The Two Stroke Boost EQ is our take on the essential ‘clean boost' pedal, but with even more versatility. Combining an active dual-parametric EQ and up to 12dB of output boost, the Two Stroke is the perfect tool for fine-tuning your sound or pushing your amp's front end with unsurpassed control. Subtle Two Stroke tweaks can add an extra dimension to solos, whilst more aggressive use of the pedal's EQ can sculpt entirely new sounds. Use the Two Stroke to add an extra channel to your amplifier or re-voice your guitar's pickups completely. Crank the high mids to jump through the mix, cut the low end to remove the woolliness that normally occurs with traditional boost pedals, or leave the EQ flat to hear more of what you already like.

However you set it, thanks to the pedal's charge pump circuit (which doubles the internal voltage and massively increases the headroom), the Two Stroke works brilliantly placed before or after other pedals, or even in your effects loop. It's also suitable for bass and acoustic guitars as a practical tool to remove unwanted ‘honk' or feedback, making this pedal a valuable addition to any musician's setup. If you've flirted with EQ pedals before but been immediately put off by excessive noise and underwhelming results, the awesome Two Stroke Boost EQ may just change your mind.

The Two Stroke's Oil knob controls the level of clean boost by up to 12dB – plenty to saturate your amp's front end. What's more, the pedal's internal charge pump means the gain is genuinely clean. On many other pedals of this type, ‘unity gain' is normally found at between 9-12 o'clock on the output level control, meaning much of the travel of the pot is actually wasted. Unity gain on the Two Stroke is at the Oil control's minimum setting, allowing for more control across its range. If you just want to hear the effect of the pedal's EQ, set the Oil to zero. Simple.

MPN: TWO-STROKE
UPC: 5060299175709

• DIMENSIONS (W × H × D): 9.5 × 6.5 × 13CM (3.74 × 2.56 × 5.12″)
  POWER: 9V BATTERY OR 9-12V DC ADAPTER (CENTRE NEGATIVE))
  CURRENT DRAW @ 9V: 28MA