Category: Vintage (Pre-1975)

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Expand	360 Bass Preamp	Acoustic 360 Preamp	Bass preamp	Advanced	$22.00	In stock 360 Bass Preamp quantity
	Documentation One of the earliest solid-state amplifiers, it features a fuzz channel and a variable-frequency tone control. Notably used by John Paul Jones and Jaco Pastorius.
Expand	360 Fuzz	Acoustic 360 Fuzz	Hybrid fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock 360 Fuzz quantity
	Documentation The isolated drive section of the Acoustic 360 bass amplifier, a hybrid silicon/germanium fuzz inspired by the Fuzzrite.
Expand	Antipode	Roland® AF-60 Bee Gee	Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Antipode quantity
	Documentation While the circuit is best known as the “Jet” stage from the Roland AP-7 Jet Phaser, the standalone pedal version is much more flexible with a wider tonal palette to play with.
Expand	Aperture	Ampeg® Scrambler	Octave-up fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Aperture quantity
	Documentation A legendary octave-up fuzz effect with a blend control that makes it great for bass guitar.
Expand	Aphelion	MXR® Distortion+	Overdrive / Distortion	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Aphelion quantity
	Documentation One of the first drive pedals to use an op-amp, this classic effect was a favorite of Yngwie Malmsteen, Thom Yorke and Randy Rhoads among many more.
Expand	Aphelion Kit	MXR® Distortion+	Overdrive / Distortion	Beginner	$82.00	In stock Aphelion Kit quantity
	Documentation One of the first drive pedals to use an op-amp, this classic effect was a favorite of Yngwie Malmsteen, Thom Yorke and Randy Rhoads among many more.
Expand	Ares	Echoplex EP-3 Preamp	Preamp, buffer	Easy	$12.50	In stock Ares quantity
	Documentation A pedal adaptation of the preamp section of the EP-3 Echoplex tape echo unit. It captures the sound of the EP-3 in bypass mode, favored by many guitarists for it “sweetening” effect on the tone.
Expand	Ares Kit	Echoplex EP-3 Preamp	Preamp, buffer	Easy	$79.00	In stock Ares Kit quantity
	Documentation A pedal adaptation of the preamp section of the EP-3 Echoplex tape echo unit. It captures the sound of the EP-3 in bypass mode, favored by many guitarists for it “sweetening” effect on the tone.
Expand	Argus	Roland AD-50 Double Beat	Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Argus quantity
	Documentation An obscure silicon fuzz that originally comprised half of a fuzz-wah combination unit, featuring three unique “wave shape” tone modes.
Expand	Astra	Astrotone Fuzz	Fuzz	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Astra quantity
	Documentation An early silicon fuzz from 1966 that was also sold as the Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx. One of the first drive circuits to include a tone control.
Expand	Aurora Kit	Ross / Dyna Compressor	Compressor / Sustainer	Intermediate	$84.00	Out of stock
	Documentation The original guitar compressor, still a favorite of guitarists after over 40 years. The Aurora makes several improvements to the original circuit as well as adding a few new features.
Expand	Axion	Secret Preamp	JFET Preamp	Easy	$12.50	In stock Axion quantity
	Documentation An adaptation of the JFET input stage of the Echoplex EP-3 tape delay unit, famously used by Jimmy Page, Brian May and many others.
Expand	Constellation	Shin-Ei Companion FY-2	Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Constellation quantity
	Documentation An early silicon fuzz known for its scooped-midrange tone. This adaptation is updated with a switchable volume boost stage as well as a control to dial back the scoop.
Expand	Deimos	Tone Bender Mk. II	Germanium Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Deimos quantity
	Documentation The second (more famous) version of the legendary fuzz pedals from Macaris in London that changed the music world forever.
Expand	Deimos Kit	Tone Bender Mk. II	Germanium Fuzz	Easy	$112.00	Out of stock
	Documentation The second (more famous) version of the legendary fuzz pedals from Macaris in London that changed the music world forever.
Expand	Epsilon	Silicon Fuzz Face	Silicon fuzz	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Epsilon quantity
	Documentation A hot-rodded adaptation of the 1970 version of the classic fuzz pedal, redesigned to use silicon transistors instead of germanium.
Expand	Halo	EHX® Big Muff Pi	Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Halo quantity
	Documentation One of the most classic guitar effects of all time, its sound falls somewhere between a distortion effect and a fuzz with an incredibly long sustain.
Expand	Halo Kit	EHX® Big Muff Pi	Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz	Easy	$84.00	In stock Halo Kit quantity
	Documentation One of the most classic guitar effects of all time, its sound falls somewhere between a distortion effect and a fuzz with an incredibly long sustain.
Expand	Ibex	Roland AF-100 Bee Baa	Silicon fuzz	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Ibex quantity
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Expand	Lumitron	Mu-tron® III	Envelope filter	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Lumitron quantity
	Documentation The very first commercial envelope filter effect, first released in 1972. Famously used by Bootsy Collins, Jerry Garcia and Stevie Wonder among many others.
Expand	Minima	Mu-tron Micro V	Envelope filter	Easy	$12.50	In stock Minima quantity
	Documentation A simplified version of the more famous Mu-tron III envelope filter, originally designed as a lower-cost alternative.
Expand	Monad	Univox® Uni-Drive UD-50	Boost	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Monad quantity
	Documentation A basic 3-transistor booster that gets some grit at higher input levels. Best used to overdrive the input stage of a tube amplifier for natural amp drive.
Expand	Nucleus	Colorsound® Power Booster	Boost / Drive	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Nucleus quantity
	Documentation A reproduction of a boost pedal from the early 1970s that featured a two-band tone stack.
Expand	Oberon	Jordan Bosstone	Boost / distortion	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Oberon quantity
	Documentation Originally a module that plugged directly into the guitar, this early distortion unit was one of the first effects to use diode clipping.
Expand	Octagon	Tycobrahe® Octavia	Octave fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Octagon quantity
	Documentation The very first octave-up fuzz effect, originally invented by Roger Mayer for Jimi Hendrix and later copied by Tycobrahe for a commercial release.
Expand	Octahedron	Roger Mayer Octavia	Octave fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Octahedron quantity
	Documentation An all-transistor redesign of the fuzz effect made famous by Jimi Hendrix, which adds an octave-up overtone to the harmonics.
Expand	Orpheus Germanium	Mosrite® Fuzzrite	Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Orpheus Germanium quantity
	Documentation The definitive American response to the fuzz effects coming out of the UK in the mid-1960s, featuring two germanium transistors in a unique blending arrangement.
Expand	Orpheus Silicon	Mosrite® Fuzzrite	Fuzz	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Orpheus Silicon quantity
	Documentation An updated version of the classic fuzz from the late 1960s, featuring silicon transistors in a unique two-stage blending arrangement.
Expand	Parsec	Systech Harmonic Energizer	Filter / EQ	Easy	$12.50	In stock Parsec quantity
	Documentation A frequency-variable filter and tone shaper notably used by Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew and others.
Expand	Particle	Interfax Harmonic Percolator	Fuzz / Overdrive	Easy	$12.50	In stock Particle quantity
	Documentation
Expand	Phobos	Tone Bender Mk III	Germanium Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Phobos quantity
	Documentation A reproduction of the third version of the Tone Bender germanium fuzz sold by Macaris in London in the late 1960s.
Expand	Phobos Kit	Tone Bender Mk III	Germanium Fuzz	Easy	$106.00	In stock Phobos Kit quantity
	Documentation A reproduction of the third version of the Tone Bender germanium fuzz sold by Macaris in London in the late 1960s.
Expand	Plasma	Colorsound® Overdriver	Boost / Drive	Easy	$12.50	In stock Plasma quantity
	Documentation A reproduction of a boost pedal from the early 1970s that featured a two-band tone stack.
Expand	Proteus	Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face	Germanium Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Proteus quantity
	Documentation A no-frills adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand	Radian	Dallas Rangemaster	Germanium boost	Easy	$12.50	In stock Radian quantity
	Documentation A single-transistor germanium circuit designed to add treble and boost the signal into dark amplifiers to improve the amp’s drive tone.
Expand	Radian Kit	Dallas Rangemaster	Germanium boost	Easy	$76.00	Out of stock
	Documentation A single-transistor germanium circuit designed to add treble and boost the signal into dark amplifiers to improve the amp’s drive tone.
Expand	Rift	Univox® Superfuzz	Octave Fuzz	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Rift quantity
	Documentation A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone, famous for its use by Pete Townshend of The Who.
Expand	Rift Kit	Univox® Superfuzz	Octave Fuzz	Intermediate	$84.00	In stock Rift Kit quantity
	Documentation A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone, famous for its use by Pete Townshend of The Who.
Expand	Solaris	Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face	Germanium fuzz	Intermediate	$12.50	In stock Solaris quantity
	Documentation A hot-rodded adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand	Solaris Kit	Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face	Germanium fuzz	Intermediate	$89.00	In stock Solaris Kit quantity
	Documentation A hot-rodded adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand	Straylight	Univox Uni-Vibe	Chorus/phaser/vibrato	Advanced	$16.00	In stock Straylight quantity
	Documentation Originally designed as a simulation of a Leslie spinning speaker cabinet, it uses an incandescent bulb and LDRs to produce an asymmetrical phase-shift effect. It was most famously used by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand	Synapse	Systech Overdrive	Resonant filter fuzz	Beginner	$12.50	In stock Synapse quantity
	Documentation A rare fuzz pedal that combines hard-clipping distortion with an extreme resonant filter that lends a vocal “stuck wah” quality.
Expand	Tethys	Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround	Germanium fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Tethys quantity
	Documentation An early version of the Tone Bender Mk. III with a completely different voicing and transistor bias control, sold by the Baldwin-Burns company in London.
Expand	Vulcan	fOXX® Tone Machine	Octave Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Vulcan quantity
	Documentation A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone.
Expand	Vulcan Kit	fOXX® Tone Machine	Octave Fuzz	Easy	$84.00	In stock Vulcan Kit quantity
	Documentation A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone.
Expand	Zeta	Jumbo Tone Bender	Fuzz	Easy	$12.50	In stock Zeta quantity
	Documentation The silicon successor to the classic Macaris germanium fuzz pedals of the late 1960s, the Jumbo Tone Bender and its variants were actually adapted from the Big Muff Pi.

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