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“It has an obvious appeal to Gilmour fans… authentic-sounding Hiwatt tones from clean to everything-on-10 crunch”: Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power review

By Trevor Curwen published 20 April 24

CTC's latest twofer seeks to harness David Gilmour's Wish You Were Here tones in a pedal that pairs a boost with a Hiwatt-inspired drive

CopperSound’s Strategy V2 is the two-channel preamp and overdrive pedal with a monster 30dB of boost and audiophile build

By Matt Parker published 1 July 22

Strat super-fans will love the enclosure design, but electric guitarists of all stripes will find a pedal like this useful, be it as a drive, boost, or always-on tone sweetener

SviSound CockedZoid review

By Paul Riario published 14 June 22

A handwritten manual from Tracii Guns? Well, the CockedZoid is his signature boost/preamp/distortion pedal after all, and it is pretty darn awesome

Source Audio ZIO Analog Front End + Boost review

By Trevor Curwen published 10 June 22

This formidable new boost offers up a choice of preamp flavors and is just the sort of super-practical tone sweetener you'd want to superglue to your pedalboard

KHDK and Trivium join forces once again for the In Waves clean boost pedal

By Jackson Maxwell published 10 March 22

Named in honor of the Florida metal institution's 2011 album, the pedal is advertised by KHDK as its "most insane clean boost" ever

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost review

By Rob Laing published 7 February 22

How much difference does a tube make to a boost pedal?

Ashdown Engineering Pro-FX Two-Band Boost

Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost review

By Trevor Curwen published 30 November 21

Volume and treble boost in one tonesome pedal

Keeley Electronics reintroduces the Katana Clean Boost in sleek Throwback White colorway

By Matt Owen published 2 June 21

The "best Katana ever" comes equipped with period-accurate JFETs, an updated Boost mode and a sleek retro finish

Echoline Germanium Distortion V2.0, Roadrunner V2.0 and Signal Driver Boost V2.0 review

By Trevor Curwen published 24 May 21

Homegrown, hand-built effects in new, more compact enclosures

Animals Pedals unveils new collaborative pedals

Animals Pedal unveils collaborative Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive and Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster stompboxes

By Richard Bienstock published 2 April 21

Japanese effect maker teams up with Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff on new designs

Cicognani Engineering is bringing SexyBoost back with its new tube-equipped boost pedal

By Sam Roche published 3 March 21

The all-analog pedal offers both clean and midrange boost channels, and a built-in Treble/Bass cut control

VHT reckons its new $60 Dumble-voiced D-Boost "makes everything sound better"

By Sam Roche published 25 September 20

The California amp and pedal specialist drops a mega-affordable FET-style stompbox

Catalinbread crams a Rangemaster-like circuit, and more, into limited-edition Naga Viper treble boost

By Richard Bienstock published 25 August 20

The pedal is part of the company’s new Gallery Series, featuring UV-printed, custom artwork

Effectrode Blue Bottle Inductorized Booster review

By Trevor Curwen published 20 August 20

A midrange valve boost to fatten up single coils, the Blue Bottle might just be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for

Hamstead Soundworks’ Ascent is a pure clean boost pedal built by techs for AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Queen and more

By Richard Bienstock published 6 July 20

Profits from the hand-soldered stompbox will go to the techs who built the pedals

ThorpyFX Heavy Water review

By Trevor Curwen published 7 May 20

It’s time to go nuclear with a double dose of boost…

Daredevil’s control-less Hype boost pedal is “big and nasty in the best possible way”

By Richard Bienstock published 13 April 20

“Less knobs equals more tone,” the company says

Seymour Duncan shoots for hot-rodded hard-rock and metal tones with the Diamondhead Multistage Distortion + Boost pedal

By Richard Bienstock published 14 November 19

Dual-use stompbox includes 805-derived boost and three-band EQ

Hagerman Amplification launches pedal line with tube-loaded Overdrive and Boost units

By Richard Bienstock published 7 November 19

Boutique stompboxes are designed for studio use, built with high-end components

Walrus Audio’s Defcon4 returns as the EB-10 preamp/EQ/boost

By Michael Astley-Brown published 23 September 19

Ryan Adams pedal rebranded, with a portion of proceeds going to charity