VOX Brian May ampPlug

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amPlug Brian May

Developed by Vox in collaboration with Brian May, the amPlug-BM AC30 + Treble Booster setting is quite literally the Brian May tone in the palm of your hand. With the amPlug Brian May guitar headphone amplifier, you get the legendary guitarist’s classic tone anytime, anywhere - through any set...

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[mkstewartesq]

amPlug Brian May

Developed by Vox in collaboration with Brian May, the amPlug-BM AC30 + Treble Booster setting is quite literally the Brian May tone in the palm of your hand. With the amPlug Brian May guitar headphone amplifier, you get the legendary guitarist’s classic tone anytime, anywhere - through any set...

www.voxamps.co.uk

I preordered it from Sweetwater (cheaper to do that than buy it immediately from the BMG shop and pay shipping from the UK). I'm a huge Brian May fan and my first pedal builds have been a variety (too many) of treble boosters, including the PedalPCB and AionFX Rangemaster clones and the Musikding Cornish BC149 clone and the General Guitars Fryer Deluxe clone. I play a Burns Red Special that has been modified to have the correct knife edge tremolo and upgraded Yonderbosk pickups. Attached are pictures of the enclosures I designed for the PedalPCB Rangefinder and the Fryer Deluxe.

TBH, this Amplug sounds a bit fizzy but I think it will be fun for my use case, which is just being able to noodle on the guitar on the couch without needing to fire up an amp, pedals, etc.

Mike

 

[Phil hodson]

@mkstewartesq

Have you seen this too?

Brian May Treble Boost

Great treble boost that doesn't rely on an unpredictable germanium transistor to do the magic. It'll sound great in your warm home or that freezing cold practice room. The circuit has a board-mounted pot for minimal wiring and simple enclosure mounting. Kit is available with a standard sized...

shop.pedalparts.co.uk

Phil

 

[mkstewartesq]

@mkstewartesq

Have you seen this too?

Brian May Treble Boost

Great treble boost that doesn't rely on an unpredictable germanium transistor to do the magic. It'll sound great in your warm home or that freezing cold practice room. The circuit has a board-mounted pot for minimal wiring and simple enclosure mounting. Kit is available with a standard sized...

shop.pedalparts.co.uk

Phil

Now, see, you can’t be showing me stuff like this, because I already have six treble boosters and I don’t need any more LOL.

Two of mine are germanium based because that’s what he used up until about 1973 (the Rangemaster) and the rest are silicon-based like the one that you pointed me to, which is what he has used ever simce and is actually the thicker sound that I prefer. The board that you pointed me to is actually worth considering because, like the Musikding, the board looks to be really tiny, which might make it ideal for creating a strap-mounted booster for use with a wireless system (since the booster always has to be absolutely the first thing in line coming from the guitar, you can’t really use a booster with a wireless system effectively unless you can actually place it before the wireless transmitter - so a strap-mounted booster actually sits right between the guitar output jack and the transmitter).

Thanks!

 

[Phil hodson]

No problem at all! It’s certainly small.
I have one and am trying to fit it In a 1590LB and it’s the power/jacks and switch that are causing more of an isssue!

It’s actually small enough to fit in some guitars i think. Especially with the right pot on it. Or just wire it up.

Go on, you know you want to