#rangemasters

[fuzzkaizer]

BREÑA FX - Tone Slayer

"...point to point V828 Italian Tonebender driving a germanium Rangemaster treble boost. The Tonebender has the traditional Level, Attack accompanied by a transistor Bias knob. The treble boost has three different input tone caps selected by the toggle switch."

cred: facebook.com/BRENA FX

[corellianhounds]

#somehow I picture little Paz having done this

Prompted by @autumnwoodsdreamer’s absolutely inspired tag, 1k words of itty bitty Paz Vizsla accidentally making his covert accomplices to a crime 😆

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It’s somewhere in the realm of whatever year Paz Vizsla is five years old, and the second covert of his youth is located on Farris Ven. The settlement there is close to a starport welcoming of others and relatively safe for Mandalorians to traverse with minimal confrontation. If workers are unavailable for the crèche, the adults will each take one or several of the children with them to their respective trades, the older ones learning alongside them and the younger ones playing nearby.

Paz, tall for his age and loud enough to keep them in order, is still just young enough he can’t work with the farrier, but just old enough to be in charge of the little kids, keeping them corralled and entertained. It’s a responsibility he takes very seriously when it’s given to him and it’s amusing to see concentration projected in how he stands, hands on his hips as he does head counts.

Other children in town were intermittently allowed to play with them, depending on what background and knowledge their parents had of Mandalorian culture. Luckily many of them picked up on the adult Mandalorians’ habit of watching out for all of the children within a given area, not just their own, and with how disciplined the Mandalorian kids were and how respectful they were to outsiders, the children in town were frequently found running along with the younglings in helmets and leather practice armor.

Roughhousing was understood to be a given if the kids in town joined them, but the Mandalorian children only ever had real fights with each other, and scuffles were either swiftly settled by the adult Mando closest to the group, or self-governed by the older children before they could get out of hand. The Mando kids also had a keen sense of awareness, all of them having been taught to pay attention to their surroundings and practice deductive reasoning, helping them learn independence as much as they learned how to keep those in their group safe.

For that reason, the Mandalorian children were often trusted to police themselves and to come to the adults only when necessary. It wouldn’t do for a farrier or mechanic or airborne orchard worker to be constantly interrupted, so the adults weren’t always aware of when the other children would join the group. Oftentimes the midday meal would host nearly double the amount of foundlings and children either adult group arrived with. They’d make the trip back to the covert’s headquarters at the end of the day, and the end of the work week marked a three-day respite at least from external occupational duties.

On one of these weekends, the Mandalorians came home with more children than they’d left with and— with how much children tend to move around— the number was only caught once they’d reached the head count at the gate.

Paz Vizsla, five years old and already able to recite the tenets of the Resol’nare by heart, beamed with a baby on his hip. The toddler was maybe eighteen months old or so, and they weren’t one any of the Mandalorians recognized from the familiar faces of the townsfolk’s children. The Mandalorians each gaped under their helmets as the other children shuffled around them, oblivious to the drop in good humor that had accompanied the adults the long way home. Vizsla was seen so often carrying the little kids on his back or in his arms anyway that it hadn’t occurred to them that anything was awry.

“Paz Vizsla. What do you have.”

Paz smiled even wider, shifting the content and curious toddler in front of him. “I found a baby!”

“Why do you have a baby?” the Mandalorians asked desperately.

“I adopted them!”

“Wh— No— How— We have to take them back.”

The five-year-old whines as the toddler is lifted away from him, cries of Noooo, I adopted them! I want to name them! following the adults inside the gate as they hurriedly try to strategize the child’s return. They supposed they shouldn’t have been surprised, all things considered— Children mimic everything they see— but this was the first time in any of their collective memories that any of them recalled something like this happening, and the usually unflappable Mandalorians were sweating at the realization that they had, essentially, kidnapped somebody’s kid.

The Armorer is both mortified and almost hysterically amused at the turn of events. Yes, it’s an incredibly egregious error on their part, but the fact that she had never in all her years experienced or even heard of something like this happening struck her as astoundingly funny. Paz hadn’t meant anything by it, she knew, and she was also impressed by how well he’d managed to keep the child happy, quiet, and undetected in the two hour trip back to base. The toddler was now holding his hand and walking alongside him in the forge as he pointed out different tools and equipment (only accurately identified about half the time); they’d started fussing not long after the Mandalorians had taken them away from Paz, and it was just easier to bring him along and let him carry the baby while they conferred if it kept them both quiet.

“Enough debating,” she said, her hands braced on the work table. “It is going to look bad regardless of how we approach the townsfolk. Diffuse any tensions and try to keep people calm, let’s avoid any confrontations. We’ll fly back tonight and start asking around; there’s bound to be some activity already.”

“What about him?” the rangemaster asked, nodding to Paz. “Shouldn’t he stay here?”

“No,” Paz’s father said sternly. “If he’s intent on following our lead, he can take responsibility for his actions and apologize.”

“Buir—”

Paz’s father cut him off with a silent glare. “You thought you were old enough for this,” (and the blue Mandalorian nodded to the wriggly baby Paz held) “You are old enough to make amends.”

“But— But it’s not fair, why can’t I— ?!”

Vizsla knelt down to Paz’s level, a solid hand on his shoulder. “Child, how do you think I would feel if somebody took you from me?”

His protests instantly shuttered, Paz backed down. His father stood.

“The ship will be ready within the hour, Alor.”

“Good. I will meet you there.”

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Paz sulks near the hangar, fiddling with the straps of the birikad the toddler now dozes in against his chest. A few of the other children linger beyond the doorway, watching with immense curiosity as the sun begins to set.

“How come you took ‘em anyway?” the rangemaster’s daughter asked, holding her brother’s hand nearby.

Paz crosses his arms. “Don’t see why all the adults get to pick foundlings and family members and I can’t,” he said sullenly. “I showed ‘em I could take care of them. I want a little brother too.”

A child of a Mandalorian covert comes back from playing with a toddler tucked under their arm and the adults blue screen for a moment because “hold on wait that’s not one of ours” and the Mando kid cheerfully says “I found a baby I adopted them!!” and the Mandalorians panic because “tHEY’RE NOT— YOU CAN’T— WE HAVE TO RETURN THEM.”

Cue Mandos going on a mission to put a kid back in their own community because one of their kids was following by example

[attackcopterblog]

LEICA LAUNCHES THE RANGEMASTER CRF PRO LASER RANGEFINDER

Leica has launched their latest offering with the new Rangemaster CRF Pro laser rangefinder. Leica states “Leading German optics brand Leica is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation in the world of precision rangefinding, with the Rangemaster CRF Pro. Leica’s new third generation monocular combines cutting-edge laser rangefinding performance with integrated, top-tier ballistics…

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[digi-carrie]

Pedal commission for a friend, its a modded Harmonic Percolator and a Rangemaster type boost thing :)

[defensive-tactics]

Tom says home defenders should also be aware of two broad categories of burglars: profit-motivated burglars and expressive burglars...

[doityourshrimp]

Catalinbread Naga Viper (clone)

A nice rangemaster treble booster with a lot more control than usual. The range control is really useful in giving this a good breadth of use, especially when stacking dirt/gain pedals.

My first project, though my first few tries failed so it was not my first finished.

schematic

Controls

Boost (level control)

Heat (not sure, probably some sort of pre-boost gain

Range (I believe controls the frequencies getting boosted)

Sound Clip (details under the cut)

Guitar: Squier contemporary stratocaster HH, bridge pickup, E standard

Amp: positive grid spark, RB101(bogner ecstasy emulation) gain 4, bass 2, mids 10, treble 6, master volume 5.

Clips: 

All controls max 

turning range down to 0 and then back up to 5

Turning boost down to 0 and then back up to 5

Heat down to zero then back up to 5

[fuzzkaizer]

Peter Moore - Freerange Master

"Ge Booster, low gain Q, heavy duty external access battery case/switch"

cred: facebook.com/Peter Moore

[spacenutspod]

The Python Rangemaster 12x52 monocular is optically impressive and its materials and coatings produce fantastic views in all sorts of observation pursuits.

[teardownit]

DIY ProCo RAT: The True Vintage Distortion Pedal

Hello, and welcome to my guitar effects workshop! This circuit has existed for 46 years and is not that popular today. But if you want tons of vintage mojo, you should consider buying or making a ProCo RAT yourself.

This is one of the world's first full-fledged distortion pedals. Do you know why they stand out among other overload effects?

Fuzz is a highly high-gain pedal; it distorts the signal significantly and gives it a very specific sound, completely different from tube amplifier overdrive. However, fuzz is not technically an amplifier. The fuzz needs an amplifier with a cabinet to create the timbre of the sound. Adding fuzz to the line input will be a mistake; the sound will be terrible.

Overdrive, on the other hand, is a moderate gain pedal. Combined with the clean channel of a Fender-like amp, it gives the sound-breaking blues vibe. If connected to the input of an already overdriven amp like Marshall or Orange, the overdrive pedal not only pumps up the gain but also focuses the sound, emphasizing certain frequency bands and suppressing others.

Overdrives have built-in signal limiters on diodes, LEDs, or MOSFETs. Still, setting the gain so high that the limit triggers is unnecessary. It is assumed that we're clipping an overdriven amp plus the internal clipping of the overdrive pedal.

Boosters should also be mentioned; when the headroom is large, they do not limit the signal but simply increase its amplitude. Today, they are often built into electric guitars, especially bass guitars.

Some pickups, like the EMG and Fishman Fluence, have built-in boosts. And for electro-acoustic guitars with piezoelectric pickups, a built-in preamplifier is a must, taking into consideration the high output impedance and weak signal of the piezo pickup.

Transparent boosters have an amplitude-frequency response close to linear, like the 1968 Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster does.

A variation called Screaming Bird was released in 1970, and it was a treble booster, a much-needed item for many vintage tube amps.

Thanks to the Screaming Bird, the clean sound became crisper, individual notes were clearer, and the presence of the guitar in the mix was more obvious. The amplifier did not choke on the bass when overloaded, so the result was not fuzz but overdrive or distortion.

Here is the 1965 diagram of the British Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster. I won't claim that Mike Matthews copied it when developing the EHX LPB-1; it's just a transistor stage with a common emitter. Such stages are found in many pedals, radios, and so on. But I won’t rule out this possibility either; we learn from each other.

Guitar amplifiers were also produced under the Dallas Rangemaster brand.

Besides the Linear Power Booster and Screaming Bird Treble Booster, as you might have guessed from the diagram, EHX released the Mole Bass Booster.

The pedal-style version of the bass booster was called Hog's Foot.

Finally, some buffers do not only change the frequency spectrum of the signal but also its amplitude. Simply put, they have high input and low output impedance, thus helping to mitigate signal losses in the effects chain. The loss of high frequencies due to the influence of cable capacitance is the primary candidate for such an application.

The amplification devices between the electric guitar and the amplifier input can differ. Then what is distortion?

A full-fledged distortion is already a preamplifier, equipped with clipping and timbre shaping. Theoretically, it can be connected to the input of a power amplifier with a guitar cabinet for a fair level of sound quality.

Not every distortion pedal is an amp in a box. And most amps in a box sound even better when connected to the input of a tube amp rather than a power amp. However, each distortion pedal has its own character and recognizable sound.

So here we have the 1978 ProCo RAT circuit diagram. If you're familiar with guitar pedal circuitry, you know that most distortion circuits look similar or have similar building blocks. Because it was ProCo RAT that laid these circuitry foundations.

Many filters will catch your eye if you know what to look for in the diagram. First, an input filter consists of a 22 nF series capacitor, a 1 kΩ resistor, and a grounded 1 nF capacitor.

The 30 pF capacitor is a standard component to compensate for the frequency characteristics of the good ol' LM308 op-amp.

It is believed that only the LM308 can provide authentic RAT sound. That's true; the circuit is very dependent on the specific characteristics of the op-amp, namely frequency response and slew rate.

Since 2005, ProCo RAT pedals have been using OP07 operational amplifiers, almost a complete analog of the LM308. With the LM741, the circuit also works and sounds fine, but nothing like the original one.

A 100 pF capacitor between the output and the inverting input is found in many pedal circuits. It prevents the op-amp from self-oscillating and generating unpleasant high-frequency sound components called "sand."

There are as many as two RC circuits between the op amp's non-inverting input and ground: 4.7 uF 560 ohms and 2.2 uF 47 ohms. From previous articles on guitar pedals, we already know that such a filter stage determines the frequency structure of the overdrive.

Pedals like the Hermida Zendrive and Horizon Devices Precision Drive feature a reconfigurable filter. And ProCo RAT has two of those. This is one of the secrets to the pedal's famous sound character.

Next, a limiter on two back-to-back diodes is included, followed by another filter acting as a tone regulator.

Finally, the pedal's output includes a JFET buffer and volume control.

The Landtone kit I've assembled has an original vintage LM308 with signs of re-soldering. RAT distortion sounds the way it should with this chip.

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[oww666]

was at the range with a lee enfield using still wrapped in paper and cardboard turkish rounds from ? ww2 ? each time I fired there was a 4 ft muzzle flash which in the brilliant sunshine of commiefornia was quite the sight and a cloud of smoke big enough to hide the next shooter to me ..rangemaster came trotting down to see what was up first thing he did was get out a magnet but they were good just smokey and loud

[crouchingtoasterhiddenpastry]

Been loving my time with the Ryan Navion B, love my STOL inclined Comanche. Excited for whenever the Rangemaster gets released

[theolderangemaster-blog]

Golf Ball Netting

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[lady51texan]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: RangeMaster Stretch Strap.

[fuzzkaizer]

wroughtironleatherandeffects - Wylie Deluxe Boost

"... is built in a vintage Sterling Power Meter-- probably the most perfect dual pedal repurposed enclosure I have ever come across. Both meters were originally part of this thing. I didn't have to cover up any of the original lettering and the original holes for the probes worked perfectly for the controls on the pedal. ...   I made the custom acid etched labels with a bit of a worn look for a better match to this 60 year old enclosure and adapted these cool knobs to make them work on this pedal. The meters both work-- though they aren't real smooth in their travel across the scale. The Volt meter travels to about 1 o'clock on the dial as you turn up  the volume and the miliamp meter travels about 80% of the way across the meter. ... The Wylie Boost gets its name from the guy who made the booster that inspired me to start building myself.  The Rangemaster clone that Wylie Gelber (bassist of the band Dawes) built in a repurposed enclosure with a vintage meter on top is used extensively by bandmate Taylor Goldsmith. This Deluxe version contains both the Germanium boost circuit and a Jfet boost circuit.            The Wylie Boost is a Germanium transistor boost, (in the tradition of the original Rangemaster), but with my own circuit topology. Powered by the mysterious NOS black "top-hat" germanium transistor, the Wylie incorporates additional controls for gain and tone along with overall volume. ... the circuit is built on turret board ... But unlike a lot of early Germanium powered pedals, this one runs off a standard tip-negative power supply.   The Germanium transistor has a unique sound. It's a boost, but it is by no means clean---unless you want it to be. Due to the circuit's low input impedance, it is very responsive to guitar volume control. Rolling back the guitar volume will clean up the signal and add a little sparkle."

cred: wroughtironleatherandeffects.com/sold-wylie-boost-deluxe-015/