R2R Electric OC44 Treble Booster Professional

Demo of R2R's two-knob treble booster--check out R2R here: www.r2relectric.com/
Recording chain: Guitar--Radial Twin Servo preamp--Scarlett 6i6--Logic--Radial JCR Reamp--Treble Booster Professional--Hand-built 18-watt Custom Plexi amp--Weber Silver Bell (hemp cone)--Sennheiser e906/Beyerdynamic M160--Hairball Audio Lola preamps--Scarlett 6i6--Logic.

[@leiferickson3183]

Great demo! It sounds like the amp wasnt turned up much, but it was hard to tell because the clean sound wasn't played as agressively. More info an the amp would be cool. I have been wanting to make some treble boosters forever but never have the time.

[@ElliotGKnapp]

Thanks! The amp started as a Trinity Custom Plexi, but I built it with EL84s instead of 6V6s...its Normal channel is about the closest thing I have to an amp that "needs" a treble booster per the conventional wisdom, and its TMB channel is practically a treble booster on its own! The first half the gain's cranked about 2/3 and the 2nd half it's over halfway, and the tone knob is below noon (low pass territory). A lot of people say treble boosters sound the best into a cranked amp--I tried maxing the gain when recording the demo and it was just too much distortion, especially since I wanted to actually turn up and showcase the boost. It's probably a bit tough in a home studio demo to replicate the original use case (a stage-volume rig with a lot of headroom that's too dark)...I think the critical thing is getting the amp gain high enough that the signal is really full-range, and, usually, pretty chubby as a result, especially in Fender circuits, which mostly get wayyyyy to bassy when cranked. It's also received wisdom that TBs don't sound good through American amps but I would tend to disagree, especially with tweed and brown Fenders. For such a simple circuit, TBs have some serious magic, and they're fun to build too...more videos on that topic later :)

[@reneherbst9562]

Hi, do you still have the Weber 12f150b ? Have you tried the 12f150t?

[@ElliotGKnapp]

Yeah! 12F150B is my fave ceramic American for black panel Fenders. Haven’t tried the 12F150T but the alnico version is next on my list. My next video will be a comparison of the same cone with alnico vs ceramic-the presence range is much punchier and potentially harsh with ceramics, so I would be wary of pairing the reportedly very bright T cone with ceramic.

[@reneherbst9562]

@@ElliotGKnapp is the 12f150b bright and clear ? I tried a 10f125 and a 10a125, the f is punchier and the a brighter

[@reneherbst9562]

@@ElliotGKnapp hi, did you try a 12a150t ? Did you record the alnico vs ceramic speaker ?