Dr. Sci's 6 year anniversary (new article pic on page 4)

[Ryan]

Right now, end-ish of August 2012, marks the 6th year that Tanya and I have been Dr. Scientist. We actually started Dr. Sci in the summer of 2005 but it took a year to get the designs, finishes, and website ready.

Right around now, end-ish of August 2006, we launched the website (remember the cool original one with all the flash animations?) and sold our first pedal, a Frazz to a gent in Calgary. Within a week or two, somehow, we started getting interest on HCFX and TGP, started getting orders, and by the end of the year we even had a couple stores placing orders.

Tanya and I consider it a really magical time in our lives, doing the business in our one bedroom apartment in downtown Edmonton. It was really exciting and it felt incredible to finally have a career path that was deeply important to me/us. I'd had a lot of jobs over the years, started working at 15 and mainly worked in the oilfield and gas plants, and never really felt like I was spending my life doing what I should. In 2003, at the age of 27, I decided to go school and take a 2 year electronics program, with the plan of maybe learning how to fix or make car/home audio gear. Tanya had been managing the campus restaurant at NAIT, and she did until the summer of 2007 when she quit to make pedals full time.

I'd played guitar for about 10 years at that point, just a hobby... about 2 weeks into the first semester of electronics we started learning about transistors and a teacher sparked my curiosity about simple amplifiers for guitar effects. I figured it would be a fun project to make a guitar pedal so I built Aron Nelson's beginner boost project... and my life hasn't been the same since. I've lived and breathed guitar related electronics ever since.

My dad died on April 1, 2006. I'm an only child, really small and close family, and dad was the biggest supporter of Dr. Scientist. He never got to see us sell a pedal but he always knew we'd make it, he never even questioned my crazy plan of being a guitar pedal maker.

So thank you mom and dad for helping Tanya and I be able to do this and thank you, so much, to everybody here for keeping us going through the years. We appreciate it more than I could ever say and we consider every day a really special treat. I hope to make better and better guitar pedals for the rest of my life and Tanya hopes to make them look cooler and cooler for the rest of hers and we'll love every single moment of it all.

*much gratitude and appreciation, thank you guys!*

[Raintes]

Congratulations on the 6 year Dr. Scientist anniversary Ryan and Tanya! You guys are amazing peeps with such a great talent. By far, THE best effects pedals I've ever played. High quality goodness done right! And thanks for being there for me Ryan. I really appreciate EVERYTHING you've done to help me out through my tough times the past year. I can't thank you enough buddy. I've got maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad love for you both.



(if we ever meet up someday, dinner and drinks are on me my friends. )

[Casavettes]

I couldn't help but smile while reading this.
Happy 6 years Ryan and Tanya!

[wsas3]

And thank you! That was extremely touching. Although I don't know much about you personally other than what I have read, I have much love and respect for you and Tanya as amazing people. You will always be loved here as a person and builder here. As Raintes said, if you ever are in a foreign place nad need a place, just look at our location. Cheers!

[Chankgeez]

AWESOME
AWESOME
AWESOME
AWESOME
AWESOME

May the good Drs. Scientist thrive for at least another 60 or 70 years or more. Pedals to the future.

[leastwise]

Much gratitude and appreciation to you, Ryan. I treasure each of my Dr. Scientist pedals and can't wait to see what you in store for us in the years to come!

[hclapp219]

Congrats Ryan! It wouldn't have worked if you and Tanya weren't awesome

[theactionindex]

Congratulations Ryan and Tanya!

I can't really say enough to express the level of awesomeness that is Dr. Scientist, so I'll just leave you one of these:

[colin]

Thank you Ryan and Tanya for making some of the most beautiful, best sounding pedals out there! I hope you're still doing this many, many years from now.

[goroth]

6 years! Holy moly! You and Tanya are the best in the biz, no doubt about it. Great to see you succeed at this!

[Waterpilot]

Congratulations Ryan and Tanya! That's fantastic! I love my Dr. Scientist pedals and at some point will be getting more...

[hiorgos]

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[the Life Aquatic]

Congrats Ryan, thank you

[Clean Channel]

I and many others have always felt drawn to the personal aspects of your company; there's a clear sense of that you and Tanya share an powerful love and devotion for the work that you do. Hearing a little of your back story helps shed some light on what has inspired you over the years, so thanks very much for sharing!

Coincidentally, it was August 1st, 2005 that I purchased the music school that I've been running ever since, so it turns out we share pretty much the same anniversary!

[alexa.]

Congrats!
I'd write something deep cuz I have deep admiration for you guys and your work, but I'd just be repeating what has already been said

Love!