This is an older build for my tight bro Adam Wentworth (Bloodhorse, All Pigs Must Die).  I dont remember specifically what he was looking for or how our conversation went then, only that we decided on building him a Rangemaster. 

What is a Rangemaster, you might ask?  Oh man….have you heard any recordings from any 1960’s or 70’s British rock bands?  There’s probably one of them on all of the guitar tracks.  At the time players were looking for ways to brighten up their dark British valve amps, and Dallas Arbiter developed the Rangemaster.  Its a booster, which helps overdrive your amp, but its also a TREBLE booster.  That means that it boosts your high notes more than your notes, which as you can imagine is great for ripping sustain-rich solos.  The originals weren’t even pedals, they were little boxes that sat on your amp and pretty much stayed on all the time.   The Rangemaster and a Vox AC30 is theee Brian May sound, if that tells you anything.

This Rangemaster was built with an AC187 germanium transistor and also features a tone knob which blends between two input caps to color the sound to your liking.  The knobs are tone and boost.

Also be sure to check out Bloodhorse’s awesome pink floyd spae-metal record HORIZONER.