Which amplifiers work well with the Crispy Cream Treble Booster?
The Crispy Cream Treble Booster sounds great with a Vox AC30, Tweed Fender Bassman, or Marshall Plexi amplifier. The re-issue amps sound good, too. Other people have used the Crispy Cream with different amplifiers, and I’ve included their comments in the User Reviews section. So you don’t have the cash for an AC30 or Plexi? Well why not get the next best thing? The Sovtek Mig-50 has basically the same circuit as the old Fender Tweed Bassman and Marshall Plexi amps. You can pick one up for around $300 on eBay. They sound good. I’d highly recommend that you use a THD Hotplate between your tube amplifier and your speakers. This will help you to achieve that “cranked-to-11” sound while protecting both your ears and your speakers. The pedal seems to interact very well with 12ax7 preamplifier tubes (as used in the amplifiers above). These are dual triode tubes that sound great when pushed hard. Some amplifier use EF86 preamp tubes (Matchless, old Vox, others). The EF86 is a pentode that, in
