Wrightsounds SuperBoost

The Wrightsounds SuperBoost is a boost pedal from the small builder Wrightsounds, run by Matt Wright. In an interview with Stompbox Book, Wright said, "I made a SuperBoost a few years ago," and described the circuit as simple and hand-wired¹.

What it does

A boost pedal raises the level of a guitar's signal, and the SuperBoost is built for that job rather than for coloring the tone. Wright described its character plainly: "I think of it as an 'old man' pedal; it's not a head-turner, per se, but it is useful." He added that a lot of people use it at the front of the signal chain to drive the signal through¹.

That placement matters in practice: a boost at the front of a chain of overdrive pedals, fuzz pedals or an amp's input pushes whatever follows it harder, which is the use Wright describes players putting it to¹.

Availability and context

Wright was candid about the pedal's standing in the Wrightsounds range: "It's not a huge seller, by any means"¹. He described it as "an 'old man' pedal; it's not a head-turner, per se, but it is useful," noting that a lot of players run it at the front of the signal chain to drive the signal through¹.