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Boost Pedals

Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost

The Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost is a treble booster variant with hand-picked 2N1306 germanium transistors and a rather unconventional range knob. It boosts the same frequencies as the original when turned all the way to the left, and adds lower frequencies to the boost as you turn it clockwise,…Click on the title for more

Master Effects Vintage Germanium Boost

Taurus Pedals Servo Tone Enhancer

Hand-made in Poland, the Taurus Pedals Servo is a pedal that's slowly gaining a growing fanbase among the more "tone-oriented" guitarists. Although it could be described as a boost pedal, the Servo is certainly NOT a clean type of boost, quite the opposite. It's designed to sweeten your tone with extra…Click on the title for more

Taurus Pedals Servo Tone Enhancer

TWA Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer

New Jersey's TWA (an acronym for Totally Wicked Audio) unveiled the Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer, a midrange booster with adjustable gain based on the vintage Systech Harmonic Energizer used by the likes of Frank Zappa, Greg Lake, Joe Walsh and other 70’s icons. Acting as a cocked wah pedal with…Click on the title for more

TWA Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer

Teisco Distortion

Teisco unveiled this Classic British distortion pedal paired with a colored boost - it's simply called "Distortion." It offers plenty of tonal shaping possibilities, plus an optional extra gain stage to really ramp things up - all in a very stylish textured purple zinc case. The boost and distortion circuits…Click on the title for more

Teisco Distortion

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost

Part of the Dept 10 series, the Blackstar Boost is a high voltage boost circuit that, when plugged in your pedal chain, is like adding two extra hot valve stages to your amp. It also features a 2-way passive James-Baxandall EQ for Low and High frequencies and a Built-in Buffer…Click on the title for more

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost

Weehbo Tackleberry JFET Preamp

Originally designed for use with bass guitars and amps, the Weehbo Tackleberry is a high-headroom Class-A JFET preamp that sounds great also on six strings. The Gain knob controls the input signal fed into the JFET gain stage, while Level follows up in the chain, providing up to 23 dB…Click on the title for more

Weehbo Tackleberry JFET Preamp

Chadderbox Effects Loud/Louder V3

The Chadderbox Effects Loud/Louder is a simple two-knob, two-footswitch pedals that provides two boosts in one pedal, with the right channel delivering more gain and a thicker sound. Based on a dual Mosfet circuit, this is a pedal that slightly colors your tone and can provide a wide range of…Click on the title for more

Chadderbox Effects Loud/Louder V3

Magpie Pedals Happy Little Accident V2.0

Simon the Magpie is a larger than life character that straddles the line between madcap modder and genius designer, and the Happy Little Accident V2.0 is probably his only almost "serious" pedal (as in, "a pedal with an acceptable number of controls that doesn't look absolutely bonkers) - although its…Click on the title for more

Magpie Pedals Happy Little Accident V2.0

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

The Pettyjohn Tilt is an ingenious Preamp/EQ pedal that can deliver up to 20dB of clean gain, but whose preamp section offers four different voices, each with its own color that can be tweaked in a unique way. The Range knob is a rotary, four-position knob that selects the preamp's sonic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus is an elegantly designed, compact and versatile boost/overdrive featuring a two-gain channel circuit. The different gain stages have different levels (Hi/Lo) but can also be controlled through separate knobs and toggled through the HI/LO Gain footswitch. LO gain setting ranges from crystal clear to overdrive while…Click on the title for more

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

MOD Electronic, previously known as Mod Kits DIY, launched a new series of DIY pedal kits called Nexus Series, featuring kits with a PCB base rather than the traditional point-to-point wiring kits. The Seismic / Shift is the first kit in this line, a JFET Boost pedal of the "non-clean"…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon

Beginner metalheads who wonder if there's any point in buying a boost pedal may want to check out what heavy players in the videos below have to say about the Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a pedal hailing from New Zealand that seems to have resonated with the community of…Click on the title for more

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon