The AnalogMan Beano Boost is an Analog Man boost pedal, currently around $233. Close alternatives include the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB and the Colorsound Power Boost. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Port City Pearl 50.
AnalogMan Beano Boost
Analog Man · pedal
The Analog Man Beano Boost is a boutique reimagining of the classic Dallas Rangemaster treble booster, built around a hand-selected germanium transistor for the bright, raw, open, and honky midrange push that defined 1960s British blues-rock guitar tone. It gets its name from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 'Beano' album, on which Eric Clapton used a Rangemaster to get his famous cutting, singing lead tone, and the same circuit lineage was used by Brian May and Marc Bolan. A three-way switch selects between the original treble-boost voicing, a punchier mid-boost voicing, and a fuller, more full-range boost, letting players tailor the frequency emphasis rather than being locked into one fixed voicing. Rather than adding gain the way a modern overdrive does, it pushes the front end of an amp into natural tube breakup, adding edge and cut without heavy coloration, and responds well to guitar volume-knob changes. Available in full-size and compact Mini versions with identical circuitry. It suits blues-rock and classic-rock players chasing an authentic, bright, cutting British treble-boost tone rather than a modern mid-scooped overdrive voicing.
- boost
- treble
- bright
- raw
- honky
- british
- germanium
- transistor
Good for
- Busking
- Live
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the AnalogMan Beano Boost is commonly used in
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the AnalogMan Beano Boost
Marshall Bluesbreaker
Marshall
31% matchInto the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed tube breakup, the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift pushes real vintage grit.
Port City Pearl 50
Port City
31% matchInto the Pearl 50's rich, dynamic boutique clean, the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift cuts through instead of just adding volume.
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman BE-Mini Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Blackstar St. James 100
Blackstar
tonal matchPut Blackstar St. James 100 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchPut Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Blackstar Series One 200
Blackstar
tonal matchBlackstar Series One 200 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun mid-forward into Hughes & Kettner Coreblade for more high gain on top
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Warp 7 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Pedals that stack with the AnalogMan Beano Boost
Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchHot Wax's transparent, stackable drive gives the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift a fuller gain stage.
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
16% matchKeep the Fuzz Factory's gated germanium fuzz ahead of the Beano Boost so the treble lift still shapes a clean signal before the gate chops it up.
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
14% matchRun the Rotosphere's Leslie-style swirl after the Beano Boost's own raw treble lift settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
12% matchRun the Velvet Compressor ahead of the Beano Boost for even attack and decay before the honky treble lift kicks in.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
9% matchKeep the Kilobyte's digital echoes trailing after the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift, not before, or the delay repeats an unshaped signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Strymon TimeLine
Strymon
9% matchKeep TimeLine's studio-grade digital delay trailing after the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift, not before, or the repeats inherit an unshaped tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
NUX XTC Overdrive
Nux
tonal matchNUX XTC Overdrive layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchRun mid-forward into Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) for more high gain on top
Cheaper alternatives
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
73% similarityShared character: raw, treble, guitar
Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso
Catalinbread
73% similarityShared character: singing, boost, treble
Suhr Brighton Treble Booster
Suhr
73% similarityShared character: singing, treble, guitar
Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose
Electro-Harmonix
72% similarityShared character: singing, treble, lead
Catalinbread Naga-Viper
Catalinbread
71% similarityShared character: bright, singing, treble
Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster
Vox
71% similarityShared character: singing, treble, bright
Boutique & premium upgrades
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
72% similarity“is a boutique reimagining of the classic Dallas Rangemaster treble booster”
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
71% similarityShared character: treble, guitar, amp
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB
pedal
73% similarityShared character: treble, lead, bright
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
72% similarityShared character: singing, treble, guitar
Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
71% similarityShared character: treble, bright, simple
Díaz Texas Ranger
Diaz
70% similarityShared character: bright, boost, treble
Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V
Hudson Electronics
69% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII
Sola Sound
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the AnalogMan Beano Boost?+
The closest matches in character are the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB, the Colorsound Power Boost, the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster. Budget picks: J. Rockett Archer, Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso, Suhr Brighton Treble Booster. Boutique upgrades: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, Analog Man King of Tone, Browne Amplification Carbon.
What pairs well with the AnalogMan Beano Boost?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Port City Pearl 50, Friedman BE-Mini Head — Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed tube breakup, the Beano Boost's raw, honky treble lift pushes real vintage grit..
How much does the AnalogMan Beano Boost cost?+
Around $233 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).