A Modern (silent) Booster that does the Rangemaster/Java Boost thing?

[John M]

I have a problem.....

I love the sound of my Java Boost. I also have a pedalboard that I don't want to have the hassle of using batteries in and when it uses a power supply it is as noisy as hell. So I built a Mini Booster, which is a great booster in it's own right and silent ( I did the full range/ mid & treble/treble switch of the Java Boost with a tone/presence  control which also works well on it) but it is a a different sound and I have been unable to tweak it to have the "old school, grainy" sound of a Rangemaster/Java Boost. The Java Boost also has more lower mids to my ears. I was therefore wondering if anyone had built a booster that approximated the sound of a Rangemaster/Java Boost but was fairly silent using a power supply (I have a Carl Martin Big John), or even better, if they have been able to tweak the Mini Booster to do a similar job?

Having said that, If the Mini Booster can be tweaked, I would probably build another as it is great voice in it's own right in it's standard build.

Thanks in advance

John

[Dragonfly]

If the Java doesnt already have it, you can add (from the power supply) a large (47u - 100u) cap tp ground and a 100 ohm resistor in series and that will usually quiet things down...thats IF its the power supply. Since the Java is germanium, it may just be a noisy transistor. Have you emailed Robert Keeley about the problem ? He might help you out....

[John M]

In fairness to Robert, the manual states that noise will occur if using a power supply rather than a battery, so I always assumed this was part of the design (being from before the time of pedalboards and power supplies as we currently know them) along with posts that I have read on this forum stating that a Rangemaster will always be noisy. I therefore just accepted it as being the case. Is this an incorrect assumption?

Thanks for your recommendations and I will try them as if it remedies the situation, I will be a happy bunny.

John

[petemoore]

I therefore just accepted it as being the case. Is this an incorrect assumption?    
  Yes to maybe, yes if Rangemaster with about 7 other effects is used...
  I took pretty good notes.
  even with 1spot adapter [lowest noise of all I know of] daisy chaining the RM with other effects [mostly wah + 1 other..most any other] made a difference between that and using a battery on the RM.
  IOW it was the RM, but the RM + wah, +1 or two other effects, and even then sometimes worse than others...go figure..I got tired of playing with all that and built a Spyder.

[stm]

Try the Omega.