Boogeyman

High-Gain Dual Rectifier Amp Tone

The Boogeyman amp sim rack effect module is based on the popular DIY Dr Boogey high-gain distortion circuit. It is meant to capture the sound of a Mesa dual rectifier. It's better for a lead tone. The lows are a bit light for the heavy chug metal rhythms.

Description

The first Boogie amps started off as Fender Princetons, with a Fender Bassman head and upgraded speaker. Later, an additional gain stage was added making the Boogie Mk I the first of the high-gain amps. Keith and Ron of The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana were early adopters. Many years later, a group of pedal enthusiasts collaborated across the internet to capture the Boogie Mk I sound in a pedal circuit. The result was known as Dr Boogey. With its five JFET stages, it is a high-gain effect with a tubey sound, a bit spongey, almost like a smooth fuzz at high Gain levels. The bass is trimmed down a bit to keep the high gain from turning it to mud, so you won't likely get a hard-thumping low end. Cleans up a good amount with your guitar's volume knob. Most seem to like this circuit for high-gain metal, but it doesn't seem to capture the entire range of a Boogie at the low end.

Configurations

Boogeyman - the one and only.

Options

This one does what it does. We don't presently offer any options for it.

Front Panel

On/Off indicator LED
Volume
Gain
Bass
Mids
Treble
Presence

Rear Panel

Audio In
Audio Out
On/Off Footswitch
On/Off Override
DC Power
DC Power LED

Power Consumption (aprox)

8 - 12mA

Base Configurations

Part #	Description	List Price
MOD-BMAN	Boogeyman module	$229