The Tech 21 Boost DLA is a Tech 21 boost pedal. Close alternatives include the DGN Custom Guitars V3 Blaster Board and the AlfaTone Paperback Heartbreaker #3. It pairs well with the Magnatone Starlite Reverb 10 and the JAM Pedals Tubedreamer.
Tech 21 Boost DLA
Tech 21 · pedal
Tech 21 is best known for its SansAmp line of amp-simulating and character pedals, and this entry's DLA designation is an abbreviation whose exact meaning isn't confirmed from available sources. This campaign has specifically learned to treat Tech 21's short alphanumeric codes with caution rather than guessing at what they stand for, after an earlier entry's FB code turned out to mean Fuzzy Brit rather than the more obvious-seeming Fender Blackface guess. Without a listing URL to check against, DLA is left unexpanded here rather than risk a similarly confident but wrong decoding.
- boost
- gain
- stage
- specific tonal character
- driven
- drive
- breakup
- entry
Genres the Tech 21 Boost DLA is commonly used in
- Reggae
Amps that pair well with the Tech 21 Boost DLA
Pedals that stack with the Tech 21 Boost DLA
JAM Pedals Tubedreamer
Jam Pedals
11% matchJAM Pedals Tubedreamer's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive
Mad Professor
11% matchMad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
9% matchRun Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Tech 21 Boost DLA in the signal chain, clear of Tech 21 Boost DLA's own gain stage
Pigtronix Philosopher King
Pigtronix
7% matchPigtronix Philosopher King leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
7% matchKeep Roland SDE-3000D after Tech 21 Boost DLA in the signal chain, clear of Tech 21 Boost DLA's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
7% matchKeep Tech 21 Boost DLA's edge of breakup voice out front: Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 goes after Tech 21 Boost DLA in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
DGN Custom Guitars V3 Blaster Board
Dgn Custom Guitars
71% similarityShared character: entry, stage, gain
AlfaTone Paperback Heartbreaker #3
Alfatone
69% similarityShared character: entry, boost
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
Xotic
69% similarityShared character: amp, stage, gain
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
68% similarityShared character: amp, stage, gain
Biyang Pre-19 Preamp
Biyang
67% similarityShared character: amp, gain, boost
Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive
Rarebird Effects
67% similarityShared character: gain, boost
Matthews Effects Architect V2
Matthews Effects
67% similarityShared character: stage, gain
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Pedals
66% similarityShared character: amp, stage, boost
Snouse BlackBox Overdrive 2
Snouse
66% similarityShared character: stage, gain, boost
SONICAKE King of twins
Sonicake
65% similarityShared character: stage, gain
Wampler Plexi-Drive Deluxe
Wampler
65% similarityShared character: stage, gain, boost
Keeley KE-Suprod
Keeley
65% similarityShared character: brand, boost
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Tech 21 Boost DLA?+
The closest matches in character are the DGN Custom Guitars V3 Blaster Board, the AlfaTone Paperback Heartbreaker #3, the Xotic BB Preamp V1.5.
What pairs well with the Tech 21 Boost DLA?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone Starlite Reverb 10, JAM Pedals Tubedreamer, Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive — Magnatone Starlite Reverb 10 is voiced for Fender-style amps — Tech 21 Boost DLA gives it exactly that.