boosting a catalinbread formula #5

[companydamned]

Looking for a pedal to place before my FN5 in the chain to boost it for more gain, more sustain, and a slight eq shift to make it cut through a mix better but not be cutting in a harsh kind of way. Basically, I want something to make it sing for leads and heavier parts. I tried running a clean boost into it but it didnt really react how I would like. Suggestions?

[companydamned]

btw, it should also be dynamic and sensitive to the volume knob. thats one of the things I love about the FN5 and dont want to lose that quality even when boosting for leads

[jakethesnake]

when I was using my FN5 I normally would boost it with an EP Booster, I liked that combo, I haven't used the FN5 for a really long time so I can't tell for sure if it does everything you're looking for.

[Steve73]

I like a Fulldrive 2 with the FN5, they compliment each other nicely.

[catalinbread]

Sounds like controlling (cutting) some bass while boosting the FN5 is what you'll want to do. A clean boost by definition will push all frequencies through, including the lows you no longer need in order to get more gain with cut and sustain. I really like using a rangemastery treble boost object, like the Naga Viper to do this. Today I was doing something like this with my 5E3. Only thing I had handy was a tubescreamer which cuts and focuses the bass and pushed the amp harder, unfortunately this killed my guitar's volume rolloff cleanup. Ideally, if I had a Naga Viper readily available I would have used this to keep my guitar volume cleanup intact. I'd do the same thing with an FN5 into my Super Reverb if I were looking for that same sound/feel only LOUDER.

Sorry to read all spammy... But the thing you want to do is control your lowend boosting in.

[LOGANTEXASBLUES]

if you want transparent boost with some hair just use a blues driver and set the level high

[BAN]

Won't do much in the way of cutting low end, but the new Joe Bonamassa fuzz face sounds f'ing mighty into my Fn5. I also like the Mojo Hand Huckleberry into the Fn5 since the "juice" control really allows you to control the thickness and bass into an already distorted amp (or amp in a box).

But for me, the Bonamassa fuzz face is the current all time favorite into the Formula --- and of course, volume knob sensitivity is maintained.

[thatstoneboy]

I really love the Formula 5 going into the Dirty Little Secret. I use the DLS to boost the FN5, I just use it in reverse order from what you described. I tried it both ways and the order I'm using works better for my needs.