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Treble booster

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Who uses it

Brian MayQueen: AC30 + treble booster 1970s onward
Treble booster (Dallas Rangemaster-style): His single-transistor treble booster, originally an OC44 germanium Dallas Rangemaster. Guitar.com: The story of Brian May's Deacy amp ↗

Affordable clones & alternatives

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Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive Pedal~$70 new approx.
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pedal~$100 new approx.

Budget clone: Electro-Harmonix Screaming Bird
Boutique clone: Fryer Brian May Treble Booster

Suggested alternative Clones are editorial suggestions, not claims about what any artist uses.

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