old gibson sg
How can I boost my guitar solos with no pedals?
My question is how can I install a lead boost IN my guitar.
I absolutely don’t want to use any pedals, boards, or anything other than Guitar – Cable – Amp setup. I’ve got a Gibson SG and I use an old marshall.
Now I’ve heard from people that it’s possible to install some kind of booster in the guitar and have it replace one of the volume or tone knobs. Does anyone have any information on this? How or Where you can get this done? Any help would be appreciated.
And yes i’m aware of backing off the guitar volume during rhythm, or having the band play softer during solo’s, but i’m looking for some kind of boost where I don’t have to worry about extra peripherals.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Q or whatnot, but even having a tech do it for you is not “noob”-ish. Many pro’s have their techs switch for them. Dimebag Darrell’s tech actually had to manually ride his noise gate a lot of the time, for instance, because his rig was so out of control.
But yes, there is such a thing as an onboard preamp that can do the whole booster thing. One example is linked below. May require a bit of rewiring – what I personally prefer is to have both pickups balanced, one master volume, two tones, but if I was doing this I’d have to sacrifice one of the tones I guess. (I have three knob guitars, no four knobs)
Anyhoo, that’s that. Pretty straightforward stuff, if you know how to do your own wiring, else have your tech do it for you.
Saul
11 year old guitar player – playing Gibson SG
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