You can remove the diodes, but DON'T jump the spaces, or you'll send all of your boost module signal to ground! Just leave the diode spaces empty. Better yet, IMO, put them on one side of an
on-on DPDT switch so that you have both diode and no-diode options.
Another possibility would be to install
single in-line (SIL) sockets in the diode eyelets and experiment with different diode types. The stock germanium diodes have a very low forward voltage threshold, so they clip the most signal and thereby introduce the most distortion and compression. Try higher forward voltage types like silicon diodes (1N4148, 1N914), MOSFETs, or LED's and see if one of those gives you the combination of gain & grit that you like.
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