Product: TC Electronic Classic Booster+Distortion
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
01/30/2007
at
03:01pm
by
Martes
Ease of Use
:
9
Really easy to get the good sound of it. This unit is the reissue of the 'Holy Grail' Booster+Line Driver and Distortion, with the same functions. A switch to change between the distortion and the booster.
Tone controls for bass and treble, an output level and a potentiometer to change the amount of the distortion.
The only thing i dont like is the pilot-light wich is too bright to check the amounts in a dark stage situation. In addition to this you can change the threshold of the noise gate.
Sound Quality
:
10
I use it with the clear channel of my Mesa's (Studio 22+, F-50) as a distortion. The sound is the most transparent overdrive i ever heard.
To compare with the TC VPD1 this unit is even closer to the sound of the Tube Screamer but without any compressing on the original guitar sound. The VPD1 is a bit more Marshall like drive than the Booster+Distortion. It is not noisy at all so you dont have to use the noise gate exept if the other units in your setup are noisy.
I was tring out the boost function wich is also does a great job.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
I just have it for a few days...but i won't hesitate to use in my next gig without a backup.
Customer Support
:
10
For years i have just good impressions with the support of the factory.
Overall Rating
:
10
I playing mostly jazz with East European folk elements, sometime i play standards as well. I playing for 18 years. I was looking for 'THE' overdrive for like two years, i tried out a bunch of a good cheapos like Fulltone Fulldrive2, Fulldrive2 Mosfet, OCD, Ibanez Ts-9 (original), Rat, Rat2, Tc VPD1 and a few more. I always felt that the sound is not perfect. Whit this unit i can have a great drive sound without make a compromise in my original guitar tone. I definitely would buy it again.
