Pedal Review: Burriss Boostiest 2.5
Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Burriss Boostiest 2.5…read a bit below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete review!
Burriss Boostiest 2.5 ($174.99)
Another Overdrive? Not entirely, the Burriss Boostiest 2.5 is as unique as its name suggests. It’s not an overdrive or a boost, it’s both. I often times claim to be a “both guy” myself so this pedal sort of had me at hello. The left half of the pedal is a Tube Screamer-esque overdrive circuit while the right side is a fully adjustable clean gain pre-amp. When set in front of your amp’s pre both sides can be used to drive it pretty hard. So how well does it do the job?
Just a little history, Burriss is a company that focused primarily on making boutique amps which are highly regarded by various celebrity players and now have moved into the world of making stompboxes. The Boostiest itself has been through a few iterations as expected based on the 2.5 in the pedal’s name. When perusing the website I found that they actually posted the changes the pedal has undergone in its various iterations. What’s good is that the pedal is now more affordable than ever at a modest $174.99.
Let’s talk about the right side first. The right side is the fully adjustable clean gain pre-amp. Its controls include Input, Highs, and Output. The Input knob adjusts gain control and was designed to be a set-it-and-forget-it style knob that makes a bit of noise when adjusting the setting when active. The website suggests turning the knob with the pedal either bypassed or off. What it actually does is adjust the bias and the knob itself clicks as apposed to sweeps. I couldn’t find much info about what happens at each click but to my ears the more you turn it clockwise the more gain you add to the signal. You can then use the Output knob to adjust the level of girth that is added to the tone.
Click thru to Delicious Audio for the rest of this review, by Gus Green.
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