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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Project Overview
2 Introduction & Usage
INTRODUCTION
The Photon Booster / Line Driver is an adaptation of the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster (version 2,
2015, traced by Aion FX in 2019).
The V2 update of the Pickup Booster added a true class-A output stage. The first version was traced in
2007, but the new version had not yet been dissected by the DIY community.
The Pickup Booster is designed to provide 25dB of crystal-clean Class A boost. It also has a resonant
peak switch that makes a single-coil pickup sound more like a vintage or high-output humbucker
depending on the setting.
Because of the direct interaction with the pickups, it's recommended to use the pedal as the first effect
in the signal chain, otherwise the Resonance switch will not work as advertised and will just act as a
slight treble cut.
The Photon is a direct clone of the Pickup Booster with no modifications other than some additional
power supply filtering.
USAGE
The Photon has the following controls:
• Boost sets the overall signal level, from unity gain at minimum all the way to +25dB at maximum.
• Resonance sets the resonant peak at the input of the effect. The center position leaves the resonant
peak untouched, while the up & down positions can allow a single-coil pickup to sound more like
either a vintage humbucker or a modern high-output humbucker.
PHOTON BOOSTER / LINE DRIVER
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