TC Electronic Spark Booster 2021

Ive been looking into some boost pedals for a while. I almost decided to buy the mini version of this. But one day this one popped in my recommended. Once I watched a few reviews on this I had to have it! It sold me on the ability to have some EQ alone! The comes the esprate gain and level controls. And Fat-Clean-Mid tone switch??! YES PLEASE! Highly recommend this especially for more budget/space friendly boards. Also, I recommend putting it AFTER overdrive. If you put it before it gives your drive a more distortion like tone (if youre into that then go for it I guess :P) .

I used to think that boost pedals were dumb and that I would never use one. But after watching dozens of videos and seeing several big name endorsements, I thought that the Spark might be for real, and it is now EASILY my favorite pedal. Simply put, it just makes your tone better, no matter what kind of guitar or pickups you run through it. The sound quality and versatility are the best features. It gives you a great boost, but it's extremely amp-like, in the same way that clean channels on good tube amps break up if you crank the gain. And the little toggle switch gives you three different "clean channels" with which to work. The middle position has the most clean headroom and is the classic boost, but still breaks up a little if you max the gain. The Mid and Fat ... MoreI used to think that boost pedals were dumb and that I would never use one. But after watching dozens of videos and seeing several big name endorsements, I thought that the Spark might be for real, and it is now EASILY my favorite pedal. Simply put, it just makes your tone better, no matter what kind of guitar or pickups you run through it. The sound quality and versatility are the best features. It gives you a great boost, but it's extremely amp-like, in the same way that clean channels on good tube amps break up if you crank the gain. And the little toggle switch gives you three different "clean channels" with which to work. The middle position has the most clean headroom and is the classic boost, but still breaks up a little if you max the gain. The Mid and Fat sounds add beef to your tone in fantastic ways, and I use those most often. Do you think that single-coils and/or jazz box guitars sound thin compared to solidbodies with humbuckers, like me? The Mid and Fat settings will fix that for ya. I love my Strats and my jazz guitars so much more now. Turn up the gain and the Mid and Fat settings will give you a great overdrive too. The best part about cranking the gain on the Spark is how well it makes your sound hit tube amps. It gives you glorious saturation at any volume level. This is the perfect pedal to put first in your drive section. Your other drive pedals will greatly benefit as well. Worried about tone? This is the most transparent pedal I've ever used, even more so than TC's other drive pedals (which I also love). The two EQ controls are fantastic and give the pedal a huge advantage over nearly every other boost pedal. Whether fully down or cranked, you get usable sounds in great frequency ranges.Simply put, this is the best pedal I've ever heard. Having volume AND gain, plus two great EQ controls, plus THREE voices to choose from puts this pedal above every other boost on the market. Seriously, just buy it already.

Its a clean boost! It can be very loud! It has EQ options! Its transparent in the Clean position and yet is adds some sort of fullness to the sound. It certainly makes the tone better but not for much as it IS a transparent clean boost. Its not hi-fi but kind of makes me feel that my overall tone gets that hi-fi-like richness.When the Fat and Mid positions are engaged there is a large volume increase in comparisson to the Clean position! Must back the level a bit there though.The Gain knob is not much of interest to me as it is NOT creamy sweet but rather has a hard clipping to it (to my ears). So I use it in its Clean position to just add richness to my overall tone and is placed at the end of my chain that goes into the front end of my Egnater Tweaker ... MoreIts a clean boost! It can be very loud! It has EQ options! Its transparent in the Clean position and yet is adds some sort of fullness to the sound. It certainly makes the tone better but not for much as it IS a transparent clean boost. Its not hi-fi but kind of makes me feel that my overall tone gets that hi-fi-like richness.When the Fat and Mid positions are engaged there is a large volume increase in comparisson to the Clean position! Must back the level a bit there though.The Gain knob is not much of interest to me as it is NOT creamy sweet but rather has a hard clipping to it (to my ears). So I use it in its Clean position to just add richness to my overall tone and is placed at the end of my chain that goes into the front end of my Egnater Tweaker 15.This pedal is noise free and the switch is nice and has no loud clicking sound when you engage it. Knobs feel firm and I love the fack that Bass and Treble have a notch in the 12 o'clock position. This is the position that is 100% transparent and adds no coloration to your amp's EQ or tone.At first I thought its not doing much but if you play with it on the clean setting with low Gain for a while and you then switch it off, you certainly can feel what it does! Makes the tone richer but not much like some other boosters might do. All in all I will keep it as it really can add lots of transparent volume boost if needed in live situations and for recording in the studio gives a more rounder richer tone.BTW, it works great with my pedals a Ross style compressor and a Dubmle style OD. Also great with my Tremolo, Delay and Reverb stomp boxes!Price is a no brainer. Get one while they're still so cheap!!!