The Fulltone 2B is a tiny, transparent, and amazing boost pedal, born from the “Boost” channel in our FD3 pedal. Soon after the FD3 came out I started getting a steady flow of emails asking if I could “please make that into a single channel Boost pedal!” So I crammed the circuit into the smallest possible enclosure 4.5″ x 2.1″ x 2.3″ with battery tucked tightly inside and even engineered space-saving rear-mounted IN, OUT, and DC power jacks.
Rescues your tone from an overpopulated pedalboard
Do you have a massive chain of stompboxes? If so, all that wire and all those connections reduce your signal with each passing effect in your signal chain. The result is a tiny, thin sound with wimpy lows, cardboard mids, and scratchy highs. Well, you don’t have to let your overpopulated pedalboard emasculate your tone. Put a Fulltone 2B guitar boost pedal in your chain and win back the lost gain, tone, and reactive interplay between you and your amplifier. You’ve got the touch, you’ve got the power!
Unity-gain JFET amp buffers your signal when the pedal is bypassed
Low-quality boost pedals cease to offer a high-quality unity-gain buffer when you shut them off. This becomes especially problematic if you’re driving a long cable. One solution would be to buy a second booster, set one to unity-gain and use the second one for your volume changes. Well, who wants to do that? The Fulltone 2B guitar boost pedal solves this dilemma by utilizing its unity-gain JFET op-amp to buffer your signal when the pedal is turned off. The only thing that changes when you turn the 2B on is that its Gain knob becomes active, allowing you to boost your signal by as much as 20dB.
Level knob reduces harsh ultra-high frequencies
Some boosters sound a bit harsh when you crank their gain. The Fulltone 2B guitar boost pedal compensates for this by subtly rolling off of the harsh ultra-high frequencies as you roll the Level knob clockwise past 12 o’clock. This doesn’t drastically affect your tone; however, you won’t have to worry about hearing that shrill top end that lesser boosters can impart!
Dynamics knob subdues unpleasant transient spikes
Transient spikes can be fatiguing to your ears, your amplifier, and your speakers. That’s why the Fulltone 2B guitar boost pedal sports a germanium diode limiter. As you turn the Dynamics knob clockwise, this innovative circuit subtly subdues the harsh transient spikes that can overload your amp’s input. The 2B’s limiter not only helps you keep your place in a live mix, it makes your amp feel responsive and juicy without distorting its input.
