The Dirty Boy SilverBOY is an all-analog preamp pedal, announced in December 2025 and available now priced £357/$4761. What makes it unusual is where its voicing comes from: the circuit was originally co-developed with Two Notes Engineering for that company's Genome software ecosystem, so a pedal built on a digital guitar plugin ships as analog hardware1. Dirty Boy promises "everything from clean sparkle to snarling, collapsing fuzz-soaked saturation" from it1.
Controls and layout
The front panel carries a 3-band EQ, gain and volume controls, a Variac control and a footswitch. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley notes there is "no room for graphics because the enclosure's real estate" is taken up by the controls, describing the pedal as "a heavy-duty pedal, with knobs you can turn, a physical beast finished in that raw machined Dirty Boy house style"1.
The Variac control is the standout feature: "It even has a Variac control," the coverage notes, a nod to varying the supply to the circuit that sits behind the pedal's reach from clean tones into saturated, fuzz-like distortion1.
Inputs and outputs
The SilverBOY is well equipped for a pedal that can serve as a preamp into a power amp, a front end for a modeler, or a silent-practice box:
- Stereo line in with a level control, so a stereo source can be fed in
- Headphones output, which MusicRadar calls "always welcome"
- Emulated output for a 2x12 flavor
- Regular preamp output1
Where it came from
The SilverBOY is a preamp pedal from Dirty Boy, and its origin is unusual: the company unveiled it as a pedal based on a digital guitar plugin1. Dirty Boy promises "everything from clean sparkle to snarling, collapsing fuzz-soaked saturation" from the circuit1. Physically it follows the Dirty Boy house style, a heavy-duty pedal with knobs you can turn, finished in that raw machined enclosure style the company is known for1.
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Questions
Is the Dirty Boy SilverBOY analog or digital?
The SilverBOY is all-analogue, even though its circuit was originally co-developed with Two Notes Engineering for that company's Genome software ecosystem. In other words, the pedal takes its voicing from a digital guitar plugin, but the signal path in the pedal itself is analogue hardware.
What does the Variac control on the SilverBOY do?
The SilverBOY has a Variac control, a feature MusicRadar highlighted in its coverage of the pedal's launch. A Variac control lets the player vary the supply to part of the circuit, which is how the pedal reaches what Dirty Boy describes as everything from clean sparkle to snarling, collapsing fuzz-soaked saturation.
Does the SilverBOY have a headphone output?
Yes. MusicRadar notes there is a headphones output, which the publication calls always welcome, alongside a stereo line in with a level control, an emulated output for a 2x12 flavour, and a regular preamp output.
Who designed the Dirty Boy SilverBOY?
Danny Gomez designed the SilverBOY alongside Roberto García, according to MusicRadar's coverage of the launch, which quotes Gomez on the pedal's development.
How much does the Dirty Boy SilverBOY cost in the US?
As of the pedal's launch in December 2025, MusicRadar lists the SilverBOY at $476 in the US, with a UK price of £357, and describes it as available now.
Can the SilverBOY be used with a stereo source?
Yes. The pedal has a stereo line in with its own level control, so a stereo source can be fed into it, and it also offers a headphones output, an emulated output and a regular preamp output.
