Dinosaural

Dinosaural

Also known as: Coggins Audio, Dinosaural by Coggins Audio

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Dinosaural is a boutique guitar effects pedal brand founded in 2002 by British circuit designer Dan Coggins, who previously co-founded Lovetone in 1995. Operating from the UK, the brand built a reputation among pedal enthusiasts for hand-made, small-batch designs with a distinctly vintage-minded approach to overdrive, boost, and compression.

Early Dinosaural products included the Tube Bender o...

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Dinosaural is a boutique guitar effects pedal brand founded in 2002 by British circuit designer Dan Coggins, who previously co-founded Lovetone in 1995. Operating from the UK, the brand built a reputation among pedal enthusiasts for hand-made, small-batch designs with a distinctly vintage-minded approach to overdrive, boost, and compression.

Early Dinosaural products included the Tube Bender overdrive and the OTC-201 Opticompressor, both of which became collectible after production ceased. Coggins formed Coggins Audio Ltd in 2018 to continue the brand, and later introduced the Cogmeister, a three-in-one pedal combining a treble-booster-style push stage, a drive section, and a midrange-focused lead boost. The Cogmeister design was later split into standalone pedals — the 3rd Law booster, the Hypoid Drive overdrive, and the Dan Solo booster/drive.

Alongside Dinosaural, Coggins has worked as an analogue design engineer for Thorpy FX and Redbeard Effects, and a version of the OTC-201 was reworked as the Thorpy FX Fat General compressor. The brand sits firmly in the boutique, low-volume end of the pedal market, and its output reflects Coggins' circuit-design background rather than a mass-production aesthetic.

Dinosaural has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Overdrive Effects Pedals and Compressor Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 5 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Dave Gregory, Ed O'Brien, and Steven Wilson.

Artists Who Use Dinosaural

Dave Gregory uses 2 Dinosaural products

Dave Gregory

Guitarist · XTC

Ed O'Brien uses 1 Dinosaural product

Ed O'Brien

Singer, Guitarist · Radiohead

Steven Wilson uses 1 Dinosaural product

Steven Wilson

Singer, Guitarist · Porcupine Tree

Chris Turpin uses 1 Dinosaural product

Chris Turpin

Singer, Guitarist · Kill It Kid

Fraser T. Smith uses 1 Dinosaural product

Fraser T. Smith

Keyboardist, Music Producer

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