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Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster

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$99.99 to $127.00 Price Tier: Standard

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In the Boost Effects Pedals category, Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster is priced in the Standard/Professional range. This is quality gear at a fair price point, suitable for beginners, hobbyists, and pros alike.

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The Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster is a dynamic tool for musicians, encapsulating high-quality boost and overdrive in a straightforward interface. With a single gain knob that ranges from 6dB to 25dB, this pedal offers precise control over your sound. Its unique three-way resonance switch allows for versatile modulation, emulating different pickup characters. Whether you're after a crystal clear, flat EQ boost or a rich, saturated overdrive, the Pickup Booster ensures that your guitar's voice remains at the forefront. It's an essential gear that gives you the power to shape your sound while maintaining the integrity of your instrument's tone.

Key Features:

Single gain knob with range from 6dB to 25dB for precise sound control
Three-way resonance switch for versatile modulation
Provides a clean, flat EQ boost and a saturated overdrive
Retains the clarity of your signal, letting your instrument's voice shine through.

Product specs

Available since	December 2019
Effect Types	Booster

FAQs

What is the primary function of the Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster?: The Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster enhances your guitar's output and gain without altering its fundamental tone, providing more control over your guitar's voice while maintaining its character.
How does the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster affect single coil pickups?: The Pickup Booster features a switch with three settings: Setting 1 makes a single coil sound like a vintage humbucker, Setting 0 leaves the tone unaltered, and Setting 2 makes a single coil sound like a high-output humbucker.
Can the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster be used with humbucker pickups?: Yes, the Pickup Booster can be used with humbucker pickups to increase output and gain, enhancing the overall power and presence of your guitar's sound.
Does the Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster require a specific power supply?: The Pickup Booster typically operates on a standard 9V DC power supply, commonly used with most guitar pedals, ensuring easy integration into existing pedalboards.
Is the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster suitable for live performances?: Yes, the Pickup Booster is designed to provide reliable performance and tonal enhancement, making it an excellent choice for live settings where extra output and clarity are needed.

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PROS

Adds noticeable volume increase and tone sweetening
Versatile with three resonance peak settings for different pickup responses
Provides clean boost without altering tone at 0dB setting
Can make single coils sound like humbuckers with specific settings
Effective in both boosting signal and driving tubes for richer sound
Big chicken head knob for easy adjustments

CONS

Resonance peak differences subtler than expected
Pickup selection feature can be confusing to some users
Some units may produce noise, especially in 1 and 2 positions
Older models have a limited boost range compared to newer versions

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We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster.

Features and functionality

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The Resonant Peak switch offers tonal modifications: mode #1 for mild humbucker tone and mode #2 for moderate humbucker tone, while retaining single coil attributes.
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The older SFX-01 model offers a 6dB to 25dB boost, whereas the newer version provides a boost from 0dB to 12dB.
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The Resonant Peak switch simulates passive and active humbuckers but must be first in the chain to function as intended.
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The Resonant Peak switch adds bass and slightly rolls off treble, not just useful for single coils, but also effective on guitars like the 'Byrdland'.
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Use cases and applications

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Engaging the pedal with the Resonant Peak switch on setting 2 provides a decent humbucker-like tone, especially effective with a Strat using a Duncan SSL-1 bridge pickup.
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With two SFX-1s on a pedalboard, one can adjust pickup tones and the other boosts tube-driven preamps, enhancing dynamic control via the guitar's volume knob.
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The pedal effectively increases the drive of high-output humbuckers, making them sound like humbuckers rated at 18 to 23k ohms.
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When placed before a Rat pedal, the Pickup Booster with the Resonant Peak switch on 1 produces a "disgusting" tone.
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Comparisons

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Compared to EQ pedals from Boss or MXR, the Pickup Booster offers a simpler solution for altering tone, though EQ pedals allow more precise control over mids.
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Some users prefer the tonal drive of the Pickup Booster over the iconic 1990's Klon Centaur for their setups.
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Compared to the EP Booster, the Pickup Booster maintains single coil character better, though the EP Booster is noted for slightly rolling off highs.
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When used with tube amps, the pedal enhances dynamics and sustain, but with solid-state amps, it primarily increases volume.
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The pedal can provide a drastic volume boost, which can be essential for balancing guitar outputs in live settings.
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Some owners experience noise at higher gain settings when running the pedal at 18 volts, though many stay below 10 o'clock on the gain dial.
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4.0 out of 5

Based on 3 Reviews and 23 Ratings

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polonavarro

1201

6 months ago

Amazing!

This Pickup Booster is the second best I have heard in a long time.

For my taste, the first place still goes to the Morley Tel-Ray VBO (mojo), and the third place is a downloadable version of a Booster available in the Digitech iStomp.

However, the Seymour Duncan sounds good with almost all types of pickups and amps, it's a real hit-and-miss.

Roles:

Singer Guitarist Composer

Genres:

Jazz fusion Jazz-funk Free improvisation

marcoandrebriones

312

over 6 years ago

Very noise pedal

I don´t know if my unit was defective or not, since I bought it second hand. However, I decided not to keep it because it was very noisy , especially when I put it on the 1 and 2 positions. It was impossible for me to use with my board. Since then, I replaced it with a TC Electronic Spark Booster, which is the best booster available, in my oppinion.

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Guitarist

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Rock Pop

atr89

210

over 11 years ago

Great boost, but I really hear no difference with the pickup selection..

I love this pedal, gives a great boost and sometimes adds a bit of saturation. I like that in boosts, I use it more to really saturate my AC30. The only thing I have never understood is how the pickup selection works. I don't really care for that, but I give it 4 stars only because of that. Love the big chicken head knob.

davide_lombardi

294

11 years ago about 11 years ago

the pickup selection works like this: on 0 is simply your pickup boosted up if you are using a single coil on 1 it will simulate a vintage humbucker output and on 2 a modern humbucker output ;D