From Denmark, Since 1996
T-Rex Engineering was founded in Denmark in 1996 by Lars Dahl and Sebastian Jensen.
Lars and Sebastian have known each other since childhood and both came to T-Rex through a shared background in music and engineering.
The company began by developing practical tools for musicians and gradually became known internationally for guitar effects, pedalboard power, and delay products.
Early T-Rex Products
Before T-Rex became widely known for pedals, Lars and Sebastian worked on products including the BigFoot MIDI foot controller and the Mac1 MIDI-to-analog controller.
As the company moved further into guitar effects, products such as Alberta, Mudhoney, Comp-Nova, Tremster, Møller, Replica, and FuelTank helped establish the T-Rex name with players around the world.
Several of those products became long-running parts of the T-Rex catalog.
From Pedals to Real Tape Echo
T-Rex later moved beyond conventional effects pedals with the Replicator, a real tape echo machine using magnetic tape, a motor, recording and playback heads, and a replaceable tape cartridge.
Rather than digitally simulate tape echo, the Replicator uses an actual mechanical recording system.
That approach eventually led T-Rex to another historic echo design: the Binson Echorec.
The Binson Echorec
T-Rex spent years studying and restoring original Binson Echorec machines before developing a modern electromechanical version.
The T-Rex Binson Echorec uses a real rotating magnetic drum, recording and playback heads, analog electronics, and a purpose-developed magnetic drum.
The platform later expanded with the Binson Stereophonica, adding true stereo operation and independently controlled playback heads.
Both products are built by T-Rex in Denmark.
Back with the Founders
In 2019, Lars Dahl and Sebastian Jensen reacquired the T-Rex brand and returned the company to its original founders.
Since then, T-Rex has continued developing new products while supporting many of the pedals, power products, and electromechanical effects that have been part of the company’s history.
T-Rex remains based in Denmark, with Lars and Sebastian still directly involved in the company.
T-Rex Today
Today, T-Rex manufactures effects pedals, power products, accessories, replacement parts, tape echo products, and magnetic-drum echo systems.
The T-Rex Binson Echorec is now available at Abbey Road Studios for sessions in The Gatehouse, The Front Room, and the Writing Room.
Read the Abbey Road installation story →
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Lars Dahl & Sebastian Jensen
T-Rex Engineering · Denmark · Since 1996