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Company history

Based in the town of

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, T-Rex Engineering was founded in 1996 by friends Lars Dahl-Jorgensen and Sebastian Jensen. Their first product was the T-Rex BigFoot MIDI footboard, followed by the T-Rex Mac1 MIDI-to-analog controller. The first line of guitar effects consisted of 4 pedals: the Alberta, Mudhoney, Comp-Nova and Tremster. After these initial 4 pedals came the Replica delay pedal. Their sixth pedal was the BetaVibe chorus pedal. Released in 2003, the BetaVibe was ultimately discontinued. Alongside its product development, T-Rex Engineering offers Scandinavian distribution of products for GeorgeL's (cables, plugs, and strings).

Amplifiers

In 2004, T-Rex introduced the BigTone series of

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. Handmade, like all their products, these amplifiers incorporated

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EH power tubes. The BigTone series consisted of 4 products: a 45 watt head, a 30 watt combo with 2x12 inch

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speakers, a 2x12 cabinet, and a 4x12 cabinet. The production of the BigTone series has since been terminated.

Effects pedals

*Replica Their most famous model in production, the Replica, is a digital delay pedal. The Replica is used by a number of popular artists, including

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and was used by

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. It has been awarded ''

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'' magazine's ''Editor's Pick award''. The Replica provides up to 2000ms of digital delay at a 200 kHz sampling rate. Its controls consist of four knobs — ''Echo'', ''Repeat'', ''Level'', and ''Tempo''. It also has two footswitches — ''On/Off'', and ''Tap Tempo''; and two miniswitches — ''Brown'', and ''Subdivision''. It includes a "tap tempo" footswitch. The pedal can be made to mimick the sound of older delay equipment by engaging the ''Brown'' circuit, which enables a high-cut filter that muffles the sound. *Reptile 2 Reptile is a

delay Delay (from Latin: dilatio) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Delay 1968'', a 1981 album by German experimental rock band Can * ''The Delay'', a 2012 Uruguayan film People * B. H. DeLay (1891–1923), American aviator and acto ...

pedal and was introduced as a "baby brother" to the Replica. Its connectors and controls consist of input and output, one on/off footswitch, three knobs — ''Echo'', ''Repeat'', ''Level'', and ''Time''. The pedal also features a ''Flutter'' section with ''Tone'', ''Speed'', and ''Width'' controls, which mimics the vintage "warble" sound of tape-echo. In 2010, the original Reptile was upgraded to Reptile 2 with the addition of a ''Tap Tempo'' footswitch. *Comp-Nova The Comp-Nova is a compressor. Its connectors and controls consist of input and output, one on/off footswitch, and three knobs — ''Comp.'', ''Level'', and ''Attack''. *Alberta The Alberta is an

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distortion In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform of an information-bearing signal, such as an audio signal ...

pedal made to mimic the sound of the classic

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TS-808 tube screamer pedal of the late 70s. *Tremster The Tremster is a

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vibrato Vibrato (Italian language, Italian, from past participle of "wikt:vibrare, vibrare", to vibrate) is a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch (music), pitch. It is used to add expression to vocal and instrumental music. ...

pedal designed to mimic the sound of

s in vintage tube-driven

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s. Its connectors and controls consist of input and output, one on/off footswitch, three knobs — ''Volume'', ''Depth'', and ''Speed'', as well as one miniswitch — ''Mode''. *Room-Mate The Room-Mate is a

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-driven

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pedal. It can both be used for guitars as well as line-level studio equipment. Its connectors and controls consist of mono input, stereo output, one on/off footswitch, three knobs — ''Mix'', ''Level'', and ''High Cut'', and one rotary switch — ''Mode''. The pedal features a window through which its

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can be seen, illuminated by a red

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. *Mudhoney & Mudhoney II The Mudhoney is a

pedal that offers everything from mild distortions to all-out, extreme fuzz. Its connectors and controls consist of input and output, one on/off footswitch, three knobs — ''Gain'', ''Level'', and ''Tone'', and a ''Boost'' button. In 2010, T-Rex introduced the Mudhoney II, a twin-channel version of the Mudhoney.Musiquip.com News - June 2010
/ref> The Mudhoney II offers two separate channels of distortion, each with its own ''Boost'' and ''Tone'' Controls - allowing the player to easily switch between three distinct tones (Clean, Channel 1, and Channel 2). *Tonebug The Tonebug Series is a growing line of pedals that strive to combine the T-Rex tone in the company's higher-end pedals with simpler controls at lower prices. The Series currently includes 10 pedals:

Reverb Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abso ...

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Distortion In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform of an information-bearing signal, such as an audio signal ...

, Phaser,

Chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verse ...

Flanger Flanging is an audio effect produced by mixing two identical signals together, one signal delayed by a small and (usually) gradually changing period, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. This produces a swept comb filter effect: peaks and not ...

, Sustainer, Fuzz, Booster, Sensewah and Totenschläger.

Power Supplies

T-Rex manufactures a line of power supplies for guitar pedals called FuelTank. *FuelTank Classic Features eight 9V DC outputs (500mA total), one 12V DC isolated output (500mA), and one 12V AC isolated output (500mA). Voltage selector allows operation at 115 or 230 volts. *FuelTank Chameleon Features six isolated outputs (300mA each), five of which can be used simultaneously. The user can switch between 9V DC, 12V DC, 18V DC and 12V AC output. Voltage selector allows operation at 115 or 230 volts. *FuelTank Junior Features five 9V DC isolated outputs (120 mA each). The latest version has a voltage selector and allows operation at 115 or 230 volts and comes with a voltage- and a current doubler cable (18V/240mA), which combine two outputs into one.

References

"Company Info"
on company website.
"a T-Rex story"
on company website.
"T-Rex featured in Young Guitar Magazine, Japan"
on company website. * https://www.louder.com/de/magazin/t-rex-effects-daenische-delikatessen-unter-den-effektpedalen

Footnotes

External links

T-Rex Engineering's Official Site

A collection of videos showcasing the pedals
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