Suhr Koko Boost Reloaded arrived today

[audiomidijace]

It's pretty damned cool.
I started out with an Xotic EP Booster which I really liked.
Then I got a Blackstar HT-Boost. Once I got an EH-12AX7 in there
I liked it quite a bit too. But for me the tube just smoothed things
out a bit too much. So I sold them both for the Suhr.
So far I think I made the right choice. The mid boost is great
for solos! The clean boost drives my amp very nicely as well.
It seems to drop my mids just a touch when it's bypassed.
The guitar direct sounds just a bit better.
I'll try to get some recording done with it soon.
I made a session with demo riffs using the other pedals.
It will be interesting to see how it stacks up.

 

[fek]

My original Koko never leaves my board. Not really sure I need the extra bells and whistles of the Reloaded and I sure as hell don't need the extra gain it has!

I do prefer the Reloaded Shiba though and keep that on my board all the time as well. Both are great pedals.

 

[audiomidijace]

More gain!
I know, I have my levels at 9 O'Clock!
I guess that feature is for guys who play Twins
but want it to sound like a Recto?
It would be great to have both versions of the pedal
to compare.

 

[audiomidijace]

I've decided that I want to try the Empress ParaEQ Boost.
The Koko is on Ebay for $169 if anyone needs one.
The Suhr may ultimately be the winner.
If so, I'll just buy it again.
I just don't have the coin to keep them all while
I make my decision.

 

[AndyK]

I tried the Koko Reloaded, and found it had too much gain, even with the gain all the way off.

 

[metalmaniac93]

The original Koko Boost has plenty of gain!! No need for the reloaded!!! Awesome boost!!

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I never understood why they "reloaded" an already perfect boost. Are they still producing the version 1 as well? It probably would have been enough to jam the same circuit in a smaller pedal if foot print was the issue. Some have also said that the reloaded is thicker sounding. Anyone compare them in that sense?

 

[audiomidijace]

People apparently were asking for a smaller footprint
and they feel they improved the midrange frequency
selections. It replaces the original.
Mine is sold by the way.
The Empress ParaEQ should be here Thursday.
I also finally received my Suhr Thornbuckers today.
I can't wait to get them installed. That poor guitar
has been hanging there for over a month with no guts!

 

[audiomidijace]

I've been playing the Empress ParaEQ for a few hours now.
I think I might stick with this one for a while.
It's by far the most transparent of all the pedals I've tried so far.
The EQ really let's you sculpt your tone and it's a good boost too.
It feels and sounds very natural. The Suhr is a bit brash and imparts
it's own character on my amp tone. It also doesn't feel as good as this one.
That's not to say that it isn't cool. If I were ONLY playing high gain stuff
the Suhr certainly does that well.
This Empress has a different mode you can put it in to,
but I'm a bit confused about how it's supposed to work.
I guess it switches between buffer and true bypass as well
as giving you the ability to boost without the EQ active.
I followed the instructions but it didn't seem to work properly.
Anybody have experience with this?

 

[audiomidijace]

I'm letting the Empress ParaEQ with boost go too.
It's on Ebay for $199 shipped.
I'm giving up on boosts for a bit while I pick up
a Suhr Reactive Load for my recording rig.