Powersound Boost vs Powersound Overdrive

[Harry Klippton]

Ask and ye shall receive, Coupon posted by @Robert, Overdriver ordered......you're welcome.....

It was just for you

 

[MichaelW]

It was just for you

Must be rent week.......

 

[music6000]

Must be rent week.......

The amount of Pedals you have Built is paying his Rent!

 

[Kroars]

You guys are getting to know me too well.....it's scary.......

Edit: ok I'm holding out for the next coupon before ordering.......

Coupon always comes out day after you make a big purchase, everybody knows that. I think it’s a game the Mr. PCB plays with us.

See, what you do is make a small purchase, say a board or two. Then the next day he’ll put up a coupon and then you jump in with a big order. It’s kinda like fishing. I just never know if I’m the fisherman or the fish….

 

[Feral Feline]

I'm definitely the SUCKER!


So, taking all the comments into consideration regarding which one does what — you really want, @MichaelW, to build a dual pedal with the boost feeding into the newly revamped OD.

Good thing they're both in stock and on sale right now!

 

[Feral Feline]

Well "unmusical" is subjective, I tell you.

 

[HamishR]

I've built both and really like them as a boost pushing a mild OD. In that setting I seem to prefer the Overdriver. In fact for every use I seem to prefer the Overdriver. I don't really see the point of the 18V version, but then I'm not trying to sound like Dave Gilmour. And FWIW neither of them seem to sound remotely like the JHS Crayon to me! Totally different pedals. I'm not sure I have found a use for the Crayon yet...

 

[music6000]

I've built both and really like them as a boost pushing a mild OD. In that setting I seem to prefer the Overdriver. In fact for every use I seem to prefer the Overdriver. I don't really see the point of the 18V version, but then I'm not trying to sound like Dave Gilmour. And FWIW neither of them seem to sound remotely like the JHS Crayon to me! Totally different pedals. I'm not sure I have found a use for the Crayon yet...

A Door Stop?

 

[fig]

You can build any of them to be 18v capable. To my ears, as a clean boost, any of them sound slightly better at 18v.

Curious, why do you think that is? Could it be the "sweet spot" for operating voltage of the components?

 

[Coda]

Curious, why do you think that is? Could it be the "sweet spot" for operating voltage of the components?

I'm not sure, and even though I'm an EE, I work in the utilities so I am not an authority on microelectronics.

I can only relay my subjective experiences: With the gain from 7:00-12:30, the ability of the pedal to give a better (to my ears) fat, transparent clean boost seemed best at 18v.

Headroom; compression without "crunch"?...