The updated version of Xotic's legendary transparent clean boost, adding a second gain stage for extra breakup on top of the original's 20dB+ boost and 2-band EQ.
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Builds: Pedals · Est. 1996
Boutique builder of effects and guitars since 1996. Known for pedals like the EP Booster, RC Booster, and BB Preamp, delivering highly regarded tone shaping tools.
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Pedals
View all 16 pedals →A high-headroom buffer built around a Class A JRC4558-based preamp, restoring lost tone across long cable runs with up to +12dB of clean boost.
A transparent, harmonically rich mid-boost overdrive with dedicated Mid Boost and Tone controls for dialing in a creamy, singing drive.
Allen Hinds' signature revival of the discontinued AC-Comp, a tight, smooth overdriving booster with a 2-band active EQ and 9-18V headroom.
An amp-in-a-box overdrive modeled on the legendary Super Lead and Super Bass British amplifiers, packed into a compact true-bypass enclosure.
A touch-sensitive overdrive/boost with a 2-band active EQ and onboard compression and mid-boost voicing switches for dialing in amp-like breakup.
A combined preamp and volume pedal that builds on the classic EP Booster circuit, adding 2-band EQ, gain, and volume controls in one expressive floor unit.
The bass-tuned version of the BB Preamp, moving from pristine clean boost to a firm, well-defined overdriven distortion without losing low-end.
A pure FET boost pedal that captures the pre-amp magic of the classic EP-3 tape echo, adding up to +20dB of shimmering, transparent gain.