The Seafoam Pedals Lighthouse is a boost pedal from Seafoam Pedals. Where a simple boost usually gives you one volume knob and one sound, the Lighthouse adds two 3-way toggle switches, and used together they give nine different boost flavors, from a straight clean lift to a dirtier setting with an overdrive character1.
What it does
The Lighthouse is designed around an op-amp circuit. Premier Guitar's reviewer wrote that this "gives its non-clean boost settings a bit of Tube Screamer flair," so the dirtier settings lean toward the midrange character players know from that style of overdrive rather than a flat, transparent lift1.
The controls are simple to learn:
- Volume: the central knob sets the output level.
- Two 3-way toggles: each picks one of three settings, and the combinations give nine flavors in total1.
One of those combinations is the Nasty mode, which Premier Guitar describes as the clean boost fed into the dirty boost, so the two stages stack inside the pedal1.
What reviewers said
Premier Guitar's reviewer found the clean mode "exactly as advertised," with no surprises, which for a clean boost is the point1.
"In total, there are nine different flavors to play with."
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Questions
How many boost settings does the Lighthouse have?
Two 3-way toggle switches, used together, give nine different boost flavors in total, according to Premier Guitar's review. One of the modes, called Nasty, is the clean boost fed into the dirty boost, so the two stages stack within the pedal.
Is the Lighthouse a clean boost?
It can work as a clean boost, and Premier Guitar's reviewer found that mode was exactly as advertised. It is not limited to clean: the pedal is designed around an op-amp circuit, and its non-clean settings have what the reviewer described as a bit of Tube Screamer flair.
Sources (1)
- Quick Hit: Seafoam Pedals Lighthouse Review, Premier Guitar, 2018-02-16