Bomes Electric Sir-Gains-A-Lot

The Sir-Gains-A-Lot is a dual preset boost overdrive from Bomes Electric. Pedal of the Day described it as "an overdrive and first-stage amp in one," a pedal built to push an amp while adding its own layer of drive and sustain¹. It sits in the territory shared by boost pedals and overdrive pedals, but with a twist most drives do not have: two independent presets, one per side, that you can program and save.

What it does

The pedal combines boost and overdrive duties in one box. In Pedal of the Day's words, it is "a dual preset boost overdrive that sings with amp-pushing flash and gorgeous sustain"¹. Because each side is independent, the reviewer noted "you can have all kinds of tonal mixes," setting one side as a clean boost and the other as a driven voice, or two different drive settings to switch between¹.

Controls and saving presets

The pedal keeps its control set simple. The Top End control "lets you set the overall tone," shaping the character of the drive¹.

Saving a setting to a preset is a two-step move:

1. Set the controls where you want them.
2. Hold down either soft switch until the LED blinks. As the reviewer put it, "Done."¹

What reviewers said

Pedal of the Day's verdict focused on how easy the pedal is to live with¹:

That placement matters: a boost or low-gain overdrive early in the signal chain is typically used to push the rest of the board and the amp, and the reviewer saw the Sir-Gains-A-Lot as a natural fit for that role¹.

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