Golden Era
Temples collaboration turning modern recordings into analog-era artifacts with expression control.
TEFI Vintage Lab collaborated with James Edward Bagshaw of Temples to create Golden Era, a lo-fi processor that morphs any signal into the sound of bygone recording eras. The pedal simulates the unintentional peculiarities and imperfections of vintage analog recording: phonograph crackle, gramophone warmth, and compact cassette warble. It transforms guitar, synthesizer, or digital recordings into convincingly aged analog sources.
The circuit offers variable filtering (1.5-3.5kHz range), low-cut control at 100Hz, and a Warped Sound feature controllable via expression pedal (50-100kOhm). The expression input accepts Korg EXP2 or Yamaha FC7 pedals for hands-free modulation speed control. Input impedance runs at 400kohm with 560ohm output impedance, maintaining clean signal integrity before degradation.
True bypass relay switching keeps your tone pristine when disengaged. Running on 9V DC at just 20mA, the Hammond aluminum die-cast enclosure houses the circuit. Now discontinued, Golden Era remains sought-after for its unique ability to authentically age modern productions. Works equally well on guitar, keys, or entire mixes.
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