Divided by 13

Divided By 13's Dyna-Ranger is a high end treble booster pedal for guitar. I think that it's a direct clone of a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster used by Eric Clapton in the 1960's, but I'm not 100% if that's the pedal they are trying to emulate or not. This is an all analog pedal that has 1/4" connections for input and output and is powered by a standard nine volt power supply. It's not rack mountable since it's a stomp box. UTILIZATION There isn't too much to account for in terms of parameters with the Divided By 13 Dyna-Ranger as it's a pretty simple pedal. It simply has controls for boost level and another knob that has 5 positions for a variety of different tone options, ranging from a traditional treble boosting to options with a bit more meat in your tone involved. That's pretty much all that you need to know, so no need for the manual here. SOUND QUALITY The Divided By 13 Dyna-Ranger is probably the best sounding and most versatile treble booster that I've had the pleasure of using. I've only used it in a studio setting as I don't own it for myself. It's perfect for getting a quick boost happening for lead parts, but I also really like the other positions on it as it can also really add some girth to your sound. Probably the most versatile booster that I've used because of this. OVERALL OPINION I didn't know much about Divided By 13 until I recently had the chance to use the Dyna-Ranger and I'm really glad that I now know about this great pedal manufacturer. They have a fantastic collection of pedal and amplifiers, although not the cheapest route to go. Of course you're always going to have to pay for quality and high quality is exactly what you'll get here. If you are looking for the ultimate booster pedal, the Dyna-Ranger is exactly it.

- 100 watts - Four EL34 power tubes - Three 12AX7 preamp tubes - Half power switch - Pullout gain switch - Point to point wired UTILIZATION You plug in your guitar. If you want more bass, you turn up the bass. If you want more mids, you turn up the mid knob, you want more bass, the bass knob. If you want more volume… well… you get the idea. There is very little here left to the imagination. The only features are the half power switch (thus the name) and the pull out gain knob (which is not footswitchable). SOUNDS This amp does clean. It does mid gain, and it does high gain. Just not at the same time, since it's only one channel. The amp tends to be on the bright side, so always tended to pair it with a humbucker equipped guitar. At the same time, the amp puts out an amazing amount of low end. Not flabby, farty low end but tight, percussive low end. The type of low end that inspire you only to play palm muted because you like the way it moves the floor. OVERALL OPINION It's a well warn cliche at this point. The hot rodded Marshall thing. You can almost forget how, when they are done right, absolutely incredible they can sound. A few people have really done it right, and Fred at Divided By 13 is one of them. This amp sits in the often odd man out territory between vintage and modern. You know, what was modern about twenty years ago? That is not to say it can't be pushed in either direction. The amp can do a clean to mean Plexi type sound, but in my opinion, the amp really excels at the more saturated high gain settings. Despite it getting fairly saturated, it is not voiced for nu or death metal. It's pretty firmly planted in "rock". While this amp will not suit every high gain enthusiast out there, it will make them all smile. It scratches an itch that most all players get and many players live to get at. If you’re one of those players, check one out.