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Boost Pedals

Kick your electric guitar signal up with a boost pedal! Boost pedals do not change the guitar's frequency range or tone. 
A boost pedal provides an extra channel for your amp by increasing the volume level of the signal going in. 

You will find boost pedals from brands such as MXR, Catalinbread, Wampler, Keeley, and Xotic.

  • Xotic Effects Super Clean Buffer pedal Xotic Effects Super Clean Buffer pedal

    Xotic Effects Super Clean Buffer pedal

    Xotic Effects Super Clean Buffer Pedal FREE shipping in the USA!Have you ever felt that your tone is dull and flat when running through long lengths of cables & pedals (even with a buffered bypass pedal)? One main reason is that conventional pedal...
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  • Suhr Koko Boost black edition Suhr Koko Boost black edition

    Suhr Koko Boost black edition

    Suhr Koko Boost black edition FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! Identical circuit and tone of the Original Koko Circuit, but in a smaller pedal size (Koko Reloaded circuit is discontinued). Koko Boost is a unique boost pedal that incorporates both a...
    $404.45
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  • Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal

    Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal

    Xotic Effects RC Booster Classic boost pedal FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! After all those years... transparency is still the name of the game here. Dynamic and sensitive to the nuances of the player, the RC Booster offers 20db+ of transparent...
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  • Red Witch XENIA Overdrive Engine Red Witch XENIA Overdrive Engine

    Red Witch XENIA Overdrive Engine

    The Red Witch XENIA Overdrive Engine. FREE shipping in the USA! Our “One-Inch-Punch” Overdrive. The juiciest overdrive sounds distilled into a tiny box with a single dial. You want gorgeous overdrive. We’ve done the work. You just...
    $242.02
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  • Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal

    Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal

    The Catalinbread Dreamcoat Blackmore Preamp pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! Dreamcoat About What began as an exploration of Ritchie Blackmore’s tone evolved into a multidimensional gain machine capable of anything between unruly sputtery...
    $308.60
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  • Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp pedal

    Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp pedal

    The Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! You’ve heard the rumors: Some of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest tones were achieved without pedals. Not so fast! While that’s technically true, some of the most...
    $259.87
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  • Xotic Effects Bass RC Booster V2 boost pedal Xotic Effects Bass RC Booster V2 boost pedal

    Xotic Effects Bass RC Booster V2 boost pedal

    The Xotic Effects Bass RC Booster V2 boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! It's active Treble, Bass ,Gain and Volume controls allow for limitless tone shaping. Added Gain switch for even fatter tones!. The RC Booster V2 offers a super...
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  • Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal

    Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal

    The Laney Black Country Customs Steelpark Boost pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! A versatile Boost pedal with masses of headroom designed to help you push your amp harder and cut through any mix. Ideal for stacking either before or after other gain...
    $292.36
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  • Xotic Effects Super Sweet Booster pedal Xotic Effects Super Sweet Booster pedal

    Xotic Effects Super Sweet Booster pedal

    The Xotic Effects Super Sweet Booster pedal. FREE shipping in the USA!Many players favor vintage sounding pickups, however, due to design and age factors, they (more than often) lack enough power to push the front end of the amp. Those who are...
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  • Rockett Pedals Archer Clean Boost pedal Rockett Pedals Archer Clean Boost pedal

    Rockett Pedals Archer Clean Boost pedal

    Rockett Pedals Archer Clean Boost pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! An exact recreation of the clean boost side of a Klon.  Add the sought after Klon midrange to your tonal range!  The Archer Clean is based on the famous Klon circuit minimally...
    $323.24
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  • Catalinbread Epoch Pre Preamp / Buffer pedal

    Catalinbread Epoch Pre Preamp / Buffer pedal

    The Catalinbread Epoch Pre Preamp / Buffer pedal. FREE shipping in the USA! Our Epoch Pre was modeled after the exact preamp circuit from the original EP-3, from the 22v power supply to the JFET preamp, to the circuit loading contributed by the echo...
    $487.27
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  • MXR M233 Micro Amp+ boost pedal MXR M233 Micro Amp+ boost pedal

    MXR M233 Micro Amp+ boost pedal

    MXR Micro Amp+ Boost Pedal M233 FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! For more than 20 years, the MXR Micro Amp has been a staple among the world's top artists because of its ability to boost and sweeten up your guitar or bass tone and drive the...
    $227.39
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  • MXR M293 Booster Mini pedal MXR M293 Booster Mini pedal

    MXR M293 Booster Mini pedal

    The MXR M293 Booster Mini pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The MXR Booster Mini gives you the sonic secret sauce of the Echoplex Preamp with the legendary boosting power of the MXR Micro Amp in a lightweight, space-saving mini housing. The...
    $194.90
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  • Xotic Effects Soul Driven Boost pedal Xotic Effects Soul Driven Boost pedal

    Xotic Effects Soul Driven Boost pedal

    The Xotic Effects Soul Driven Boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! Building off the success of the limited run of Allen Hinds Soul Driven pedals, this standard production model is now available! Soul Driven adds “soul” to your...
    $292.37
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  • Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal

    Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal

    The Xotic Effects RC Booster V2 boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The RC Booster V2, inspired by the Scott Henderson RCB-SH model, now comes with an added gain channel for even fatter tones with a super transparent 20dB+ clean boost. The...
    $292.37
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  • Suhr Dual Boost Clean Boost pedal Suhr Dual Boost Clean Boost pedal

    Suhr Dual Boost Clean Boost pedal

    The Suhr Dual Boost Clean Boost pedal. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The Dual Boost is a versatile, dual-mode, transparent clean boost, housed within a compact, pedalboard friendly enclosure. Constructed with the goal of delivering unrivaled sound...
    $274.51
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How does a boost pedal work?

Mission Engineering has a fantastic explanation: "it takes the low level output from a guitar pick up and increases it before passing on to the next part of the signal chain. The number of times the amplifier can increase the output power over the input power is referred to as the gain."

What is the difference between boost and gain?

Boost increases the volume without necessarily changing the tone. Gain impacts the tone. Gain is typically associated with overdrive or distortion.

What is the difference between a boost pedal, overdrive pedal, and a distortion pedal?

All of these pedals add grit to your tone. Boost adds a small amount, overdrive adds a medium amount. For the maximum amount of grit you would want distortion.