Treble Booster Dalles Rangemaster

TREBLE BOOSTER

With a treble booster you amplify the mid and high tones up to 24dB or more. On the page sounds file recordings you can listen to MP3 files I have recorded using this treble booster. The recordings are in combination with a VOX Tonelab SE and my home build Dallas Rangemaster. The design is equal to the design Brian May used in the 70's.

What is the secret of the Dallas Rangemaster treble booster?

The treble booster amplifies specifically the high and mid tones. The effect provides a amplification of > 24dB to the frequencies above 1kHz. For the bass tones the amplification is approximately zero, and amplification doubles approximately per octave. Because it is not a doubling for the hearing in sound intensity this gives the guitar more presence in the middle and high area. By using old germanium transistors also a small distortion is added. It is precisely this distortion in combination with the high increase in the middle and high tones that gives a specific tight sound. The original Dallas Range master was very popular at the beginning of 1970's. Brian May has used this effect to create his unique 70's sounds. In my version on the back you find the in- and output jacks, 9Vdc adapter connection, and volume control. On the top is the by-pass switch mounted.

Click here to download the English build description of the original Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster