After hearing Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, I'm inspired to try playing with just a boost pedal, since that's what his guitarist was doing. He was very clean but also warm and smooth/bright. If that makes sense.

I've been playing with some of my OD pedals and trying to see how they do as a boost - turn up the level, turn down the gain. Since I'm new to this, I'm not sure if that's going to do the trick. You can see my pedals in my sig.

Or would I be better off just getting a regular boost pedal? If so, what's a good inexpensive one? Don't even bother recommending boutique stuff. Can't afford to go that route.

I'm looking at the BBE Frequency Boost, which sounds like it might work with my rig, since my guitars and amp tend to be pretty dark/warm, unlike most Fender stuff. I'm even considering the Dano Fish and Chips and using the boost function there.

Thanks in advance,
Bob