The Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost is a Matthews Effects boost pedal. Close alternatives include the 67Audio Libido and the Keeley Electronics Katana Boost. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt.
Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost
Matthews Effects · pedal
The Matthews Effects Aristocrat is a MOSFET-based clean boost pedal from Matthews Effects, providing transparent signal level increase using Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor technology for natural, low-distortion signal amplification. The MOSFET circuit delivers clean boosting with excellent headroom and minimal noise floor.
- clean boost
- mosfet
- transparent
- natural
- headroom
- transistor
- low noise
- clean
Genres the Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost is commonly used in
- Metal
- Country Pop
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
24% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier gives it high gain to fill it with
REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt
Revv
24% matchInto a transparent tone, REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt brings the high gain it's missing
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Friedman Jose Arredondo
Friedman
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Jose Arredondo gives it high gain to fill it with
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchEgnater Tweaker 88 Head's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Pedals that stack with the Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
19% matchInto a transparent tone, Walrus Audio Eons brings the low gain it's missing
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
19% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz gives it fuzzy to fill it with
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
13% matchKeep Boss BF-2 Flanger after Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost in the signal chain, clear of Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost's own gain stage
Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive
Vox
11% matchVox Valvenergy Silk Drive leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchRun Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost in the signal chain, clear of Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
7% matchKeep Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost's clean boost voice out front: Strymon BigSky goes after Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost 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)
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings the fuzzy it's missing
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchInto Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost, Tone City Dry Martini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
67Audio Libido
67audio
69% similarityShared character: boost, headroom, transparent
Keeley Electronics Katana Boost
Keeley
68% similarityShared character: boost, headroom, transparent
Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition
pedal
68% similarityShared character: boost, natural, boutique_stuff
Tru-Fi The Newton
Tru Fi
65% similarityShared character: boost, headroom, transparent
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
65% similarityShared character: low_noise_floor, boost, headroom
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
65% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, boutique_stuff
Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET
Fulltone
64% similarityShared character: boost, natural, clean
TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive
TC Electronic
64% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, natural
DigiTech DOD Gunslinger Mosfet Distortion
Digitech
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Duel Pugilist
Fender
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Attic FX JFET Boost
Attic Fx
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Wampler TCD Compulsion Drive
Wampler
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost?+
The closest matches in character are the 67Audio Libido, the Keeley Electronics Katana Boost, the Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition.
What pairs well with the Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt, Synergy SL2 Module — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier gives it high gain to fill it with.