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The “Khiron” Overdrive is inspired by a certain “mythical” overdrive pedal. Notice I said “inspired by”, it is not a clone of the original. I have had numerous requests for a clone over the years, and I even thought about doing a direct clone for a brief time. But I believe my end result is as good if not better than the original.

The original circuit has a pair of “magical” germanium diodes, a couple of opamps, a charge pump that boosts the internal supply voltage on one of the opamps to 18VDC, and a buffer circuit that is always engaged.

The Khiron circuit has no charge pump, one opamp, and no buffer circuit. The clipping produced by the Khiron happens by two pairs of clipping diodes. One pair is comprised of LED’s, the other germanium. (but these germanium diodes are not any secret Russian made miracles) It’s not that they’re germanium, or from Russia that makes the tone. Well, OK germanium does have a sonic quality when used in a pedal. In the Khiron, the diodes are carefully measured for their use in the circuit. The tone control is unique in that it affects not only the treble frequencies, but also feel of the pedal. This allows you to set up your tone with your amp, then use the tone control on the pedal to match it.

The result of these changes is a pedal that can be used as a clean boost or an overdrive without coloring your tone. If you like touch sensitive natural tone

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The Kollmanation is designed in conjunction with guitarist Jeff Kollman. Jeff is known for his eclectic style that ranges from country tinges all the way to face melting shred, and usually all at the same time. All with a feel and tone that is unique and totally his own. Check him out with The Jeff Kollman Band, Cosmosquad, Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, and a host of other group and solo projects. You won’t be disappointed!

The Kollmanation was designed for Jeff to be able to capture a variety of the tones he often uses. The challenge was to be able to make it so that those tones could be had with a variety of amplifiers that are often encountered when one plays for a living, travels, and you never know what the backline company might throw at you. With that in mind, it was decided we need two voices.

Legendary Microphone Preamplifier with Custom-Built Midas Transformers

The 1073 was an iconic piece of hardware that took the music industry by storm and transformed into a beloved fixture in studios worldwide. This unique-sounding mic preamp was a staple in renowned studios like Abbey Road, Sound City, and Capitol Studios, and helped shape the sound of some of the greatest legends like Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and even Adele.

Today, we pay homage to that iconic studio cornerstone with the Behringer 73, a more compact version of the Behringer 1273. Developed with one of the original engineers, their valuable knowledge and experience ensure that the 73 not only maintains the great sound of the original but also meets the demands of modern production.

Compact The 73 is a 1273 in a compact package and shares the same architecture. This makes it great for combining with your favorite EQ or compressor or building a whole array of preamps in one rack. The solid steel chassis gives it durability and provides isolation from other units in your setup.

Versatile Operation The 73 is built around a Class A discrete circuit, which ensures the highest signal integrity with minimal coloration. The input and output stages are equipped with a high-quality, custom-built Midas transformer, which is great for maintaining signal clarity and integrity.

Collaboration with Darryl Jones. Based off our Jan Ray, Darryl and our team wanted to recreate a pedal that can be used in a wide variety of range and tone and a LOT of headroom. Mixing the clean channel and the overdrive channel lets you keep the bottom end to the bass. Equipped with N.O.S parts which Darryl was also very interested in. It's been a long 6 years to get this pedal complete. He has been using the prototype on The Rolling Stones Tour through out the years.

Darryl Jones Comment "The DJ1 overdrive/distortion pedal is one of the latest offerings from stellar guitar effects company Vemuram. I worked closely with the team at Vemuram to bring you a pedal designed specifically though not exclusively for bass. It allows you to dial in anything from a subtle furry overdrive to a full blown razor's edge distortion. There are so many variations in between that I've yet to discover them all." -Darryl Jones

Teleport is the world's first collaborative guitar pedal. Share riffs with friends, write songs, demo gear, and jam with notable artists. Teleport opens up a whole new dimension of musical collaboration.

BOOST Pedal equipped with TIS58 (Maestro Echoplex EP-3) A crunch boost pedal eqiupped with TIS58(The FET used on the Maestro Echoplex EP-3). The legendary FET is available in limited production. The sound that everyone thought was non-replicable comes alive as a clean-crunch boost pedal. After careful analsis of the circuitry, we at Vemuram was able to recreate that tone and fit it into a compact brass body chassis. A BOUNCE control is available to handle hi-gain amplifiers.

The Maestro Echoplex EP-3 was a tape echo which numerous virtuoso guitar players used such as Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page. They were the most captivated with the Echoplex. The original EP-3 was equipped with a FET(Field Effect Transistor) TIS58 on it's first leve pre-amp stage. We at Vemuram was able to obtain the rare original TIS58 and transform it to become the Neoplex.

Following the original circuitry plans we also added a bounce control for sensitivity. While using the newest high performance parts for the power source to build a noiseless and warm boost pedal.

*The TIS58 is no longer in production and is not obtainable. The Neoplex is a limited production model. Transistors: TIS58 FET (Field Effect Transistor) Controls: Volume, Gain, Tone / Gain Control Trimmer Switches: ON/OFF Terminal: Input, Output Power: 006P (9 Volt Battery) or 9Volt regulated AC/DC adapter(Center Negative) Size: 70(W)x113(D)x50(H)mm Weight: 415g Current Draw: 2.2 mA

The Blossom Point is already a top choice for any musician looking for the sound quality of a Brownface Fender® amplifier (1960-1963), featuring an incredibly fat and warm sound without getting into distortion. The idea of the Blossom Point specifically came to us from the Presence knob on the original Fender® Showman® amplifiers, so why not push it even further and make the entire 6G14® available AND affordable to all with a Showman® amp emulation? In no time, the SurfyMan project was set in motion.

The SurfyMan is a truly unique product: it not only replicates the sound of a Brownface amplifier with its typical fat tone and the PRESENCE control, but it also features the true tone-stack and the exact same circuitry of a Showman®, where every change of the input VOLUME (gain), TREBLE and BASS controls create an unlimited amount of sound possibilities. The SurfyMan actually transforms your sound: it gives you fatness, but also sustain, brightness, power, it clarifies your tone and can even make it more aggressive, if that's what you're after. It's just magic, whether you plug it into your amp (OUT) or to a mixing console, PA or headphone, either using unbalanced or balanced 1/4" jacks!

In the chain, as you find in a Showman® amp, you have the tremolo, with our typical SurfyTrem brownface/blackface selection, and the master VOLUME to correct the overall sound, since the pedal is TRUE BYPASS. The SurfyMan's power requirements are 9-18V at any polarity. The SurfyMan also has style, it's all metal chassis and real OXBLOOD grill cloth set it off in class!

If you are traveling musician with little carry-on possibilities, a SurfyMan and a SurfyBear Compact reverb unit is really all you need: you can plug in everywhere, in any stage situation and to any amp configuration, always getting that perfect Brown Showman® sound.