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"Excellent communication. I received the pedal quickly and exactly as described. Wouldn't hesitate to buy from Midboost in the future." -- Daryl
"Speedy delivery and excellent packaging. Overall top notch seller, Thanks!" -- Bashir
the Guitarist's Notebook
A notebook designed by a guitar player for guitar players.
Features pages with blank tab manuscript, blank chord boxes, and space for lyrics, song notes, pedal and amp settings.
Within a durable luxury finish hard cover.
Suited equally for beginners as a lesson notebook or advanced players for writing down ideas and tasty licks.
Let's say I'd be pleased if someone bought me this as a gift!
Notebook contains various blank charts and templates specifically for guitarist use. Features deluxe soft-touch hard covers, 108 pages, and is bound with bronze-colour wire, allowing it to open flat for use while playing the guitar.
- 49x double spread (left and right) pages with 5x blank chord boxes and 8x blank tab charts for writing songs, melodies, licks, riffs etc.
- 2x pages (at the back) containing 4x blank fretboard charts for writing scales, tunings, positions etc.
- 6x pages of 4x boxes each for notes of pedal and amp settings (these boxes are blank spaces and could be used to write any type of notes)
- 1x page of 30x blank chord boxes for recording and naming chord shapes
All pages are printed on tough white 120gsm paper and can be written with pen or pencil. Overall size (including hard cover and wire binding) is 208 mm (8 3/16 in) high x 160 mm (6 1/4 in) wide x 18 mm (3/4 in) thick.
Available exclusively from Midboost!!
"Thank you for this special book"
"It is just what I was looking for too!"
"Arrived today - Perfect"
"Great notebook, just what I was looking for"
"Sits well on my music stand. Thanks"
amps
Exclusive Midboost customised Blackstar Fly3 amps now available!!
"Blackstar fly 3 with mod, sounds amazing, super fast delivery and excellent communications from seller, would recommend this seller and use again, happy buyer:) "
-- Donna, West Lothian
NEW!! Very limited edition hand-modified Blackstar Fly PURPLE 3W
2-channel portable guitar practice combo amp with built-in vari-speed CHORUS
£82.00 inc UK P&P
A Midboost special customized Blackstar Fly 3, max-ed out PURPLENESS with added CHORUS and Purple Power LED. I currently have only 2 of these. available.
A Midboost designed circuit mod adds the Chorus by modulating the Delay Time at a speed set by the added speed control.
Features are exactly as the stock amp from Blackstar + new Chorus mini-knob.
Probably the loudest guitar practice combo amp in its class!
This amp runs off 6x AA batteries or a DC PSU (not included).
NEW!! Very limited edition hand-modified Blackstar Fly 3W 2-channel portable guitar practice combo amp with built-in TREMOLO
£75.00 inc UK P&P
A Midboost special customized Blackstar Fly 3 with added TREMOLO and Orange Power LED. I currently have only 2 of these. available.
A Midboost designed circuit mod adds the Tremolo by modulating the amp gain. It uses an Opto Coupler just lie vintage amps did.
Features as per the stock amp from Blackstar + new Tremolo mini-knob.
Probably the loudest guitar practice combo amp in its class!
This amp runs off 6x AA batteries or a DC PSU (not included).
Blackstar Fly 3W extension cab (Fly 103) for extra Watts or a stereo setup
£18.00 inc UK P&P
For sale, a slightly used, mint condition Blackstar Fly 103 guitar amp speaker.
This is for adding on to a Blackstar Fly 3 guitar practice amp to make a 6W (total) mini speaker stack or you can use it to make a 3W + 3W stereo monitor amp when used with a laptop, phone etc.
has no standard audio input jack. since it connects directly to a Blackstar FLy 3 amp. There are no batteries or PSU - this cabinet is powered from the Blackstar Fly amp it is used with. There is no original box or instructions (it simply plugs in so nothing to set up).
Genuine Blackstar PSU-1 Fly power supply unit (new)
£21.00 inc UK P&P
For sale, a new unused genuine Blackstar Fly 3 PSU (power) brick with UK 3-pin mains plug and integrated cable with 2.1mm barrel connector. Aternative to AA batteries.
This is the official Blackstar PSU as sold by Blackstar.
It's the only one I'd recommend anyone to use with the Fly 3 You'll not easily find another power brick with the right spec (6.5volts).
This power supply has been tested with a Fly 3 amp and is working as expected.
Spec. Input: 100-240v AC 50/60Hz, Output: 6.5v DC at 1.5A max.
pedals
See what's for sale below. A lot of stuff has sold recently but I have more used pedals coming soon!!
Electro-Harmonix Soul Food transparent overdrive/boost used good cond
£65.00 inc UK P&P
A modern classic - the "transparent overdrive" pedal, blending the original and overdrive signals to give super-smooth overdrive with note definition. Equally happy just providing buckets of clean boost to hit the front-end of your amp hard.
I've used one of these on my board for a while and love it.
3x knobs: Drive (from the completely clean boost almost to distortion), Treble (post-drive EQ), and Volume.
This thing dials to 11! No shortage of gain here.
Pedal can run on internal 9v battery (not supplied) or external 9v PSU (not supplied). Supports 18v PSU and has True Bypass/buffer switch interally.
Pedal has been fully tested with a guitar and amp and is working as expected.
Keeley Compressor Plus 4-knob boutique analogue compressor-sustainer with blend control
£105.00 inc UK P&P
Mint example of a 100% made-in-USA boutique compressor-sustainer with pedigree, renowned for transparency, clarity, and smoothness. A studio style compressor - sustain without overly forcing its own character.
Alomg with Sustain and Level controls there are special Keeley features which make this more than a usual compressor:
- Blend : Adds some untreated signal back with the comp output to retain the pick attack
- Tone : Restores or enhances brightness in the comp'd signal
- Single / Humbucker : Compensate the way the compressor releases for the naturally higher output of humbucker coils
Runs from internal 9v battery (not supplied) or external 9v PSU.
Dunlop MXR M269 Carbon Copy Bright analog delay pedal used
£96.00 inc UK P&P
A great sounding warm analogue delay pedal with all the features of the original Carbon Copy. Tweaked by Dunlop to give a brighter sound to the repeats. It has the same modulation feature as the original which extends the pedal's capabilities toward chorus and double tracked sounds.
3 main controls:
Delay from bathroom reverb up to long sweeping ambient delays
Regen from 1 repeat up to infinite repeats and beyond
Mix balances the level of repeats with the clean input signal
The Mod push button on the front engages a cyclic variation to the delay which results in chorusy effects.
Gigged with minor scratches and dings on the paintwork.
Pedal is in full working order - I've tested it with guitar and amp, going through the various settings + testing battery + external PSU
Dunlop MXR M269 Carbon Copy analog delay pedal used
£102.00 inc UK P&P
A great sounding warm 'bucket-brigade' old-school analogue delay pedal. Could be the most popular delay of recent years!
3 main controls:
DELAY from bathroom reverb up to long sweeping ambient delays
REGEN from 1 repeat up to infinite repeats and beyond
MIX balances the level of repeats with the clean input signal
The MOD push button on the front engages a cyclic variation to the delay which results in vintage tape-echo style effects (adjustable via 2 internal trimpots).
This Carbon Copy is in exceptionally good condition for a pre-owned pedal.
Pedal is in full working order - I've tested it with guitar and amp, going through the various settings + testing battery + external PSU
MXR Custom Shop Il Diavolo overdrive pedal pre-owned like-new condition with original box and booklets
£109.00 inc UK P&P
These limited edition pedals don't come up for re-sale often!
A multi-voiced boutique overdrive pedal with plenty of gain on tap. 3 clipping modes (Hi, Low, unnamed) using symmetric LEDs, asymmetric silicon diodes, and ?? for a fuzz clip mode!
The Drive offers a huge gain range from Clean Boost up to Snarl.
The Tone is an effective combined lo/hi EQ which can tame the distortion ed of the scale.
Level sets - well - output level. And there's a piercing blue LED!
This Il Diavolo pedal is in mint condition showing no signs of use.
Comes with box and all bits. Takes 9V battery or external 9V DC.
Pedal is in full working order - I've tested it with guitar and amp, going through the various settings + testing battery + external PSU
TC Electronic Flashback Mini delay pedal used condition fully-tested
£64.00 inc UK P&P
One of the most usable delay pedals of the last 10 years! The TC Electronic Flashback can be used as a standalone stompbox delay (and a very good one at that!) or through TC's Toneprint firmware can digitally model many different types of guitar delay-based effects.
3x knobs: by default Delay (time), Feedback (controls number of repeats when configured as a delay), and FX Level (controls how loud the repeats are relative to dry signal).
Switch is true bypass. Red LED to show effect is engaged.
Note: This pedal has no battery compartment and requires an external 9v DC power supply (not included).
Pedal has been fully tested with a guitar and amp, including testing the in-built mini USB-B connector with a Windows PC running Toneprint software (free download from TC website). Paint finish has a few marks (more photos see link)
Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini pedal with original box and instructions VGC
£67.00 inc UK P&P
One of the all-time classic guitar pedals, in it's modern format - the Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini.
With a footprint of 95 x 50 (overall) mm it's small enough to squeeze into even the smallest pedal board and still gives a classic punchy American mid-boosted overdrive tone which works especially well on single coils.
Although it's small its still very solidly built.
3x knobs: Drive (overdrive amount), Tone (hi-cut through mid-lift), and Level (output level). Switch is true bypass. Red LED to show effect is engaged.
Note: This pedal has no battery compartment and requires an external 9V DC power supply (not included).
This Tube Screamer Mini is used but in very good condition apart from a couple of tiny paint chips, one on the right hand side, and one on the base next to the foot (see photos on Reverb).
TC Electronic Polytune 2 polyphonic guitar/bass tuner pedal like-new
£59.00 inc UK P&P
The classic modern pro guitar tuner pedal! Check all your strings at once or tune up individual strings.
I've had several of the TC Electronic Polytune pedals and they are the best tuners I've ever used. Tuning is always accurate and the pedal very usable.
Just push the footswitch, which mutes the audio to the amp, and either play all the open strings (poly mode) or hit one string (single mode).
This pedal is in fantastic condition (see photos) and is supplied with original box, original Velcro feet (unused), and TC booklet.
Pedal is in full working order - I've bench tested it with a guitar and amp.
Mini-USB is tested and working and I have upgraded the pedal software.
MXR Dyna Comp compressor pedal pre-owned excellent condition with original box and booklet
£66.00 inc UK P&P
MXR's modern version of THE classic 1970s compressor pedal!
The Dyna Comp has legendary status used over the years by Classic/Indie Rock, Country, Funk, and Slide players.It is provides plenty of 'quack', and plenty of clean sustain, while noticeably colouring the tone with a very musical upper-mid boost.
This Dyna Comp pedal is in excellent condition with no signs of use. There is a small paint chip (see full listing on Reverb) on the underside.
It comes with its original MXR box containing the user guide.
Takes 9V battery or external 9V DC.
Pedal is in full working order - I've tested it with guitar and amp, going through the various settings + testing battery + external PSU.
Ibanez TS Mini pedal in barely-used mint condition
£61.80 inc UK P&P
Almost new with no scratches or chips, and with box.
One of the classic guitar pedals, in a new format
Classic punchy American mid-boosted overdrive tone which works especially well on single coils.
3x knobs: Drive (overdrive amount), Tone (hi-cut through mid-lift), and Level (output level).
Switch is true bypass. Red LED to show effect is engaged.
Note: This pedal has no battery compartment and requires an external 9v DC power supply (not included).
I've bench tested it with a Fender Strat and amp, across the range of control settings, and it's all working as expected.
TC Electronic Polytune 3 Noir Mini tuner pedal in great condition (minor scratches on display face) with box
£64.80 inc UK P&P
A fantastically usable mini digital tuner which is in great condition and comes with its original box, instructions, TC Electronics sticker, and adhesive feet.
I've had several TC Electronic Polytunes and they are the best tuners I've ever used.
The display is super-bright and the tuning is always accurate and the pedal very usable.
This pedal is in fantastic condition except for some hard-to-see surface scratches on the plastic display face (see photos in Reverb listing). There are no chips or scratches on the paintwork.
Pedal is in full working order - I've bench tested it with a guitar and amp.
studio technology + midi
Studio Cable Rack 350mm long with configurable hooks
£16.99 inc UK P&P
A really handy way to store cables which keep getting lost of tangled up in boxes or on the floor!
The rack is 350mm long and is supplied with 15 tough moulded hooks which are clipped in place to form single cable hangers, or clipped in pairs to hold cables by one end (see listings via link for more deatils).
The tough plastic hooks can be fitted in any position along the rail as wanted.
A fixing kit for the rail is included (2x screws + 2x wall plugs + spares) and works with most types of solid and hollow walls.
Alesis MMT8 8-track MIDI sequencer
Bought new in 1991 in Sound Control Glasgow. Still with original Alesis wall wart power supply.
Newly serviced by Midboost with data backup battery replaced. All buttons, display and features working.
Fully tested for MIDI IN/OUT, Data retnetion at power off, Tape In/Out Backup - all working.
Software is the original factory ROM v1.11