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New Pedal: KittycasterFX Meerkat Wide Range Boost

Presented as a Wide Range Boost, the KittycasterFX Meerkat is a high-end evolution of the Rangemaster Treble Booster, used by legendary guitarists of the '70s to impart a more edgy quality to their tone, particularly during solos. Belonging to the company's FXCORE series, consisting of handmade, reimagined versions of classic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: KittycasterFX Meerkat Wide Range Boost

Best Treble Booster Pedals & Rangemaster Clones in 2025

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 2025

New Pedal: O.C.E. Pedals and Buddy Blues Gentleman Fuzz/Boost

Designed and released in collaboration with the Burbank based pedal company, the O.C.E. Pedals Gentleman Fuzz/Boost represents the debut in the pedal-making arena of YouTuber Buddy Blues, a man born to fuzz. The Gentleman blends a timeless two-transistor fuzz circuit (just like the good old Fuzz Face) with a gritty…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: O.C.E. Pedals and Buddy Blues Gentleman Fuzz/Boost

GFI System Solis Ventus Delay/Reverb

Hailing from the Indonesyan brand that gave us the Specular Tempus (also a stereo, multi-algorithms reverb + delay pedal), the GFI System Solis Ventus expands on its predecessor offering a dual DSP engine, powered by two 32-bit ARM processors. This configuration allows you to run two effects (delay-delay, reverb-reverb, or…Click on the title for more

GFI System Solis Ventus Delay/Reverb

JHS Pedals 3 Series Fuzz

The JHS 3 Series Fuzz is the first fuzz pedal released by JHS with a price tag under $100 USD, belonging to the $99 JHS 3 Series. The effect straddles the line between vintage and modern with soaring sustain and clear articulation. The Bias knob gives it a more gated…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals 3 Series Fuzz

Kasleder Vintage King Fuzz (Si & Ge)

The Kasleder Vintage King is a Fuzz Face evolution based on two rare NOS silicon transistors. Also, it has a unique trick up its sleeve: a Beard knob that, by changing the value of the input capacitor, can gradually morph it into something closer to an overdrive or even a…Click on the title for more

Kasleder Vintage King Fuzz (Si & Ge)

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

The new digital version of the Roland Space Echo is finally here (together with a smaller sibling!), and it looks exciting. Enter the BOSS RE-202 Space Echo! The DD-202 is a virtual multi-head tape machine that offers all the controls of the original unit in a package more round and…Click on the title for more

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

New Pedal Line: Peavey Amp & Preamp Pedal Series

A US brand known for love-them-or-hate-them (but mostly under-appreciated) solid-state guitar amps, at the NAMM 2025 show Peavey has introduced the Amp & Preamp Pedal Series, transforming some of its most iconic amplifier circuits into compact, road-ready stompboxes. The line, announced but not released yet, include these five pedals, in…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Line: Peavey Amp & Preamp Pedal Series

Updated Pedal: Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify X Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

The envelope filter has been an essential effect in funk and soul, creating vocal-like sounds that drip with attitude. The first version of the Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify took it to a new extreme by adding an octave up and/or down feature that could be placed before or after the Filter.…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify X Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

Supercool Pedals ’77 Fuzz Blender

Released in 2023, the Supercool ’77 Fuzz Blender is a modern reimagining of the iconic op-amp Big Muff circuit by a Toronto-base builder who participated in our NAMM 2025 shared pedal booth. The Flavour switch, highlighted in blue, offers two tonal profiles: up position: a classic mid-scoop tone stack, adjustable…Click on the title for more

Supercool Pedals ’77 Fuzz Blender

New Pedal: Nobels Cho-mini Stereo Chorus

At NAMM 2025, German pedal brand Nobels, popular for their ODR-1 Overdrive, unveiled a new line of non-gain, stereo mini pedals, including the Cho-Mini, a three-mode chorus pedal. These are the three modes available: Chorus 1 is voiced after bucket-brigade-based chorus pedal tones from the 70s, classic, warm, and evergreen.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Nobels Cho-mini Stereo Chorus

Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well

Handmade in Massachusetts by a promising up-and-coming builder, the Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well is an analog tremolo and wavefolder pedal that combines two effects into one unit. It features a tremolo on one side and a wavefolder on the other, with the option to combine them into a unique modulation…Click on the title for more

Cosmodio Instruments Gravity Well