BSM to update Galaxy 1011 as Custom TP-1011 from January 2024

January 1, 2024 · 1 sources

BSM will update its Galaxy 1011 model as the Custom TP-1011 from January 2024, the German maker says on its Ritchie Blackmore Zone page. The new version adds the second Marshall factory mod and an additional sound switch¹.

The Galaxy 1011 is BSM's version of the electronics from the AIWA TP-1011 reel-to-reel tape recorder that Blackmore began using in the fall of 1973, after his Bill Hough custom booster, as a booster, fuzz machine depending on the setting, and echo¹. BSM says the complete relevant AIWA electronics were available over the years as the Galaxy 1011 along with the first Marshall factory mod¹.

BSM lists the Custom TP-1011 under its custom-made products, linked from the same page¹. The page gives no price, no further control details and no shipping date beyond January 2024¹.

The same page sets out BSM's other Blackmore-related pedals, which the maker presents as alternatives for players who tune their sound with their amps: the RPA Special Booster, a 9/18 volt emulator of the AIWA preamp stage plus the high-pass treble booster function from Blackmore's modified Marshall Major; the RPA California for the 1974-75 Deep Purple Mark 3 sound; and the RPA-Major for the 1976-1978 Rainbow live sound¹. BSM also lists the HS-C, HS-S Master, DM-T and 71/73 CM boosters for earlier Blackmore periods¹. These are the maker's descriptions; no prices are given for them on the page¹.