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There’s a few magical devices that shaped the sound of rock guitar…
Delving into the past there’s a tonal talisman that appears again and again, used by players like Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Brian May (Queen), Marc Bolan (T-Rex), Eric Clapton and Rory Gallagher.
A small box of true wizardry, at the heart of some of the most epic guitar sounds ever recorded…
That box was the Dallas Rangemaster.
One switch and one knob. Plug your guitar in, attach the box to your amplifier. Turn up the volume knob and go. The ultimate boost. Perfection in it’s simplicity.
These creatures revolved round the efforts of one singular germanium transistor. Which of course is now 50+ years out of production. The larger number of these devices were built with the legendary Mullard OC41 transistor. But what a lot less folks know is that they used the OC75 in some of the earlier productions. The ones that got in the hands of some of those famous players. The OC75 is renown for featuring in the Tonebender MK1.5. But it also made appearances in those early Rangemasters.
OC75 Rangemasters are said to have a creamier, more “singing” tone, than the raspiness that the OC41’s offered.
An amazing device. I’ve always wanted one. And I thought you might too.
So, I have created Sephorium, a Range “Monarch”!
I found a very, very limited supply of Mullard OC75 transistors and set to design a pedal that could do all the things the Rangemaster could, as well as a bunch more.
Sephorium has the Volume control like the original, but it also has an input gain control, a tone control and a bias control. Opening up a door to an entirely new universe of Rangemaster flavours.
The original device was intended to be fed into a valve amp, and Sephorium is no different. Judicious use of the Tone and gain control allows you to conjour the classic doom infused girth of early Sabbath recordings, right through to Brian May’s singing lead tones. It’s versatile in a way that the original never was. But of course, you can set it so it’s exactly the same as an original, stock Rangemaster, should you wish to. But there is so much more available.
Sephorium plus a valve amp on the edge of breaking up is a match made in heaven!
I’ll only be building 59 of these (I only have enough of the new old stock Mullard OC75’s to make this many) and once they sell out, there will be no more.
As with all my limited edition pedals, Sephorium is hand built by me, with love. Featuring premium through hole components, ultra long life footswitch (lasts up to 3 times longer than regular stomp switches) and best in class Neutrik sockets, it’s a product that embodies quality – both in sound and build. It’s a beautiful pedal you’ll be able to hold on to for a lifetime.
The Sephorium will be available to the public on Friday 20th of November.
But I wanted to give you an early opportunity to secure one. This “early bird” option will run from today until Monday 16th November. Then the next opportunity to buy will be on Friday the 20th with everyone else.
I’d ask that you please keep this email and link to yourself until the 20th.
All orders will ship free via DHL International express, anywhere in the world.
We will take care of tarrifs and duty too.
It really is a beautiful pedal – I look forward to sharing video and more images on the 20th.
Don’t miss out!
