The Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost is an Analogman boost pedal. Close alternatives include the Klon KTR and the Z.Vex Super Hard On. It pairs well with the Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head and the Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt.

Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost

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The Analog Man Bad Bob Boost is a JFET-based clean boost from boutique maker Analog Man, based on the Jack Orman mini-booster circuit design. With over 20dB of available gain, it pushes even high-powered tube amplifiers into saturation. The circuit produces a thicker, richer tonal character than brighter JFET competitors, retaining natural amp warmth while adding volume and mild harmonic grit. It cleans up well with guitar volume rolloff and works effectively after tube screamer-type pedals to restore low-end content. Used by blues and rock players as a solo boost and amp driver.

What stands out

  • “Best used as an amp driver, lead boost, or low-end recovery booster after mid-focused overdrives”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Analog Man Bad Bob Boost is a JFET-based clean boost from boutique maker Analog Man, based on the Jack Orman mini-booster circuit design”

    — from the listing

  • “The circuit produces a thicker, richer tonal character than brighter JFET competitors, retaining natural amp warmth while adding volume and mild harmonic grit”

    — from the listing

  • “Used by blues and rock players as a solo boost and amp driver”

    — from the listing

  • “With over 20dB of available gain, it pushes even high-powered tube amplifiers into saturation”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “superior in this regard to more compressed alternatives”

    — from the reviews

  • “players preferring sharp glassy high-end response should audition more transparent options instead”

    — from the reviews

  • boost
  • jfet
  • warmth
  • clean boost
  • harmonic
  • grit
  • gain
  • rolloff

Genres the Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Blues
  • Alternative Rock
  • Indie Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Classic Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Blues Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head

Revv

21% match
$1199via Reverb

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt

Diezel

21% match
$4499.99via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H

Marshall

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman

tonal match
$196.01via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head

Egnater

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings a pull toward low gain that's missing

Pedals that stack with the Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler

Dr Scientist

22% match
$203.84via Reverb

Keep the Frazz Dazzler's gated, low-gain fuzz ahead of the Bad Bob so the harmonic boost still shapes a clean signal before the fuzz distorts it.

Comes later in the signal chain

Beetronics Nectar

Beetronics

21% match
$199via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Beetronics Nectar brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Boss BF-2 Flanger

Boss

15% match
$100via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Boss BF-2 Flanger after Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost in the signal chain, clear of Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive

Vox

12% match
$150.68via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal

pedal

9% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost's warm voice out front: Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal goes after Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

8% match
$134.71via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost in the signal chain, clear of Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

Dr Scientist

tonal match
$203.84via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Warm Audio

tonal match
$109.24via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Warm Audio Jet Phaser after Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost: modulation sits after the gain for a defined swirl

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost?+

The closest matches in character are the Klon KTR, the Z.Vex Super Hard On, the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer.

What pairs well with the Analogman NEW Analog MAN BAD BOB Boost?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head, Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt — Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own.

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