Germanium Treble Boosters in Modern Amps - Necessary?

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As mentioned older British amps (which had very little preamp gain)darkened up and became more and more bass heavy as you drove them harder and harder.  Treble boosters were great for this because they boosted the treble.

A pleasant side effect of the Rangemaster was that the germanium transistor would also break up.....you can really hear this on many of Iommi's old solos, particularily when he's on the high strings.

I don't know what kind of amp you're using, but modern sounding amps are usually voiced to compensate for this.  What you may end up with is a very trebly sound that sounds like it's missing alot of bottom end.

yup, unless you're boosting a valve amp that's already running flat out, you'd be better with a distortion pedal.  although, mozt modern amps i' ve played through have , frankly, too nuch bottom end, and not enough crunchy upper mids!  dual rectifiers have a lot to answer for !!!!!!

[HTH AMPS]

a Rangemaster WILL sound overly trebley into an amp set for your usual tone but if you listen to the normal channel of a plexi or a non-tb AC30, they ARE very bassy (hence the use of a treble booster).

The way to use them is to switch them on then dial in your EQ - they're generally not much cop as solo boost pedals over your normal tone since they will make the tone too trebley.  If you mod them for a full-range boost then they're alot better as solo boosters.

I've been using mine with the Randall Titan and it sounds excellent - just turned the treble down on the amp.

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[fps_dean]

The way to use them is to switch them on then dial in your EQ - they're generally not much cop as solo boost pedals over your normal tone since they will make the tone too trebley.

Not at all depending on how much you normally EQ your amp and how much you are abusing it already.  If you do it right, too much treble won't be an issue and nor will too little treble be an issue with it off.  With a 5150, that will never happen because they need all the lows they can get, but with an old Marshall, that can work very well.

[HTH AMPS]

The way to use them is to switch them on then dial in your EQ - they're generally not much cop as solo boost pedals over your normal tone since they will make the tone too trebley.

Not at all depending on how much you normally EQ your amp and how much you are abusing it already.  If you do it right, too much treble won't be an issue and nor will too little treble be an issue with it off.  With a 5150, that will never happen because they need all the lows they can get, but with an old Marshall, that can work very well.

I can't even be bothered to argue since you contradict everything I ever say on this board.  Lets just say it's my opinion and leave it at that - if you feel differently then thats cool too.

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[fps_dean]

I can't even be bothered to argue since you contradict everything I ever say on this board.  Lets just say it's my opinion and leave it at that - if you feel differently then thats cool too.

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I mean, like, it depends on your amp, and the level of gain you are using etc.  I've got it to work quite nicely with Evos into a Marshall Major without too much gain.

[HTH AMPS]

I can't even be bothered to argue since you contradict everything I ever say on this board.  Lets just say it's my opinion and leave it at that - if you feel differently then thats cool too.

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I mean, like, it depends on your amp, and the level of gain you are using etc.  I've got it to work quite nicely with Evos into a Marshall Major without too much gain.

oh well, my bad - maybe I read too much into it. Sorry.

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[fps_dean]

I can't even be bothered to argue since you contradict everything I ever say on this board.  Lets just say it's my opinion and leave it at that - if you feel differently then thats cool too.

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I mean, like, it depends on your amp, and the level of gain you are using etc.  I've got it to work quite nicely with Evos into a Marshall Major without too much gain.

oh well, my bad - maybe I read too much into it. Sorry.

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No problem dude... and btw, I usually find your comments showing higher IQ than most, so don't think I always disagree with you.