
NAMM 2024: Catalinbread has unveiled the Naga Viper MKII, a newly improved take on their treble booster pedal, inspired by the classic but unwieldy vintage Dallas Rangemaster units much loved by the likes of Brian May, Rory Gallagher and the godfather of metal guitar, Tony Iommi.
Now, the treble booster is one of the oldest outboard effects in electric guitar, but that doesn’t meant to say it can’t be modernised. At least, that’s the theory, and Catalinbread has taken a second pass at the circuit, swapping out the transistor to make it hotter – always music to our ears – and also helpfully adding an attenuator control, which should make this an even more practical option for your pedalboard.