Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost

The Milkman Pop Top is a high headroom clean boost that takes an audiophile approach to boosting volume in your signal chain. Rather than use a standard IC op-amp, Milkman took a page from the consoles of the 70s that used discrete op-amps in their preamps to meet the signal demands of tape machines. By using choice components vs off-the-shelf chips, the Pop Top can transform your basic 9VDC power to 36V internally which provides clean headroom and sparkling output up to a whopping 30dB. The applications are limitless: use it at the end of your pedalboard to act as a buffer, since the volume starts at unity, or slam your tube amp into natural overdrive. The high headroom also helps this pedal digest the most processed combination of effects whether it be from modulation, fuzz, and time-based effects without clipping and can push the signal even farther from there. In the same spirit of vintage preamps, the Pop Top lends its own subtle character and coloration to whatever source you send it, making this pedal a helpful tool for recording bass, keys, drums machine and more. Like other Milkman Sound products, the Pop Top high headroom boost is handmade in San Francisco, Ca.

Amp: Milkman Sound The Amp 50, Hamstead Artist 60 + 1x12 Cab
Guitars: Suhr Classic Antique, Gray Guitars Grayling
Other Pedals: Seeker Electric FX Truth Fuzz, Big Ear Pedals ALBIE, VS Audio Blackbird overdrive
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, UA OX Amp Top Box, de Lisle Amp-Speaker Switcher 4x4 Pro Plus, Royer R-121 Mic
Drums by Stefan Pötzsch
Cables: Sinasoid Sable & Sliver patch cables, Revelation Guitar Cables
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[דורשטיין-טו]

So good! I come for your playing as much as for the pedal

[therewasascene]

So far this us the cleanest bypass tone I’ve heard, which is suuuuper helpful for me since my classic 30’s clean channel does NOT break up. Thanks, Andy! This might be the boost for me :)

[archstanton]

Way to go Andy. Milkman produce excellent equipment and you had me sold with the intro, great playing !

[duaneanderson]

Andy you have my #1 choice for style and grace in demos.
great demo.

[chrissavage]

Lots of great sounds and great playing. Thanks Andy

[collectoreffectors]

That Truth Fuzz sounds fabulous!!! ⚡⚡⚡

[standingbadger]

Been following you since the early days of the hands-and-no-face videos. Your content is always so good. That piece of kit is really professional. Nice one mate and thanks for the demo from Sunny Devon in the UK.

[MRRIHW]

It is so big and phat without the clinical tone. I wish I were young and gigging again. I think it's one of those game-changing things.

[kevinpike]

Sounds amazing! I just bought the Amp, I was going to buy the Strymon Iridium to go direct at Church, but this sounds way way better to my ears !!! Thank you for a great demo!

[MatthewTomich]

This guy could make a broom with six strings sound like magic.

[xdoctorblindx]

I saw this and thought, "okay, so here's another Micro Amp, " but holy heck - this things sounds fantastic!

[SAEEFFECTS]

Opener sounds like Modest Mouse. Well done!

[livemusicshots]

Hi Andy, in your studio what is the Hamstead surrounded with at 06:54? Is it an isobox of some kind ? Wondering how to "isolate" my guitar amps myself.

[tdyvig]

Hey Andy, you are the King of demos! What was that tele/P90 guitar in the first part of the vid?

[MrFab]

What you’re playing in introduction is so cool ! Is it a personal tune or a cover ? Thanks Andy 😊

[stephanematis]

Wonder how it fares tonally against a B.Y.O.C. 27V Boost which uses the 7660S (MAC1044) pump to get 27V differential and then some TL072 ICs for the rest. Very interesting idea for a product.

[Matthew-hyv]

Now that's how one makes a milkman delivery. See what I did there?

[RoyalJesusChrist]

Hey, did you unlist one of your orange pedal demos? I think it might have been the Fur Coat or Two Stroke Boost.