Alternatives to the Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)

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Cheaper alternatives

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus V2

Caroline Guitar Company

62% similarity
$189via Reverb

Shared character: boost, transparent, gain

Death By Audio Germanium Filter

Death By Audio

61% similarity
$225via Reverb

Shared character: sensitivity

EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter V2

EarthQuaker Devices

60% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: high end, gain, high gain settings

Spaceman Mercury IV Germanium Harmonic Boost

Spaceman

60% similarity
$175via Reverb

Shared character: boost

Greer Moonshot Germanium preamp

Greer

59% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: boost

JHS Overdrive/Preamp

JHS Pedals

57% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: boost, gain, high gain settings

TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive

TC Electronic

54% similarity
$46.90via Reverb

Shared character: high gain settings, boost, transparent

Keeley Muse Driver

Keeley

54% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: gain, stage

Tru-Fi The Newton

Tru Fi

52% similarity
$199.95via Reverb

Shared character: high gain settings, boost, treble

EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker

EarthQuaker Devices

52% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: studio, transparent, stage

Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027

Dunlop

52% similarity
$140.21via Reverb

Shared character: high gain settings, boost, treble

Mission Engineering Delta III Germanium Overdrive

Mission Engineering

51% similarity
$199via Reverb

Similar voicing: germanium, dynamic

Boutique & premium upgrades

Boss FA-1 FET Amp

Boss

54% similarity
$399.99via Reverb

Shared character: boost, transparent, studio

Klon Centaur

Klon

51% similarity
$4000via Reverb

Shared character: single coils, boost, transparent

Browne Amplification Carbon

Browne Amplification

94% similarity
$339via Reverb

similar tone character

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

93% similarity
$705via Reverb

similar tone character

Closest-sounding alternatives

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus V2.1 Preamp/Drive

Caroline Guitar Company

68% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, boost, transparent

Source Audio Artifakt

Source Audio

65% similarity
$330.55via Reverb

Shared character: gain, high gain settings, studio

ThorpyFX Redacted

ThorpyFX

63% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, boost, stage

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

63% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, boost, treble

Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V

Hudson Electronics

62% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, treble, boost

Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier

Hudson Electronics

62% similarity

Shared character: boost, transparent

Spaceman Redstone

Spaceman

62% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: gain, studio

Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast

Hudson Electronics

61% similarity
$235.67via Reverb

Shared character: high gain settings, boost, transparent

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

Dophix

59% similarity
$311.05via Reverb

Shared character: treble, boost, gain

Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd Discrete Transistor Overdrive

Electronic Audio Experiments

58% similarity

Shared character: transparent

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus

Caroline Guitar Company

56% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, boost

Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

Strymon

56% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: boost, transparent, gain

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