GVCG Rangemasters - Another Batch (Feb 2010)

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Below you will find a few of the Rambunctious Rangemaster clones that GVCG has been making recently, each one is meticulously assembled from NOS parts of the 50's and 60's, every screw, switch, cap and pot is old. Detailed descriptions with each effect unit below. Jonathan of GVCG Guitars is building these from old Military surplus parts, a few Helicopter cockpit switches, and any thing else of extreme quality and durability he can get his hands on. UPDATE*****Feb 2010, Jonathan has procured a decent sized pile of NOS 60's Ducati capacitors, rarest of rare,  some of the finest caps ever made, and will be using them until they are gone, this whole run has 'em!

Favorite pieces like NOS Allen Bradley type J pots, Mullard and RCA Germanium Transistors, polished aluminum Bourns sealed trimmer resistors, Carbon Comp resistors, NOS Wax capacitors, NOS 60's Belden wire, heavy duty 10 amp switches, sealed waterproof aircraft switches and many more vintage treasures abound in this batch of unique boxes. Jonathan is building these to last.

The effect is a clone of Jonathan's favorite effect ever for guitar, The Dallas Rangemaster. He has studied this beloved circuit, paired this effect up with his GVCG #1 Tele, then tweaked the circuit endlessly, and this is it: The GVCG sound, raw, overdriven, a touch impolite, and most of all, expressive and beautiful. Think of it as a "Vintage Boost," not  a Fuzz, with instant Germanium Hi-Fi qualities when you roll the Volume back, and try to grab a $100 off the dashboard when you crank it and unleash your inner "LaGrange"...

Each of these units are of the same design, and although the brand of components will vary, every one is the same circuit tweaked for the individual Germanium device, so there is variation, just as in the originals.

These funky boxes sound old, they are full of tone and character that just could not be achieved with new components, every one of these Jonathan has tried to make with as much personality as possible, just as he makes the guitars.

Delia ($550)
Delia is housed in a one of a kind Bakelite box (where do you find another one of these?), with a polished aluminum top, and Hammertone'd and Nitro Lacquered bottom plate. The Burgendy knob you see id a NOS General Radio Bakelite number, with pointer. military spec jacks,  NOS 10 amp switch, 60's germanium device,  Allen Bradley mil-spec pot, Bourns resistors, Ducati caps, vintage screws,  the works:

GWALU ($650)
This unit features the only NOS Tung Sol Germanium Device I have ever come across, I found one in the box, and it sounds unreal. The most natural and musical boost quality I have heard to date- Gwalu is a very handsome unit, in a Mahogany box finished in hand rubbed  nitro lacquer, Aluminum face plate, also in Nitro Lacquer, Steel and aluminum ID plate, Phenolic washer, and a huge NOS Dakaware Chicago Bakelite control knob.NOS 60's output cable, Ducati caps, Bourns resistors, Bourns precision pot,  vintage aircraft titanium screws, Gwalu is choice:

Milton ($625.00)
Milton is a very handsome fella, in a rare 50's heavy casy aluminum box in a deco style , original 50's wrinkle finish in great shape, vintage aluminum dialplates, NOS Dakaware Bakelite long pointer knob, 60's Germanium device, Allen Bradley Mil-spec pot, sealed aluminum military switch, NOS molded output cable, custom gvcg tag, black phenolic backplate, vintage screws, NOS Ducati caps. This is a rare box:

Octavius (SOLD)
Octavius is a delux model, Aluminum box finished in Black Hammertough, NOS 50's volt meter shows your battery voltage, NOS switches, the smaller toggle is a tone switch, choose from either top boost or full boost, NOS Genrad Dial PLate, Dakaware Bakelite knob, vintage screws, Ducati caps, Wax tone caps, NOS 60's output lead, a special piece:

Billy ($525.00)
Billy features a NOS 50's Black Wrinkle Box, NOS 60's Germanium device, Bakelite Knob, NOS Ducati Caps, vintage CTS pot, NOS Bourns trimmers, Switchcraft Jack, NOS flathead screws, NOS wire, 10 amp switch (KA-CHUNK!), vintage dialplates, NOS 60's output cable  and on/off indicator:

Manny ($575.00)
Manny is in a killer tough Steel box that dates from the 50's, gray wrinkle finish, military spec aluminum switch, NOS Bakelite knob, Allen Bradley pot, NOS wire, NOS Bourns trimmers, 60's Germanium device, vintage CTS and Langevin Dialplates, NOS screws, Ducati Caps, brown phenolic washer,  vintage King Manometer ID plate, vintage heavy duty battery retainer, and  NOS 60's output cable:

Columbo (SOLD)
Columbo is in a unique cast aluminum box, black Hammertough finish, Aluminum military tags, vintage dialplate, Bakelite Knob, NOS 60's Ducati Caps, Bourns, trimmers, NOS 60's Germanium device, 10 amp switch, switchcraft jack, Allen Bradley Type J sealed pot, phenolic washer, NOS 60's output cable:

Jer-Bear ($600.00)
Jer-Bear is in an amazing NOS Hammerite steel box that dates Jan 29, 1959...NOS aluminum dialplate, Dakaware Bakelite long pointer knob, Phenolic Washer, nickel acorn retainer nut, NOS 60's Ducati/Black Cat caps, vintage bourns resistors, 60's NOS GE Germanium Device, Aluminum "schematic" design faceplate, brass GVCG ID tag, NOS 60's output cable, long throw NOS switch, NOS Allen Bradley "type J" pot, Jer- Bear is a beauty:

Ollie ($500.00)
Ollie is a minimalist, NOS 50's Black Wrinkle finish steel box, NOS screws, Langevin milled Aluminum Dial plate, Reon pot, NOS olive drab aluminum knob, 10 amp switch, 60's Germanium device, switchcraft jacks, NOS Ducati caps, a svelte figure indeed:

Mandjou (SOLD)
Mandjou is the stomp variety, but instead of a cheesy mass produced off shore box, this is a NOS cast aluminum affair from the 60's. Custom fabricated compass aluminum panel, Dakaware Bakelite knob, Ducati caps, NOS Carling switch, 1% pulldown resistors for no "pop" on your pedalboard, polished aluminum GVCG stamoed bottomplate, Phenolic washer, NOS panhead screws, 6-'s Germanium device, black Hammertough finish:

Johnny (SOLD)
Johnny is housed in a naturally aged steel box that was stamped 1953, military spec jack, NOS 60's molded output cable, Langevin milled dialplate, Urei knob, NOS slider switch, 60's germanium device, phenolic washer, Allen Bradley mil-spec pot, Bourns resistors, Ducati caps, vintage screws, the works:

Rikko ($575.00)
Rikko is in a handsome 60's aluminum box, original hammertone finish, Langevin milled aluminum dialplate, Dakaware 50's Bakelite knob, Military dealed locking 10 amp switch, phenolic side panel, black wrinkle cable insert, NOS 60's output cable, 60's Germanium device, Ducati caps, Bourns resistors, vintage screws, Rikko is choice:

Georges ($500.00)
Georges is a neat aluminum offering with vents, Black hammertough finish, brushed faceplate with silkscreen'd GVCG decal, Dakaware Bakelite knob, NOS slider switch, phenolic washer, 60's Germanium device, Bourns resistors, Allen Bradley mil-spec pot, Ducati and Black Cat caps, NOS wire, 60's Germanium device, NOS 60's output cable, ready to rock: