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Best Treble Booster Pedals & Rangemaster Clones in 2024

This article is entirely focused on the best treble booster pedals & Rangemaster clones on the market. The coverage of other boost stompboxes can be found in the boost pedals category. [lwptoc depth="3" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" numerationSuffix="dot" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h4,h5" skipHeadingText="Our Categories|Rangemaster Clones Videos|Related…Click on the title for more

Best Treble Booster Pedals & Rangemaster Clones in 2024

Warm Audio RingerBringer

The Warm Audio RingerBringer continues the US company's series of pedals inspired by discontinued (or supposedly so) stompboxes brought to you at a lower price point than the original and with very minor sonic compromises, if any. The RingerBringer, as many of you may have guessed, is a clone of…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio RingerBringer

Meris MercuryX Modular Stereo Reverb

*You'll be able to play with this pedal at the upcoming Brooklyn Synth and Pedal Expo. The Meris MercuryX represents a modular evolution of reverb by California-based company Meris, drawing inspiration from two of their most popular pedals: the Blade Runner soundtrack-inspired Mercury7, and their first forey into the digital/modular…Click on the title for more

Meris MercuryX Modular Stereo Reverb

Win a Novation Circuit Rhythm with the London Synth Expo!

Aye, UK-based groovers and bleepers, We bring you the news of an awesome giveaway linked to the upcoming London Synth (and Pedal) Expo 2024!Click on the title for more

Win a Novation Circuit Rhythm with the London Synth Expo!

Pedals for Synths: the Best 10 Stereo Reverbs for Texture and Ambiance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y7Y6VZxzuA Reverb is typically employed in music and sound design to simulate the impression of space. Nevertheless, modern reverb pedals house sophisticated circuits capable of much more. They seamlessly integrate additional effects such as modulation, delay, and pitch-shifting, enabling the player to diversify the sonic possibilities of any instrument across…Click on the title for more

Pedals for Synths: the Best 10 Stereo Reverbs for Texture and Ambiance

Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel Overdrive

Based on the same topology as the company's popular Model feT (voiced after the Sunn Model T amp), the Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel is a preamp-style overdrive inspired by another amp (or rather, amp series) beloved by most electric guitarists: the Marshall Plexi. It doesn't focus its attention on a…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel Overdrive

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

To further remind us that pedals are a modular format just like Eurorack, the Endorphines Ghost is a rare example of a synth company venturing into the stompbox format (there are plenty of reversed cases including EQD, Strymon, and Empress Effects, just to mention a few). While the original Ghost…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

Bitcrusher Pedals are a lot of fun, but for most guitarists not a big priority on their board, which is why an affordable, mini effect of this kind like the Sonicake Wave Crush makes a lot of sense. This musical little device can bring your signal's sampling rate from 44100Hz…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

New Pedal: Krozz Devices Krakenheart

The Krozz Devices Krakenheart is a modern take on the vibe circuit by a Brazilian company that already received a lot of praise for another analog modulation pedal, their Airborn flanger. The control set immediately conveys the idea of a circuit that goes beyond traditional Uni-Vibe tones. Besides the expected…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Krozz Devices Krakenheart

New Pedal: SolidGoldFX Aurras Optical Vibraphase Univibe

The SolidGoldFX Aurras, presented as an "Optical Vibraphase," represents a modern approach to the sound of the vintage Uni-Vibe with an innovative dual LFO setup. The circuit consists of (quoting the builder) "a 2-stage asymmetric phase shifter built around a pair of selected and individually controlled opto-isolators." This allows for…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: SolidGoldFX Aurras Optical Vibraphase Univibe

BOSS RV-200 Reverb

BOSS's 200 series pedals are smaller but not necessarily less powerful versions of the Japanese company's flagship, multi-algorithm, stereo 500 series. The BOSS RV-200 (also a stereo device) is the much-anticipated shrunken version of the RV-500. Considering that its delay sibling, the DD-200, was released four years earlier, one may…Click on the title for more

BOSS RV-200 Reverb

Updated Pedal: Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Sometimes it feels like the world is giving birth to at least one drive pedal per day, but a quick glance at the new Tubesteader Lightkeeper - now updated to a compact V2 - was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive. First of all, this hand-built baby…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive