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Friedman Buxom Boost Pedal

Clean Boost Pedal with EQ Bypass Switch and Controls for Mid, Bass, Treble, Tight, and Boost
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Highly Tunable Clean Boost

When it comes to clean, sparkling tone that lets your playing nuance and the character of your guitar through, there aren't many boost pedals that beat the Friedman Buxom Boost. While its 3-band EQ is powerful for dialing it into your rig, a flip of the EQ Bypass switch completely removes the tone stack for transparent performance. Does your amp start to lose it in the low end when boosted? Give the Buxom Boost's Tight knob a twist and bring back the punchy lows you need. If you're about to pull the trigger on a boost pedal from Sweetwater, you owe it to yourself to check out the Friedman Buxom Boost.

Dave Friedman: tone guru to the pros

For over 25 years, Dave Friedman has been tweaking, building, and repairing gear for some of the biggest names in music. His legendary reputation among touring musicians has gained him a loyal clientele including the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens, Jerry Cantrell, and more. Dave has created his own production guitar gear line utilizing his sought-after skills and talents. Now you can get the same legendary tones as the pros with the Friedman Buxom Boost pedal.

Friedman Buxom Boost Pedal Features:

  • Clean boost pedal with flexible control
  • EQ Bypass switch removes the EQ circuit for a truly transparent tone
  • 3-band EQ fine-tunes the pedal to your needs
  • Tight control maintains a punchy low end when pushing your amplifier
  • True bypass switching maintains your true tone when bypassed
  • Works with 9- to 18-volt power

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Boost
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • True Bypass: Yes
  • Bypass Switching: True Bypass
  • Power Source: 9-18V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Height: 2.5"
  • Width: 2.5"
  • Depth: 4.7"
  • Weight: 1 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: BUXOM BOOST

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Rated 5/5

Perfect for amps with HUGE bottom end.

If you love the tone of a Mesa Dual Rectifier but it's bottom end can be too much, try this pedal. You're welcome.
Rated 5/5

Get it!

Took my sound to a whole new level. Can do a clean boost to really pushing it. Sounds great, nice sustain, eq is a bonus. Also works well with an acoustic through a PA. Thanks Richard W.!
Music background: Performing singer and guitarist 15 years. Rock, blues, reggar
Rated 5/5

Love this pedal!

Great pedal, love the fact that you can dial in the boost you want and reduce the boost you may not want with the mid, bass, and treble knobs!
Music background: General Wanker/Having Fun
Rated 5/5

The Boost your Amp Needs

I have a metric ton of overdrives/boosts as I love using different boosts for my Marshall JCM800 2204. Something about a pedal pushing a crunchy amp into Metal territory just does it for me as opposed to plugging straight into a modern high-gain beehive. I have a few favorites (Boss DS-1, Barber DDSS, MXR Modified OD, etc) and it really takes something special to knock any of them of one of my boards. The Buxom Boost did just that.

This pedal excels at pushing a Marshall into high-gain territory, the Tight control is a big factor in this. JCM800s can get a little bloated in the bottom end and this tightens it right up. I set the Mids at 1:00, Bass and Treble at noon, Tight at about 2:00/2:30 and Boost at 9:00/10:00. Man does that make my Marshall spit fire! At the same time, I retain clarity and string definition without it getting thin or too bright. Palm mutes have a full, punchy thump instead of a dull thud and still have that classic Marshall "Clang" in the mids while the highs stay smooth.

I'm playing everything from classic Sabbath to Maiden, Slayer, Morbid Angel, etc. and this pedal covers it all in Spades. If you have an amp that needs the low end tamed or just needs a good gain boost this is the ticket. I've tried Graphic EQs, clean boosts, ODs, etc. Had great results with most of them but so far this has really been the most effective at getting the sound I hear in my head. Now if I could just afford one of Dave's amps, someday...
Rated 5/5

Boost on parade

Absolutely does exactly what it is intended to do. Pushes the amp very discreetly or right over the edge to the portals of hell. I prefer it with a crunchy or overdriven amp but could see where it would work with most any application. The EQ switch is very useful and well thought out. I tried the Friedman Golden Pearl but prefer the Buxom Boost for my needs.
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