The Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast is a Hudson Electronics preamp pedal, currently around $285. Close alternatives include the Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier and the Klon KTR. It pairs well with the Shin's Music Dumbloid and the Soldano SLO.

Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast

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The Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast is a two-channel version of the discrete Class-A germanium preamp, with a low-gain mode on one footswitch and a high-gain mode on the other, each independently adjustable. In the low setting it covers everything from a sparkling clean boost through transparent overdrive, with plenty of volume on tap to push an amp; switched to the high-gain side with the Gain Trim wound up, it delivers heavier, distorted tones with a warm, fuzzy edge. Shared Low Cut and Gain Trim controls shape both sides, with Low Cut rolling off bass as it's turned up and Gain Trim increasing output and gradually breaking up the signal. Built around a Triad steel-core transformer and a germanium transistor for its distinctive, console-breakup-inspired character. It suits players wanting both a transparent clean/low-gain boost and a warmer, fuzzier high-gain drive instantly switchable from one pedal.

  • germanium
  • preamp
  • clean boost
  • saturation
  • electronic
  • vintage
  • production
  • organic
$285View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast is commonly used in

  • Electronic
  • Blues
  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative
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  • Rock
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  • Blues Rock
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Pedals that stack with the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast

Shin's Music Dumbloid

Shins Music

21% match

Stack Shin's Music Dumbloid on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Soldano SLO

Soldano

20% match

Soldano SLO takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

Crazy Tube Circuits

18% match

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

16% match

Run Walrus Audio Julia after Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast in the signal chain, clear of Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast's own gain stage

Cusack Music Delay TME

Cusack Music

15% match
$169.99via Reverb

Run Cusack Music Delay TME after Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast in the signal chain, clear of Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

13% match
$139via Reverb

Keep Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast in the signal chain, clear of Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Friedman Buxom Boost

Friedman

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Friedman Buxom Boost's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast delivers it

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

tonal match
$269.97via Reverb

Feed a high gain signal into Wampler Cory Wong and it comes out closer to clean boost

Cheaper alternatives

Rarebird effects Transformer Preamp 63

Rarebird Effects

71% similarity
$127.59via Reverb

Shared character: internal_transformer, pedal, warm

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus V2

Caroline Guitar Company

71% similarity
$189via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, boost, warm

Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027

Dunlop

70% similarity
$145.80via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, boost, amp

MXR Super Badass Distortion

MXR

70% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: warm, high_gain_settings, boost

Greer Moonshot Germanium preamp

Greer

70% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: boost, warm, preamp

Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2

Electronic Audio Experiments

70% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: internal_transformer, signal_chain, pedal

Boutique & premium upgrades

Klon Centaur

Klon

72% similarity
$4000via Reverb

Shared character: warm, pedal, boost

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

93% similarity
$3558.02via Reverb

similar tone character

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Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier

Hudson Electronics

81% similarity

Shared character: classic_tone_machine, signal_chain, boost

Klon KTR

Klon

74% similarity

Shared character: warm, high_gain_settings, boost

Strymon Riverside

Strymon

73% similarity

Shared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, boost

Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)

Benson Amps

72% similarity
$259via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, boost, amp

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

71% similarity

Shared character: warm, high_gain_settings, volume

Hudson Electronics Broadcast AP

Hudson Electronics

69% similarity
$300.63via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, warm, preamp

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast?+

The closest matches in character are the Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier, the Klon KTR, the Strymon Riverside. Budget picks: Rarebird effects Transformer Preamp 63, Caroline Guitar Company Icarus V2, Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027. Boutique upgrades: Klon Centaur, Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster.

What pairs well with the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Shin's Music Dumbloid, Soldano SLO, Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio — Stack Shin's Music Dumbloid on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight.

How much does the Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast cost?+

Around $285 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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