Black Ice Boost and Black Ice Distort are small, battery-free devices that can be easily installed in your guitar or bass. Use them separately or together to provide fingertip access to a variety of distorted, clean boost and dirty boost sounds, all without the need for a battery or any other power source. Black Ice products are compatible with all passive guitar pickups and electronics (not compatible with battery-powered active pickups).

The Black Ice Boost module provides 2-7db of battery-free boost that's broadly concentrated in the midrange frequencies. It can be used as a clean boost, or pair it with our Black Ice Distort circuit for additional dirty boost options – all battery free. It's three stages of boost have been fine tuned to add girth and volume to Strat, Tele and other types of single coil pickups (lower settings also work well with humbuckers and other pickup types).

Partial Boost provides approx. 4db of boost while retaining some of the high frequency sparkle that single coils are known for (it also works well with low-medium output humbuckers, P90s, Jazz Bass and other pickups that might benefit from additional output and slightly more midrange emphasis.
Full boost provides approx. 7db of boost with a darker humbucker-like tonality.
Our new Subtle Boost option provides just a touch of boost (approx. 2db) that's perfect for taking any pickup type to the next level with minimum tone coloration.

Several wiring options are provided including a simple stealth install that utilizes a single push-push pot, a dual switch option that allows you to select between 2 different levels of boost, and an option for activating 2 different levels of boost with a single 4PDT mini switch. For those also using our Black Ice Distort module, an additional push-pull pot or switch can be used to select a clean or distorted boost.

The small Black Ice Boost module (approx. 2/3 the size of a 9v battery) can be easily installed in most instruments with no routing or permanent modifications required. The tone of your instrument remains completely unaffected when the boost is bypassed.

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The Black Ice Distort module can be configured for just a touch of grit, a more aggressive grind or 60's flavored fuzz. While it's battery-free circuit will never replace the more refined sound of a well designed pedal, it provides handy, there-when-you-need-it access to a variety of fun old-school flavors, and a great way to add additional textures to an already overdriven amp or pedal. Bass players especially will dig it's raw dirty grind.

Like the Black Ice Boost, the sugar cube sized Black Ice Distort provides a lifetime of tone with no maintenance or power source required. A variety of wiring options are included that let you activate the Distort via a switch or push-pull pot (with or without the boost circuit) or by easily converting your guitar's tone control into a control for the Black Ice Distort circuit.

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Now available factory-installed in select Tom Anderson and

Cream T Custom guitars.

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PUSH-PUSH POT

Choose 250K or 500K.

High quality audio taper Alpha brand push-push pot. We find these are much easier to use than push-pull pots, especially with hard-to-grip knobs.

3/8'' diameter x 3/8" long brass bushing w/US threads. Fine knurled (24 spline) split shaft.

PUSH-PUSH POT LONG SHAFT

High quality 500K audio taper Alpha brand push-push pot with long shaft to accommodate guitars with thick tops (Les Paul, etc.). We find these are much easier to use than push-pull pots, especially with hard-to-grip knobs.

3/8'' diameter x 3/4" long brass bushing w/US threads. Fine knurled (24 spline) split shaft.

4PDT On-On-On Mini Switch

Use this double-wide 3-way mini switch to activate (or bypass) 2 different levels of boost with a single switch. Note: This switch is twice as wide as a regular mini switch, so check fit before ordering.

DPDT Mini Switch

Double Pole Double Throw 2-way mini toggle switch

Total threaded shaft length is 7.9mm or 5/16". Fits a 1/4" diameter hole.

$13.95

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$5.95

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