Description
Before the EP Booster existed, players chasing that elusive Echoplex EP-3 sparkle had to lug around a finicky tape unit just for its preamp stage. Xotic distilled that circuit into a pedal small enough to hide on the tightest board, and the result is why it’s been quietly holding down real estate on pro rigs for years — the kind of players who reference Page, EVH, and Johnson tend to gravitate toward this exact box.
Inside the 3.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″ enclosure sits a discrete FET design paired with a low impedance output, delivering up to +20dB of clean gain that stacks highs and lows without ever turning brittle or fatiguing your ears over a long set. This isn’t a pedal that just gets louder — it opens up the frequency spectrum with a shimmer that makes single coils sing and thickens humbuckers without mud. Internal DIP switches give you control over boost frequency and EQ voicing, so you can dial the response to sit ahead of a drive pedal, push a clean amp into breakup, or just add sheen at the end of the chain.
True bypass switching keeps your signal path honest when the pedal’s off, and the flexible 9V-18V power range lets you run it hotter for extra headroom if your board’s power supply supports it.
- Dimensions: 3.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″ (89mm x 38mm x 38mm)
- Weight: 0.57 lbs (260g)
- True bypass switching
- Power consumption: 9VDC/5mA
- Battery: 9VDC (006P) x 1
- AC adapter (optional): 9VDC-18VDC, negative tip, regulated recommended
- Input impedance: 1M ohm
- Output impedance: 1k ohm
This bundle includes a free Ernie Ball 6195 power adapter and two Hosa 6″ patch cables, so you can drop it into your chain and get playing right away.
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