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Rangemaster Inspired

Caroline The Blues overdrive

Launched on April 1st by Caroline Guitar Co as a pretend joke, The Blues is a Dallas Rangemaster evolution presented as a gentler cousin to the company's Hawaiian Pizza transistor fuzz-drive. If the Pizza is 30% drive, 70% fuzz, then this is more like 80% drive, 20% fuzz. The toggle…Click on the title for more

Caroline The Blues overdrive

Pedal Pawn Texan Twang Overdrive

Those looking for a pedal that encapsulates the essence of traditional Texan music may find what they need in the Texan Twang, a pedal by a company based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Inspired by a steady aural diet of Steve Ray Vaughan, this combo boost/overdrive pedal is a two-knob, treble booster-inspired…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Texan Twang Overdrive

New Pedal: BSM Black Box

Designed by veteran stompbox engineer Bernd Meiser of BSM pedals, the Black Box is a treble booster variant inspired by the device used by AC/DC's Angus Young as a wireless system in front of his JTM amps: the Schaffer Vega Diversity System. The Schaffer Vega wasn't a transparent box, but…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BSM Black Box

Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation

The Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation is a multimode pedal of "anything Germanium" delivering voicings of fuzzes and boosters inspired by classic pedals. An all-analog multi-mode germanium fuzz pedal with all the “greatest hits” of fuzz onboard. In addition to a Fuzz Face mode and 3 Tone Bender modes, also has…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Greece is becoming a powerhouse in the field of pedal manufacturing and Vintage Guitar Nerds, founded in 2018 by UK-based Dimitris Loizos, is a welcome new company in this crowded arena. The Boostache is their first and so far only release and was actually designed by ST Electronix, an overdrive…Click on the title for more

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

The sound of a distorted classic Marshall amp from the '60s and '70s has become a staple in rock'n'roll and a source of infinite inspiration for pedal makers all over the world. Danish effects designer Carl Martin has built some of the most successful Plexi-style pedals and unveiled a new…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

Blammo! Electronics Zap Master Treble Booster

Portland's Blammo! Electronics dropped a new, Dallas Rangemaster treble boost clone called Zap Master consisting of one knob (Level) and a 3-way toggle switch that adjusts the amount of bass frequencies. Designed to sound and look like the original unit, the Zap Master's circuit sports upgrades that make it quieter…Click on the title for more

Blammo! Electronics Zap Master Treble Booster

DryBell Unit67 EQ/Boost/Compressor

Up until 2019, Croatian manufacturer DryBell has been very focused on building the best possible Uni-Vibe pedal recreations. Everything changed today, with the release of their first non-vibe product called Unit67, a utility pedal that - knowing the company's designing rigor - promises to be a very useful and great…Click on the title for more

DryBell Unit67 EQ/Boost/Compressor

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Moustached people are rarely boring, and pedal builder Moustache Audio keeps faith to that trait with pedal circuits that defy expectations. Their Razor is a boost that also double as... fuzz, using only two knobs and two toggle switches. The Gain knob delivers a wide range of tones from clean…Click on the title for more

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Northern FX Rangemaster

The Northern FX Rangemaster is a modern take on that venerable vintage circuit originally manufactured by Dallas, which features a mix of original and updated components within a more pedalboard-friendly enclosure, with the single NOS black glassed PNP germanium transistor providing the grit. The innovation with this version of the…Click on the title for more

Northern FX Rangemaster

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

Portland pedal builder Catalinbread just unveiled a gorgeous new version of their Dallas Rangemaster emulation, the Naga Viper treble booster. The circuit here is identical to the original, but, since it belongs to a limited edition series called Gallery, its case sports brand new art. There's also a version in…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto Overdrive + Filter

The newly released Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto, is a Germanium based Rangemaster variant overdrive (bordering on a fuzz) with features that improve on the original design by allowing the players to tailor the voicing of the pedal to complement their guitar and signal chain, thanks to a Tone knob…Click on the title for more

Rare Buzz Effects Piccolo Falsetto Overdrive + Filter