Product: Outlaw Supply Little White Box
Price Paid: USD 99.99
Submitted
09/08/2008
at
06:29pm
by
Rich
Ease of Use
:
10
It has one volume knob, a true bypass switch, one very bright blue LED light, one input, and two outputs. It is probably one of the most simplistic pedals to use and that is a wonderful attribute! It couldn't be any easier to use.
Sound Quality
:
10
Basically, this pedal is a perfect clone of the SHO, which utilizes a negative feedback circuit to achieve the clean volume boost. But unlike the maker of the SHO, Sandy makes the pedal actually affordable and adds a 9-volt jack without charging you an additional $30.
I use a variety of custom guitars through a Bogner Shiva and I want a clean boost pedal that could give me a BIG boost for solos without altering my tone in anyway. And this pedal does just that. It's very clean and transparent yet; you can boost the pedal's volume so that it's overdriving the preamp of your amp so that you can achieve very natural overdrive tones with it if so desired. Although, ANY boost pedal will possibly add some ambient noise to your sound, this LWB is essentially noiseless through my rig and if there ever was any ambient noise, it was so negligible that it didn't matter at all.
Reliability
:
10
It's probably not wise to gig without a backup for any piece of integral equipment; although, I have and continue to gig without a backup pedal for the LWB and I've never been disappointed.
Customer Support
:
10
Sandy always answered my emails quickly, courteously, and with very informative answers to all of my questions. He definitely cares a lot about the quality of his pedals and the satisfaction of his customers.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing guitar for over 12 years and the LWB matches well with all of the guitars and amps that I own. If it were stolen or lost I would absolutely buy another LWB as soon as I could. I've compared most of the "boutique" boosts on the market with the LWB and the LWB (based on the SHO circuit) is still my favorite.
Overall, this is the cleanest and most transparent boost that I've ever used and it will be a permanent part of my pedalboard. If you're looking for the cleanest boost pedal, you will be hard pressed to find a better pedal, especially at such a great price.
