gilmourish | 9 years ago

Review of the Electronic Orange Bananaboost review

Signal chain:
Guitar - Fender CIJ Stratocaster, with D Allen Voodoo 69 neck and middle pickups and Seymour Duncan SSL5 bridge pickup
Amp - Laney Lionheart L20
Mic - Shure SM57

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David Gilmour’s mid 70s overdrive tones are recognised by that transparent and glassy character, with fat lows and crackling top end. That orange, funky looking beast of a pedal defined the sound of so many guitarists of that era. Electronic Orange recently released an updated version of their Bananaboost. Here’s my review.

The mythical pedal is of course the Colorsound Powerboost. Its huge glass shattering tone made its way into many rigs, including those of Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Listen to Beck’s Blow by Blow or Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. It’s all over those albums.

While Beck mainly recorded with a Les Paul, David Gilmour would use his Black Strat with the Powerbooster. That combo, with the Hiwatts, created an even brighter and edgier sound and David still base his setup on those tones today, no with the Tube Driver.

The Bananaboost is based on the classic Powerboost circuit and among all the clones out there, this one is probably the most vintage sounding. The new and improved version, can handle 9-12V powering and with a built in voltage doubler, the Bananaboost has plenty of headroom.

The pedal feature a gain control and a powerful two-band bass and treble EQ section. The original Powerbooster didn’t have a volume control so you had to play insanely loud to get the full range of the gain stage. The Bananaboost, like most of the clones out there, feature a handy master volume, allowing you to crank it up to fuzz, without bothering family or neighbours.

The Powerboost, or in this case the Bananaboost, is really three pedals in one – boost, EQ and fuzz. Set all clean, it adds an almost twangy character to the amp. With all the controls set around noon, for a fairly neutral tone, the Bananaboost smooths out those harsh top frequencies, adds a hint of low end boost and the gain, although clean, adds a nice and crispy attack. The effect is subtle but it definitely adds life to the amp.

Read the full review here
http://www.gilmourish.com/?p=7050