The 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster is a boost pedal. Close alternatives include the ThorpyFX Wopr and the Colorsound Overdriver. It pairs well with the Fender Vibrolux 6G11 and the Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head.
1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
Unknown brand · pedal
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.
What stands out
“extremely obscure pre-fuzz face dallas effect”
— from the community notes
“• [Con] , reviews, or recordings exist for this unit — tonal assessment is speculative”
— from the community notes
“The 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster is a germanium-based signal processor designed to add brightness and sustain”
— from the listing
“Its single potentiometer controls treble lift and output boost, making it ideal for pushing tube amp inputs”
— from the listing
“[Pros] ✓ Rare historical artifact representing early commercial guitar effects design from one of the UK's pioneering effect builders ✓ Dallas brand provenance — the same company that later produced the iconic Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face [Cons…”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“• [Pro] One of the earliest commercially produced guitar effect pedals — significant historical value from the Dallas brand that later made the Fuzz Face”
— from the community notes
“likely an early booster or tremolo from the late 1950s”
— from the community notes
“period context suggests use with late-1950s valve combo amplifiers”
— from the community notes
- fuzz face
- treble
- treble booster
- studio
- british
- germanium
- brightness
- full
Amps that pair well with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
Fender Vibrolux 6G11
amplifier
28% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
The Tuxedo's sharp treble kick pushes the Vibrolux's vintage, vibrato-laced clean into an early, singing breakup.
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
amplifier
24% matchUsed together by 1 artist
fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
amplifier
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Fender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Magnatone 510
Magnatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Magnatone 510 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Pedals that stack with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
JHS Tidewater Tremolo
JHS Pedals
27% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep JHS Tidewater Tremolo after 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster in the signal chain, clear of 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
23% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition for more clean boost on top
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Walrus Audio Ages stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
CMATMods Tremoglo
Cmatmods
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
CMATMods Tremoglo goes after 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster — modulation sits after the gain for a defined swirl
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run fuzzy into Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost for more clean boost on top
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
ThorpyFX Wopr
ThorpyFX
66% similarityShared character: bright, treble, fuzz
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
62% similarityShared character: treble, fuzz, full
Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction
Electro-Harmonix
62% similarityShared character: 1960s, fuzz
Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V
Hudson Electronics
61% similarityShared character: 1960s, bright, treble
Díaz Texas Ranger
Diaz
58% similarityShared character: bright, treble
Suhr Brighton Treble Booster
Suhr
57% similarityShared character: bright, treble, full
Wren and Cuff J Mascis Garbage Face Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
55% similarityShared character: fuzz, full
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
53% similarityShared character: 1960s, bright, treble
Silktone Expander
Silktone
53% similarityShared character: bright, treble, fuzz
Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Catalinbread
53% similarityShared character: bright, treble
Tru-Fi Colordriver 18V Version
Tru Fi
53% similarityShared character: fuzz, full
Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster
Vox
53% similarityShared character: bright, treble
See all alternatives to the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster?+
The closest matches in character are the ThorpyFX Wopr, the Colorsound Overdriver, the Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction.
What pairs well with the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head, 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..