tc electronic Spark Mini Booster 4-stars Reviews

Adds some noise

This has some its own noise. Keep in mind when boosting distortions it adds its own mid-pitch noise.

One of the best clean boost

Minus 1 star, the product had a trace of use on the the bottom side, whereas it should be brand new.

A good Booster Pedal

It's a very good, well prized little booster. It does its jobs admirably, doesn't distort the sound and take little a space in the pedalboard.

Clever boost, mini footprint, boost is not clean

Another very clever product from TC Electronic. I liked the small footprint and especially the footswitch feature that you can just press and hold for a brief boost. However I sold it relativity quickly because to my taste it is not entirely clean, at a certain boost level (from around 11 o'clock) it added a tiny bit of a harsh kind of distortion. Very subtle. However I didn't like it. Still i think it's a good boost at this price point, specially because of the "press and hold" footswitch.

It's a boost pedal

It's a good boost pedal for a great price

It does what it's supposed to very well

So far, I have used it at home in my setup and in the rehearsal room.

At home, I use it to add a boost to the overdrive/distortion pedals, so after the entire effects chain.

In the rehearsal room, I use it before the drive pedal, and I especially like the clean sound with that extra spark to it. Sounds wonderful.

I wish the led were blue or something, because I sometimes wonder whether it's on or off. Of course, once it's turned on it's obvious which is which, but it's white when it's off, and then bright white when engaged.

Also, not a fan of it being made in China, but other than that it seems to do a great job. I definitely recommend it for this price.

does what it says on the tin

solid little booster, does exactly what it says on tin. never need to turn it more than 10 o clock for a nice amount of volume, so it has bucket loads in that department. knob does feel a tad cheap or wobbly, but that could very well be due to my gigging of the product. overall, perfect little booster, nice and clean (but i feel like it can add a bit of crisp if you want it to!)

Fine clean boost, faulty switch

Nice and small clean boost. Good sound. Hold feature quite useful for licks. Build quality ok, except for faulty footswitch at times. It sometimes won't switch on/off or switches back on/off unwanted during click.

A pretty good booster

Okay, let us quickly discuss the quality and look the the mini Spark. It's well built, don't get fooled by the small box design. The layout is awesome and i must admit, it is one of the most beautiful looking pedals I have in my collection. Soundwise it is a one trick pony, of course. It's your decision if you want to put it in front of your overdrive, which increases the overdrive ratio, or if you want to put it behind your overdrive, which leaves the overdrive ratio untouched, but increases the volume. This little pedal is loud - really loud. To boost solos, it is absolutely sufficient to out the knob on 9h. But beware, The pedal is not too noisy. With a strat you get a nice growl a la SRV and the Les Paul gets tickled enough to deliver some very smooth overdrive. The pedal leaves your signal intouched and it doesn't change your initial guitar sound too much. In fact it highlights the guitar's character very well. Overall, it really is a very good boost pedal.