I've been thinking about treble boosters lately. I haven't tried one before but from everything that I've read and demos I've seen on youtube, they seem to be pretty cool.
There's a few different pedals out there and I'm leaning towards the Keeley Java boost. Others hat got my attention were AnalogMan Beano boost and Cesar Diaz Texas Ranger.
Has anyone had any experience with any of these pedals or any treble booster in general?
Please share your thoughts
I have the ultimate treble booster. A Telecaster.
Seriously though, when I read the thread title, I thought you'd be talking about the treble boost electronics in the Rally, which are abysmal.
I guess the guitars that I have, or the sounds I go for, don't lend themselves towards needing any kind of treble enhancement.
Hi kristian012, I have used a Keeley Java Boost with varying degrees of success.
For me, it worked best with a Strat, and in front of an Ibanez Tube Screamer, as an extra boost/goose/gain stage. When engaged, it provided a nice, throaty kick that was great for leads. Sort of a cranked Vox-y vibe (which was otherwise unavailable from my Deluxe Reverb.) But I don't own the Strat anymore, and have found it not to mate as well with my Tele or Gretsches.
In the last year or so I've been using a Barber Tone Press compressor for the same function, to goose/boost (goost?) the TS for solos. Brilliantly, the Barber has a "mix" knob that allows one to mix the amount of straight and compressed signals, so I really use the Barber more as a boost, and mix in a teeny bit of compression to fatten things up for solos. I'll also kick in the Barber with a clean sound (no TS) for the same. The distinction here is the JB added a different "voice" to the sound while boosting, the Barber is more neutral.
I still have the Keeley JB and will hold on to it since I may find it useful again in the future for a different setup, recording, etc.
How would an equalizer pedal do for a treble/volume boost? It basicly does the same, but lets you drive certain bands, even take out some bass/high when required, plus with a volume slide, you can (clean) boost your signal as well.
I assume this would be more beneficial when you already drown your tubes with sound, then give it the extra kick, where added volume only adds drive, not decibels.
Is there anybody out here who has experience with both?
You could always just use a Wah-Wah pedal stuck in the "down" position. 
I always found the "Bright" switch on a Fender amp to be all the treble boost i needed. me playing with a treble boost box would probably kill all the birds between here and Boulder Creek.
The thing with a treblebooster is that it's not so much a 'bright switch' as more of a booster with the low-end rolled off.
The idea is that as you hit more volume to the preamp of an amp (with the intention of amp based tube overdrive), you need to roll-off some of the bass frequencies, otherwise it gets real messy. In practice, a treble booster gives a nice touch sensitivity to some amps. Guys like Clapton (the Beano tone), and Brian May, are some of the better known trebleboost/rangemaster users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble_booster_pedal
And yes, an eq pedal is a more advanced form of the primitive treble booster.
Yes. Thats exactly what I'm talking about ADR. I want an early Clapton/Brian May tone.
I would want it to work with my Gretsch guitars as well.
65 Amps make a copy of the original Dallas Rangemaster treble boost called the 65 Boost. It has Germanium transistors and the same 1/2 watt carbon comp resistors that they use in their amps. It also has a four way tone selector switch. So if you're after that vintage British treble boost tone, you couldn't get closer than that.
It certainly colours your tone, albeit in a good way, but If you're looking for a more transparent boost I can recommend the Twin Stomp Booster, the Rothwell Atomic Booster and the Durham Sex DRive.
"me playing with a treble boost box would probably kill all the birds between here and Boulder Creek. "
ah, i see...so we're more talking about a "boost with treble enhancement." the wildlife advisory would still apply, though.
The awesome Redd Volkaert regularly uses the Sex Drive pedal. I've played it myself and liked it (and I HATE most pedals!), although I never thought of it as being like a Rangemaster.
I ended up with a BSM RM treble booster that I got cheap off ebay.
It sounds great, just what I was looking for.
