シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント / The EFFECTOR BOOK Vol.65

Special Feature BOOSTER Connecting a booster makes your performance so much easier!

Outline of the Special Feature
A comprehensive look at the “booster,” an important spice that has long been indispensable to guitarists' sound creation.
A look back at the history of the “booster,” the oldest effect pedal in existence since the mid-1960s.
Professional guitarists, pedal designers, and experts in the pedal world talk about boosters.
A deep look at the EP-Booster, which celebrated its 15th anniversary as the most popular booster of the modern era.

Contents of Special Feature
The function of a booster is quite simple. The function of a booster is quite simple: it amplifies the input signal and outputs it. The general framework has not changed at all since the 1960s. What has changed over time is the texture. What has changed over time is the texture, that little bit of seasoning that is added to the amplification. Whether it is technical or intentional, guitarists have long used the slight tonal changes that appear when the booster is turned on as a “secret ingredient” in their sound. From legends such as The Beatles, Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, Brian May, and Ritchie Blackmore to the top players of today's music scene, the best of the best usually have a “booster” (or similar function) under their feet. “ (or something that plays a similar role) can be found (although it may be secretly placed behind the amp). In this issue's feature, we will explore why professional guitarists have stuck with “boosters” that have only a super-simple function, rather than devices like fuzz, overdrive, or delay that can change the sound explosively. What benefits have boosters brought to guitarists?

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Special Report
Shun Nokina (Leqtique)

Pedal Board Profiling] Shun Nokina (Leqtique)
Takaaki Mino (toe)
Nico Capetan (Friko)

Special Feature 1] BOOSTER
The role of a booster is not only to increase the volume.
［History] The inseparable relationship between guitars and boosters.
［Chronicles] Yuya Komoguchi experiences the evolution of the booster.
［Interview] Zachary Vex (Z.Vex)
［Analysis] An in-depth look at the EP-Booster, celebrating its 15th anniversary.
［Analysis] A lineup of equipment used as boosters!
［Analysis] Comparing the sound of the “EP-3” with that of the “EP” series boosters (Naoya Idonuma)
［Analysis] A test drive analysis of the latest booster pedals.
［Column] Why Loud Sound Is Now Necessary (KarDiaN)
［Analysis] Checking the operation of booster circuits
［Interview] Masanori Takahaya (TRIAL)
［Interview] Alan Durhum (Durhum Electronics) [Interview] Todd Lynn (TRIAL)
［Interview] Todd Lynch (Gtrwrks) [Interview] (Discoverer)
［Analysis] The Identity of Sound Volume (Yuichiro Fuse)
［Instructions] The Magic of “Pedal Stacking” (Jake Cloudchair)
［Instructions] “Four Points” in Choosing a Booster (Natsuki Sakamoto)
［Interview] Yoshiyuki Murata talks about how to choose a booster.

Special Feature 2] Tech21
35 years of innovation without fear of risk

New Product Introductions
COMING UP NEXT NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW

Interview] Builder's Voice
Hotone Ampero II Series
VOX Valvenergy 2nd Generation
Oyaide Elec. NEO Solderless

New Product Information

Serialization] Whatever cool with me
Let me be your patch cable (Takahiro Usazawa / EQD)
The true nature of sound (Yuichiro Fuse)
BENIMARULABO [Business trip edition] (BENIMARU)
That sound, per homemade (Kensei Ogata)
A killer pass from a music store in Namba (Takumi Kanemasa)
The extreme north of mania (Yuichiro Hosokawa)
(*“Ask Mr. Saito” will not appear due to the author's health condition.)

Preliminary notice for the next issue / Editor's Postscript