SoloDallas

Also known as: Solo Dallas, The Schaffer Replica

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11 Products · Used by 25 Artists

SoloDallas The Schaffer Replica Classic Boost Effects Pedals

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^# 30

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15 artists using

SoloDallas The Schaffer Replica Storm Boost Effects Pedals

$249.00

1 available store

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^# 92

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7 artists using

SoloDallas Schaffer Replica Storm V1 Boost Effects Pedals

$249.00

1 available store

5.0 (1)

2 artists using

SoloDallas The Schaffer Boost Solo-X Boost Effects Pedals

$139.00

1 available store

SoloDallas Storm Boost V2 Boost Effects Pedals

$249.00

1 available store

Solodallas SD-50 Guitar Amp Head Guitar Amplifier Heads

5.0 (1)

SoloDallas CD65 CompanDrive 65 Overdrive Effects Pedals

SoloDallas The Schaffer Replica EX Tower Instrument Cables

2 artists using

SoloDallas SVDS Boost Boost Effects Pedals

1 artist using

SoloDallas Orbiter Fuzz Fuzz Effects Pedals

SoloDallas Schaffer Replica Boost Boost Effects Pedals

SoloDallas is a guitar effects company founded by Fil Olivieri and headquartered in Frankfort, Illinois. The brand is built around The Schaffer Replica, a reverse-engineered recreation of the audio circuitry from Ken Schaffer's 1970s Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS) wireless unit — famously used by Angus Young of AC/DC from 1977 to 1984. Olivieri tracked down the original SVDS's inventor, obtained working units with Schaffer's blessing, and worked with engineers to isolate the audio path from the obsolete wireless hardware. The first units were introduced at NAMM 2014.

The product line centers on the Schaffer Replica circuit, which combines an analog optical limiter/compander, an EQ expander, a harmonic clipping stage, a boost, and a line buffer. Offerings include the EX Tower (a full rack-style cabinet unit modeled on the original SVDS), the GT Tower (a limited run), and The Storm — a pedalboard-friendly version that packages the limiter, overdrive, boost, and line buffer into a stompbox. The company has also offered guitar amp heads, pickups, and related effects.

SoloDallas occupies a niche among tone chasers focused on the classic hard-rock lead sound associated with AC/DC-era wireless-compressed guitar. Players associated with the brand include Gilby Clarke, Phil X, Elliott Randall, and Steve Stevens.

SoloDallas has 11 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Boost Effects Pedals, Guitar Amplifier Heads, and Instrument Cables. Their gear is featured by 25 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Blues, and Pop. Notable users include Declan Mehrtens, Laura Cox, and Billie Joe Armstrong.