The Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache is a limited edition pedal that puts two circuits in one box: an overdrive and a treble booster. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio describes it as "an overdrive + boost that marries a Tube Screamer-style channel with a silicon treble booster," with the treble booster circuit probably of Dallas Rangemaster origins1. The Boostache is the first and so far only release from Vintage Guitar Nerds1.
The two sides
The pedal's two channels each have their own character:
- Left side, the overdrive: a vintage sounding Tube Screamer with germanium characteristics, with versatile rhythm and lead tones1. For context on that style, anasounds.com describes the Tube Screamer approach as "a nice boost in the mids to get the guitar over the mix"2.
- Right side, the boost: "a juicy Silicon Treble Booster"1. Treble boosters of the Rangemaster type shape a guitar's voice at the front of the signal path; as the DIY Fever write-up on the Dallas Rangemaster puts it, "Having some sort of a treble booster at the front helps shape the sound of the guitar"3.
A couple of toggle switches let you tweak the bass on the TS side and the treble on the boost side1.
How the boost and overdrive interact
The order of the two circuits matters for how the pedal behaves. Delicious Audio explains: "The boost, in this pedal, is placed before the overdrive, so that, when activated, it will saturate the tone more" rather than clearly pushing volume to the amp1. In practice, that means the boost acts as a front-end push into the overdrive side when both are on, thickening and saturating the drive sound instead of acting as a clean volume lift.
Who makes it and where
The pedal carries the Vintage Guitar Nerds name, but Delicious Audio reports that it "was actually designed by ST Electronix"1. It is 100% handmade in Greece1, and it is a limited edition release1. The product page also lists a Risk-Free 30 Day Money Back Guarantee1.
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Questions
Is the Boostache a Tube Screamer?
The left side of the Boostache is described by Delicious Audio as a vintage sounding Tube Screamer with germanium characteristics, offering versatile rhythm and lead tones. It is a Tube Screamer-style circuit rather than a copy, paired with a silicon treble booster on the right side, and toggle switches let you tweak the bass on the overdrive side.
Does the boost come before the overdrive on the Boostache?
Yes. Delicious Audio explains that the boost is placed before the overdrive, so when it is activated it saturates the tone more rather than clearly pushing volume to the amp. That ordering shapes how the two sides interact when both are on.
Who designed the Boostache?
According to Delicious Audio, the pedal was actually designed by ST Electronix, and it is released under the Vintage Guitar Nerds name as that maker's first and so far only release.
Where is the Boostache made?
Delicious Audio's product page states that the Boostache is 100% handmade in Greece. It is also a limited edition release.
Does the Boostache have a money-back guarantee?
Yes. The product page lists a Risk-Free 30 Day Money Back Guarantee for the Boostache.
Sources (3)
- Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache, Delicious Audio, 2022-01-13
- OD/Disto/Fuzz : The key differences between these 3 effect pedals, anasounds.com, 2019-04-04
- Effects > Dallas Rangemaster : DIY Fever, DIY Fever (diy-fever.com)
