Seymour Duncan featured my pic of their boost pedal just a couple of weeks ago & there was a smart ass comment stating a high gain amp like the EVH 5150 was in need of no such assistance.
True. High gain, angry amps voiced to crush proceedings don't need further gain supplements but we need to understand the method of employment. If one curbed gain levels to the lower quarter to capture crunch voicings (not high gain drive), then the employment of a clean boost in the signal would manifest higher saturation. This means, the signal becomes a little more pick sensitive and harmonics are easier to trigger. That's how boost pedals come into the picture & it's not about the amp requiring a supplementary pedal to begin with. Sometimes we tend to juxtapose our ideals unto others' setup without thinking of differentiated applications. Knowing what others use is half the picture, knowing how they use it is the crucial other half.
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