Which OD and Rangemaster type Treble Boost Bond Best with 5E3 Tweeds?

[frankie5fingers]

Looking for the most 5E3 friendly Treble booster - thinking about a Keeley Java? Also looking for a nice mild dirt/fatness - FatBoost 3? Other suggestions welcome. Thanks

 

[hacker]

Swart Atomic Boost-I played one through two different 5e3 clones (marsh amps), sounded great through both, even though the amps themselves had two very different speakers

 

[orogeny]

how about a throbak overdrive boost? i fookin love that thing. NOT really what you're asking for. . . . but sumpin to consider. def. can get you treble booster qualities. .. . but is also so much more. . .

 

[JKoeth]

I have owned some of the best on the market. I would HIGHLY suggest the Creepy Fingers Sugarboost! It KILLS with a Tweed!

 

[cbpickin]

My favorites with my 5e3, after extensive searching are:

Barber LTD SR / Barber 1/2 Gainer
Bad Bob boost
Clark Gainster
Timmy

I personally didn't care for treble boosters with my 5e3, but some guys do.
You definitely want to stay with things that have a flatter eq and open sound, IMO. The 5e3 is a bit dark and mid heavy, so nothing with any mid hump works for me.

 

[scotty31]

the java is pretty good with fender amps. mainly cos the tone knob can roll off the hiss and get a nice creamy old school boost. i love em. if you can, track down a cv7003 version. i dont know why but i found this transistor a little less aggressive than an oc44...not by much, but enough.

overdrive-wise the fulltone ocd is good for both a tweed amp & a treble booster. again, i preferred version 3 to the more common v4.
havent tried the earlier ones.

 

[orogeny]

My favorites with my 5e3, after extensive searching are:

Barber LTD SR / Barber 1/2 Gainer
Bad Bob boost
Clark Gainster
Timmy

I personally didn't care for treble boosters with my 5e3, but some guys do.
You definitely want to stay with things that have a flatter eq and open sound, IMO. The 5e3 is a bit dark and mid heavy, so nothing with any mid hump works for me.

great list. exactly why i suggest throbak odb. first thought was timmy, but it doesn't clean up like an odb. . .which is WHY i like that amp. . . though i don't play one since i've gone for clean headroom.

 

[CharAznable]

OCD and 5E3 is a lethal combination.

 

[bluesjuke]

I have two 5E3s, a Clark & a Victoria.

I love the Clark Gainster & the OCD V2 most so far.
They do very well with the RC & AC Boosters too.

Had a Rangemaster, Beano, that also though it did work well wasn't so fitting to my preference except at higher volume where the Rangemaster shines. Very good pedal suited for larger amps better I think.

There is something to the flatter EQ pedals that do best in the 5E3's.

Now seeking a Bad Bob and think that will be up there with the Gainster.

 

[BrianK]

I use a Cornish TB-83 with my deluxe, sounds killer. Roll back the volume and and it cleans up nice and still has a rich articulate sound. My secret weapon, always on and always improves the tone regardless of what amp I use.

 

[Occam]

My '57 5F10 loves a Catalinbread Formula No. 5 running on 18V in front of it...I'm sure it would sound great in front of a 5E3 since it's designed after that sound anyways.

 

[bluesjuke]

Yes, I have a Bad Bob for a long time now. I like what it does much more than the RC Booster.

The Clark Gainster and the Bad Bob are here to stay always along with a PTD Bone Machine which is out of this world in Fuzz but excellent for OD and many flavors of it as well.

 

[cbpickin]

Bad Bob is the best boost for tweeds for me these days. I don't like to add additional od or eq to my tweed tone. The Bad Bob is perfect.

 

[1224 Lee]

Plum crazy squawk.

Swart Fuzzy Boost too.