“It reminds me of a saturated Clapton mid-boost or tubular Santana tone. It’s a very handy thickener for single coils”: Black Ice Boost review

Black Ice Boost Mod.

I was always taught that when it comes to boosting anything onboard a guitar you need an active circuit, and that needs power: a battery. And what is the thing that us electric guitarists really don’t like? A battery!

It’s a little odd in that any of us who use our acoustics live invariably have a battery onboard to power our preamps; it’s the same thing with plenty of bass guitars, too. But switch back to the electric guitar and for many players it’s a total no-go.