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Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost Tube Boost Pedal

Tube Boost Pedal for Electric Guitar with Boost, Low, and High Controls
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Hit Your Amp Harder with Rich Tube Tone

Equipped with a real ECC83 preamp tube, the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost pedal is the perfect way to punch up the input of any amplifier. A boost pedal is a formidable tool for getting the most out of any amplifier — it not only raises your volume for solos, but it also elicits livelier tone out of your amp’s preamp section. And with its Low and High EQ controls, the Dept. 10 Boost is a capable tone shaper for any guitar with any combination of pickups. Whether you’re looking to add true tube richness to a solid-state amplifier, or you want to squeeze the maximum mojo out of your tube amp, you’ll be pleased with the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost pedal.

High-voltage tube tone inside

At the heart of each Dept. 10 series pedal is a genuine ECC83 preamp tube operating at 250 volts. This gives you the full dynamic and harmonic range of the tube, imbuing your tone with complex harmonics and punchy attack. It’s a great way to punch up the front end of any amplifier, especially when you need a loud, clean tube amp to break up before you reach ear-splitting volume levels. Guitarists at Sweetwater love boost pedals for reshaping the core response of our amps, and we’re sure you’ll be impressed with the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost pedal.

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost Pedal Features:

  • Tube-based boost pedal for electric guitar
  • Real ECC83 preamp tube running at 250 volts for impressive touch response and harmonic richness
  • Low and High tone controls to find the right sonic balance for any type of pickups

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Boost
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Bypass Switching: Buffered
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (included)
  • Power Usage: Up to 500mA
  • Height: 2.99"
  • Width: 3.03"
  • Depth: 4.44"
  • Weight: 0.72 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DEPT10BST

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Rated 5/5

Clean & Velvety

Generally speaking, this pedal has a great tone with all of the dials at noon.
It adds a nice "roundness" to any chain.
And the EQ is extremely useful.
A keeper for sure...

One of the coolest applications for this pedal that I have found is to place it between your drive pedals and your digital amp modeler. Try it!!!
I routinely place it in front of my Dept. 10 AMPED 1 or my UAD Dream 65 :)

Great design and build quality, etc...
Rated 5/5

The Cats Meow

I bought this as a test because from the "moment" I received my Strymon Iridium, I absolutely did not like it, very sterile sounding with 0/no harmonic overtones Iridium life. I felt if I shoved a tube in front of it... it just may sound OK. I did and the Dept 10 boost brought it to life! I have now put it on my main board after the "Trial Period". I Absolutely love what it does, it really compliments everything running on my board. Note: putting it b4 your Fuzz and turning the boost to around 10 o'clock give ultra amazing David Gilmour tones a plenty! It literally is the center piece of my pedalboard, and as you can see it's a very nice board indeed! Thanks for carrying all the good stuff Sweetwater Music!
Music background: 20+ years guitar nut and songwriter
Rated 5/5

At the risk of over hyping....Dept 10 pedals are the best to be found.....

I have all three of the Dept 10 OD, Dist, and Boost running into a Two Notes Revolt as a foundation into a tube power amp.
Delay,Reverb in stereo to the power amp after the Two Notes, various other drives in front of the Dept 10. Best rig I have ever played, an enormous number of channel options capable of doing anything one could imagine. Just no bad tones available on any of these pedals so ease of use, no bloody edit software unless you want to dive into the CAB thing, which I am not really currently messing with but noce to know the expansion into that is there waiting.
Highly recommend Black Star Dept 10, these guys have it going on, amazing engineering and design. 200v tube driven excellent impedance issues, quiet operation (Dist needs a gate on super high gain of course) all analog, I cannot imagine what could or would be better.
Rated 5/5

The Key To My Whole Rig!

I thought my rig sounded excellent before for a using a solid-state Orange Crush 35RT amp.
This pedal made me realize my dirt pedals sounded like garbage before!

It only works the magic for me as the last pedal going into the front of my amp, after all my dirt pedals.
In my FX loop it just gave me a clean boost.
Early in the chain before my dirt pedals, it made them all sound muddy.

But as the last pedal up front, I can feel and hear the tube blooming!
It made my favorite distortion pedal, called 1991, sound way better!

At low practice volumes it's no good when playing completely clean though.
Doesn't bother me at all just using pure solid-state for clean playing, sounds great on my amp.

But I always have this on with any of my dirt pedals, and it's just so, so good!
Rated 5/5

Tuby Goodness!

One of the beat boost out there. Adds a wonderful warmth to your tone!
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