T-Rex Engineering
T-Rex ApS is a manufacturer of handmade electric guitar effects pedals.
| Company type | Anpartsselskab |
|---|---|
| Industry | Guitar effects |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Lars Dahl-Jorgensen and Sebastian Jensen |
| Headquarters | Vejle, Jutland, Denmark |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Lars Dahl-Jorgensen, Sebastian Jensen, and Steen Meldgaard Laursen |
| Products | guitar effects |
| Website | http://t-rex-effects.com/ |
Company history
Based in the town of Vejle, Denmark, T-Rex Engineering was founded in 1996[1] 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.
Their debut series of guitar effects included four pedals: Alberta, Mudhoney, Comp-Nova, and Tremster, followed by the Replica delay pedal. The Replica is a digital delay, and is T-Rex's most well-known pedal, endorsed by renowned artists like David Gilmour,[2] Pete Townshend,[3] John Mayer,[4] Steve Morse, Andrey Makarevich and was used by Gary Moore.[5] It has been awarded Guitar Player magazine's Editor's Pick award.[6] The Reptile delay pedal was later introduced as a "baby brother" to the Replica.
T-Rex's sixth pedal was the BetaVibe chorus pedal, launched in 2003 but subsequently discontinued.
Alongside its product development, T-Rex Engineering offers Scandinavian distribution of products for GeorgeL's (cables, plugs, and strings).
References
- It is not clear what year the company founded. While company brochures give 1995 as the year of T-Rex's founding, the company website alternates between 1995 and 1996.
- David Gilmour began using it on the On An Island Tour in 2006
- "Pete Townshend". T-Rex Engineering. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- See John Mayer on T-Rex's official site.
- See on T-Rex's official site.
- Guitar Player magazine, August 2003 issue