Fulltone Fat-Boost

did nothing for my tone, and I tried it in several positions on my pedal board. I know Mike will have harsh words for me, but this pedal wasn't worth the money. period. hours of trying different positions in the signal chain, with US Strat, PRS Custom 24, and Les Paul Classic.Everything got either spongy and muddy or harsh and brittle.

PRS Custom 24 (stock humbuckers) Les Paul Classic (stock humbuckers) and US Strat (stock single coils). Mesa Boogie F-50 combo and / or Marshall TSL 100 w/1936 2x12 cab. Furman powered pedal board wired with monster cables. AC boost>Fulltone Distortion Pro>Fulltone Choral Flange>Maxxon analog delay.
I tried the Fat Boost in every position on the pedal board, interchanging guitars. Never got the sweet clean boost with rich harmonic overtones that were promised. I returned this pedal for a full refund after 2 weeks of f^@#ing around with my rig. Not worth the money or the effort.

I've had problems with Fulltone switches, actually got rid of a Clyde Wah because of a faulty switch. Had to send back Choral Flange for a new switch after 3 months of normal use! I keep a back-up Boss chorus in my tool box at every gig. The new switch is much tougher but noisy as hell in the studio.

Mike is a rude s.o.b - but is good about responding. He should hire someone to handle his customer service issues - it is a skill set that is not possesed by all (right Mike?). he wrote me back once and blamed my problem on the other crappy pedals I was using - not knowing that two of them were his own products!

I play neo-soul, jazz and regggae. 20 years playing semi-pro. My band plays 60 gigs annually around WAshington, DC and goes to Jamaica twice a year. I love the tone of my other Fulltone products, but have had it with the overpriced tempermental stuff. For the money Mike should be using better switches (Choral Flange was actially plastic and rubber until he replaced with a steel switch.I had to wait two weeks for my expensive chorus pedal to get shipped back to me)Clyde Wah switch failed, and local dealer didn't have the replacement part to fix problem. I own a Boss Chorus and a Cry Baby Wah as a direct result of buying back-ups for my Fulltone boxes. As you can see, I will spend the money but have now run out of patience. Returned the Fat Boost for a full refund. I'll end on a good note - the Distortion Pro has been a steady performer and I am pleased with the tone and reliability. Again, somewhat expensive but it has lasted over 1 year of steady use. Fingers and toes remain crossed, based on the other Fulltone experiences!

Well, If it had more knobs then I think it would be too complicated. I like the indented drive knob. It lets me remember the last setting while tracking. If you can't get this thing to sound good in the face of your tube amp then you may want to take up tuba lessons.

Run this into all my amps. I like it better than my fulldrive2. With my Les Paul and JTM-45 it really makes things swing. That super chimey half distorted lovely tone that makes the world go around just pops out. I don't know how I got along without this pedal.

Can't imagine this thing going south. I own alot of Fulltone stuff. Never a problem.

Have not had to deal with Fulltone on this particular pedal. I have in the past on other issues - always very Pro.

If you are looking for that Half distorted class A sweet spot from you Tube amp. This pedal delivers the goods hand over fist. Like I mentioned before - I don't know how I lived without this pedal. My JTM-45 and Vibrolux love me know.

How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? Plug your guitar into it! Mike always gives a few settings as guidelines on the info sheet, but adjust it to the levels you have your existing gear at, listen, tweak, then refine the rest of your settings to compliment the Fat Boost. I am always trying different pedals, but with Fulltone gear I already have I found that the volume levels suggested push my signal way over the top - which could be a good thing.

My guitars are a G&L Strat loaded with Fralin blues pickups (get the bass plate for the bridge p/u, it's worth the few extra bucks), and a Godin LG with Fralin P90's. From there the signal goes to a Fulltone Clyde, Ernie Ball volume pedal,Fulldrive II, Fulltone Distortion Pro, Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive, V.L.Chorus & V.L. Micro Vibe, Boss tremolo, Boss Harmonizer, Boss DD6 delay, then the Fat Boost. Then it goes to a 4 space rack with an old Tubeworks Real Tube II, Digitech Legend (in the RT-II effects loop) Sabine tuner, Furman Power Conditioner, then to either a Peavey Classic 50 into 2 vintage 30's or a Laney 30 watt class A into 4 10's. I had a little hiss from the Boss pedals but it is not distracting - everything else is true bypass. The Fat Boost was the newest addition to my pedal board and I cannot believe the difference in tone. I set it for more of the overdriven tube sound, and like I said previously, I had to go back over my all my amp and preamp settings and readjust to compliment the FB. And as Mike states on his website, you'll never want to turn it off. It's like I have two new amps. In my set up I would use the Sparkle Drive to get the "just breaking up" sound and use my other Fulltone pedals for solo's, but now with the FB along with the natural tube distortion I have more than I ever thought I could get without going into a more expensive amp.

I've had no problems with my other Fulltone gear and don't expect any with this. I do not play to feed my family, just play when asked and to have fun (and sound good while doing it). We all know how good it feels when your peers come up and ask how you get your tone, and this pedal just pushed it a step further! Don't need a backup, but I guess I could use the Sparkle Drive to substitute IF it ever happened.

Never dealt with Mr. Fuller, only read other reader comments.

I play everythng from classic rock to blues to country, and this pedal helps me to sound like I'm playing through some real high-end equipment, which in turn makes you more enterested and excited to play and push yourself. If my gear were stolen this would be one of the first things replaced. The only downside to Fulltone gear is that it is pricey, but the pain goes away as soon as you start playing. Plus, for me it's cheaper to try different pedals than to buy new amps. Also, a plus to Fulltone gear is that it's tru-bypass - well, at least I can't hear any change or coloring to the signal.

Pretty easy to use. I bought mine new, but the manual was MIA. Not a big deal because once you play with the three knobs, you quickly understand exactly what they do: Volume is the amount of boost...or cut - about 11:30 is even for me, so anything above is boost, anything below is cut. Input gain can be either all the way off to overdriving the internal circuitry, which gives a nice slightly overdriven tone. I use my Fat Boost for clean boost, so I run this at 12:00. Tone is a high-cut like a guitar tone control, so this stays all the way up.

This pedal is in my opinion everything it is supposed to be and then some. It is a very clean and transparent clean boost, and it doesn't color the tone going into it in the least. Once in a while I'll run the input a little hot, which gives by boosted tone a little more of an edge. I use this at the end of my signal path strictly for boosting my signal to the amp for solos. I run from solid and semi-hollow body guitars into a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah -> Carl Martin Compressor -> Tech 21 NYC DoubleDrive -> Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive -> Guyatone MD3 -> Fulltone Fat Boost -> Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb.

Fulltone products are built like tanks. I've used a number of his pedals, and they are the most reliable pieces of gear I have ever owned.

Never had to deal with the company.

I play all styles of music, but my most recent project is an 8-piece 70s dance/groove band. I have a single channel amp and needed a way to boost my volume for leads. I had a problem with the price, as it is twice as much as the MXR Micro Amp. It isn't necessarily twice the pedal, but its damn close. The MXR just wasn't transparent enough. Plus, I think the Fat Boost offers some very useful versatility. The input gain control makes the pedal very usable in any number of rigs and situations. This really is a great product and I couldn't be any happier with it. Took off a point because it is still a little pricey.

Very easy to get a good sound. Hell, it sounds great anyway, anytime. Perfect. I'm using it to make my Dimarzio PAF Pro in bridge almost sound like a ToneZone!!

Setup:
From Guitar (Musicman Silhouette w/ ToneZone and Fast Track 1's)> Fat Boost> Dunlop Crybaby 95Q> 2x Koch Powertone II (EL34)> 2x Koch 4x12". And a TC Gmajor FX-proc.
No noise in any setting, what so ever. When I play my Spirit (w/ 2x PAF pro) I put it in when a fat "pre-push" is needed. The neckpup sounds very jazzy with this little miracle. I'm going to sell all my other "booster"stompboxes - they are realy shitty comparing to the Fat Boost.

It's build like a tank. Throwing it from Mt. Everest, it will survive. I won't ;-)

Don't know. I don't think I have to deal with them, not now, not ever.

I play soulcovers, crossover a la Living Colour, metal. And everything in between. Got my first guitar 13 years ago. If it were stolen?? MAN, that would be fxxking xxxxxxxx, I'd hunt the bastard who'd stolen it. For life, period.
Volume at 1 o'clock, Input Gain at 1 and Tone at 9. This is it.

Fairly easy to get a good sound with it. The only fiddling is getting the gain knob set right, which I like at about 9:00. Any higher on the gain, and the clean boost loses it's cleanness. Manual is straightforward and clear. The tone knob functions like the tone knob on your guitar, so it stays all the way up for me.

As a clean boost, this pedal excels. I find it saves me the most when I go into a lead and need that extra push to cut through the band's mix. This is especially useful when you want to keep your tone clean, but put a lick a little more in front of the mix. I used to have to turn around and tweak the volume on my amp to do this, but now it's just a tap on the pedal, which is much more precise and convenient. The sound does seem to "fatten" in a way, not adding crunch, but adding more "meat" to the sound. It can push a tube amp just a little more into overdrive, but this is due to the signal boost, not due to added distortion. Some say this boost is not worth the cash, but I find it much so more useful, practically speaking, in a live situation, than almost any other pedal, that it is worth the price. Now, if you have a sound man who can boost your guitar level every time you throw in a lick between vocal lines, or for solos, you might not need this pedal.

I've had it for almost a year without any trouble, and feel Fulltone products are as solid as they come. I don't use a backup for this pedal.

Never dealt with Mr. Fuller. I do think his website is worth checking out, and is pretty educational.

This pedal complements my lead playing well. I've been playing 20+ years. I would replace it if stolen or lost. I also have a Fulldrive 2, which I recently replaced on my board with a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, so I'm not just some Fulltone fanatic . I do like the Clyde Wah, which I also own, and reviewed that one also. For a clean boost, I don't know how the Fat-Boost could be better. I have never tried a Klon Centaur, however.

It takes about an hour or more to really figure this little thing out and get the most from it. Mike provided a very short manual that came with the pedal.

I use my Fat Boost with the following setup:

Heritage 150CM (Les Paul) with Duncan Antiquities, then into a Barber Direct Drive, Fat Boost, and finally a Holy Grail Reverb, all into a modified Marshall JTM45 head with KT66's and a Marshall 4x10 cabinet with 30 watt speakers.

I bought this pedal to be used as a "FAT BOOST", and guess what... It works for that function. The input gain control is the most sensitive control on the pedal. I noticed that with my setup it drives the amp, when the level is over 1 o'clock and acts as a clean boost at levels under that. When I used this with my Barber Direct Drive, I really started to experience sonic nirvana. As far as sounds, I use a "Les Paul" and a Marshall, think about it? Its used for blues, blues-rock and classic rock, you know ZZ Top, Allmans, Clapton, stuff of that nature.

I think I could definitely depend on any of Fuller's products, the guy is great to deal with always quick to respond. However I've only owned it for two days so I'll refrain from commenting.

Mike Fuller, may be one of the nicest and informative men that I've ever come across. I bought my pedal used, and ask him a few questions and he answered them all very quickly and courteously. If I have a problem I'm sure that I could send it to Mike.

I found this to be the missing link in my pedal chain. I think that my guitar, amp and overdrive needs were met, but I needed a little something give me more grunt and fill out my sound more, and the Fat Boost did just that. If it were stolen or lost I'd definitely buy it again, it reacts beautifully to my Barber Direct Drive and my JTM45, so it is already an integral part of my sound. For $125 used I couldn't pass it up.

Couldn't be easier.
One knob sets the level, one sets the drive and one tone.
It's also virtually impossible to get a "bad" sound out of it.

What it does is simpy give you MORE sound without adding any real character of its own. but that's a very GOOD thing, as it gets maximum character out of your instrument and amp.

I am using it mostly as a booster. Let me explain:
My main bass guitar is a Status Graphite; a VERY loud active design. but I switch for some songs to a Rickenbacker 4001 with the old horse-shoe pick-up or to a P-Bass with a Quarter Pound DUncan p/u. Both of these are virtually INAUDIBLE at the level set for the Status. So I click in the Fat Boost turned all the way up and they are then ALMOST as loud as theStatus. Works great for me.
And also seems to really (dare I say?) fatten up the Rickenbacker. It adds a subtle thickness that is quite flattering.
I use it in front of a Hiwatt 100 Custom into a Vox 1x18 FOundation and a Vox 4x12 Sovereign cab. It also drives my Tech21 Bass Driver DI or RBI, in the chain with equal success.
It's also dead quiet with totally silent switching (in/out) as well.

Utterly solid.
I used it on a round the continent twice tour.
I played with Cyndi Lauper, opening for Cher in areans. It did 93 shows to over a million people and got thrown around in the rack (where it sits velcroed to the top of a wireless receiver) and trucked and flown all over the place.
It worked perfectly everytime except once which turned out to be a short in my switcher that was confusing the fat Boost (not the Fat Boost's "fault")
Could not ask for better reliability.

I have always found Mike Fuller to be responsive and to the point.
He's prould of his product line but justifiably so.

Rock/pop music.
I would replace it in a second. In fact I would NEED to at this point.
I actually wish it had a HAIR more gain. But that's only my unique situation.

Easy to use

I use it with a Taylor 514ce through a Trace Elliott Acoustic amp. It has true-bypasing, so there are no alterations to tone what-so-ever when the pedal is turned off.

The FAT Boost by Fulltone is the best clean drive pedal i have ever heard. I use it with a Taylor 514ce through a Trace Elliott Acoustic Amp and it doesn't even peak out the amp, but still produces great volume levels for leads and finger picking. I am in a band with 2 other electric guitar players and my acoustic flat picking cuts right over top of the electrics, giving my guitar more definition. If you're looking for a great super clean boost, this is the pedal for youl

Very Easy , step on it , turn it up !

Sometimes I get Lucky , this is just what I was hoping to get , I use a SWR BB 2 Head and EV 12 and Eden 2x10 cab , A Ernie Ball 5 and a Fender 57ri. and a 51ri, I use a ton of pedals Fulltone,boss,arion,ebs,and a custom switcher,I needed to hit my amp with a consistent signal , all the non-truebypass effects on my board are tone -suckers ,so enter the Fat Boost , and the end of my chain . With FB I got back the meat with all the fat , I also got a surprize a beautiful,mild compression , very natural .All this added up , and I get Huge Tone ,yes Fat Boost indeed ! Also I use this when recording on bass , guitar and electric/acoustic it really sweetens the eq on all of these and when cranked up you get that awesome compression /sustain. I really think this is the fix all tool !

Very High Quality , I have had it for a year and with steady use and alot of stomping ,it is solid.I own several pedals by many different companies and most of them are plastic , that I take extra care not to break , all of my fulltones are made for the battle .I have had fulltones for years now ,I never had any problems , at all , not one ! That is Reliability !

I have contacted Fulltone several times over the years , on the phone through emails and through a local dealer , Mike Fuller is the Man ! He knows what to do about tone.

This was the fix I needed , to fix a tone drop out due to a ton of pedals , to my surprize I found the FB works with just about everything ,if you need a line driver or alittle warm eq / mild compressor ,preamp. Check out the fatty