Good news everyone. The western electric tube plant in Georgia which is the old Mullard plant has stated that they will begin manufacturing guitar amp tubes very soon. They have all the old Mullard tooling so will cut time off if the delay. Also the numbers that they will be manufacturing will ensure that they will not come at a premium cost. Happy days. Greetings and salutations from Muscle Shoals Alabama hit recording capital of the world 🗺
Rory used a treble booster before Brian. I watched an interview video of Brian May and he talked about how as a young man that he a friend were huge fans of Rory Gallagher. They would go to his shows at small venues. A couple of times he worked up the nerve to talk with Rory. Rory turned out to be such a friendly and wonderful guy quite willing to answer any questions these two young, aspiring musicians had. They asked Rory where he got his tone from and he told them that all you need are two things. First, a Vox AC30 amp. And second, a Range Master Treble Booster. So Rory came before Brian. They were friends for a very long time.
Slight correction to Your Guitarist timeline…. Rory Gallagher was the one who revealed how he got his sound to a star struck Brian May… So it was Rory first & then Brian who followed after RE: adoption of a treble booster. Great show btw. 👍👍👍
Dan's face when he hits the ac30 with the Pete Cornish pedal and it starts ghosting.......says everything that you ever need to know about guitar volume!
Thanks for finally mentioning my boy Tony Iommi I was going to have an aneurysm if you had an entire episode about treble boosters and didn’t mention him
I celebrated my best friends 30th birthday last night and am well hung over. It is out of pure love that I watch this one this morning. Treble boosters and hangovers are not my idea of a good time, but some excellent tones were had and I learned something new and useful as always. Thank you so much for the amazing content!
I, too, am hung over. I drank red wine like an amateur last night, forgetting to drink water as well…but Dan’s gleeful playing at the intro just makes me happy.
Very informative episode indeed!! Going to send this to anyone who ever has trouble dialling in both a Treble Booster or Fuzz Face from now on! And of course, thanks sooo much for featuring out Pedal Pawn Texan Twang 🤠🎛 Chris here.
All the guitars sounded fantastic but the SG with the P90 was just outstanding! The tone was so thick and chewey for solos, definately my holy grail tone! Great video guys, really learned a lot!👍🎶
When Mick said "that is an unfortunate name" I said yes, after trying to boost my amp I realized what I need is a clean boost with a low freq cut for more gain that still has string to string definition, and that seems to be the case with treble boosters.
I don’t think neither Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck are famous for using a treble booster, I think they were famous for using a Tone Bender. Correct if I’m wrong. Also fun fact: Brian May got his sound from Rory Gallagher after he saw a concert by Rory Gallagher and he really like the tone, so he stayed after the show and asked him about how he gets his sound and he told that he plugs a treble booster into an AC 30. You can find the clip online of Brian May talking about this.
Dan at the start was me as a teenager hearing Malcolm and Angus for the first time. I confess I'm not capable of that much energy and passion now, despite being significantly younger than Dan. But watching TPS has definitely kept the joy of those "come onnnn!!!!" guitar sounds alive for me in recent years. Thanks lads. You've also inspired keeping up my overdraft from pedal purchases, but it's an occupational hazard.
Totally agree. This show celebrates that teenage-like enjoyment of how cool electric guitars are and how fun they are to play. It inspires me to stop worrying about trying to be “good” and just have fun.
I have a custom tb built by Iommi's tech since 1990, Mike C. Prototype #7. Basic breadboard and signed boost . Sent to me from him in 2014 after the 13 tour! Part of the joy of finding "that tone" is finding your own!
Right towards the end, Dan with the single P90 double, union tubes into the 385 into the fender. I had to pull over and rewind to actually see what it was. GLORIOUS!! That is an adult sound fellas. Man I love those revalations
R2r electric two knob has 6 modes,1-3 of them are treble boost 4-5 is mid boost and 6 is full range, Its an absolut awesome boost pedal, hands down the best boost pedal i own and I have tried.
Treble boosters are so underrated. At least for me, it proved the awnser to my Marshall 1974x. Personally, I’ve got the Jam Rooster as shown and it’s stupendous
Some great moments in the video (of so many): Dan looking sad and loving when the AC30 gets turned off (47:55), both ducking from the "very focussed midrange shotgun" when the BassBreakerManThing gets some schwang (49:54), and Mick's reaction to the blues tone he got with the ODR-1, Collider and the Texas Twang (1:00:05). Thanks for so much detail and bringing us the knowledge, leg-ends!
Ahhhhh YESSS! The ultimate for those of us who know pedal. A range master with an AC30 or jtm45 is just the most magical tone. Really shines with an ef86 type vox circuit. I also love it as my boost for neck pickups on Les Pauls, p90 or PAF. Stacks so well with a fuzz face circuit too. Another awesome episode gents! Wouldn’t want to start my Saturday any other way than with TPS!
I have several Fender amps and I love them but...the growl and rage that the AC30 has are glorious. Every pedal sounds better into it and this video proves that at all. Anyway...I laughed sooooo much when you turned on the first pedal with the Fender amp. Your reactions were hilarious 😂
As much as I love episodes about SD-1's and TS-9's, the cork-sniffer in me is delighted to hear a Pigdog, an R2R and a Pete Cornish pedal compared into a vintage AC-30!
Really interesting lesson, looking forward to buying a couple items from the shop. All I've learned from watching these videos has been great, summary of tone-ness so we can focus on more playing. Yesterday I got a treble booster, and behold, an hour long lesson on how to use it. Thank you !
I fell into treble boosters by accident. Buddy’s band was playing, and he needed someone to run sound. During soundcheck, he wanted me to play his rig while he checked out my mix. He was running a DIY one knob treble booster and it sounded awesome. I love them, I just have trouble applying them to my rigs.
Anytime a spinal tap quote appears I know the episode is going to be good….and this was no exception. Hope all is well with our dear Leg-ends, all my love!!!
I could listen to that guitar sound at 1:00 hr all day. Loving the gold Strat Mick. I'm a Tele man at heart (5 teles to 2 strats) but that Strat and Texas Twang is doing something for me. Thanks for this video gentlemen.
This week's show went up just as I'm literally getting in the door from a dentist's appointment getting a cracked filling replaced, so this is a very, very welcome distraction! Thanks guys!
I built my own using parts, found an old pedal box cost me about 20 bucks in total found reansistors in discarded electronics loving it,friends all want one
One thing I'd add for people considering a treble booster: there are LOADS of sounds from the ’60s and ’70s that you probably think are Marshalls, and have probably even been *told* are Marshalls, that are actually AC15s or 30s with treble boosters in front. We associate Vox with that chime and "pling," which gets compressed off with the booster; now, after quite a lot of sessions, I think "Vox with treble booster" WAY before "cranked Plexi" (or imitation thereof) when I'm in the studio and want a classic British crunch c. 1970. (And if you don't have a Vox, any Rangemaster-style boost is killer with tweed Fenders, cranked Champs and Princetons of any era, Boogie Marks and Rectos set to medium gain, crunchy Supros, and even Marshalls!)
Vox AC30C2 such a wide range I am always discovering something new from my Vox especially when I play one of my other amps and come back to the Vox. Sometimes I find myself looking over at the amp just because it sounds so good.( I also do this with my Deluxe Reverb)
@@lastofthe4horsemen279 It doesn't hurt that Voxes are some of the most visually beautiful amps in the world. Everything about them is a perfect snapshot of the time and place, you know what I mean? Mods-and-rockers London just waking up from its tough gray years of rationing, mourning, and malaise, and suddenly VOX, and everything is different.
@@ThatPedalShowso you know, Brian may runs his Knight audio technologies red 18 silicone strap mounted tb with mouled output cable and RF filtering etc etc into his reassuringly expensive Shure digital wireless system. he DRIVES the radio pack which drives the rest of the rig. a must with a tb because they are a high impedance load so to get the glassy cleans the red special,(i have his whole rig btw too 😂) has to see the opposite load to get the cleans in the way the guitar and the tb first in line interact. maybe an episode on tbs with a wireless after would be good? 😊
LOVE to see Union Tube & Transistors get some love! Their Tour Bender Tonebender and Tone Druid boost/overdrive are AMAZING! Big thanks from the Upper Left Coast, USA.
Been waiting for this episode! I’ve been eyeing the Texas twang for over 6 months! Can’t wait to watch this 4 or 5 times just to make sure I caught everything!
Love this show. Long time booster here. AND thanks for mentioning Iommi. Can't talk about the legendary treble booster tones of history without acknowledging the mighty Sabbath! That AC30 boosted makes every hair on my body stand up! Oh, hey Mick, I just got tickets to see Doyle II and the Arc Angels in my hometown (New Braunfels TX) at the oldest dance hall in Texas,Gruene Hall! The band sets up on the dance floor right in front of you. It should be amazing. And it looks like we may get new music from them soon! Oh and I'm seeing David Grissom this coming g mo day at the Saxo Pub in Austin, he plays every Tuesday that he is available. Cheers chaps from Texas! Thanks for all the hard work you do to entertain us!
As a Brian may fan an owner of bm gear an nailing the sound. I use the Kat treble booster plush from knight audio technologies. They make the red 18 booster for Brian may which goes after the Red Special an all replicas like the guytons etc for those that don't know. Proper great treble boosters.
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When Dan got up at 01:02:57, I was ABSOLUTELY SURE he was gonna come back with the Junior. Hahahaha Love you, guys! Killer show!!
Bless those sound engineers. I play in an acoustic duo and I remember an open mic we did at a pub and the SE contrived to make us sound terrible, well more than usual. Once we started he decided to add a long delay echo to my guitar for some reason. Then he got bored and spontaneously and uninvited decided to join in with us half through a song,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, on drums.
An unrelated but sincere thank you to Katherine (and anyone involved) for the T-shirt. The detail-level per package-volume ratio is off the charts, and the shirt itself is a joy to wear. Recommended - the experience of unboxing it alone is worth the price!
I use the strymon sunset treble mode (with the tone knob turned down) as a clean boost when I'm stacking drives - it's a very excellent boost. Cheers guys
I was foolishly planning to sell my Analogman Beano Boost, but then I acquired a Fender Pro Junior and - on a whim - tried the Beano through the Pro Junior. It. Was. Magic. Thanks, as always, for helping me expand my tonal horizons. Grace and Peace… 😊❤️👍
Mick…. I’m a bit of an expert on treble boosters and who used them first. It was Rory Gallagher then Brian May. Brian asked Rory how he got that sound. Rory introduced Brian to the Rangemaster sitting on top of his AC30. In an interview Brian states that he ran right out and got the Rangemaster and AC30.
I got a D*A*M Red Rooster. Love it! It will make every OD pedal sounds huge and strong, and in a good way, powerful, percussive, bright but not piercing.
Always love these. The first pedal I ever built was a rangemaster clone with switchable input capacitors, way back in the early 2000s. I still have it but found it hard work with my Fender or Peavey Classic amps. Using a Vox now and a smaller Fender amp so will have to pull it out again.
*ADD "INDUCTION BIAS" to your Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster or clone. Save this and please do share your results. I designed the circuit and fell in love with it!* ---- I created a really cool induction bias circuit on my Rangemaster treble booster that sounds amazing. I've been wanting to apply it to a fuzz circuit. It's more stable than robbing voltage. Give it a try. A major bonus is it's sweet spot is right on the edge of cutoff, so once set it effectively becomes a noise gate if you desire, and foot switchable with simple two wire make/ break. I recommend tuning it to edge of cutoff for lead playing as it kills feedback, OR you just keep the knob away from cutoff, it's still in the sweet spot without gating. *Parts for PR Jacobs Induction Bias* -- *80 mHenry inductor* . Doesn't have to be exact (you add values in series with inductors). certainly the cool wah pedal TDK Inductors or larger chassis mount inductors look coolest, but any inductor works if it's in spec/ value. *250k audio taper pot* . You can make the mod foot switchable simply by breaking the inductors connection. Highly recommended and can use shielded or non shielded 2 conductor wire whichever works best for you. Personally I've found no difference. *PR Jacobs Induction Bias for the Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster* The Circuit: Face pot toward you terminals up. 123 left to right. Rangemaster is only a 1 transistor circuit, but for a fuzz face based circuit you'll focus on Q2. I'd try reversing any existing Attack mod on Q2 emitter back to stock for a fresh start. So take your inductor(s) and connect it to Q2 Emitter. Connect it's other end to terminal 1 on pot. Connect terminal 2and 3 together and run to ground. Bypass through a make/break switch, breaking connection to ground bypasses the mod. -- try various inductor values and types. I used a 41mHenry at first, but discovered after I put another 41mH in series it sounded better, and I put a switch on it to compare,, and found myself just leaving it 82mH mode. To operate: Turn pot fully clockwise and slowly turn down until it sounds best. The sweet spot is right in between coughing out and it having no effect. The sweet spot has a boost quality with increased clarity a very desirable breakup crunch. I hope more people try out this mod. The only time I don't use it much is with a telecaster through a high powered amp. Works great on Les Paul with Seymour Duncan JB and 1959 pickups through Jet City JCA100HDM on Marshall 4x12 spkr cab. I have also found that the very awesome, under recognized Donner LAX COMP compressor limiter As first pedal and the modded Rangemaster next in line, I can really get it perfect! [ I also use the setup with a Joyo American pedal at the end for various amps. Such a great pedal is the American! ------------------- No decent Donner LAX COMP reviews so I'll put one in the comments. FYI It's designed around the coveted Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. So look at reply...And save that mod you'll love it. It's actually just a couple parts remember.
( AUTHOR review on >> *Donner LAX COMP* is their version of the classic Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. A very handsome pedal actually, it even has 76 in the logo if you look close. Foolish of Donner not to mention it anywhere in their ad campaign, so I've been mentioning it around. Now one quality of a compressor is its breathing character, but often we don't want this. The Donner is rock stable. Donner LAX COMP is designed around the LM3080 OTA ( Operational Transconductance Amplifier , see an excellent article on the CA3080 OTA in *Internet Archives- Radio Electronics magazine May 1988 pages 63-68* . I happened to recall seeing it a couple years ago when looking through 4-5 issues of the magazine I'd kept from my early 20's). Also in the circuit are 3 transistors and approx 50 surface mount resistors and capacitors. As I mentioned it is a very stable, but very warm pedal as well. I like that the Limit control raises the clean headroom. The Bright switch operates to preserve clariy. I got my LAX COMP brand new from Donner's Ebay store {for 35 US}. I'm going to get another one for my recording setup. For a good example of a recording with what appears to be 1176 on every track, is Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama.
I have a Jam Pedals Red Rooster booster and it kicks ! Use it with P90s, single coils, and HBers, through a Victoria 5112 and it just brings out the big grin every time!
Not to be rude but I want to pull the arms off the next pedal demo dude who noodles on a Strat the whole time. If I see a Strat in the thumbnail I dont even watch it. All I know about delay pedals anymore is how they well they sound playing Pink Floyd songs into a Katana.
So fun you use J Mascis as an example of loud guitar sound; I saw them in 2017 and ended up RIGHT IN FRONT OF J, except he had a Hiwatt stack instead of an Orange. It was so loud that my ears weren’t just ringing but were sore FOR DAYS. But it was the best guitar tone I ever heard. Anyway, great episode and makes me question if I should run my VC35 with a bit more gain and get a treble booster…
Blues, light boost (mid range or low mid) . Rock and possibly metal (not a metal player), very heavy mid to high/med boost into already pushing amp. This is getting easier. Brands be damned, that is the gist. Low sounds good in isolation or absent a bass or baritone, but mostly get lost in the mix. What a fun journey we take. Try it all!
Most of the Deep Purple stuff from the early late 60s and 70s was Recorded on an AC30 with a treble booster... So perhaps Blackers was one of the first to use that combination way before May and Gallagher (who always get the mentions...)
It wasn't mentioned in the vid, but the Catalinbread Skewer is broadly based on the Hornby Skewes treble booster that Ritchie used. The accompanying Dreamcoat overdrive pedal is based around the mic preamp circuit from the Aiwa reel to reel tape deck he used as an od.
Oh, and Mick - a little thing I discovered that you might like: next time you're going for that classic mid/late ’70s session man tone, like Larry Carlton's 335 into a Mark I Boogie or Lukather with his Rivera-modded silverfaces, try: treble booster (ideally one with some lower mids) >> mid-gain overdrive (TS, Distortion+, Rat w/gain low, left side of the Gladio, you know the sort) >> anything resembling a black or silver Fender clean sound (say the Tone King Imperial). I know you've got a **real** Boogie Mk. I, but for anybody who's looking for that sound from a ’65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue - or a Hot Rod Deluxe, too!, with its own midrange - treble booster >> medium gain OD >> Fendery clean does a bang-up job with that "everything on 7" early Boogie tone.
I've made a few treble boosters on veroboard recently...a Naga viper, a runoffgroove omega, but the eqd arrows is hands down my favourite. Just a beautiful sound.
The RM BOOSTER that I build and play. Is into a clean amp into the normal channel. With vintage humbuckers. The neck pickup is really the way to go most of the time. I love my RM Booster 😂😂😂😂. They have been Forsale for a few years now.
What a glorious sound! I wish I could find a tele that I love as half much as Dan. I always thought that they look so cool, but never could get a sound I love. I tend to always gravitate back to my strat.
try building your own warmoth tele, that's my next project. You can specify whatever neck construction, fingerboard radius, inlays. View body blanks by wood and weight or have your own made. I figure it's a good way to learn proper guitar finishing. The thought of a custom build Tele or strat that I can finish myself with nitro lacquer like Gibsons is enticing!
@@t3hgir I’m not us based, so partcasters tend to get expensive with scarce parts on the market. My strat is almost like that. I have a road worn mex 60s strat with Emerson custom electronics and lollar pickups. Took me some time to assembly it, but when I finally did it, it was amazing. Really like that guitar. I had some Teles over the time, and really like the looks of a lake placid blue that I had at one point. But the neck wasn’t quite right and the never had a pickup that I really liked (didn’t tried many as well - maybe that was the problem).
Supported a band called The Session last night. The guitarist had Mick’s ultimate rig. Two rock & Marshall wet dry with his own “blue” and humongous board with no complicated pedals.
I am sure you guys think about it every day, but isn't amazing how glorious things sound when expensive guitars hit a bunch of expensive pedals into expensive amps? And not to mention killer guitar players. The last few minutes of the video sounded amazing (as did the rest of it). My wife was in the other room and was like "what is going on in here." Great video as always.
So… great show as always. What a glorious thing the treble booster ac30 thing is and congratulations on discovering the ‘59 tweed sound. Your going to want the 4x10 as well because… because. And no the super has no correlation to it. I have a problem. I think you missed out a really big treble booster use case as evidenced by the Thorpy Veteran and AnalogMan Sun Lion. Treble Booster taming the bottom end of your favourite fuzz face when pushed to the point it gets flubby and you get lost in the mix. I reckon this combo perhaps has been in use for a long time.
EQD Arrows on my board. When it’s dimed, there’s a slight treble roll off that, when boosting an already distorted signal, keeps the harmonic feedback in the midrange. It howls, but never shrieks. Magic.
What a great episode. The Union T & T was the standout imo, but all of the others had exceptional moments. Stacking the Union with the Uno > 385 >BassBreaker was extraordinary. My Keeley Java rocks, but if I needed a replacement.. suffice to say it would be one of these :)
I really wish u gentlemen could drop more than 2 videos a week. I know it must be hard to do even 1 a week much less 2. I guess it's just hard to get enough of your ideas/ knowledge bombs because you spark so much creativity I would think in most everyone watching. Yes especially myself. So ty guys for all you do. Just do more. LOL
I think the Catilinbread Skewer sounded great, but all sounded awesome.. I'm using QSC speakers for monitors, this stuff is picky enough. Serious cork sniffing. But it must be done. Or build your own- it's a simple sensitive transistor circuit - a great first project. They all sound dif. But the one you build is certainly yours. An endearing testament to tone. So many kits, versions and direction.
Great episode. The explanation about the treble booster's effect on the tone of a cranked amp was enlightening. Time to revisit my Beano and R2R treble boosts. With cranked amps this time. P.S. - I picked up a great sounding 2001 '58 Les Paul Reissue yesterday.
Your timing is almost impeccable. I just picked up a Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble boost, which (allegedly) does the Dallas Arbiter thing. I'm absolutely loving it going into some low-mid edge-of-breakup tones! I blame Pete Thorn's treble booster video from a couple years ago!
I've tried many, and though I usually dig Catalinbread, the Naga just dosen't capture the lower gain and compression, - being Silicon, - of the Germanium units.It's also been cleaned up, and can be used as a mid boost, as well.IMO, a good pedal IF you play mostly harder, higher gain stuff, but something like the EQD Bows is more like the real deal.Greer also make several vintage types, that aren't stupid expensive,- yet. I think the key is guitar volume knob control sensitivity, and what the baseline of the gain begins as.If you're interested in the concept, I'd start trolling for one of the better used units before they get even more expensive.A few years from now, you won't be able to buy one for under $500.
Great video, especially the last part into a clean amp that felt like some interesting things to try for those of us who don't have the chance to gun our amps in the same way you do! :) Felt like a very 'old school' episode of TPS, in the best way!
Thanks gents, that was enormously helpful. I just picked up a Teisco Boost for my Orange and getting wicked Rangemaster vibes; its a very versatile unit. (good lord, that Pete Cornish boost is glorious though...)
Good news everyone. The western electric tube plant in Georgia which is the old Mullard plant has stated that they will begin manufacturing guitar amp tubes very soon. They have all the old Mullard tooling so will cut time off if the delay. Also the numbers that they will be manufacturing will ensure that they will not come at a premium cost. Happy days. Greetings and salutations from Muscle Shoals Alabama hit recording capital of the world 🗺
There was a survey recently asking what tubes people want them to produce, but I can’t find the link on their site.
@@billgreen3629 they’ve decided to go ahead
@@Frankie_Holt Woohoo!
Excellent.
OUTSTANDING!!!!
Rory used a treble booster before Brian. I watched an interview video of Brian May and he talked about how as a young man that he a friend were huge fans of Rory Gallagher. They would go to his shows at small venues. A couple of times he worked up the nerve to talk with Rory. Rory turned out to be such a friendly and wonderful guy quite willing to answer any questions these two young, aspiring musicians had. They asked Rory where he got his tone from and he told them that all you need are two things. First, a Vox AC30 amp. And second, a Range Master Treble Booster. So Rory came before Brian. They were friends for a very long time.
Slight correction to Your Guitarist timeline…. Rory Gallagher was the one who revealed how he got his sound to a star struck Brian May… So it was Rory first & then Brian who followed after RE: adoption of a treble booster. Great show btw. 👍👍👍
Dan's face when he hits the ac30 with the Pete Cornish pedal and it starts ghosting.......says everything that you ever need to know about guitar volume!
My tinnitus LOVES treble boosters!
Thanks for finally mentioning my boy Tony Iommi I was going to have an aneurysm if you had an entire episode about treble boosters and didn’t mention him
Actually Brian May said Rory Gallagher told him about treble boosters into AC30s ... Just for the record .
I celebrated my best friends 30th birthday last night and am well hung over. It is out of pure love that I watch this one this morning. Treble boosters and hangovers are not my idea of a good time, but some excellent tones were had and I learned something new and useful as always. Thank you so much for the amazing content!
Drinking on a school night............
I, too, am hung over. I drank red wine like an amateur last night, forgetting to drink water as well…but Dan’s gleeful playing at the intro just makes me happy.
I’m glad I quit drinking, I don’t miss hang overs. That’s for damn sure.
I watched this during the making of tomorrow's hangover. I purchased a treble booster somewhere in the middle. I don't think I'll be upset :)
@@jackdyer83 Hell yeah!
Very informative episode indeed!! Going to send this to anyone who ever has trouble dialling in both a Treble Booster or Fuzz Face from now on! And of course, thanks sooo much for featuring out Pedal Pawn Texan Twang 🤠🎛 Chris here.
I really wanna do a video on yours someday. Love my naga viper and want to go down the treble boost rabbit hole haha
Dan’s happiness with the cranked AC30 is clearly indicative of the fact that he falls asleep in bliss to the hum of a cranked AC30.
All the guitars sounded fantastic but the SG with the P90 was just outstanding! The tone was so thick and chewey for solos, definately my holy grail tone! Great video guys, really learned a lot!👍🎶
Dans hat collection is what keeps me coming back and todays is the winner of all hats. I need that hat in my collection!
A couple of years go you guys convinced me I needed a treble booster! I got an Analogman Beano Boost and I love it! Thanks for all you do!
When Mick said "that is an unfortunate name" I said yes, after trying to boost my amp I realized what I need is a clean boost with a low freq cut for more gain that still has string to string definition, and that seems to be the case with treble boosters.
I don’t think neither Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck are famous for using a treble booster, I think they were famous for using a Tone Bender. Correct if I’m wrong. Also fun fact: Brian May got his sound from Rory Gallagher after he saw a concert by Rory Gallagher and he really like the tone, so he stayed after the show and asked him about how he gets his sound and he told that he plugs a treble booster into an AC 30. You can find the clip online of Brian May talking about this.
I can't believe that these guys didn't mention Ritchie Blackmore!!! Ritchie had Jim Marshall mod his Marshall Majors to Boost Treble....
Dan at the start was me as a teenager hearing Malcolm and Angus for the first time. I confess I'm not capable of that much energy and passion now, despite being significantly younger than Dan. But watching TPS has definitely kept the joy of those "come onnnn!!!!" guitar sounds alive for me in recent years. Thanks lads. You've also inspired keeping up my overdraft from pedal purchases, but it's an occupational hazard.
Totally agree. This show celebrates that teenage-like enjoyment of how cool electric guitars are and how fun they are to play. It inspires me to stop worrying about trying to be “good” and just have fun.
I have a custom tb built by Iommi's tech since 1990, Mike C. Prototype #7. Basic breadboard and signed boost . Sent to me from him in 2014 after the 13 tour! Part of the joy of finding "that tone" is finding your own!
Right towards the end, Dan with the single P90 double, union tubes into the 385 into the fender. I had to pull over and rewind to actually see what it was. GLORIOUS!! That is an adult sound fellas. Man I love those revalations
R2r electric two knob has 6 modes,1-3 of them are treble boost 4-5 is mid boost and 6 is full range, Its an absolut awesome boost pedal, hands down the best boost pedal i own and I have tried.
Chris makes awesome pedals!
I bought an R2R right before they became huge and I am a treble booster nut and this one is the best I have ever played.
@@markrevelband3902 the mids booster and full range boost is really killer too!! Stacks sooo well
My R2R by request has just 3 TB modes…standard 60s Rangemaster, an Italian MCB Super Treble variant, and a modern Rangemaster with a touch more Mids.
Treble boosters are so underrated. At least for me, it proved the awnser to my Marshall 1974x. Personally, I’ve got the Jam Rooster as shown and it’s stupendous
Me too! While pricey, it sure does kick ass!
So nice to hear and see "Red" again. Savage instrument.
Some great moments in the video (of so many): Dan looking sad and loving when the AC30 gets turned off (47:55), both ducking from the "very focussed midrange shotgun" when the BassBreakerManThing gets some schwang (49:54), and Mick's reaction to the blues tone he got with the ODR-1, Collider and the Texas Twang (1:00:05). Thanks for so much detail and bringing us the knowledge, leg-ends!
Afternoon folks. I’m sat outside working in the garden. A first for 2022 and its TPS time. Happy days
Ahhhhh YESSS! The ultimate for those of us who know pedal. A range master with an AC30 or jtm45 is just the most magical tone. Really shines with an ef86 type vox circuit. I also love it as my boost for neck pickups on Les Pauls, p90 or PAF. Stacks so well with a fuzz face circuit too. Another awesome episode gents! Wouldn’t want to start my Saturday any other way than with TPS!
I have several Fender amps and I love them but...the growl and rage that the AC30 has are glorious. Every pedal sounds better into it and this video proves that at all. Anyway...I laughed sooooo much when you turned on the first pedal with the Fender amp. Your reactions were hilarious 😂
This has the makings of being one of my favourite episodes -I'm going to hold off til this evening to get a proper viewing with a nice Irish Whiskey
As much as I love episodes about SD-1's and TS-9's, the cork-sniffer in me is delighted to hear a Pigdog, an R2R and a Pete Cornish pedal compared into a vintage AC-30!
Always makes me happy to see the Nobles ODR-1 on the board. What a great episode.
Really interesting lesson, looking forward to buying a couple items from the shop. All I've learned from watching these videos has been great, summary of tone-ness so we can focus on more playing. Yesterday I got a treble booster, and behold, an hour long lesson on how to use it. Thank you !
Ah Friday…
Fascinating stuff!
Love the emotions you Gents pour into this. Thanks a lot!
I fell into treble boosters by accident. Buddy’s band was playing, and he needed someone to run sound. During soundcheck, he wanted me to play his rig while he checked out my mix. He was running a DIY one knob treble booster and it sounded awesome. I love them, I just have trouble applying them to my rigs.
Anytime a spinal tap quote appears I know the episode is going to be good….and this was no exception. Hope all is well with our dear Leg-ends, all my love!!!
I could listen to that guitar sound at 1:00 hr all day. Loving the gold Strat Mick. I'm a Tele man at heart (5 teles to 2 strats) but that Strat and Texas Twang is doing something for me. Thanks for this video gentlemen.
What an incredible show! You guys are the best. I’ve learned so much from you all. Cheers!
Best TPS ever. Treble boosted vintage AC 30 is food for the soul!!!
You had me at "AC30 at two o'clock". Cheers guys. Love this 🙂
Perfect timing! I just went to my mailbox and grabbed my Analogman Beano Boost to use with my Bad Cat Hot Cat 50R! Great show guys! Thank you!
3:28 Brian May got the idea for the Vox/ Treble Booster setup directly from Rory Gallagher so he was before Brian.
I was going to mention that, but you did it first. But I forgive Mick, because he’s a young gun. That Santa Claus beside him looks a bit older.
This week's show went up just as I'm literally getting in the door from a dentist's appointment getting a cracked filling replaced, so this is a very, very welcome distraction! Thanks guys!
I have an early R2R amp top TB and can easily say that it’s a pedal that I will never part ways with. Chris’ quality is second to none!
I built my own using parts, found an old pedal box cost me about 20 bucks in total found reansistors in discarded electronics loving it,friends all want one
Dan you ALWAYS make me smile. Thanks to you both for all the fun
One thing I'd add for people considering a treble booster: there are LOADS of sounds from the ’60s and ’70s that you probably think are Marshalls, and have probably even been *told* are Marshalls, that are actually AC15s or 30s with treble boosters in front. We associate Vox with that chime and "pling," which gets compressed off with the booster; now, after quite a lot of sessions, I think "Vox with treble booster" WAY before "cranked Plexi" (or imitation thereof) when I'm in the studio and want a classic British crunch c. 1970. (And if you don't have a Vox, any Rangemaster-style boost is killer with tweed Fenders, cranked Champs and Princetons of any era, Boogie Marks and Rectos set to medium gain, crunchy Supros, and even Marshalls!)
Yah. This!
Vox AC30C2 such a wide range I am always discovering something new from my Vox especially when I play one of my other amps and come back to the Vox. Sometimes I find myself looking over at the amp just because it sounds so good.( I also do this with my Deluxe Reverb)
@@lastofthe4horsemen279 It doesn't hurt that Voxes are some of the most visually beautiful amps in the world. Everything about them is a perfect snapshot of the time and place, you know what I mean? Mods-and-rockers London just waking up from its tough gray years of rationing, mourning, and malaise, and suddenly VOX, and everything is different.
@@ThatPedalShowso you know, Brian may runs his Knight audio technologies red 18 silicone strap mounted tb with mouled output cable and RF filtering etc etc into his reassuringly expensive Shure digital wireless system. he DRIVES the radio pack which drives the rest of the rig. a must with a tb because they are a high impedance load so to get the glassy cleans the red special,(i have his whole rig btw too 😂) has to see the opposite load to get the cleans in the way the guitar and the tb first in line interact. maybe an episode on tbs with a wireless after would be good? 😊
LOVE to see Union Tube & Transistors get some love! Their Tour Bender Tonebender and Tone Druid boost/overdrive are AMAZING! Big thanks from the Upper Left Coast, USA.
Been waiting for this episode! I’ve been eyeing the Texas twang for over 6 months! Can’t wait to watch this 4 or 5 times just to make sure I caught everything!
Yeah I have a Diaz TX Ranger and the Twang sounds really good in comparison
Nothing better than a treble booster! MY favorite is the Beano.
Love this show. Long time booster here. AND thanks for mentioning Iommi. Can't talk about the legendary treble booster tones of history without acknowledging the mighty Sabbath! That AC30 boosted makes every hair on my body stand up! Oh, hey Mick, I just got tickets to see Doyle II and the Arc Angels in my hometown (New Braunfels TX) at the oldest dance hall in Texas,Gruene Hall! The band sets up on the dance floor right in front of you. It should be amazing. And it looks like we may get new music from them soon! Oh and I'm seeing David Grissom this coming g mo day at the Saxo Pub in Austin, he plays every Tuesday that he is available. Cheers chaps from Texas! Thanks for all the hard work you do to entertain us!
As a Brian may fan an owner of bm gear an nailing the sound. I use the Kat treble booster plush from knight audio technologies. They make the red 18 booster for Brian may which goes after the Red Special an all replicas like the guytons etc for those that don't know. Proper great treble boosters.
When Dan got up at 01:02:57, I was ABSOLUTELY SURE he was gonna come back with the Junior. Hahahaha
Love you, guys! Killer show!!
Bless those sound engineers. I play in an acoustic duo and I remember an open mic we did at a pub and the SE contrived to make us sound terrible, well more than usual. Once we started he decided to add a long delay echo to my guitar for some reason. Then he got bored and spontaneously and uninvited decided to join in with us half through a song,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, on drums.
An unrelated but sincere thank you to Katherine (and anyone involved) for the T-shirt. The detail-level per package-volume ratio is off the charts, and the shirt itself is a joy to wear. Recommended - the experience of unboxing it alone is worth the price!
Agreed! I literally put all the T shirt packaging with my pedal boxes to keep. Insanely good packing and hand written thank you note! Top notch.
1 minute in and I realized I need a treble booster. Thx Dan...
Yep, same. wow what a sound coming out of that vox
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Excellent episode! Classic TPS. 👍🏼
An old school, big board pedal show! Sweet!
I use the strymon sunset treble mode (with the tone knob turned down) as a clean boost when I'm stacking drives - it's a very excellent boost. Cheers guys
I was foolishly planning to sell my Analogman Beano Boost, but then I acquired a Fender Pro Junior and - on a whim - tried the Beano through the Pro Junior. It. Was. Magic. Thanks, as always, for helping me expand my tonal horizons. Grace and Peace… 😊❤️👍
Mick…. I’m a bit of an expert on treble boosters and who used them first. It was Rory Gallagher then Brian May. Brian asked Rory how he got that sound. Rory introduced Brian to the Rangemaster sitting on top of his AC30. In an interview Brian states that he ran right out and got the Rangemaster and AC30.
I got a D*A*M Red Rooster. Love it! It will make every OD pedal sounds huge and strong, and in a good way, powerful, percussive, bright but not piercing.
Always love these. The first pedal I ever built was a rangemaster clone with switchable input capacitors, way back in the early 2000s. I still have it but found it hard work with my Fender or Peavey Classic amps. Using a Vox now and a smaller Fender amp so will have to pull it out again.
*ADD "INDUCTION BIAS" to your Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster or clone. Save this and please do share your results. I designed the circuit and fell in love with it!* ----
I created a really cool induction bias circuit on my Rangemaster treble booster that sounds amazing. I've been wanting to apply it to a fuzz circuit. It's more stable than robbing voltage. Give it a try. A major bonus is it's sweet spot is right on the edge of cutoff, so once set it effectively becomes a noise gate if you desire, and foot switchable with simple two wire make/ break. I recommend tuning it to edge of cutoff for lead playing as it kills feedback, OR you just keep the knob away from cutoff, it's still in the sweet spot without gating.
*Parts for PR Jacobs Induction Bias* --
*80 mHenry inductor* . Doesn't have to be exact (you add values in series with inductors). certainly the cool wah pedal TDK Inductors or larger chassis mount inductors look coolest, but any inductor works if it's in spec/ value.
*250k audio taper pot* . You can make the mod foot switchable simply by breaking the inductors connection. Highly recommended and can use shielded or non shielded 2 conductor wire whichever works best for you. Personally I've found no difference.
*PR Jacobs Induction Bias for the Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster* The Circuit:
Face pot toward you terminals up. 123 left to right. Rangemaster is only a 1 transistor circuit, but for a fuzz face based circuit you'll focus on Q2. I'd try reversing any existing Attack mod on Q2 emitter back to stock for a fresh start.
So take your inductor(s) and connect it to Q2 Emitter. Connect it's other end to terminal 1 on pot. Connect terminal 2and 3 together and run to ground. Bypass through a make/break switch, breaking connection to ground bypasses the mod. -- try various inductor values and types. I used a 41mHenry at first, but discovered after I put another 41mH in series it sounded better, and I put a switch on it to compare,, and found myself just leaving it 82mH mode.
To operate: Turn pot fully clockwise and slowly turn down until it sounds best. The sweet spot is right in between coughing out and it having no effect. The sweet spot has a boost quality with increased clarity a very desirable breakup crunch.
I hope more people try out this mod. The only time I don't use it much is with a telecaster through a high powered amp. Works great on Les Paul with Seymour Duncan JB and 1959 pickups through Jet City JCA100HDM on Marshall 4x12 spkr cab. I have also found that the very awesome, under recognized Donner LAX COMP compressor limiter As first pedal and the modded Rangemaster next in line, I can really get it perfect! [ I also use the setup with a Joyo American pedal at the end for various amps. Such a great pedal is the American!
------------------- No decent Donner LAX COMP reviews so I'll put one in the comments. FYI It's designed around the coveted Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. So look at reply...And save that mod you'll love it. It's actually just a couple parts remember.
( AUTHOR review on >> *Donner LAX COMP* is their version of the classic Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. A very handsome pedal actually, it even has 76 in the logo if you look close. Foolish of Donner not to mention it anywhere in their ad campaign, so I've been mentioning it around. Now one quality of a compressor is its breathing character, but often we don't want this. The Donner is rock stable.
Donner LAX COMP is designed around the LM3080 OTA ( Operational Transconductance Amplifier , see an excellent article on the CA3080 OTA in *Internet Archives- Radio Electronics magazine May 1988 pages 63-68* . I happened to recall seeing it a couple years ago when looking through 4-5 issues of the magazine I'd kept from my early 20's). Also in the circuit are 3 transistors and approx 50 surface mount resistors and capacitors.
As I mentioned it is a very stable, but very warm pedal as well. I like that the Limit control raises the clean headroom. The Bright switch operates to preserve clariy. I got my LAX COMP brand new from Donner's Ebay store {for 35 US}. I'm going to get another one for my recording setup. For a good example of a recording with what appears to be 1176 on every track, is Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama.
I have a Jam Pedals Red Rooster booster and it kicks ! Use it with P90s, single coils, and HBers, through a Victoria 5112 and it just brings out the big grin every time!
this episode took me 4 days to get through and im not mad about it
Thank goodness we have someone to counteract Strat Mayer boy.
Hear hear!
@@ThatPedalShow Lol.
Not to be rude but I want to pull the arms off the next pedal demo dude who noodles on a Strat the whole time. If I see a Strat in the thumbnail I dont even watch it. All I know about delay pedals anymore is how they well they sound playing Pink Floyd songs into a Katana.
So fun you use J Mascis as an example of loud guitar sound; I saw them in 2017 and ended up RIGHT IN FRONT OF J, except he had a Hiwatt stack instead of an Orange. It was so loud that my ears weren’t just ringing but were sore FOR DAYS. But it was the best guitar tone I ever heard.
Anyway, great episode and makes me question if I should run my VC35 with a bit more gain and get a treble booster…
I am a big treble booster fan. So I’m with Mick here.
Blues, light boost (mid range or low mid) . Rock and possibly metal (not a metal player), very heavy mid to high/med boost into already pushing amp. This is getting easier. Brands be damned, that is the gist. Low sounds good in isolation or absent a bass or baritone, but mostly get lost in the mix. What a fun journey we take. Try it all!
You gotta include the Keeley Fuzz Bender! On this show! Freaking love that thing! Incredible!
You can always make or buy one & add input caps with a toggle to change the frequency
So nice to hear Dan playing, when he is in the zone, insired by the tones.
Awesome sounds indeed! I am missing some out of the flock of BSM boosters, ‚though.
I love using a Stone Deaf PDF-2 to cut the lower frequencies for a more single-coilish tone from humbuckers.
Most of the Deep Purple stuff from the early late 60s and 70s was Recorded on an AC30 with a treble booster... So perhaps Blackers was one of the first to use that combination way before May and Gallagher (who always get the mentions...)
It wasn't mentioned in the vid, but the Catalinbread Skewer is broadly based on the Hornby Skewes treble booster that Ritchie used. The accompanying Dreamcoat overdrive pedal is based around the mic preamp circuit from the Aiwa reel to reel tape deck he used as an od.
Yep! The Machine Head album, for example is all treble booster into Vox, whereas most people assume it is a cranked Marshall.
May no longer the range master he uses a Knight audio technologies strap booster called the red 18.
Man with headphones on this episode got me in the ear holes for sure… but wow I really want a UTT Snap… glorious tone gents! Thank you
Oh, and Mick - a little thing I discovered that you might like: next time you're going for that classic mid/late ’70s session man tone, like Larry Carlton's 335 into a Mark I Boogie or Lukather with his Rivera-modded silverfaces, try:
treble booster (ideally one with some lower mids) >>
mid-gain overdrive (TS, Distortion+, Rat w/gain low, left side of the Gladio, you know the sort) >>
anything resembling a black or silver Fender clean sound (say the Tone King Imperial).
I know you've got a **real** Boogie Mk. I, but for anybody who's looking for that sound from a ’65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue - or a Hot Rod Deluxe, too!, with its own midrange - treble booster >> medium gain OD >> Fendery clean does a bang-up job with that "everything on 7" early Boogie tone.
I already loved treble boosters before this. I build my own treble booster last summer and it’s honestly the best pedal I have right now.
OC44 tranister ??????
I've made a few treble boosters on veroboard recently...a Naga viper, a runoffgroove omega, but the eqd arrows is hands down my favourite. Just a beautiful sound.
The RM BOOSTER that I build and play. Is into a clean amp into the normal channel. With vintage humbuckers. The neck pickup is really the way to go most of the time. I love my RM Booster 😂😂😂😂. They have been Forsale for a few years now.
I love that this video came out literally the day after I preordered an R2R 2 Knob treble booster haha
What a glorious sound! I wish I could find a tele that I love as half much as Dan. I always thought that they look so cool, but never could get a sound I love. I tend to always gravitate back to my strat.
try building your own warmoth tele, that's my next project. You can specify whatever neck construction, fingerboard radius, inlays. View body blanks by wood and weight or have your own made. I figure it's a good way to learn proper guitar finishing. The thought of a custom build Tele or strat that I can finish myself with nitro lacquer like Gibsons is enticing!
@@t3hgir I’m not us based, so partcasters tend to get expensive with scarce parts on the market. My strat is almost like that. I have a road worn mex 60s strat with Emerson custom electronics and lollar pickups. Took me some time to assembly it, but when I finally did it, it was amazing. Really like that guitar.
I had some Teles over the time, and really like the looks of a lake placid blue that I had at one point. But the neck wasn’t quite right and the never had a pickup that I really liked (didn’t tried many as well - maybe that was the problem).
Supported a band called The Session last night. The guitarist had Mick’s ultimate rig. Two rock & Marshall wet dry with his own “blue” and humongous board with no complicated pedals.
Yay!
I am sure you guys think about it every day, but isn't amazing how glorious things sound when expensive guitars hit a bunch of expensive pedals into expensive amps? And not to mention killer guitar players. The last few minutes of the video sounded amazing (as did the rest of it). My wife was in the other room and was like "what is going on in here." Great video as always.
i`v heard guy`s with cheap gear sound great also when your good your good.
When I tried your Pete Cornish treble boost through Dan’s Matchless, it was an out of body experience - someone else was sounding amazing!
So much excitement to play a treble booster. 👍👍
I’ve had gigs that wanted our entire band to be less than 95db lol 😂 you guys are ripping that AC30! Nice 👍🏻
I laughed out loud when you hit the chord with the Rooster into the clean Fender. Greatvshow as ever.
Where the the Fulltone Ranger? That’s a beautiful treble booster.. needs to be on the show boys…
So… great show as always. What a glorious thing the treble booster ac30 thing is and congratulations on discovering the ‘59 tweed sound. Your going to want the 4x10 as well because… because. And no the super has no correlation to it. I have a problem. I think you missed out a really big treble booster use case as evidenced by the Thorpy Veteran and AnalogMan Sun Lion. Treble Booster taming the bottom end of your favourite fuzz face when pushed to the point it gets flubby and you get lost in the mix. I reckon this combo perhaps has been in use for a long time.
EQD Arrows on my board. When it’s dimed, there’s a slight treble roll off that, when boosting an already distorted signal, keeps the harmonic feedback in the midrange. It howls, but never shrieks. Magic.
What a great episode. The Union T & T was the standout imo, but all of the others had exceptional moments. Stacking the Union with the Uno > 385 >BassBreaker was extraordinary.
My Keeley Java rocks, but if I needed a replacement.. suffice to say it would be one of these :)
I really wish u gentlemen could drop more than 2 videos a week. I know it must be hard to do even 1 a week much less 2. I guess it's just hard to get enough of your ideas/ knowledge bombs because you spark so much creativity I would think in most everyone watching. Yes especially myself. So ty guys for all you do. Just do more. LOL
I think the Catilinbread Skewer sounded great, but all sounded awesome.. I'm using QSC speakers for monitors, this stuff is picky enough. Serious cork sniffing. But it must be done. Or build your own- it's a simple sensitive transistor circuit - a great first project. They all sound dif. But the one you build is certainly yours. An endearing testament to tone. So many kits, versions and direction.
Great episode. The explanation about the treble booster's effect on the tone of a cranked amp was enlightening. Time to revisit my Beano and R2R treble boosts. With cranked amps this time.
P.S. - I picked up a great sounding 2001 '58 Les Paul Reissue yesterday.
Your timing is almost impeccable. I just picked up a Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble boost, which (allegedly) does the Dallas Arbiter thing. I'm absolutely loving it going into some low-mid edge-of-breakup tones! I blame Pete Thorn's treble booster video from a couple years ago!
Very interested in the Naga Viper into channel 1 of my Kraken on lowish gain- what you running yours into?
I've tried many, and though I usually dig Catalinbread, the Naga just dosen't capture the lower gain and compression, - being Silicon, - of the Germanium units.It's also been cleaned up, and can be used as a mid boost, as well.IMO, a good pedal IF you play mostly harder, higher gain stuff, but something like the EQD Bows is more like the real deal.Greer also make several vintage types, that aren't stupid expensive,- yet.
I think the key is guitar volume knob control sensitivity, and what the baseline of the gain begins as.If you're interested in the concept, I'd start trolling for one of the better used units before they get even more expensive.A few years from now, you won't be able to buy one for under $500.
As always, great video! I wish I had the time to watch and listen. Maybe when I retire.
Trouble Booster on my board since 2 years...because of you : )
The Cornish and the Rooster were my favourites, but I want the Kingsley peasant :)
Great video, especially the last part into a clean amp that felt like some interesting things to try for those of us who don't have the chance to gun our amps in the same way you do! :) Felt like a very 'old school' episode of TPS, in the best way!
Possibly the most underrated and misunderstood pedal categories.
Thanks gents, that was enormously helpful. I just picked up a Teisco Boost for my Orange and getting wicked Rangemaster vibes; its a very versatile unit. (good lord, that Pete Cornish boost is glorious though...)
Oh man that JAM pedal is ACE!!!!!!