The Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is a Dallas boost pedal, currently around $3558.02. Close alternatives include the Colorsound Power Boost and the Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Dumble Steel String Singer.

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

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The Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is a single-knob germanium boost designed in London in 1965, built around a Mullard OC44 germanium transistor. Rather than a full-range boost, it emphasizes upper-midrange and treble frequencies above roughly 2.6 kHz, adding sweet, warm coloration and soft germanium clipping when pushed. Placed in front of a cranked valve amp, it tightens and brightens the signal and drives the amp into smooth, singing overdrive. It is famously associated with Rory Gallagher, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Eric Clapton, and Marc Bolan, shaping much of the late 1960s and early 70s British rock and early metal guitar tone. Unit-to-unit variation is high due to germanium transistor tolerances.

  • germanium
  • treble
  • boost
  • valve
  • metal
  • warm
  • overdrive
  • clipping
Used$3558.02View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is commonly used in

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

Amps that pair well with the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

96% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost is built to push a cranked valve amp like the Bluesbreaker into smooth, singing overdrive.

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

89% match

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

Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp

Ampeg

43% match
$466.39via Reverb

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost cuts through the Rocket Bass's broad, warm low end for more definition up top.

Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone

Swart

42% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the Space Tone's lush, boutique breakup into brighter territory.

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

40% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble kick pushes the Deluxe Reverb's clean headroom into an early, singing breakup.

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

39% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the AC15's sweet, shimmering breakup further.

Swart MOD 84

Swart

38% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble kick pushes the MOD 84's lush, boutique breakup further up front rather than just louder.

Vox MV50-CE Rock

Vox

38% match
$134.20via Reverb

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the MV50's tight, direct-recording crunch further.

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Pedals that stack with the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Caroline Guitar Company

33% match

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost feeds the Meteore's warm, spring-style reverb a brighter signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss OC-5

Boss

33% match
$150.68via Reverb

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost feeds the OC-5's octave tracking a brighter, more defined signal.

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Caroline Guitar Company

31% match
$219via Reverb

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost sharpens the front end before the Somersault's watery modulation smears it around.

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

31% match
$108.71via Reverb

Feed the Memory Boy's warm analog echo with the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost and the repeats pick up real brightness. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Boss

31% match
$223.03via Reverb

The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost feeds the DD-7's reliable digital repeats a brighter signal to echo, not stacking gain with it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Belle Epoch

Catalinbread

31% match
$178.49via Reverb

The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost feeds the Belle Epoch's tape-voiced repeats a brighter signal to echo, not stacking gain with it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus

Caroline Guitar Company

31% match

Both germanium-based, the Rangemaster's treble cut and the Icarus's clean boost stack into a brighter, more clipped push than either alone.

Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser

Strymon

30% match
$340.56via Reverb

Run the Rangemaster's germanium boost ahead of the Zelzah so the lush phase sweep has a brighter, more present signal to modulate.

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Cheaper alternatives

Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+

Dunlop

76% similarity
$97.11via Reverb

Shared character: 1960s, dark, singing

EarthQuaker Devices White Light

EarthQuaker Devices

75% similarity
$151.08via Reverb

Shared character: dark, warm, bright

Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster

Vox

75% similarity
$140.05via Reverb

“a modern silicon reinterpretation of the classic Dallas Rangemaster treble booster”

JAM Pedals Lucy Dreamer

Jam Pedals

74% similarity
$279via Reverb

Shared character: amp, tonal_character, pick_attack

Benson Amps Germanium Boost

Benson Amps

74% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: 1960s, sensitivity, signal

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea

EarthQuaker Devices

73% similarity
$169via Reverb

Shared character: amp, bright, signal

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Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

78% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, dark, singing

Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V

Hudson Electronics

77% similarity

“inspired by the Dallas Rangemaster treble booster circuit used by Tony Iommi, Brian May, Marc Bolan, and Rory Gallagher”

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus

Caroline Guitar Company

76% similarity

Shared character: sensitivity, dark, pick_attack

JAM Pedals Rattler V2

Jam Pedals

73% similarity

Shared character: bright, dark, boost

Strymon Riverside

Strymon

73% similarity

Shared character: sweet, pick_attack, boost

Suhr Riot

Suhr

73% similarity

Shared character: dark, bright, pick_attack

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster?+

The closest matches in character are the Colorsound Power Boost, the Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V, the Caroline Guitar Company Icarus. Budget picks: Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+, EarthQuaker Devices White Light, Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster.

What pairs well with the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Dumble Steel String Singer, Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp — The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost is built to push a cranked valve amp like the Bluesbreaker into smooth, singing overdrive..

How much does the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster cost?+

Around $3558.02 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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