Carl Martin transferred to new ownership under DanGuitar.dk's Thomas Svenstrup

January 1, 2024 · 1 sources

Carl Martin, the Danish effects brand founded in 1990 as East Sound Research, was transferred in 2024 to Thomas Svenstrup, owner of the music company DanGuitar.dk, according to Carl Martin¹. The maker states that the transfer was made by the family of founder Søren Jongberg, who died in 2023¹.

The company says Jongberg had worked closely with DanGuitar.dk for many years, and that the shop is located a short distance from East Sound Research in Grenaa, Denmark, which it describes as making the transfer a natural choice for his family¹. The maker states that Svenstrup continues the brand with the same passion and dedication as before and aims to improve and expand the Carl Martin product range in the future¹.

According to the maker, the new team includes technicians who have worked on designing and developing Carl Martin products for a couple of decades and who worked with Jongberg on several of the company's pedals¹. The company's timeline lists the Hot Drive'n Boost, its first effects pedal, as released in 1993, and states that around 50 different Carl Martin pedals have been created since, along with a handful of handcrafted, point-to-point tube amplifiers and cabinets¹. The same timeline places the Tone Tweaker in 2024 and the HeadRoom Mini and patch cables in 2025¹.

No price or further terms of the transfer were given¹.