The Megaphone Transparent Booster is a boost pedal from Dronechov Noise Machines, a builder that designs and builds its pedals by hand in Utrecht, The Netherlands. It is a transparent, high-impedance booster: the boost itself leaves your tone alone, and a three-band EQ is there when you want to shape it. Pedal of the Day describes it as a pedal "that will drive any tube preamp into distorted bliss," placing it among boost pedals that can also serve as a preamp1.
What it does
The Megaphone's single Level knob boosts the signal by approximately 20dB. Because the pedal is high-impedance and built around a MOSFET transistor, Pedal of the Day found that it "feels and sounds just like a tube booster," providing extra headroom and clarity without adding distortion1. That makes it a transparent boost in the usual sense: the level goes up, the character of your guitar and amp stays put.
The three-band EQ is where the shaping happens. As the review puts it, "While boosting does not colour the sound, Megaphone's three-band EQ takes good care of that," letting you add color when you want it1. With enough output to saturate any amp, the pedal works with both single coil and humbucker pickups, and it can be used as a preamp in its own right1.
"A good booster pedal will instantly add sparkle and essence to your tone, and this one does that with authority."
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Questions
Does the Megaphone color your tone?
The boost itself is described as transparent: Pedal of the Day's review says it provides extra headroom and clarity without adding distortion, and that boosting does not color the sound. Color comes instead from the pedal's three-band EQ, which you can use to shape the tone when you want it, or leave alone for a clean level lift.
Can the Megaphone work as a preamp?
Yes. Pedal of the Day describes it as a transparent, high-impedance booster that will drive any tube preamp into distortion, and lists it as usable as a preamp. With enough output to saturate any amp, it works with both single coil and humbucker pickups.
Sources (1)
- Dronechov Noise Machines Megaphone Transparent Booster, Pedal of the Day, 2025-12-07