The GUPtech Peeps Clean Boost is a compact clean boost pedal built around a dual JFET gain stage and an internal chargepump. GUPtech describes it as the "Cleanest boost you'll ever try." Its face carries one volume knob and a toggle switch, and the maker lists it in a yellow style. It draws 8mA at 9Vdc, center negative only, and anything higher will fry the pedal1.
Controls
The Peeps keeps its top panel minimal:
- Volume knob: the only knob on the pedal. GUPtech's page calls it "One volume knob only."1
- Toggle switch: "adds a subtil OD to your signal," in the maker's words, meaning a subtle overdrive on top of the boost1
The maximum boost level, up to 19 dB, is set on internal trimpots rather than an external control, so the pedal's ceiling is adjusted inside the enclosure1.
Power
The Peeps runs on 9Vdc, center negative only, and draws 8mA. GUPtech warns plainly that anything higher will fry the pedal, so it should not be fed a higher voltage supply1.
The maker specifies 9Vdc center negative only, and warns that anything higher will fry the pedal. Do not run the Peeps from a supply set above 9V.
Where it fits
As a clean boost, the Peeps sits in the boost pedals family: it pushes level rather than shaping tone, and the toggle gives it an optional touch of overdrive when wanted. GUPtech's own range includes related boost designs such as the GUPtech pPTSD, the GUPtech Slime Mid-Boost, the GUPTech FrAG Boost and the GUPtech Le Chiou EQ-Boost, which add EQ or mid shaping where the Peeps stays a straight volume push1.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Peeps Clean Boost, GUPtech (guptech.ca)
