and the other flips between a high-end frequency boost and a flattened EQ.

The EP Booster is perhaps in most impressive form when providing shape to the overall tone. It not only serves to boost volume but it also enhances the definition and thickness of sound. With minimal loss of its smooth definition to be heard in full humbucking mode, its boosted tone rears a grittier head on this coil-shaped device.

We are not just talking about a regular volume boost here. It is a fantastic tonal shaping tool and the frequencies that it offers are pleasing to the ear. Its compact size make it a winner when it comes to ease of use and makes it an overall winner when placed next to even its closest competition.

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