5 BEST ways of using a BOOST PEDAL | XOTIC Super Clean & Super Sweet

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Today we're going to check out the best ways of using clean boost pedals. To be honest, boost pedals often get overlooked, even though they are very important and really powerful too. You can do so much with a good clean boost and it can make your sound SO MUCH BETTER! We really shouldn't underestimate them.

The two pedals in this episode are the Xotic Super Clean and Super Sweet. I love them for quite a few reasons to be honest. The quality is spot on, they sound beautiful and the DIP switches on their side makes them very versatile and unique.

Check out these two incredible boost pedals here:

The two boost pedals in this video have been sponsored by Xotic USA.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro Jam
00:42 Introduction
01:37 1. Always On Booster
02:20 Playing | Xotic Super Clean as an always on pedal
04:40 2. Clean Boost in front of everything else
05:47 3. Boost at the end of the signal chain
06:24 Playing | demo of the boost at the end
06:38 4. Matching different output guitars (really cool!!)
08:11 DIP Switches on both Xotic boost pedals
08:31 Playing | matching the volume of my Tele and Les Paul
10:00 5. Help quiet pedals
11:14 More about the Xotic Super Clean and Super Sweet
11:34 Playing | sound quality check
13:06 Playing | clean amp with the cranked Super Sweet

Gear used in this video:

-Fender Telecaster Custom Shop '53 reissue

Other gear I use in my videos:

-Gibson ES-335 Traditional
-Gibson Les Paul CM 2015 - heavily modified (thin nitro refin; Lollar Dog Ear P90; Emerson electronics)
-Barocsi Troublecaster - Custom built T-style guitar with Gretsch Filtertrons
-Barocsi "Frankenstrat" (2000 Fender American Standard body + Warmoth neck)
(this is the current version; same sound, smaller housing)

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Cheers,
Kris Barocsi

[szymonszymanski]

Boosters are so overlooked. People keep buying different pedals to find their tone but they seem to forget about boosters. They can do so much for your tone. They can enhance presence, harmonic content, boost overdrive pedals into high saturation before it hits the preamp etc. Brilliant video Kris. Thank you 🤘🏻

[ericcarpenter]

I have had an EP Booster from Xotic for years. I’ve used it as my only pedal in front of a DSL-40 to boost for heavier parts. Used it with a Mesa Mk. 5 as a volume boost or to boost signals going in. But my favorite use so far, is using my 1958 Tweed Deluxe on about 3.5 and hitting the boost for raising gain and volume for almost a 2nd channel and using an overdrive for a heavy sound and boosting the volume of that. Xotic boosts are simple and easy to use. I absolutely love them. Not sure I would build any pedal board without one. Great video and that Tele into the boost sounds so great, Kris. Love your videos and if you are ever in Tulsa bring that Tele and we will plug it into a boost then into my Deluxe.... it may turn out to be one of the sounds that fixes all the worlds problems. Lol. Thanks brother and happy birthday.

[TheLadsBandLive]

My Super Clean is always-on in the front of a minimalist effects chain. It’s like a magic/secret ingredient.

[jeffreyeagen]

I have a sonic maximizer pedal that was recommended by someone at work. I don't know if it is a boost pedal, but it does act as one. It's at the beginning of my chain and it's ALWAYS on! I always use the clean channel on my amp and pedals for all the effects. I just got a delay pedal (the Cosmonaut VZ by Matthews effects) and can't wait to try it out!!

[jeffrey.a.hanson]

Love my Super Sweet at beginning of chain. The dipswitches are a godsend and easier to use live than expected when switching guitars. It’s also taken my cheaper pedals like my MojoMojo or MXR classic and turn them into powerhouses. I do use a cheap booster in my fx loop to give a clean solo boost.

[Steven_SK]

Nice job Kris. Very good info. Thanks! Be well!

[dr_tomK]

Great review Chris, but I was already a convert to the Super Clean (and EP Boost, SP Compressor, & SL Drive). Lots of fun to watch and I definitely leave with some ideas to try out. Cheers.

[ryanwebster]

Would you put it before a compressor? Or after

[DanielBrophyMusic]

Are those the stock Custom Shop pickups in the Tele? Sounds heavenly

[carminelombardi]

Fantastic review, I just bought both pedals and now I have a better understanding of how I will incorporate them in my chain. Thank you.

[paulcowart]

I've had the Super Clean for a while The EP booster for quite a while Both pedals work great in an effects loop as well as on your board

[butnut]

Great review and demo! I have an EP boost 'always on' into my effects loop and my lead boost is a Super Sweet/EP Boost/Dispatch Master all looped together. I just ordered the Super Clean to give some volume and different EQ push for those inside solos between the chords. Big fan of the Xotic mini pedals. Your video is so well done, thanks!...subcribed!

[tommyburnhamsmusic]

Great Video. I got a Super Sweet Recently and I love it. Thinking about maybe getting a Super clean to replace my RC

[darioxricci]

Great video! To even humbuckers and single coils I found great the pedal from seymour duncan, the pickup booster...It’ great for that job!

[thomasvantorre]

Hi Kris thanks for your good explanation but can you place the super clean and/or behind your distortion? First I have Chromatic and then the super clean/sweet. And then Chorus/delay/reverb and another buffer? Or better behind the tuner? Thank you

[EmilioConesa]

I have both of them. I really like the Super Sweet. Once you turn it on it’s hard to turn it off!

[Bairov]

Unity in True bypass and buffer? Seems louder to me.

[giovanniinnavoig]

for jazz, which one to choose? sweet or clean?

[michaelcraig]

A video is always way better like this, when a guy has a lot lot enthusiasm for guitar and gear stuff.

[banjobones]

I have an xotic ep boost and it is awesome... I actually use 3 boost pedals on my board: Analogman Beeno treble booster in front of my drive pedals, the ep boost right after the drives to boost for solos, and a Kingsley Page always on at the end of the chain. Overkill? Perhaps, but it sounds soooo good.