Treble booster pedals

kevin65

Can any of you guys recommend a decent treble booster pedal?

martinedwards

standard boss GE7 graphic.

treble boost and a lot more besides

Seziertisch

Treble boosters are a tricky one, one model might work great with one amp and not so great with another, its hard to find one that you can apply across the board, though they do produce results which are instantly recognisable.

This is one that comes quite highly recommended for its versatility (i.e. can be made to work/sound good with most amp/speaker combinations) http://www.sparrows-corner.com/mailorder/product_info.php/info/p202_Tortenmann--Ex-Telenordia----TA-24-Treble-Booster.html

Otherwise, you could just get in contact with Jimmy Behan and see if he can rustle up something to suit your particular set up.

Another alternative might be to try a compressor pedal with a tone control, such as the Diamond or the Wampler, using it to boost the input of your amp.

TroutMask

Dallas Arbiter RangeMaster (and their clones) sound great. I built one using a vintage germanium transistor. It's my favourite box. A graphic will not come near emulating the Ge top-boost sound. The fact that it's called 'top-boost' is bit misleading: it is really more like high-mid boost/articulation with sort of non-linear dynamic-dependent mild distortion. The result is a 'voiced' midrange detail that works very well with many amps The choice of transistor is important, as the inherent gain of the transistor affects the sound greatly. The Boss EQ is simply a series of IC gyrators (one for each band) all topped off with the legendarily crap and mojo-sapping Boss buffer IC (this is an extra buffer amplifier that Boss put on the output of all of their pedals). (Sorry Martin)

kevin65

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes, it's a boost pedal based on the likes of the Dallas Range Master that I'm thinking of.

I have some Boss pedals here that have given flawless service for 25 years, (although I do agree somewhat about the buffered output), so you have to admire their reliability

Guess I'd like the best of both worlds, good tone with good reliability.

zafo

Rangemaster and Super Hard On are both lovely treble boosts and very straight forward DIY builds. My new favourite is the EP Boost I built for a client. Sounds great and is super versatile with the two internal dip switches. Need to make myself one or perhaps a 3in1 boost box with all three in it, that'd be cool.

TroutMask

Thanks for those leads Zafo - a couple of really nice top boosters there (& simple circuits too) :pac:

zafo

No worries, let us know how you get on.

Frusciante

Lovepedal BBB fuzz - treble booster, fuzz and everything in between, great pedal, rarely leave home without it

kessler182

+1 for the Lovepedal, it's firmly on my shopping list after trying one belonging to a friend