The Little Horn Guitar Boost Pedal v3.0 is a compact clean boost pedal from Vein-Tap.com, a maker whose product page describes the company as "Purveyors of the Most Stylish Guitar Pedals This Side of Valhalla"1. It gives your volume a clean, transparent but powerful lift, with up to +24dB available, and it is based on pure analog circuitry1. Vein-Tap.com sums up the intent as "Pure, clean, transparent, powerful boost, that's the name of the game here."1
Controls
The v3.0 keeps everything that made Little Horn v2.0 great, according to the maker, including the advanced power filtering which makes the Little Horn "such a pure, noiseless, hiss-free boost"1. On top of that, v3.0 adds a Tone control and a Tone Bypass switch1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Boost knob | Sets the amount of clean boost, from subtle presence up to very high volume1 |
| Tone control | Boosts or attenuates the higher frequencies of the boosted signal1 |
| Tone Bypass switch | Bypasses the Tone control for the old-fashioned full frequency boost1 |
Vein-Tap.com advises turning the Boost control all the way down to 0 when you first try the pedal out, since the boost range runs to very high volume1.
Input impedance and bypass
Two specifications matter for where this pedal sits on a board. The input impedance is described by the maker as very high, over 5M, which is intended to keep the pedal from loading down your guitar's pickups1. And the Little Horn is wired with True Bypass circuitry, which Vein-Tap.com says is to prevent the pedal's circuitry affecting your signal when the effect is off1. If you are comparing it with other options, see the Boost Pedals page, or Vein-Tap.com's other pedals such as the Holy Roar and the Holy Ghost Fuzz and Boost Pedal.
Versions and history
The Little Horn has gone through more than one version, and this page covers the v3.0 pedal, which lists at £69.95 GBP and weighs 0.25 kg1. Earlier versions of the pedal are covered on their own pages: the Little Horn, the Little Horn Clean Boost Pedal and the Vein-Tap Little Horn.
The maker's product page lists the Little Horn v3.0 at £ 69.95 GBP, with a listed weight of 0.25 kg1.
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Questions
Is the Vein-Tap Little Horn true bypass?
Yes. Vein-Tap.com says the Little Horn is wired with True Bypass circuitry, which the maker describes as a way to prevent the pedal's circuitry affecting your signal when the effect is switched off. That means the boost is completely out of the signal path in bypass mode.
What is the input impedance of the Little Horn?
Vein-Tap.com describes the Little Horn's input impedance as very high, at over 5M. A high input impedance like this is intended to keep the pedal from loading down your guitar's pickups, which matters when the boost is placed early in a signal chain.
Is the Little Horn analog or digital?
The Little Horn v3.0 is based on pure analog circuitry, according to Vein-Tap.com. There is no digital conversion in the signal path, which the maker presents as part of the pedal's clean, transparent boost character.
How big is the Vein-Tap Little Horn?
The Little Horn measures 92 x 38 x 32 mm and weighs 0.25 kg, so it is a compact pedal that takes up little room on a pedalboard.
What warranty does the Little Horn have?
The Little Horn is covered by the Vein-Tap.com Lifetime Guarantee, according to the maker's product page.
What does the Tone Bypass switch do?
The Tone Bypass switch bypasses the Tone control entirely, giving what Vein-Tap.com calls the old-fashioned full frequency boost. With the switch engaged, the pedal boosts the whole signal without the Tone control shaping the higher frequencies.
Sources (1)
- The Little Horn Guitar Boost Pedal from Vein-Tap.com, Vein-Tap.com, 2026-09-01
