Colorsound Power Boost - Songs That Use This Pedal and How to Dial It In
2 iconic guitar and bass tones that run through a Colorsound Power Boost - settings, signal-chain placement, and per-song adaptation for whatever board you actually have.
- bright
- crunch gain
- mid-priced tier
Translate any of these tones to your rig
18-volt (two 9V batteries) boost and overdrive from Sola Sound's Colorsound line - Volume, Treble and Bass, with a huge amount of gain on tap and the headroom to stay loud and open rather than squashing. Near-unity clean boost with a bright edge at low drive; wound up it becomes a thick, aggressive, wide-bandwidth overdrive that pushes an already-loud amp rather than replacing its distortion. David Gilmour's main dirt into Hiwatts through the mid-70s. Later reworked to 9V and rebadged the Overdriver; reissued today by Macari's.
Songs Recorded With the Colorsound Power Boost
Common Questions About the Colorsound Power Boost
What does the Colorsound Power Boost sound like?
18-volt (two 9V batteries) boost and overdrive from Sola Sound's Colorsound line - Volume, Treble and Bass, with a huge amount of gain on tap and the headroom to stay loud and open rather than squashing. Near-unity clean boost with a bright edge at low drive; wound up it becomes a thick, aggressive, wide-bandwidth overdrive that pushes an already-loud amp rather than replacing its distortion. David Gilmour's main dirt into Hiwatts through the mid-70s. Later reworked to 9V and rebadged the Overdriver; reissued today by Macari's. The signal-chain placement on each tone breakdown shows exactly where it sits relative to the rest of the rig.
Who plays a Colorsound Power Boost?
In our catalog, Focus is the artist who records with a Colorsound Power Boost most often (2 songs).
Is the Colorsound Power Boost good for progressive rock?
Yes - most of the songs in our catalog that run through a Colorsound Power Boost are in the progressive rock, hard rock, instrumental rock world. Each per-song breakdown lists where in the signal chain the pedal sits, which matters as much as the pedal itself in those styles.
What songs were recorded with the Colorsound Power Boost?
2 songs in our catalog use the Colorsound Power Boost, including "Hocus Pocus" by Focus, "Sylvia" by Focus. The full list is above - each one links to the per-song settings page.
Do I need a Colorsound Power Boost to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever pedal you actually own. Different drive characteristic, same recorded result.