The 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster is a boost pedal. Close alternatives include the Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V and the Dallas Tuxedo 1959. It pairs well with the Fender Vibrolux 6G11 and the Dumble Steel String Singer.

1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

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The 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster is a germanium-based signal processor designed to add brightness and sustain. Its single potentiometer controls treble lift and output boost, making it ideal for pushing tube amp inputs. Originally used by British guitarists with Marshall amplifiers, it remains a studio classic.

  • recording
  • fuzz
  • treble
  • boost
  • tremolo
  • germanium
  • british
  • valve

Genres the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster is commonly used in

  • Alternative
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Rock
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  • Blues Rock
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  • Blues
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Amps that pair well with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

Fender Vibrolux 6G11

amplifier

27% match

The Tuxedo's sharp treble kick pushes the Vibrolux's vintage, vibrato-laced clean into an early, singing breakup.

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

26% match

The Tuxedo's sharp germanium treble kick is exactly what pushes a Dumble-style clean into that liquid, singing breakup.

Fender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp

amplifier

tonal match

Fender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

tonal match

Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match
$747.19via Reverb

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$782.78via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Pedals that stack with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

Boss BF-3 Flanger

Boss

25% match
$135.45via Reverb

Layer the BF-3's gated, stereo flange after the Tuxedo's sharp treble kick for movement on an already-brightened signal.

Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3

Catalinbread

21% match

The Epoch Boost's consistent, clean preamp gain stacks with the Tuxedo's sharp treble kick for headroom and brightness together.

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus

Caroline Guitar Company

21% match

Stack the Icarus's germanium-silicon boost after the Tuxedo's sharp treble kick for two distinct boost stages, not a wall of gain.

Strymon OB.1 Bass

Strymon

17% match

Run the OB.1 Bass before the Tuxedo to keep the low end controlled going into that sharp treble kick.

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

15% match
$188.50via Reverb

Keep the Deluxe Memory Man after the Tuxedo — the sharp treble kick stays intact and the delay's musical, chorus-laced echo trails behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

15% match
$108.71via Reverb

Keep the Memory Boy after the Tuxedo — the sharp treble kick stays intact and the analog delay's modulated echo trails behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Run Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost

Matthews Effects

tonal match
$105via Reverb

Run fuzzy into Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost for more clean boost on top

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V

Hudson Electronics

73% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, treble, bright

Dallas Tuxedo 1959

Dallas

72% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, use, bright

ThorpyFX Wopr

ThorpyFX

72% similarity
$296.57via Reverb

Shared character: bright, treble, fuzz

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

72% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, bright, treble

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

71% similarity
$3558.02via Reverb

Shared character: 1960s, bright, treble

Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

pedal

71% similarity

Shared character: use, bright, treble

Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster

Vox

71% similarity
$140.05via Reverb

Shared character: treble, bright, recording

Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre

Catalinbread

69% similarity
$152.99via Reverb

Shared character: bright, treble, fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices

69% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: bright, treble, fuzz

Beetronics Abelha

Beetronics

68% similarity
$245.65via Reverb

Shared character: bright, treble, fuzz

Walrus Audio Janus

Walrus Audio

65% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, fuzz

Benson Amps Idol Preamp

Benson Amps

64% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: boost

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster?+

The closest matches in character are the Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V, the Dallas Tuxedo 1959, the ThorpyFX Wopr.

What pairs well with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Dumble Steel String Singer, Fender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp — The Tuxedo's sharp treble kick pushes the Vibrolux's vintage, vibrato-laced clean into an early, singing breakup..

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