The Díaz Texas Ranger is a Diaz boost pedal. Close alternatives include the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster and the Suhr Brighton Treble Booster. It pairs well with the Swart MOD 84 and the Dumble Steel String Singer.

Díaz Texas Ranger

Diaz · pedal

The Diaz Texas Ranger is a treble booster built by Cesar Diaz around the Dallas Rangemaster circuit, the same late-1950s design behind the classic British treble-boosted lead tones of the 1960s. Diaz extended the original with added treble and gain controls plus a high/mid/low EQ switch the Rangemaster never had, giving considerably more tonal range than the vintage circuit it is based on. Diaz built and repaired gear for artists including Bob Dylan and Stevie Ray Vaughan over a career spanning more than thirty years. Warren Haynes uses one as part of his rig.

  • mid
  • eq
  • germanium
  • transistor
  • vintage
  • growl
  • fat
  • treble

Genres the Díaz Texas Ranger is commonly used in

  • Alternative
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  • Blues Rock
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Rock
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  • Blues
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  • Indie Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Díaz Texas Ranger

Swart MOD 84

Swart

35% match

Into Díaz Texas Ranger, Swart MOD 84 is right at home: it's built around Vox-style amps

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

tonal match

Dumble Steel String Singer's smooth balances out the bright tone

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

tonal match

Run Fender Prosonic after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Gibson GA-50 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match
$747.19via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp answers back warm

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$782.78via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Orange Terror Bass answers back warm

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$708.76via Reverb

Orange Little Bass Thing's warm balances out the bright tone

Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo

Fuchs

tonal match

Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo's warm balances out the bright tone

Pedals that stack with the Díaz Texas Ranger

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

15% match

Put Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Díaz Texas Ranger in the signal chain, clear of Díaz Texas Ranger's own gain stage — also used together by 1 artist

Catalinbread SFT

Catalinbread

15% match

Run Catalinbread SFT after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

15% match
$199via Reverb

Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Ashdown Velvet Compressor

Ashdown

13% match
$150.07via Reverb

Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

10% match
$199via Reverb

Run Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Díaz Texas Ranger in the signal chain, clear of Díaz Texas Ranger's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Belle Epoch

Catalinbread

9% match
$178.49via Reverb

Catalinbread Belle Epoch's analog warmth voice goes after Díaz Texas Ranger in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Díaz Texas Ranger's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects

Fortin Amplification

tonal match
$320.79via Reverb

Into Díaz Texas Ranger, Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end

Friedman Buxom Boost

Friedman

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Friedman Buxom Boost's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Díaz Texas Ranger delivers it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

pedal

72% similarity

Shared character: 8_impedance, treble, bright

Suhr Brighton Treble Booster

Suhr

71% similarity
$149via Reverb

Shared character: glassy, treble, bright

Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V

Hudson Electronics

71% similarity

Shared character: reliable_performance, treble, bright

Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue

Catalinbread

70% similarity
$217.51via Reverb

Shared character: treble, bright, boost

Dunlop JHM S1

Dunlop

70% similarity

Shared character: 8_impedance, boost, bright

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

70% similarity
$3558.02via Reverb

Shared character: bright, boost, treble

SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

Solidgoldfx

70% similarity

Shared character: 8_impedance, fat, treble

AnalogMan Beano Boost

Analog Man

70% similarity
$233via Reverb

Shared character: bright, boost, treble

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Electro-Harmonix

69% similarity
$96.75via Reverb

Shared character: glassy, true_bypass, boost

J. Rockett Archer

pedal

69% similarity
$183.99via Reverb

Shared character: bright, boost, treble

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

69% similarity

Shared character: bright, boost, treble

Dallas Tuxedo 1959

Dallas

69% similarity

Shared character: treble, bright, middle

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Díaz Texas Ranger?+

The closest matches in character are the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster, the Suhr Brighton Treble Booster, the Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V.

What pairs well with the Díaz Texas Ranger?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Swart MOD 84, Dumble Steel String Singer, Fender Prosonic — Into Díaz Texas Ranger, Swart MOD 84 is right at home: it's built around Vox-style amps.

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