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Dave Hepworth

 

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West Yorkshire, UK
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2019 4:30 am    
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Hi all,
Here's a question that may seem a bit left field .Does anyone use an old school treble booster pedal for pedal steel to give a toppy / hairy edge to your sound.
Regards Dave
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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2019 6:52 am    
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For just a little hair and bite you might try the Sarno Earth Drive. It lives in that "just a little" edge place. I use it to get a more traditional sound on retro country gigs.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2019 7:03 am    
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Bob,
I'm with you.
The Earth Drive gives some "crispness" to the tone.
Erv
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Michael Deering

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2019 7:42 am     beano boost
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this just gave me a idea I have several of the ANALOGMAN'S BEANO BOOST pedals just sitting in a drawer may as well hook one up. I bet it may be over the top but fun to find out.
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Dave Hepworth

 

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West Yorkshire, UK
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2019 7:51 am    
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Hi guys,
As an avid Buddy Cage fan ,when you listen to his sound ,even not when playing his Emmons ,he has a toppy edgy sound ,especially the low notes.I was thinking if you could recreate that edginess with a treble boost at a lower volume than a cranked up JBL Loaded twin.
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Brad Sarno


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St. Louis, MO USA
Post  Posted 11 Aug 2019 7:42 am    
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A thing to consider about a classic "treble booster" is that what they're really doing is dumping all the bass so you're left with only treble. They are technically a "hi-pass filter". So they don't really make things more trebly, they make things ONLY trebly.

So my suspicion is that a classic treble booster will remove way too much body and tone. I think that a mild overdrive pedal that has a neutral tonality set for just a tiny amount of dirt and with the tone set to bright would get you there more easily.

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