The Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost is a Shins Music boost pedal. Close alternatives include the Shin's Music Mighty Boost and the Wampler Decibel Plus Buffer Boost. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark I and the Synergy SL2 Module.
Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost
Shins Music · pedal
The Shin's Music Velvet Boost is a boutique clean boost pedal from Shin's Music of Japan delivering smooth, transparent signal boost with premium Japanese hand-built quality. The Velvet character implies a smooth, refined boost with minimal tonal coloration.
- boost
- clean boost
- silky
- boutique
- transparent
- smooth
- velvet character
Amps that pair well with the Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost
Mesa Boogie Mark I
Mesa Boogie
19% matchInto a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings the mid-forward it's missing
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchRun Friedman BE-Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings the low gain it's missing
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchRun Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Jose LTD's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Bad Cat
tonal matchRun Bad Cat Lynx 50 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
21% matchWalrus Audio Eons's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Suhr
21% matchSuhr Rufus Reloaded's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Dunlop JD-4S Rotovibe
pedal
15% matchDunlop JD-4S Rotovibe's low gain voice goes after Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost's own clean boost character
J. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty
J Rockett
12% matchJ. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchMalekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay's modulated voice goes after Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost's own clean boost character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Reverb
Fender
7% matchPut Fender Hammertone Reverb after Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost in the signal chain, clear of Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost gives it exactly that
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Shin's Music Mighty Boost
Shins Music
72% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Wampler Decibel Plus Buffer Boost
Wampler
70% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Suhr Dual Boost
Suhr
70% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Greer Royal Velvet
Greer
67% similarityShared character: boost, smooth, transparent
T-Rex Karma Boost
T Rex
67% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Bobbin Boost
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
67% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Donner Dumbal Drive
Donner
66% similarityShared character: boost, smooth, transparent
Wampler Tumnus V2
Wampler
66% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, s_build_quality
Matthews Effects The Gentleman Overdirve Boost
Matthews Effects
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Vertex Effects Tone Secret
Vertex
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Fortin Amplification Fourteen dual boost
Fortin Amplification
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Cusack Music Louder
Cusack Music
88% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost?+
The closest matches in character are the Shin's Music Mighty Boost, the Wampler Decibel Plus Buffer Boost, the Suhr Dual Boost.
What pairs well with the Shins Music Shin's Music Velvet Boost?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark I, Synergy SL2 Module, Friedman BE-Mini Head — Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings the mid-forward it's missing.
Compare
- vs Matthews Effects The Gentleman Overdirve Boost
- vs Vertex Effects Tone Secret
- vs Fortin Amplification Fourteen dual boost