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Drunk Beaver Pedal Drop #38 - the Voznesensk Dino Drive revives their T-Rex pedal, which in turn was based on the long-discontinued Dinosaural Tube Bender Pedal
Key Points
Dino Drive revives the Dinosaural Tube Bender lineage: Dan Coggin’s Dinosaural made ~150 units (2003–2007), inspiring the Aion FX Wyvern (2020) and Drunk Beaver T‑Rex (2021). T‑Rex used Shift = Scoop / Flat / Deep; Dino Drive uses Modern / Flat / Stock. Controls: Volume, Tone, Drive, Shift.
Vitalii calls it a faithful recreation of the ultra‑rare Tube Bender (originally designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone), keeping the transistor gain stages and clipping while modernizing the power section to reduce noise. Drive circuit uses 3x NOS Motorola BC546B and 1x Motorola 2N3906.
30 units available from the Drunk Beaver Rocks Webstore. As of publication, the price was $150 / €150 / 559 PLN. A demo exists for the Aion Wyvern; none found for the original Tube Bender or T‑Rex.
Back in 2003, Dan Coggin’s Dinosaural created a silicon transistor circuit which sort of combined elements of a Tube Sceamer and a Tone Bender - and hence the ’Tube Bender’ moniker. I believe the earliest models were in Silver sort of 1590BB style enclosures, and the later ones were in Black.
From 2003-2007 a total of around 150 were made. And in the intervening years several takes on that circuit emerged - including the Aion FX Wyvern in 2020, and the Drunk Beaver T-Rex a year later - based on that Aion trace. That T-Rex version labelled the additional 4th control as ’Shift’ with the options - Scoop / Flat / Deep, while this latest evolution Dino Drive has Modern / Flat / Stock options.
Dino Controls - Volume, Tone, Drive, Shift : Modern / Flat / Stock.
Vitalii describes the Voznesensk Dino Drive as "takes everything you love about our T-Rex pedal—an elusive, highly sought-after circuit—and elevates it for the modern pedalboard."
At its core, the Dino Drive is a meticulous recreation of the ultra-rare Dinosaural Tube Bender (originally designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone), retaining the unique transistor gain stages and signal clipping that deliver an incredibly versatile range from a sweet, light drive to a rich, mid-gain fuzz and distortion.
To modernize this legendary schematic, Vitalii has taken it a step further by implementing crucial improvements to the power supply section, ensuring a cleaner, more reliable performance with lower noise - so that the pure, responsive tone of this rare boutique circuit can truly shine without compromise.
There are 3 x NOS Motorola BC546B and 1x Motorola 2N3906 transistors onboard for the drive circuit.
30 of the Voznesensk Dino Drive will be available @ $150 / €150 / 559 PLN from the Drunk Beaver Rocks Webstore - as soon as you see this article go live.
Weirdly there don't seem to be any demos of the original Tube Bender or the rare Drunk Beaver T-Rex, but I have found a demo of the Aion Wyvern clone - as below!
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