67Audio Libido vs Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost
The 67Audio Libido and the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost are both pedals sharing bright, transparent. The 67Audio Libido leans dynamic and clean boost. The Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost leans saturated. Current prices: $98.56 vs $117.41.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.41% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- transparent
67Audio Libido
67audio · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$98.56via Reverb
$117.41via Reverb
The 67Audio Libido is a transparent clean boost pedal with an internal voltage converter and regulator providing two controls: Gain and a two-band EQ with Bass and Treble at up to 12dB boost and cut each. True bypass. The internal voltage boost provides greater headroom than standard 9V boosts preventing compression artifacts and allowing the amplifier to feel more responsive particularly at lower volumes. Suited to any genre or context where a clean transparent signal lift or tone-shaping boost is needed without adding tonal character.
The Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost is a tube-driven clean boost pedal based on a Class A valve gain stage with passive James-Baxandall-style EQ providing up to 25dB of boost. The center Baxandall position delivers uncolored clean boost; adjusting the control applies shelf boosts or cuts in both bass and treble simultaneously. Used to push other pedals harder, as a clean level boost for soloing, or to drive a tube amp input into natural saturation. The valve gain stage adds gentle harmonic saturation as it approaches the gain limit, distinguishing it from solid-state boost alternatives.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- alternative
- indie rock
- blues
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Country
- Blues
- dynamic
- clean boost
- saturated