I have the AM Beano ATM. Happy with it! It's an early 2002??? I think. NKT275 tranny. Nice amount of gain.
Had a HBE 44 which was ok actually. Not as much gain on tap from what I remember although I was running it into a vox AC30 head at the time. I'm all about plexis these days.
Re: Rangemaster Appreciation Post
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:07 pm
by skullservant
I love a good rangemaster. I feel like everyone should have one. They just make everything sound BETTER.
I don't think I've ever played one that I didn't enjoy?
The ARC Rangemaster ruled, I had that one for the longest time. I built up a few of the Madbean Rangemasters using Mullard OC75's which both were great. The latest pair that I built with OC75's also ruled. I really want to experiment with different transistors on my next Rangemaster for sure, just for comparison's sake.
Re: Rangemaster Appreciation Post
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:15 pm
by so&so
Rangemasters rule.
Re: Rangemaster Appreciation Post
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:12 pm
by devnulljp
It's glorious ...
This is great too, and way more reliable
The JMI is actually pretty good
Champ Treboost+ kicks arse
But thissss issss my precioussssssssss
Re: Rangemaster Appreciation Post
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:12 am
by anemochore
devnulljp wrote:But thissss issss my precioussssssssss
Definitely on my wishlist along with a Pigdog Driver.
Yep It's easy to just crank the amp and hit it with a Rangemaster. Will cut and sound so fucking good in any mix. Seems to fit with most everything I do. I even have a buddy that swears by them now and he plays mostly Reggae and Dub.
Currently I have this Black Country OC44 Rangemaster and couldn't be happier.
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Also needed a clean boost with an LED for playing out live so I thought I'd try the Diamond Marquis (serves both as clean and germanium). It's OK as a treble boost into an amp. but works very well for juicing up darker fuzz pedals or ones with enhanced Bass (Superbee) Roll the attack back and hit it. Doesn't brighten them up too much, just rolls off some of the low with a nice upper mid boost. Kind of like a different flavored Wizard. Speaking of which deserves a mention here.
Treble boost inside
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Re: Rangemaster Appreciation Post
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:28 am
by so&so
Blunder's germanium booster. It sounds fantastic.
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:09 pm
by Philip
I like it more for gritty mid sound it can bring to a clean amp than as a make an already overdriven sound be more RAAAAR.
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Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:19 pm
by King Cactus Crusher
Philip wrote:I like it more for gritty mid sound it can bring to a clean amp than as a make an already overdriven sound be more RAAAAR.
Absolutely. RM into a clean amp is one of my favorite sounds