The Dallas Tuxedo 1959 is a Dallas boost pedal. Close alternatives include the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster and the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube.

Dallas Tuxedo 1959

Dallas · pedal

The Dallas Tuxedo was a British-made valve-driven boost and treble booster unit from the late 1950s, part of the small wave of early standalone gain devices that predated the fuzz and overdrive pedal boom of the mid-1960s. Units like the Tuxedo were built to push an already-driven amplifier harder or add treble emphasis for lead work, functioning more like an outboard preamp stage than a modern stompbox. Dallas would later become closely associated with the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face.

  • british
  • modern
  • solid
  • preamp
  • resonant
  • stage
  • treble
  • electronic

Genres the Dallas Tuxedo 1959 is commonly used in

  • Electronic
  • Rock
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Blues Rock
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  • Alternative
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  • Blues
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Amps that pair well with the Dallas Tuxedo 1959

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

28% match

Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube

Blackstar

tonal match
$1540.62via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube answers back warm

Gibson EH-185

Gibson

tonal match

Where this leans thin, Gibson EH-185 answers back full

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

tonal match

Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match
$747.19via Reverb

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$782.78via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$708.76via Reverb

Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Pedals that stack with the Dallas Tuxedo 1959

Amptweaker Big Rock Pro

Amptweaker

23% match
$299via Reverb

The Tuxedo 1959's resonant British preamp boost stacks with Big Rock Pro's own fat, modern gain for a richer push.

Catalinbread SFT

Catalinbread

23% match

Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone

ThorpyFX The fat general

ThorpyFX

22% match
$194.81via Reverb

ThorpyFX The fat general's warm voice suits Dallas Tuxedo 1959's own bright character

Source Audio Mercury Flanger

Source Audio

22% match

Keep Source Audio Mercury Flanger after Dallas Tuxedo 1959 in the signal chain, clear of Dallas Tuxedo 1959's own gain stage

FoxGear EchoSex

Foxgear

16% match

Keep Dallas Tuxedo 1959's bright voice out front: FoxGear EchoSex goes after Dallas Tuxedo 1959 in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

pedal

16% match
$263.70via Reverb

Run Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Dallas Tuxedo 1959 in the signal chain, clear of Dallas Tuxedo 1959's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Orange - Vintage Distortion

Orange

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Orange - Vintage Distortion answers back warm

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$159via Reverb

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

pedal

72% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, use, bright

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

72% similarity
$3558.02via Reverb

Shared character: 1960s, treble, bright

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

71% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, treble, bright

Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

pedal

70% similarity

Shared character: use, treble, bright

JHS The Overdrive Preamp

JHS Pedals

70% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, bright, middle

Díaz Texas Ranger

Diaz

69% similarity

Shared character: treble, bright, middle

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

68% similarity

Shared character: bright, middle, boost

Maxon OD808

Maxon

68% similarity
$118.63via Reverb

Shared character: middle, stage, boost

Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)

Benson Amps

68% similarity
$259via Reverb

Shared character: treble, stage, preamp

TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45

TC Electronic

62% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: preamp

Keeley MK3 Driver

Keeley

62% similarity
$169.15via Reverb

Shared character: stage

Keeley Angry Orange

Keeley

62% similarity
$169.15via Reverb

Shared character: middle

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Dallas Tuxedo 1959?+

The closest matches in character are the 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster, the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, the Colorsound Power Boost.

What pairs well with the Dallas Tuxedo 1959?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube, Gibson EH-185 — Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth.

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