The Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster is a Warm Audio overdrive pedal, currently around $159.99. Close alternatives include the Xotic RC Booster and the SONICAKE Sonic Super Master. It pairs well with the Park P75H and the Laney LX35R.
Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster
Warm Audio · pedal
The Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster is built around the original Dirty Boy Ball Buster circuit, part of the three-pedal Dirty Boy Jr. series created with boutique builder Dirty Boy Pedals. It delivers up to 10dB of gain ranging from a transparent clean boost through to saturated, British-amp-style breakup, with dedicated Treble and Bass controls plus a three-position H-M-L frequency switch for shaping where the boost sits in the mix. As with its Overdrive and Fuzz Jr. series siblings, it brings a full-size boutique Dirty Boy circuit into a more affordable, pedalboard-friendly format. Released in 2026, it targets players who want a flexible always-on boost or amp-pushing pedal with genuine tonal shaping rather than a single fixed voicing.
What stands out
“Released in 2026, it targets players who want a flexible always-on boost or amp-pushing pedal with genuine tonal shaping”
— from the listing
“Dedicated Treble and Bass controls alongside the three-position frequency switch give it more shaping flexibility than a typical single-knob boost pedal, letting players tailor exactly where in the frequency spectrum the extra gain sits”
— from the reviews
“with dedicated treble and bass controls plus a three-position h-m-l frequency switch for shaping where the boost sits in the mix”
— from the listing
“british-amp-style breakup”
— from the listing
“Booster is built around the original Dirty Boy Ball Buster circuit, part of the three-pedal Dirty Boy Jr”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“as with its overdrive and fuzz jr”
— from the listing
- boost
- frequency
- gain
- treble
- british
- clean boost
- transparent
- dirty
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster is commonly used in
- Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster
Park P75H
Park
28% matchStack Park P75H on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney LX35R
Laney
28% matchLaney LX35R pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Ampeg V-4
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Ampeg V-4 on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Marshall Vintage Modern 2466
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 and it comes out closer to low gain
Ampeg BA 108
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Ampeg BA 108 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head pushes a edge of breakup tone toward low gain
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
19% matchNobels ODR-1 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Klon KTR
Klon
18% matchKlon KTR pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
EarthQuaker Devices
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster in the signal chain, clear of Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Xotic SP Compressor brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster's bright voice out front: Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb goes after Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster 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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster's bright voice out front: Eventide Modulated Delay goes after Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin DC Drive V3
Carl Martin
tonal matchStack Carl Martin DC Drive V3 on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward low gain
JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai
JHS Pedals
tonal matchStack JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Cheaper alternatives
Black Arts Toneworks -Skyboost
Black Arts Toneworks
66% similarityShared character: wide range, boost, treble
Fender Engager Boost
Fender
59% similarityShared character: boost, treble, subtle
TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster
TC Electronic
59% similarityShared character: boost, mix, transparent
Carl Martin Hydra boost
Carl Martin
59% similarityShared character: wide range, boost, transparent
WEM CCB-1 Copicat Boost
Wem
58% similarityShared character: boost, subtle, transparent
Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose
Electro-Harmonix
58% similarityShared character: boost, treble, mix
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Xotic RC Booster
Xotic
63% similarityShared character: boost, treble, transparent
SONICAKE Sonic Super Master
Sonicake
59% similarityShared character: boost, mix
Greer Amps Sonic Boom
Greer
57% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, gain
J. Rockett Archer Clean
J Rockett
56% similarityShared character: boost, treble, transparent
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
56% similarityShared character: boost, treble, fuzz
Danelectro CEO
Danelectro
55% similarityShared character: boost, transparent, gain
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster?+
The closest matches in character are the Xotic RC Booster, the SONICAKE Sonic Super Master, the Greer Amps Sonic Boom. Budget picks: Black Arts Toneworks -Skyboost, Fender Engager Boost, TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster. Boutique upgrades: JAM Boomster mk2, Analog Man King of Tone, Suhr Koko Boost.
What pairs well with the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Park P75H, Laney LX35R, Ampeg V-4 — Stack Park P75H on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward.
How much does the Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Booster cost?+
Around $159.99 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).