boost for BE amp?

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Have a BE/HBE mod amp (older JCM800 50 watt). Great amp, love the sound. I've found it hard to find a pedal to boost the volume significantly for leads. Even cleaner boosts tend to just saturate more, with the gain less than 1/2 in the BE input. Any suggestions?
 
does yours have an fx loop? If so there are some volume cut and boost pedals that can be set up to work as a volume boost.In front most od's and boost pedals will just add gain and not volume especially when used with a hi gain amp. Also, u could use an attenuator with the footswitchable volume levels for leads. Also, u can have the amp sent out to be modded to have two volume controls that are footswichable for around 200 bucks, I like this mod alot.
 
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Have a BE/HBE mod amp (older JCM800 50 watt). Great amp, love the sound. I've found it hard to find a pedal to boost the volume significantly for leads. Even cleaner boosts tend to just saturate more, with the gain less than 1/2 in the BE input. Any suggestions?
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Grab an EQ pedal that has a level control, stick it in the loop (assuming you have one), and you can get all the volume you need for solos. :rock: I set my EQ flat and just use it for a boost.
 
Alas, no loop...always been pretty much plug and play w/ a few pedals into old Marshalls so I didn't opt for that
 
Not too many options for a volume boost then. If you know someone that can install a Metro loop for you I'd recommend it or add a 2nd MV.
 
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