Fulltone readies the Ranger, a pimped-out Rangemaster treble booster

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Fulltone has announced the Ranger, a Custom Shop recreation of the iconic Dallas Rangemaster treble booster that boasts a bevy of tweaks.

Chief among these is a six-position rotary switch, which offers a range of boostable frequencies:

Full range
Low mid boost
Mid boost
Rangemaster #1 treble boost .0047 cap
Rangemaster #2 .0068 cap
Highest

Like the original, it’s fueled by a germanium transistor, but Mike Fuller has managed to get the pedal to run from a regular 9V negative-ground power supply, as well as a battery.

Fuller is also promising a limited run of 60 units that come with low-noise N.O.S. 1965 Mullard OC75 transistors, for vintage-spec pedal fiends.

There’s no word on price or availability for this one, other than it’s “coming soon”. For now, keep an eye on Fulltone Custom Shop.

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.