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The Spring Cathedral Spring Reverb

The Spring Cathedral is a 100% recycled material solid state spring reverb unit with controls for Reverb Output Level (located on the side of the unit), Reverb Input Volume (top), and Input Gain or "Splash" (top) as we like to call it. The Input Gain features a pull/push pot which, when pulled up, cancels the dry through signal offering a wet only setting where you only hear the output of the reverb tank with no dry signal added. Power is provided by a single 9 Volt battery though, the unit will operate from about 7-18 volts DC if you should choose to use a power adapter. The silly little legs are removable but do provide enough space to mitigate most of the noise associated with placing a spring reverb unit directly on top of an amp. The unit uses a vintage 1960's Hammond 4-spring tank and has a scratch built 5 transistor circuit. The enclosure is made from old 3/4" barn board with the back panel sourced from a Kenwood dual well cassette tape deck. The input and output jacks are NOS mil-spec items from a Navy jack box.
PRICE: $349.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you.

Trust-ei Companion BFFY-2 Fuzz

The Trust-ei Companion BFFY-2 fuzz is based on the honorable Shin-ei Companion FY-2 fuzz with the addition of a special happy face control. The fuzz is chock full of super vintage Mojo starting with the enclosure which was originally a solid oak antique card catalog drawer that has been shortened for our fuzz purposes. Think of all the knowledge that was in that drawer. Where did it go? Additionally the material covering the control panel is part of a Dacron neck tie that belonged to a 50+ year career preacher and theologian. What does that have to do with Mojo you say? Son House, Skip James, Charlie Patton, Little Richard. What do these men have in common? All Preachers! [ed. note: At this point I feel I should step in and say that there is no such thing as Mojo, super vintage or otherwise, the tone is all in your fingers.] The vintage pnp silicon transistors used in the circuit are American in origin and were sourced from a decommissioned elementary school film reel projector. The fuzz has a true bypass slide switch and power is supplied by a single nine volt battery easily accessible from the control panel.
Price: $169.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you.

The Lida. Stereo Trem-O-Graph/Record Player Sold

Can be used with the record player's internal amp and speakers or into two amps with the provided stereo output jacks. Also the unit still operates as a fully functional record player (see end of videos on home page). Includes beat discs shown in picture and the original rubber platter pad for records. $299.99 plus actual shipping to you.

JAVA GRIND FUZZ Special Butter-Nut Edition!

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Java Grind Butter-Nut Edition is a specially mellowed, regular grind Fuzz made from 100% recycled materials. You can view a video demo of the Java Grind below on the SoaringTortoise Home page.
Price:$159.99 plus actual shipping.
The Java Grind’s circuit is based on the rare and unusual Interfax HP-1 Harmonic Percolator pedal with a few minor alterations. Our trained monkey engineers have substituted an NPN Germanium, Texas Instruments, transistor from the early 1960’s for the circuit’s originally specified NPN silicon transistor. Additionally, because they are monkeys and cannot read, the engineers placed an early 60’s low gain RCA 2n591 Germanium transistor in the spot where, traditionally, a 2n404 Germanium transistor would reside.
The Java Grind features controls for Grind, which corresponds to the HP-1’s Harmonics control, and Roast which corresponds to the HP-1’s Balance control. The pedal is powered by a single 9-volt battery and is turned on by pulling up on the Grind control knob. The Java grind has a true bypass switch for selecting between the Fuzz and your truly bypassed tones. Our highly trained and experienced, but illiterate, monkey engineers did not add a DC adaptor jack to this unit but, thoughtfully, chose to leave a small notch in the bottom cover which allows for the implementation of a 9-volt adaptor doohickey like those that come with many modern DC power supplies (see video).
The Java Grind Butter-Nut Edition’s specially mellowed nature stems from the fact that, save for a couple electrolytic capacitors form the late 1980’s-early 1990’s, it contains no parts made after 1976. For you real gear nerds out there it also features a very youthful, bright yellow, TEEN branded paper in oil input capacitor which came from a 1960’s Roberts tape recorder amp and two ancient glass encased Germanium diodes.
The Java Grind’s enclosure is made from some select pieces of Amish sawmill scrap wood and a vintage 1950’s Butter-Nut coffee tin. It is surprisingly sturdy yet incredibly light weight.
Fire up your coffee pot and brew up specially mellowed Java Grind of your own or get one right here on SoaringTortoise Electronics.com.
Price: $159.99 plus actual shipping

The Space Flamingo panaPHONIC Solid State Spring Reverb Unit.

Introducing the SoaringTortoise Electronics Space Flamingo pana PHONIC, solid state transistor, spring reverb unit. The Space Flamingo is capable of producing sonic landscapes where giant pink flamingos rule the world while the rest of us hide in our sanctuaries composing musical lamentations in the cold darkness. It can also do butterflies and flowers where everybody lives happily ever after if that’s your thing. Either way you can view a video demo of the Space Flamingo on our Home Page.
The SoaringTortoise Space Flamingo spring reverb is made from 100% recycled and repurposed parts and materials. Price: $259.99 plus actual shipping.
The Space Flamingo features controls for Dwell, Mix (wet/dry), and Output Volume. The unit has a true bypass switch and a switch on the mix control for reverb only, or totally wet, signal choice (When the Mix control is turned completely counterclockwise it will cancel the dry signal). The Space Flamingo is powered by an included Hon-Kwang (not kidding) 12 volt DC, 1000mA power supply with Hammond style detachable keyed connector plug. (Note: The reverb unit only uses a fraction of the power supplies 1000mA rating). The reverb unit has standard ¼” input and output jacks and a power switch.
The Space Flamingo also features an Obverbsation hatch which can be opened, thus exposing the patented “tapered spring reverberation drive line unit apparatus” to manual manipulation.
As mentioned above the Space flamingo spring reverb is made from 100% recycled materials most notably a vintage late 1960’s Baldwin Panoramic Tone Unit organ reverb spring tank which has a very cool, and very sensitive, tapered spring. The reverb enclosure is made from wood reclaimed from a salvage organ case and displays many scuffs and scratches from use and abuse in its former life as a keyed musical instrument.
Sneak under the cover of darkness down to your local abandon cathedral and get your own Space Flamingo panaPHONIC Solid State Spring Reverb Unit today, or get this one right here on soaringtortoiseelectronics.com
Price: $269.99 SOLDplus actual shipping to you..

The VibRotator Uni-vibe-style Phaser/Vibrato unit.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics VibRotator is a photo-cell-style, Uni-vibe Phaser/Vibrato unit which is hand-made from 100% recycled parts and materials. It is unique and singular in its appearance and operation. You can view a video demo of the unit on our SoaringTortoise web-site HOME page and another video comparing the VibRotator with a Leslie rotating speaker cabinet here: https://youtu.be/9cB5NKYqGk0 .Price: $199.99 plus actual shipping costs.
The VibRotator features numerous controls and switches offering studio precise control over the effect. The VibRotater has a 60mm fader control for Rate with an accompanying Fast/Slow switch. The fast/slow switch offers an extended slow rate but also causes the Rate fader to glitch slightly when moved too quickly. This anomaly does not occur when set to the fast speed. The unit also has controls for Output Level, Mix, Resonance, and Fun. The Mix control mixes the phased signal in with the straight signal and, when used in combination with the Output level control gives, offers very fine tuning of the phase effect and depth. Resonance adds, as you might guess, resonance and is my favorite knob. At its very upper reaches it can summon flying saucers to swirl around your notes.
The Fun control, when used with a battery, offers a subtle shaping ability for the LFO wave form. However, when used with the included Boss 9.6v DC power supply, the Fun knob becomes much more fun. Due to the slightly increased voltage (9.6v) the knob gains the ability to slow down and stop the LFO after only one or two oscillations. This gives the user the option of using the Vibrotator as an almost Auto-Wah like effect. I have demonstrated this in the video.
Additionally, the VibRotator features a Phase/Vibrato switch. This switch cancels out the un-affected signal and just allows the phased signal to pass creating a very wobbly vibrato effect. When set to Vibrato mode it is best to have the mix control all the way up to get the full effect. There is also an Add/Subtract switch. In the Add position the unit has the traditional phaser sound qualities. In the Subtract setting the phase oscillations become almost wah-like.
There is also a power switch for turning the battery (or power supply when plugged in) on and a true bypass slider switch to swith between the VibRotator and you unaffected tone. When using a battery do not forget to switch the power off when you are finished using the unit or the battery will wear out at a greatly increased rate. This unit uses up the battery at the rate of your typical pedal-style analog delay unit. So probably two to three hours at the most before you start to notice signal degradation. Fortunately a used Boss PSA-120T 9.6v DC adapter and a barrel jack to mini phono plug adapter are included with the Vibrotator.
Vibrotate on down to your local circular supply shop and get your very own SoaringTortoise Electronics VibRotator today. Or get this one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-site.
Price: $169.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you.

The Java Grind Fuzz w/ Special Fun Knob

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Java Grind Fuzz with Special Fun Knob is uniquely refreshing Fuzz effect for electric guitar and is made from 100% fair trade recycled materials. You can view a video demo of the java Grind Fuzz with Special Fun Knob on our home page.
$147.99 plus shipping.
The Java Grind Fuzz has a Harmonic Percolator style fuzz circuit which has had significant modifications including: the substitution of a NPN Germanium transistor in place of the original circuit’s silicon NPN transistor making the entire signal path Germanium transistor; alterations to the signal capacitor values, alterations of the diode clipping section with the addition of two jfets and the removal of one diode; and, of course, the addition of the Special fun Knob.
The Java Grind Fuzz with Special Fun Knob features controls for Grind, Roast, and a knob for special fun. It has a true bypass switch and can operate with one 9-volt battery or a 9v DC adaptor with tip positive mini phone style plug.
The special fun knob works best with low to mid output pickups, High output pickups bring about chaos when the special fun knob is turned. That’s cool too.
The SoaringTortoise Java Grind Fuzz with Special Fun Knob, Good to the Last Drop. (Ed. Note: Try not to drop it. It’s pretty sturdy. You could drop it a few times and it would still work, however, the drop that breaks it would be the Last Drop, but it will certainly be Good until then.)
PRICE: $147.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to your dwelling or work place.

The "ELECTRIC GENERAL" Electric Fuzz

The SoaringTortoise Electronics “Electric General” Electric Fuzz is the Fuzz all other Fuzz boxes salute out of respect for its leadership in the ranks of the Toned Forces. You can view a video demo of the “Electric General” Electric Fuzz our HOME Page. As with all SoaringTortoise Electronics effects and amps, the “Electric General” Electric Fuzz is made from 100% recycled materials.

The “Electric General” packs the firepower of a three Germanium transistor Tonebender MKII-style circuit. A circuit made famous by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and a whole host of English dukes and earls. It has controls for Fuzz Intensity and Output Level and features a true bypass paddle style switch. The effect requires one 9-volt battery for operation. The unit is powered on when a guitar cord is plugged into the input jack.

The “Electric General” Electric Fuzz is housed in a nearly bullet-proof chromed steel enclosure with a furniture grade plywood bottom. This isn’t the cheesy chrome plating you see nowadays, but heavy duty polished chrome plating just like they applied to consumer goods in the 1940s and 1950s (because that’s when the chrome plating on the “Electric General” Electric Fuzz was done).The battery is accessible by removing the single knurled thumbscrew in the top front of the unit which allows the bottom to be removed. The “Electric General” Electric Fuzzes decorative gold wings are removable and best left off if this unit is to be used in any kind of combat situation.

March on down your local Army Surplus outlet and get your very own “Electric General” Electric Fuzz or get one right here on The SoaringTortoise website.
PRICE: SOLD $169.99 with free shipping the the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Stereoll A/B/Y Pan Pedal

.The SoaringTortoise Electronics Stereoll is an active A/B/Y Pan pedal with a foot operated roller control for panning between the A and B channel outputs, or mixing them together to varying degrees. You can see a demo video of the Stereoll on our HOME Page. As with all SoaringTortoise amps and effects the Stereoll is made from 100% recycled materials. Price: $119.99.

The Stereoll features a single input and two active buffered outputs capable of driving multiple effects or long cables without signal degradation. Its foot (or hand) operated roller control can pan between either channel or allow both to be on at the same time. Rolling the pan control to the middle allows for both channels output to be evenly balanced while rolling it more toward one channel or the other accentuates that channel. At either extreme of the pan roller control you just get the output of channel A or B. The Stereoll operates on a single 9-volt battery or can be powered with a 9-volt DC power adapter with mini phone tip positive plug. The Stereoll’s ground is isolated from its power supply for quite operation. As a consequence it does not work well daisy chained together with other pedals on one power supply. It will require a dedicated adaptor if it is to be powered without a battery and used with other pedals.

Roll on down to your local Stereo/Hi-Fi emporium and see if they have any Stereolls in stock (not likely) or get one right here on The SoaringTortoise web-site.
PRICE: $100.00 SOLD with free shipping to the US Lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Fuzz Joy Mini Tremo-Swell-Fuzz.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Fuzz Joy Mini with Realtone is a fuzz effect which has its output gain stage modulated by a Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) creating tremulous fuzz effects and long sweeping swells that will cause a sensation of Joy to bloom in your heart. Fuzz Joy. You can view a video demo of the Fuzz Joy Mini on our Home page and a more comprehensive demo (i.e. more talking) to the right. What is Realtone you ask? Well, everyone knows real tone comes from your fingers but the Fuzz Joy Mini will go a long way in helping your fingers get there.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Fuzz Joy Mini is made from 100% recycled parts and materials and features a slider style control for Output Level and two thumb-wheel style controls for LFO Rate and for the Depth for the Trem/LFO effect. The Rate thumb-wheel control also has a switch at the end of its travel which turns the trem/LFO effect off so the Fuzz Joy Mini can be operated as a fuzz only. The Depth thumb-wheel control also doubles as the power switch. The Fuzz Joy Mini has a true-bypass switch on the right side along with the input jack. The left side of the effect has the output jack and a Boss style center pin negative jack for an AC adaptor. The unit can also be operated with one 9-Volt battery. Access to the battery is as easy as popping the back off. No pesky screws. Just like an old transistor radio, because that is what the Fuzz joy Mini’s enclosure used to be.

The Fuzz Joy Mini still displays use wear and patina from its 40+ years of service as an AM radio but is otherwise undamaged with no cracks or chips in its sturdy plastic enclosure. There are some light scuffs and scratches and an area of discoloration on the left side of the effects unit.
If you want to feel the joy of fuzz swelling up in your ears get your own Fuzz Joy Mini right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-site.
PRICE: $90.00 SOLD with free shipping to the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

The Great Enhancipator Compressor-Sustainer.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics The Great Enhancipator Compressor-Sustainer pedal for electric guitar rose from the humble beginnings of unused, obsolete, electronic components and Amish sawmill scrap-wood. It took these seemingly useless resources and turned them into an historically outstanding guitar effect here to free your tone from the bondage of dull articulation and lackluster sustain. You can view a video demo of the SoaringTortoise Electronics The Great Enhancipator on the SoaringTortoise Home page. Price:$149.99
The Great Enhancipator is an optical style compressor pedal and is hand-made from 100% recycled materials. It features a console style slider/fader control for output level and a compression control. The compression control operates in reverse. Dialing it back the control introduces compression and dialing it forward reduces compression opening up the pedal to be used as a significant clean boost. The Great Enhancipator can be powered with a 9-volt battery or a 9-12V DC power supply with tip positive mini phone ring-tip plug. Operating the unit at 12 volts will give you a little more compression. The pedal also has a true bypass push-button switch and a dedicated power switch.
The SoaringTortoise Electronics Great Enhancipator has a pedal board friendly footprint measuring 5” x 3 5/8” and is made from sturdy yet very light rough sawn jack-pine which has been air dried for over one year. The top of the case is mounted free floating panel-style to reduce the risk of cracking due to climate changes. The slider control and knobs came from a vintage 1970s Peavey model 1200 mixing console, circuit board from a vintage German Grundig stereo receiver, electronic components from various obsolete high end cassette tape decks, VCRs, and stereo receivers. The Opto-isolator was rough-hewn from an LED and an LDR.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and walk on down to your local Smithsonian outlet today for your very own The Great Enhancipator, or get one here on. (Not available at Ford Theatre).
PRICE: $129.99 with free shipping to the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

FUZZ BACH!

Behold Fuzz Bach! A 100% Recycled material fuzz box for electric guitar from SoaringTortoise Electronics. You can view a video demo of Fuzz Bach on our HOME Page.
Price: $149.99
Bach…err, I mean… Back in the day Johann Sebastian Bach had no need for a fuzz box. His organ had: More stops than a greyhound bus; More keyboards than Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman in concert; Rows of pipes, each with more interior cubic feet of volume than an SVT cabinet; And real live, flesh and blood, peasants pumping the gigantic air bellows. When Bach wanted reverb he didn’t use a puny spring, or plate, or, Gott Bewahre!, an algorithm. No, he built a Trumpianly Huuuge building around his organ. Bach’s organ was far more impressive, expressive, and loud than any Les Paul through a stack of Marshall Majors. Bach didn’t need a fuzz box.

But you do! Why else are you looking at this listing? This Fuzz Bach Rocks. It features a two Germanium transistor Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face-style circuit with controls for Volume and Fuzz Intensity. Fuzz Bach has a true-bypass switch, evil Bach eyes, and is powered by a single 9-volt battery. The battery is switched on when a plug is inserted into the input jack. Fuzz Bach also features the added versatility of a being able to be used floor style like a normal guitar effect or, it can be hung on the wall or the side of your amplifier.

Fuzz Bach does display some light scuffs and scratches from his former life as a decorative wall hanging and his bypass switch button is cracked (Damaged incurred from its former life as a tape recorder button). Fuzz Bach is otherwise undamaged, fully functional, and ready to Rock!

Call up your local classical music aficionado today and see if he knows where to acquire a Fuzz Bach, or get on right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics. web-site.
PRICE: $149.99 SOLD with free shipping to the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

The WHITE Pedal

SoaringTortoise Electronics The White Pedal. Made from 100% recycled materials including circuit components and circuit board. You can view a video demo of The White Pedal on our HOME Page.

Imagine my surprise when this came up from the factory. I asked Sparky, the factory foremonkey, “Is this thing supposed to be finished? There aren’t even any graphics on this pedal”. Sparky said that, yes, it was done. Well, he didn’t say that it was done, because monkeys can’t talk, but he did indicate with various monkey gestures that it was indeed finished. I have to say I was pretty miffed. I don’t like to pay perfectly good over-ripe bananas for unfinished product, so I fired the whole monkey crew, including the cleanup Gibbon.

After playing The White Pedal for a while though, I kind of realized I liked it. It has a pretty intuitive control set with off-white knobs for the overall amount of whiteness, the intensity of the whiteness, and tone. It has a true bypass switch and a not white red LED indicator which lights when the effect is engaged. The White Pedal can be powered by a single 9 volt battery or a 9 volt DC adapter with a mini-tip/ring phone plug like those found on older Electro-Harmonix products. One Spot power adapters come with an adaptor plug which can be used with this unit. White.

I fell in love with Loretta, and with the sound of this pedal, and…. I realized I can’t build these things.... so I hired the whole monkey crew back for twice the bananas and separate cages…er… I mean dressing rooms, including the cleanup Gibbon.

This pedal is another in our SoaringTortoise Electronics Hermit Crab Case series of effects pedals. This is where we build a sweet sounding recycled material circuit and throw it onto a sandy beach strewn with empty, discarded pedal enclosures. The circuit eventually crawls into an enclosure it likes and, Wah La (Ed. Note. I think he means Viola), a guitar effect. This OCD/Ultra Drive-style clone crawled into an old First Act department store distortion pedal enclosure.
PRICE: $84.99 with free shipping to the US Lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

The Top 40 Treble Booster

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Top 40 Treble Booster is a vintage-style Germanium transistor treble boost effect that was often heard over the AM airwaves way back in olden times. A forgotten era when you could listen to songs by Deep Purple, The Carpenters, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Jones, and The Vanilla Fudge all within a half hour on the same radio station. You can view a video demo of the SoaringTortoise Top 40 Treble Booster on the new AM radio of our era, Youtube! Or you can view it our Home page where it has been embedded.
The SoaringTortoise Electronics Top 40 Treble Booster is a single Germanium transistor Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster-style treble booster effect for electric guitar which is hand-made from 100% recycled parts and materials.
The Top 40 Treble Booster features a single boost control and has a true bypass switch for changing between you sweet straight tone and awesome treble boost effect. The Top 40 has a hardwired input cable and a standard output jack. The unit operates on one 9-Volt battery which is switched on when a guitar cord plug is inserted into the output jack.
The treble booster has been built into a vintage 1960s Zenith Royal 40 transistor radio case which shows considerable wear and tear from its former life as a purveyor of Top 40 musical hipness. The plastic case displays one chip (see photos) and has a couple repaired cracks as well as many scuffs and scratches.
Also included with the SoaringTortoise Electronics Top 40 Treble Booster is a handy-dandy black vinyl zippered carrying case. The case has a built in clip which can be attached to your guitar strap for easy access too, and manipulation of, the effect (see photo and video).
Pop on down to your local Top 40 AM radio station today and ask the disc jockey where you can pick up a SoaringTortoise Electronics Top 40 Treble Booster or get one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics website.
PRICE: SOLD$89.99 with free shipping to the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Washedup Disco-Overdrive. Hermit Crab Case Series

The world has too many blues overdrives. SoaringTortoise Electronics would like to introduce the world’s first and, perhaps thankfully, only disco overdrive. The Washedup Disco-Overdrive is made from 100% recycled materials and is part of SoaringTortoise Electronics Hermit Crab Case Series of pedals. You can view a video demo of the Washedup Disco-Overdrive on out home page. This Fulltone OCD/Joyo Ultimate Drive-style crunch-ally crustaceous circuit crawled into an empty Washburn Blues-Overdrive enclosure for safety yet, is ready to pop out at the flick of a switch and crush lesser overdrives with its massive claws. The Washedup Disco-Overdrive features controls for Gloria and Gainer and also has a very handy Hi-Waist control. The unit is true-bypass and operates on a single 9 volt battery or any Boss style 9 volt dc adapter. Because the Washedup Disco-Overdrive case is made from used parts it does display wear from its former life as a department store guitar pedal which, in this case, is some pretty serious gouge marks on one side which go completely through the finish and into the metal (see photos). Truck on down to your local discothèque and get your own Washedup Disco-Overdrive, or get one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics website.
PRICE: SOLD $99.99 with free shipping to the US lower 48. Actual shipping elsewhere.

The 13 Candles Long Pan Spring Reverb Unit. a.k.a. The OK Player

The SoaringTortoise Electronics 13 Candles Spring Reverb Unit ( a.k.a. The OK Player) is a long spring, solid state, reverberation unit for electric guitar and other applications. The 13 Candles Reverb Unit , as with all SoaringTortoise effects and amplifiers, is made form 100% recycled parts and materials. You can view a video demo of the SoaringTortoise Electronics 13 Candles Spring Reverb on our Home Page.
The 13 Candles Spring Reverb features a vintage Hammond long spring tank which was removed from a late 1960s Lowery organ. Also from the organ is the four transistor reverb circuit which has been modified with the addition of a Reverb Depth, or Dwell, control, a wet/wetter switch, and our trained effects monkeys have solder jockeyed the input transistor to better accept an electric guitar input.
Perhaps the coolest feature of the SoaringTortoise Electronics 13 Candles Reverb are its Ob”verb”sation windows located on top of the unit. The Ob”verb”sation windows allow full access to the reverb springs thus enabling anyone form the most trained spring tickler, to your little sister, with the ability to make cool thunder crashes and other highly annoying special effects and noises.
The 13 Candles Spring Reverb unit can be powered by a single 9 volt battery or a 9-15 volt DC adapter with mini-phone ring-tip, tip positive, plug. I use a One Spot power adapter with the appropriate adapter jack.
The reverb unit enclosure is made from the metal top and side panel of an old VCR with the control and jack panel being fabricated from the front of an early 1980s all in one AM/FM Stereo, Cassette, 8-track, record player unit. The bottom access panel was originally the cover for the reverb spring pan.The 13 Candles Spring Reverb measures 17" x 6" x 3 1/2" tall.

Why the 13 Candles Spring Reverb? Because I counted thirteen candles in the picture on the front of the unit. Contrary to what the monkeys down at the factory might think, we are not the deepest of thinkers here at SoaringTortoise Electronics.
You can wax nostalgic about all the old, cool, spring reverbs of yester-year or you can get a brand new vintage 13 Candles Spring Reverb right here.on our SoaringTortoise Electronics web-site.
PRICE: $239.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you.

The Expresso Machine + MkII with Special Fun knob.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Expresso Machine + MkII is a low gain Overdrive/Fuzz in the style of the rare as a bucktooth hen Intefax Harmonic Percolator HP-1. The Expresso Machine + MkII, however, features an extra Special Fun knob not found on the original Harmonic Percolator. You can view a video demo of the Soaringtortoise Electronics Expresso Machine + MkII on our home page. Price:$139.99

As with all SoaringTortoise Electronics products the Expresso Machine + MkII is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. Why? Because we can, and so could you. Maybe.

The Exrpesso Machine + MkII features Percolator correct fader style controls for Grind and Roast which correspond to the original HP-1’s Harmonics and Balance controls. It also includes the aforementioned Special Fun knob which takes the Expresso Machine + MkII from an ordinary, awesome sounding, O.D./Fuzz to a sub-octave terror tone producing Bass Fuzz emulating noise machine extrodinaire. The Special Fun knob is very sensitive to guitar volume settings and with a little practice, and knob futzing, you can go from a clean tone cowboy guitar to a Fuzzed-out Bass Bomb with the twist of a volume knob or the flick of a pickup switch.

The Expresso Machine + MkII has a true-bypass switch and can be powered by a 9 volt battery or a 9 volt DC adaptor with mini-tip/ring jack style tip positive plug (I use a One Spot with the mini tip/ring jack plug adaptor). The power is turned on when a plug is inserted into the input jack, just like boring factory made guitar pedals.

The Expresso Machine + MkII enclosure is fabricated from an antique Forbes Quality Coffee can circa 1915-1920. For those of you cross-hobbyistic guitar nut/coffee can collectors out there, fear not. The can was in very poor condition and had no collector value and if it did, well, I just made the rest of the surviving 100 year old Forbes coffee tins that much more valuable. The wood sides are made from scrap wood acquired from an Amish saw mill and the bottom is made from the Masonite back panel an old home stereo outfit. The transistors were obtained from a 1960s Admiral solid state phonograph and a mid-sixties Zenith transistor radio. Resistors are vintage carbon comp with an assortment of secret sauce caps.

Hipster shuffle your way down to the nearest coffee bar today and get your own Expresso Machine + MkII or get one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics website.
PRICE:SOLD $139.99 with free shipping to the US lower 48, Actual shipping elsewhere.

The Chevron Galaxy V All Tube, True Pitch-Shifting, Stand-Alone Vibrato Unit. Maggie-Style!

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Chevron Galaxy V all-tube, true pitch-shifting, stand-alone vibrato unit is another breakthrough effect in the STE Space Age Effector Series, along with our MercuReverb all tube reverb unit and Waning Gibbous phaser. Made entirely of recycled and repurposed parts and materials from the actual Space Age it (re)creates the much ballyhooed Magnatone true pitch shifting vibrato effect using two vintage matching varistors in an all tube, single stage, phase shift circuit . This circuit is similar to that found in Magnatone’s vintage pre-Estey model 421 and 431 amps as well as Estey era amps such as the M-2 and many, many other smaller Maggie amps featuring vibrato. You can view a video demo of the Chevron Galaxy V all-tube, stand-alone, vibrato unit on our Home Page or here: https://youtu.be/NrC0JE6wIao .

The Chevron Galaxy V is made from an early, to mid, 1960s Midland monophonic tube FM hi-fi tuner which was originally made in Japan. (Ed. Note: Some of you may remember the SoaringTortoise UHF TV-1 amp which was originally the accompanying hi- fi amp for this tuner. If you haven’t seen it you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/q11Uc2dc7K8 ). We were able to reuse the isolated power transformer with its accompanying heater filament transformers, the tube sockets, chassis, and enclosure from the Midland FM tuner. However, all if it’s other components have been replaced with quality, in spec, reclaimed capacitors and resistors mostly sourced from a very clean vintage Conn all tube organ which was recently decommissioned from a nearby house of worship. You may notice some gunk on one of the caps in the oscillator circuit visible in the gut shot picture featured above. This is not due to a leaky or faulty capacitor. It is actually glue which was used by the organ manufacturer to glue groups of capacitors together in the organ’s tone generator circuit so that they would not rattle when sister Mary Margaret was rockin’ the keys.

The vibrato unit features controls for Vibrato Intensity, Vibrato rate, and Volume and utilizes five tube triode stages comprised from four tubes. The input stage is a single 12AV6 triode/dual diode in which the diodes are not being used. The 12AV6 has similar gain characteristics to the 12AX7 but has only one triode instead of the two found in a 12AX7. This tube then feeds into the volume control which can be used to dial in unity gain with the amplifier the vibrato is connected to, or it can also be used to add a slight volume boost. The next two stages are each comprised of a single 6C4 triode which has similar gain specs to the 12AU7 dual triode found in the original Magnatone vibe circuit. Within this section you will find the magical, mythical, rare as powdered unicorn horn, varistors. It then travels to the output stage which is made up of one half of a 17EW8/HCC85 twin triode. The other half of the 17EW8 is the vibrato circuit’s oscillator stage. The 17EW8/HCC85 is a medium to hi mu twin triode with a gain rating somewhere between a 12AY7 and 12AT7 (it has a gain of approx. 50) but with a very funky 17.6 volt heater filament rating. The 17EW8 is the only tube type that was stock to the Midland tuners original tube compliment. However, the original Matsushita 17EW8 has been replaced with an NOS Sylvania tube. (Not that the Matsushita sounded bad. On the contrary, it sounded quite good but was, unfortunately, very micro-phonic. It will be included with the unit at the buyer’s request otherwise I am going to keep it.)

The Chevron Galaxy V Vibrato’s back panel features a single input jack, a single output to amp jack, power cord with grounded three prong plug, and an accessory AC outlet which is switched and rated at a mere 0.25A(250ma) Max. It can be used with a small AC adapter for powering pedals but is not capable of running another amp or outboard tube effect.

It should be noted that the Chevron Galaxie V vibrato units performance is directly affected by, and very sensitive to, the amount of gain in the first stage of the amp it is connected to. When connected to a tube amplifier it is recommended that the amp be set to a moderately clean setting. When the amps gain is increased the vibrato’s intensity increases as well resulting in the necessity to back off the vibrato’s intensity control. Too much gain in the amp, and too much intensity on the vibrato unit, results in an extreme amount of oscillator noise heard through the speaker.

Though the Chevron Galaxy V can be used with a solid state amp it is not recommended.

Seek out and explore new worlds in search of your own Chevron Galaxy V all tube, true pitch-shifting, vibrato or get on right at SoaringTortoise Electronics.
PRICE: $319.99 plus actual shipping to your address or planet.

Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz guitar effects unit is, save for three NOS Light Dependent Resistors (LDRs), made from 100% recycled materials. You can view a video of the SoaringTortoise Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz in action on our Home Page.

The Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz is a two-in-one effects unit combining a SoaringTortoise Germanium transistor fuzz, with a SoaringTortoise bias modulating tremolo effect. The two effects are mounted inside of a sturdy antique metal cigar box of poor collector quality. Unlike other cigar box guitar effects available to the general public this unit has no knobs, switches, jacks or other doohickeys mounted outside, or viewable from outside of, the box. Also unlike those cigar box effects offered by other gentleperson guitar effects makers this unit can be opened up and has plenty of interior room left for storage. It will even fit a Boss sized effect pedal inside with the lid closed and still have room for a few cigars.

The Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz features controls for Fuzz Output Volume, Fuzz Intensity, Tremolo Depth, and Tremolo Rate. The Tremolo Rate, Trem Depth, and Fuzz Intensity controls also each feature their own LDR pedal-less expressor eye which can be used to change each controls parameter by altering the amount of light hitting said LDR (see video). Additionally there are three switches on the top of the unit. One is for canceling the tremolo effect, one is to turn the fuzz effect on or off, and the coolest one is for switching the order which the effects are in. With the button up it places the Fuzz before the trem, and with the button down it places the trem before the fuzz.

The Vibro-Trem can be powered with a 9-volt battery or with a standard 9v-DC adapter with mini-jack style tip positive plug. The power is turned on when a plug I inserted into the output jack.

Saunter on down to your local Tobacconist today and get your own SoaringTortoise Electronics Humo Cigar Box Vibro-Fuzz or, get on right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics website.
PRICE: SOLD $149.99 plus actual shipping to you where ever you may be.

MercuReverb All Tube Spring Reverb Unit.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics MercuReverb was made as a recreation of a reverb unit that never was. In the beginning of the space race, at the height of the cold war, many projects were proposed for experimentation in the new frontier of outer space. This reverb unit was to be one of those experiments. The circuit diagram for this unit was found in a recently declassified Top Secret NASA government file dating from the Project Mercury period of the early 1960s.

The idea was to take a spring reverberation unit into space to see the effect of weightlessness, caused by the lack of earthbound gravity, would cause the reverb to sound even more cavernous and huge than on the planetary surface. The project was ultimately scrapped due to the space and weight limitations of the tiny Mercury Project space capsules. It was also found that the chief engineer on the project, a one Richard Dale, did to not even work at NASA.and disappeared with his surf board shortly after the project was cancelled.

The Mercureverb is an all tube electric guitar spring reverb effect unit featuring controls for Tone, Mix, and Dwell. In addition to Input and Output jacks the MercuReverb also includes a dry side effects loop with Send and Return jacks. The effects loop is placed between the dry signal output of the preamp and the Mix control allowing the inserted effect(s) to only work on the dry, non-reverb, signal. The unit has a 6x4 full wave rectifier tube and a 12BH7 spring pan driver tube. The first stage preamp and reverb recovery amp duties are performed by a tube not ordinarily seen in a guitar reverb unit, a 6SL7 octal base twin triode preamp tube, which was phased out by most guitar amp manufacturers before the advent of reverb for guitarists.

As with all SoaringTortoise Electronics amps and effects the MercuReverb is made from 100% recycled materials. The power transformer, chassis and tube sockets were sourced from a vintage Voice of Music satellite amplifier. The reverb drive section components came from a Hammond L-100 series organ including the 12BH7 driver tube. The spring pan is out of a mid-1970s Peavey Series 1200 twelve-channel mixing console. The cabinet originally housed an early 1970s Voice of Music solid state portable record player and its plexi-glass front and inner panels came from an old broken basketball hoop backboard. Because the MercuReverb is made from recycled parts and materials it shows the use wear and tear incurred by the objects it is made from. For instance the case shows a lot of scuffs, scratches, and nicks from its 40 years of former use as a portable record player in an elementary school and the plexi-glass material has lots of scratches and marks from years of having basketballs (among other things) bounced off of it.

There is also the added bonus, found on all SoaringTortoise reverberation units, of having access to the mechanical springs. Allowing for all sorts of non-guitar related, yet musical, noise making fun.

Blast off to your local NASA retail center and get a MercuReverb today or get one right hear at SoaringTortoise Electronics,
PRICE: SOLD $499.99 plus actual shipping to you.

The SoaringTortoise Waning Gibbous 2-Stage Phaser w/ Pedal-less Expressor

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Waning Gibbous Phaser with Pedal-less Exspressor (or, Poor Man’s Expression Pedal) is a two stage phaser similar to the MXR Phase 45. It in fact uses the input and output configuration of the phase 45 but its two phase stages and Low Frequency Oscillator were copied from the vintage script logo Phase 90. Aside from two NOS, 1979 dated, inline dual operational amplifiers in the phase circuit the effect unit is made from 100% recycled parts. You can view a video demo of the SoaringTortoise Electronics Waning Gibbous Phaser here: https://youtu.be/MMjlXnIKle8 or on our Home Page.
The Waning Gibbous Phaser is named after the phase of the moon when it is between full and half lit by the sun. This would be 1/8 or 45 degrees of its lunar phase starting from the full moon. Now some Lunar nerds might point out that the new moon, or start of the lunar phase, occurs when we can only see (or not see) the dark side of the moon. So the actual first 45 degrees of the Lunar phase is called the Waxing Crescent moon. I, however, prefer to think of my guitar tone as a fully lit moon and so chose to start my phase journey there. The good news is that since we don’t usually print the name of our effects anywhere on the actual effect (and this is the case with the Waning Gibbous Phaser) you can call it whatever you want.

The stand out feature of the SoaringTortoise Electronics Waning Gibbous Phaser is its Pedal-less Exspressor option. Here we have taken a page from the Morley is Leslie book and installed a light dependent resistor, or LDR, underneath a small hole in the top of the effect enclosure. This LDR can be used to adjust the rate of the phase effect using varying degrees of light. It operate on the same principle as those old, giant, chrome Morley volume and wah pedals only we have eliminated the pedal and silly little vinyl curtain found on those units. (I’ve got to give a shout out to our chief engineer monkey here for this space saving innovation. Way to go Zippy!) The Waning Gibbous Phaser also features a standard rate control which can be made operational by closing the small hole over the LDR with the built in shutter. Unfortunately, in the land of recycled electronic parts reverse taper log pots as required for phase rate controls are as rare as whippoorwills. We have instead installed a standard forward taper pot which results in the first three quarters of the knob rotation doing little to nothing with the last quarter of the knobs rotation being where all the rate change occurs. In addition to its two phase rate control options the Waning Gibbous Phaser has a true bypass effect switch and standard input and output jacks. The unit can be powered with a 9-Volt battery and /or any 9-volt DC adaptor with Boss style center pin negative plug such as the One Spot. Power is turned on when a plug is inserted into the input jack like on most modern effects.

Blast off to your local Moon Rock Shop and pick up a SoaringTortoise Electronics Waning Gibbous Phaser today or get one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-sight.
PRICE: SOLD $109.99 Free shipping to the Lower 48 US..Actual shipping elsewhere

SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph w/ Fuzz Multi-Effects Unit.

The SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz marks another first for SoaringTortoise Electronics with our own style of multi effects unit. The Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz features an opto-mechanical tremolo paired with a two transistor Germanium fuzz, with each effect having their own separate input and output jacks, housed in the same sturdy, portable, enclosure. You can view a video demo of the Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz on our home page or here at:http://youtu.be/t0rgwmvoeYg .

The Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. All parts and materials have been sourced from broken, obsolete, and forgotten electronic detritus, right down to the circuit board used to build the fuzz effect.The Trem-o-Graph side of the unit features a four speed (16, 33, 45, and 78 RPM) rotational platter with pause control. The tremolo effect is achieved with the use of six included beat discs which mount on the top of the platter. The most awesome thing about a SoaringTortoise Electronics Trem-o-Graph effect is that you are not limited to using the included beat discs. You can also create your own weird, exotic beats by making your own discs, or even sticking little bits of opaque tape over the holes in the platter. We have also had success with small, cut up, squares of refrigerator magnet placed over the platter holes.

The fuzz side of the unit is a traditional, vintage Fuzz Face-style, two transistor Germanium fuzz with controls for Fuzz Intensity and Output Volume. It also features a true bypass switch for switching the Fuzz effect in and out of the signal path.

The separate input and output jacks for the fuzz and trem effects add greatly to the versatility of the SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz. They offer the choice of placing the Fuzz before or after the tremolo effect, using each effect separately and independently, or inserting other effects between the two. Because the Trem-o-Graph tremolo effect is a passive circuit it’s input and output jacks can be used either way without a difference in operation or sound.

The SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz has a heavy duty three prong grounded power cord which provides power to both the tremolo and fuzz effects so no batteries are required.

A short, red colored, molded end patch cord will be included with the unit for connecting the two effects together in whatever manner you desire.

Rock on down to your local Guitar Mart today and look for the SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph with Fuzz in the Multi-Effects unit section (right between the Boss and Line 6 products) or get on right here at SoaringTortoise Electronics.
PRICE: $259.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you. Please inquire if you would like to know the shipping costs and please include your address.

The Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz

The SoaringTortoise Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz is guaranteed to make your guitar tone shine like an incisor after a visit to the local dental hygienist. The Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz (or MUPOF for short) is based on the original 1970s Tycobrahe Octavia octave fuzz (not to be confused with the short lived Galileo Flavius octave fuzz of the same era) with one small change to the circuit. Our highly trained professional monkeys, trained by highly paid professional monkey trainers, here at SoaringTortoise Electronics substituted Germanium PNP transistors for the original Silicon PNP transistors specified in the schematic. As with all SoaringTortoise Electronics effects and amps the Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. You can view a video demo of the MUPOF on the SoaringTortoise Electronics Home Page

The MUPOF features controls for Floss (Output Volume) and Brush (Intensity) and has a true bypass push-button switch for selecting between your unaffected tone and the octave fuzz effect. The MUPOF is powered by a single 9-volt battery accessible by removing the four screws which secure the bottom cover (Sorry no AC adaptor jack on this unit).

As stated above the MUPOF is made from 100% recycled materials. Its Germanium transistors came from an old transistor radio. The transformer was sourced from the power section of a late 1960s Admiral solid state console stereo. The circuit board material was reclaimed from a vintage Silvertone organ. The input/battery switch jack was originally the headphone jack in one of those awesome 1980s integrated stereo systems (you know, the one piece units designed to look like a stack of individual pieces of stereo equipment) and, as some of you may have already surmised, there is one less empty Danelectro Cool Cat Vibe enclosure available on your favorite online auction sight.

Because the MUPOF has the same footprint as the Danelectro Cool Cat series pedals (it is slightly taller the Cool Cat series pedals) it is far more pedal board friendly than some the other Tychobrahe Octavia clones available from your heavier mid-western cities. In fact we believe that this is perhaps the smallest true Octavia style clone currently available.

There is an old adage used to describe something that sounds more dangerous than it really is. It states that something’s bark is worse than its bite. Not true with the SoaringTortoise Electronics Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz. Its bark and bite are of equal ferocity combining the grunt of a thick fuzz with the cut of an added octave above the fundamental for a heavy but cutting tone that will not go unnoticed.

Make an appointment with your local dentist today to see if he recommends a Masticator Upper Partial Octave Fuzz ( 4 out of 5 dentists do, with the fifth dentist being an accordion player) or get one right here on SoaringTortoise Electronics.
PRICE: SOLD $105.99 with free shipping in the lower 48 states and actual shipping elsewhere.

SoaringTortoise Sun Ball Fuzz

This spherical little yellow star started life over forty years ago as a Panasonic Panapet 70 transistor AM radio. It was recently converted in our SoaringTortoise Custom Special Modification Custom custom shop (our custom shop is twice as custom as any other custom shop out there) into the ”Sun Ball Fuzz” a vintage Marshall Supa Fuzz/Tonebender germanium transistor style fuzz.
Price: Sold $99.99 free shipping in U.S. $15.00 international shipping. For more details on features and operation see the Blues Ball Fuzz below..

SoaringTortoise Cigar Box Fuzz. Germanium Fuzz with Storage!

This is the all new, with the exception of the sum of all its parts in entirety, SoaringTortoise Electronics Cigar Box Fuzz which is made by hand from 100% recycled parts and materials right here in our SoaringTortoise Electronics factory/garage. To view a video demo of the SoaringTortoise Cigar Box Fuzz go to:
http://youtu.be/iiBI4Ps9LXQ.

The Cigar Box Fuzz features two vintage early 1960s Texas Instruments Germanium transistors and has controls for Output/Volume, Fuzz Intensity, and a bias trim-pot on the second transistor which can be use d to slightly fatten or thin out the fuzzes overall response. The unit has a true bypass switch and is powered by a single 9-volt battery which is turned on when a guitar cord plug is inserted into the input jack.

The Cigar Box Fuzzes circuit is based on the fuzz circuit in our own personal 1960s Vox Viscount guitar amplifier which was made by the Thomas Organ Company. This fuzz circuit is the same, or similar, to that found in Vox Super Beatle amps of the same era. We have taken the liberty of substituting Germanium transistors for the Vox circuit’s original silicon transistors, and we have added controls for Fuzz Intensity and Output volume which do not exist in the amplifier’s circuitry.

All this is housed in an antique wooden La Palina cigar box with lots of extra room for gear and gig necessities (or cigars) in its plush Columbian jute coffee sack lined storage compartment. There is enough room inside for a small to medium Boss/DOD style pedal with space left over for picks, slides, capos, strings and who knows what not.

Roll on down to your local cigar shop today and get your own SoaringTortoise Cigar Box Fuzz, or get one right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-sight. Price: SALE $99.99 SOLD plus $7.50 shipping to U.S. addresses, $25.00 international shipping.

The Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz. Germanium Transistor Fuzz in Ceramic Enclosure.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz is a 100% recycled parts Germanium transistor circuit fuzz effect housed in a hand-made, hand glazed, fired ceramic enclosure with a recycled wood bottom. The Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz not only sounds and looks cool, it is also cool to the touch. You can hear and see (but, unfortunately, not touch) the SoaringTortoise Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz in the video on our HOME page.

The Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz has controls for Volume and Fuzz Intensity and features a true-bypass slide switch. The unit operates with one 9-Volt battery which is switched on when a plug is inserted into the input jack.

Roll on down to your local Rock shop today and pick up a SoaringTortoise Fuzz sTone Clay Fuzz today, or get on right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-sight.
Price: $124.99 SOLD Free Shipping in the U.S. $20.00 shipping elsewhere.

The Plowboy Bass O.D./Fuzz

The Plowboy Bass O.D./Fuzz from SoaringTortoise Electronics is designed for furrowing the deepest fuzz and overdrive grooves in the electric bass guitar field. As with all SoaringTortoise effects and amplifiers the Plowboy is crafted from 100% recycled materials and is entirely handmade. You can view a video demo of the Plowboy here:

The Plowboy features five top mounted push-buttons for selecting between your bypassed straight tone (this is a true bypass switch), Overdrive, and three styles of Fuzz. The unit has controls for O.D./Fuzz Intensity and Output Volume and jacks for Input, Dry Output, Effected Output, and a special Silent Input for that guy who always wants to sit in with the band but you don’t particularly want him to (The bands I play with always prefer it when I use the silent input). The Plowboy can be powered with a single 9-volt battery or with a 9-volt adapter with mini tip and ring style plug (tip positive).

Fire up the John Deere today and get on down to the tone farm for your Plowboy Bass O.D./Fuzz today or get one right here at SoaringTortoise Electronics. PRICE: SALE $99.99 SOLD plus $8.00 shipping to U.S. addresses and $32.00 international shipping.

Soaring Tortoise Blues Ball Fuzz.

This sphere shaped little blue monster started life over forty years ago as a Panasonic Panapet 70 transistor AM radio. It was recently converted in our SoaringTortoise Custom Special Modification Custom custom shop (our custom shop is twice as custom as any other custom shop out there) into the ”Blues Ball Fuzz” a Sola Sound ToneBender Mk. II germanium transistor style fuzz. To view a short video demo of the Blues Ball Fuzz go to: http://youtu.be/wa_gZwYJPNY

The Blues Ball Fuzz features controls for Level, controlled by the radio’s original tuner dial (the tuning mechanism has been removed and replaced with a potentiometer), and Fuzz intensity which is controlled by the radio’s former volume control. There is a true bypass pushbutton switch where the speaker once resided and standard ¼” jacks have been installed for input and output. The Blues ball Fuzz can be powered with either a 9 Volt battery or a 9 Volt DC adaptor with miniature ring and sleeve plug like that used for older Electro-Harmonix effects ( Please note that since this is a PNP positive ground effect it will not work well in a daisy-chain powering other negitve ground effects). The battery is easily accessible by loosening the single large screw on the bottom of the unit. The Fuzz control also acts as the power switch for the battery or adaptor. When the Fuzz control is turned all the way counter-clockwise it will disengage the power supply.

The three Germanium transistors used in the Fuzz circuit are original to the radio, and therein lay their special SoaringTortoise Secret Sauce Mojo. This radio, originally purchased in the early 1970’s by a beautiful, free-spirited, fun loving teenage girl, has tuned in and played all the finest staples of AM radio airplay. Thus seasoning those elementally filled little tin cans early on with the all the great Fuzz classics from Jimi Hendrix to Norman Greenbaum. We would not be surprised if the song “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones has been played through these transistors hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Within those three tiny specks of Germanium reside the memory of an entire library of Fuzz tones. (Ed. Note: Any talk of Mojo, Secret Sauce, and Transistor Memory has no basis in reality or the actual physics and science of the real world and clearly would indicate that the person writing this has breathed in too many solder fumes.)
Price: SALE $99.99 SOLD Free Shipping in the U.S. $15.00 International Shipping

JAVA GRIND FUZZ

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Java Grind Fuzz is an espresso strength fuzz/distortion unit made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To hear a taste test of the Java Grind go to: http://youtu.be/1d6pxMMr5p8 .

The Java Grind features an Harmonic Percolator style two transistor circuit with controls for Grind and Roast. The Grind control corresponds to the Harmonic Percolator’s Harmonics control and the Roast control to the HP’s Balance control. This unit uses potentiometers as opposed to the Interfax unit’s slider/fader controls. The Java Grind has a true bypass switch for switching the effect in and out of the signal path and can be powered with a 9-volt battery, or 9-volt DC adaptor. The DC adaptor jack is a tip and ring style for a miniature phone plug, like those found on older Electro-Harmonix pedals.

The Java Grind is a rich, aromatic fuzz which can be adjusted to brew tones ranging from a light breakfast roast, to a nice dark French Roast in the mid grind settings, and on to a full strength, thick, Turkish espresso. All the while retaining its bold, bright palette, and, as with any good Java, there is no bitter aftertaste.

The parts for the Java Grind Fuzz were acquired form a myriad of obsolete, broken, and no longer useful electronic detritus. For example: The circuit board material came from an old Realistic Radio Shack DJ mixer, as did many of the resistors, some of the capacitors, and the bypass switch; the 2SB33 Germanium transistor in the fuzz circuit was sourced from an old transistor radio; the potentiometers and jacks were removed from a defunct 1970s Peavey model 1200 mixing console; the wood enclosure was made from part of an old 8-track tape deck case; and the bottom of the unit is made from Masonite which was originally part of the back panel of a classic Admiral console stereo.

The front and rear panels of the Java Grind were made from a vintage Butternut tin coffee can. We also managed to fabricate the battery holder from the same coffee can. The artwork and graphics on the Java Grind were imagined and initiated by the mysteriously magnificent anonymous Art Fox.
PRICE: SALE $99.99 SOLD free shipping in the U.S. $12.00 international shipping.
If you are interested in purchasing this effect go to the Contact Info tab at the top of the page.

The SoaringTortoise "Tribute To Tremolo" Trem-o-Graph.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics “Tribute to Tremolo” Trem-o-Graph is an opto-mechanical, beat programmable, tremolo for electric guitar, electric bass, or Rhodes style electric piano which has been made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To view a video demo of the “Tribute to Tremolo” Trem-o-Graph go to: http://youtu.be/kpRZwOkZY3s .

The “Tribute to Tremolo” Trem-o-Graph features ambiguous input and output jacks. Because this particular Trem-o-Graph is a completely passive device, with the instrument's signal path traveling only through a single photo-resistor, the jacks can be used interchangeably, as input or output jacks, and vice versa. The unit also features a push-button switch which engages, or bypasses, the tremolo effect. The “Tribute to Tremolo” Trem-o-Graph is made from a retired Audiotronics 304A elementary school record player which is capable of four rotational speeds; 16 RPM, 33RPM, 45RPM, and 78RPM. These four speeds, combined with the five included tremolo beat discs, can create a multitude of tremolo effects. But wait, that’s not all! With a simple roll of black electricians tape (or similar opaque tape) provided by you, the Trem-o-Graph operator, one can create tremolo effects as yet unheard. An entire world of unsteady, tremulous, sonic soundscapes exist within each rotation of the Trem-o-Graph’s precision balanced platter.

Beat it on down to your local shopping mall’s tremolo kiosk today for your own SoaringTortoise “Tribute to Tremolo” Trem-o-Graph or get one right here on the Soaringtortoise Electronics web-sight. Price: $119.99 SOLD plus actual shipping to you where ever you may be.

The BeethovEnvelope Filter Auto-Wah Envelope Filter Effect

   The SoaringTortoise BeethovEnvelope Filter effect will add rich symphonic auto-wah style color to any composition from the simplest minuet to the most challenging concerto and it is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To view and hear a demonstration of the BeethovEnvelope Filter in a chamber setting go to: http://youtu.be/ghVEjlTPXJE.

    The BeethovEnvelope Filter features controls for Sensitivity and Range which can be manipulated by moving Beethoven’s chubby little baby arms up or down. Did you ever wonder why there are no photographs of Ludwig van Beethoven in short sleeves? Well, he had cute, pudgy, baby arms his whole life. It was very embarrassing for him, but all the more amazing considering he was a virtuoso pianist despite those short, fat, little fingerwursts. [Ed. Note There are no photographs of Beethoven in short sleeves because photography did not exist during his lifetime. Oh sure, there were a few attempts by Nicephore Niepce in the early and mid-1820s but the silver chloride solution he coated his paper with just could not be made light-fast.] The control arms are labeled in prison tat style on the aforementioned fingers. Regular control knobs marked with an S (sensitivity) and an R (range) are included with the BeethovEnvelope filter for those who may be creeped out by the Beatles Butcher cover look of the baby doll arms. The unit also has a Normal/Bass switch accessible from the back. The switches’ location literally gives you the opportunity to pick Beethoven’s brain. For the electronic nerds out there we would like to inform you that the BeethovEnvelope filter features a JRC4558D dual Op-Amp and a BC182L transistor in the circuit.

    The BeethovEnvelope Filter features the SoaringTortoise unpatented true bypass battery saver switch. This offers true-bypass switching and extends the life of the battery by turning it on only when the effect is engaged. When the effect is in bypass mode the battery is turned off. This is unlike most modern effects which have the battery on the whole time they are in use whether in active or bypass mode. The unit also has a mini phone jack, tip/sleeve style, plug (like those found on older Electro-Harmonix pedals) for use with a 9-volt AC adapter.

    The BeethovEnvelope Filter can be placed on the floor for use as a regular pedal or can be hung vertically on a wall or, perhaps the side of an amplifier, to save floor and pedal-board space.

    The BeethovEnvelope Filter is available at most fine concert halls in larger cities or right here on the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-sight. Price: $114.99 SOLD Plus $10.00 Shipping to U.S. addresses or $35.00 international shipping.

Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah

The SoaringTortoise Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah (also known as the Bubber Miley picture wah among collectors) is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To view and hear a demo of the Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah go to: http://youtu.be/vAxhZBUfNcI .

The Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah is patterned after the original Vox Clyde McCoy wah pedal. The original Vox wah was a bit stodgy and dull in appearance, the sort of wah-wah your Grandfather might have used down at the local ballroom with his top 40 swing band. Though hampered by its outdated, post-industrial, sewing machine pedal appearance the Vox is a superior sounding wah-wah. We here at SoaringTortoise Electronics have captured the spirit and sound of the original Vox wah but with the modern, updated styling seen only here on the Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah. The Soul-oh Brother features a much wider and more Macho treadle pedal than the standard wah and has a whopping 5 ¼” space between its super-chic, cutting edge fashion, size 9 ½ platform shoe side panels.

The Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah is built in, and around, a sturdy all metal vintage electric home organ volume pedal. It features the usual wah foot treadle action but with a much longer and smoother throw than ordinary rack and pinion wah pedals. The Soul-oh Brother features a true bypass slide switch mounted on the right side of the unit which is accessible through a hole in the fashionable platform shoe side panel. It can be powered with either a 9-volt battery or a 9-volt DC power adaptor with Boss style, center negative, barrel type jack. There is a toggle switch on the left side of the unit for selecting either battery or adaptor use. When the toggle switch is set for adaptor use the battery is disconnected. Plugging a guitar cable plug into the input jack turns on the power supply (battery or adaptor depending upon the setting of the toggle switch) as on most modern pedals.

Truck on down to your local Buster Brown shoe store today and get your own Soul-oh Brother Platform Wah or get one here at the SoaringTortoise Electronics web-sight. Price: $149.99 SOLD Free shipping in lower 48 states.$20.00 international shipping.
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AA/G.A.S. Germanium Fuzz

The SoaringTortoise AA/G.A.S. Fuzz is a Germanium transistor fuzz face style fuzz unit made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To see a road test of this hot rod visit: http://youtu.be/JliGr_6XBA0

The AA/G.A.S. Fuzz features two Toshiba 2SB415 germanium transistors which were removed from an old Admiral console stereo along with their sweet single piece, bent aluminum, heat sink. In the Admiral console stereo they were actually configured as the output transistors in the one side of the stereo audio amp. They are now configured in a fuzz face circuit with controls for Volume and Fuzz Intensity. The fuzz has a true bypass push-button selector switch and is powered by a single 9-Volt battery. Alkaline is preferred do to the high compression ratio but not necessary. The battery is switched on when a plug is inserted into the input jack. The effect unit's folded metal enclosure is made from the top and sides of a DVD player which had incurred massive damage to it's sturdy plastic disc loading system. The DVD player was made by none other than Toshiba. (There were no Germanium transistors in the DVD player, unfortunately, but they are always good for a 4558 dual op amp and some fairly good caps.)

Other features include a Buick nail-head V8 with an aluminum intake manifold, modified Carter four-barrel carburetor, magneto distributor, laker pipes, Ford 9 inch rear end, and a La Salle three speed transmission with added overdrive. The fuel cell has been mounted outside on the front end for better weight distribution. Tires are good. Brakes are fair. This particular unit placed 5th at the 1960 Winter-nationals.

The AA/G.A.S. Fuzz has the distinction of being one of just a few fuzz boxes on the market which can pop a wheelie. I asked my shrink if I should divulge the name of the other company making fuzz pedals capable of popping wheelies but my doctor said no. This particular unit cleans up very well when the guitar’s volume is rolled back.

Price: Check out Gearmanndude's youtube review at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Focv--CTZw

Flying Turtle Envelope Controlled Filter

The SoaringTortoise Flying Turtle envelope controlled filter for electric guitar and bass is similar in circuit and operation to the Electro-Harmonix Dr.Q envelope filter. As always it is made from 100% recycled materials and parts. You can view a video Demo of the Flying Turtle at: http://youtu.be/hktQvlTAp-k

The Flying Turtle is a funky, but finicky, filter not suitable for faint fingered fickle fretters who might foreseeably fear futzing with its fab features. For those fortitudinous few who find feverishly finagling filter functions fantastic fun, the Flying Turtle filter is for freaks like you. Alliteration aside, it takes some tweaking to get this unit set just right for the guitar being used to drive it, and for your individual picking style, but once it is dialed in it sounds quite good.

The Flying Turtle envelope controlled filter features: a flush mounted Range control which requires the use of a Philips head screwdriver for adjustment; a Normal/Bass setting switch which I think a may have labeled backwards. (Thankfully I used just the letters N and B to designate the settings so you can make up new names for them like Normal and Bright or Steve and Eydie.); a true bypass slider switch for switching between the effect and your unaffected tone; a Sensitivity control which requires the use of a standard screwdriver, butter knife, or guitar pick for adjustment; and an internal trim-pot (accessible when the bottom plate is removed) for adjusting the gain in the filter section of the circuit.

The unit also has Input and Output jacks, and a special ¼” 9V DC power adaptor jack. A purpose made power adapter adapter cable is included with the Flying Turtle and works with any Boss style barrel connector 9V DC power supply such as the One Spot brand power supply I use.

The Flying Turtle envelope controlled filter is available here on our web-sight for $76.99 and at fine furriers, flea markets, and fence factories throughout France, Finland, and Fresno California for a fraction more. SOLD free shipping in the U.S. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Expresso Machine+ Plus

The SoaringTortoise Expresso Machine+ Plus Fuzz Booster for electric guitar is a mutant hybridization of the rare and mysterious Interfax Harmonic Percolator pedal. As always it is made from recycled materials, including a very Louis Vuitton-esque coffee can. You can view and hear a video demo of the Expresso Machine+ Plus at: http://youtu.be/-iqTHQcGYc8

The Expresso Machine+ Plus features 2” throw fader controls for Input Volume (Fuzz Intensity) and Output Volume and has a true bypass slider switch which can be operated with one’s foot provided their Kung Fu is good. The unit also features the standard input and output jacks as well as a miniature tip/ring style 9 volt adapter jack like the kind found on older Electro-Harmonix effects. The Expresso Machine+ Plus can also be powered with a 9 volt battery.

The Expresso Machine+ Plus has a very broad sonic palette ranging from a light and frothy Latte to a very intensely stimulating Espresso. [editor’s note: Frankly, we don’t know what this last sentence means but, thankfully, you can hear for yourself what it sounds like on the demo video.]

Some of the recycled materials for this unit came from such varied sources as: An Admiral console stereo; A Pocket Coffee coffee tin; An old portable elementary school AV Dept. record player; A Radio Shack Realistic four channel mixer; A decommissioned Peavey model 1200 mixing board; And the handsome mahogany veneered side pieces came from a vintage solid state Grundig stereo.

The SoaringTortoise Expresso Machine+ Plus would look at home, and serve up highly potent tones, in any hipster coffee shop, fly by night modern art gallery, or 20,000 seat rock and roll arena. It looks especially nice at Red Rocks.Price: Sold free shipping to U.S. addresses actual shipping elsewhere.

Bearded Countenance Clay Fuzz

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Bearded Countenance Clay Fuzz is a hand-made electric guitar fuzz unit in the style of the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. To view a video demo of the Bearded Countenance in action go to: http://youtu.be/N8MU8P72nSI

The Bearded Countenance is not some five day growth beard Brad Pitt/George Clooney modern day fuzz. No, this is a full bearded Charlton Heston as Moses, vintage 60’s sounding fuzz, that can be pushed into Dan Haggerty Grizzly Adams territory in the heavier settings.

The Fuzz features a Fuzz Face style two Germanium transistor circuit with controls for Volume and Fuzz intensity. The unit also features a four position rotary switch which: Offers true bypass in the first position; The stock fuzz face .01mfd input capacitor value in the second position; A lower .068mfd cap for more mid-range snarl in the third position; And a .22mfd cap for a bass emphasis fuzz sound in the fourth position. The circuit is entirely made from reclaimed electrical components sourced from various old electronic devices. The transistors are vintage TEN Germanium devices, a 2SB32 in the first position, and a 2SB33 in the second.

The Bearded Countenance’s enclosure is made from fired clay which has been hand formed and hand glazed in the original round Fuzz Face style. This results in a durable long lasting ceramic enclosure which can also double as an ashtray provided it is turned upside down and the bottom is removed. The case measures approx. 6 ½” in diameter by 2” tall. The fuzz features the unpatented easyQiuk one screw bottom removal system for battery access. The fuzz requires one 9-volt battery for power. Plugging a cord into the input turns the battery on.

Aside from the clay enclosure itself everything on this pedal is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. PRICE: SOLD Free shipping to U.S. Addresses. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Ge Power Trio Boost

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Ge Power Trio Boost is a 3 in 1 Germanium transistor booster/overdrive for electric guitar which is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To view a video demo of the Ge Power Trio in action go to: http://youtu.be/Gu-auURekhY

The Ge Power Trio is a PNP Germanium transistor three band booster featuring separate boost sections for Bass, Midrange, and Treble each with their own gain control. Each section is a discreet transistor boost based on the venerable Dallas Rangemaster Treble Boost circuit and uses a vintage Matsushita 2SB176 Germanium transistor sourced from an old Panasonic portable radio. The boost sections are then summed to a single transistor mixer section with Master Volume built around a germanium transistor removed from a vintage Zenith transistor radio. The transistor is stamped with Zenith’s in-house 121 code and is most likely an American made transistor.

The Ge Power Trio’s boost sections can be used individually or mixed together for a variety of powerful boost sounds. Cranking any one of the controls to full will drive most any amp into blissful fuzzy overdrive accentuating whichever of three frequency bands you choose, or all three if you desire. Yet, even at the most overdriven settings, simply rolling back your guitar’s volume will restore a wonderfully usable clean tone. Such is the highly under appreciated, and all but forgotten, ability of the low gain AF transistor.

The Power Trio uses a single 9-volt battery which is switched on when a plug is inserted into the input jack. The unit also features a true-bypass push-button switch for switching between your straight tone and the boost. The booster’s case is made from scrap wood acquired from an Amish saw mill here in western Wisconsin and measures 5” x 3 7/8” x 2” tall not including the knobs.
Price: Sold Free shipping in lower 48 states. Actual shipping elsewhere.

The SoaringTortoise Smokestack Lightning Caged Fuzz is a based on the early 1970s Dallas Arbiter BC109 silicon transistor Fuzz Face and is made from 100% recycled materials. To view a video demo of the Smokestack Lightning Fuzz in action go to: http://youtu.be/PPGZioppajM If you want less talking and more action skip ahead in the video to about 2:15.

The Smokestack Lightning Caged Fuzz is the antithesis of the modern factory made fuzz. Instead of a mass produced, robot soldered, off-shore factory made fuzz this is a handmade one of a kind fuzz that looks like a factory. And it is made right here in Southwest Wisconsin U.S.A.

The fuzz features controls for Fuzz Intensity and Volume and has a three position true bypass switch. Why three positions? Because I make these things out of recycled parts and, at the time I made this fuzz, I was out of two position bypass switches. So you get Bypass, On, and Further On. On and Further On are the same thing unless you recognize this spelling of Further, in which case the Further On position may take you to places of untold beauty and strangeness. For the rest of us Further On is just the second on position. The unit requires one 9 volt battery for power. The battery is switched on when a guitar cable is inserted into the input jack. There is also a hole in the base plate large enough to insert a 9 volt battery clip adapter if you should choose to run the unit with an AC adaptor such as the One Spot or other after-market power supplies.

The Smokestack Lightning Fuzz uses two vintage BC109 silicon transistors which were taken out of an old Grundig stereo receiver. The little smokestacks sticking out of the top of the cage portion of the fuzz are actually metal tube heat sinks/dissipaters for the transistors. They were originally on the transistors when they were in the stereo so I thought I would keep them intact for their physical and aesthetic attributes. The bottom, wood portion of the enclosure is made from rough sawed scrap wood acquired from an Amish saw mill. The top, cage portion is made out of a metal speaker grate from one of the speaker enclosures of an old elementary school AV record player unit.

We here at SoaringTortoise try to be environmentally aware in our building and business practices. With that in mind the Smokestack Lightning Fuzz' smokestacks are equipped with the latest in hyperbranched aminosilica and electrostatic precipitator carbon scrubbing technology and are concurrent with all EPA standards and regulations. Price: SOLD Free shipping in Lower 48 USA. Actual shipping elsewhere.

Grande Bouche 3.14159265359etc.

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Grande Bouche 3.14159265359 etc. is a fuzz/distortion effect pedal for electric guitar which is patterned after the vintage triangle Big Muff pi from Electro-Harmonix.

The effect unit features controls for Volume, Sustain, and Tone and has a true bypass pushbutton switch to select between your straight signal, and the effect. The Grande Bouche can be powered with a 9- volt battery or a 9-volt DC wall-wart adapter with ring and tip style, tip positive, plug. (I use a One Spot with the ring and tip plug adapter). The power is turned on when a plug is inserted into the input jack. As with all SoaringTortoise effects the Grande Bouche is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. The transistors in this particular model are a selection of BC147, BC148, and BC149 silicon transistors sourced from an old Grundig stereo receiver/amp.

Grande Bouche is French for Big Mouth. Anybody who is familiar with the great Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt knows that he preferred to play his virtuosic, lightning fast, licks on a Selmer Maccaferri guitar with a Petite Bouche. Meanwhile his rhythm playing brother Joseph pounded away on a Grande Bouche. The SoaringTortoise Grande Bouche 3.14159265359 etc. was not, in any way, inspired by the music of Django Rheinhardt or the Selmer Maccaferri guitar.

The effect unit measures approx. 5 ½” x 3 ¾” x 3” tall including the knobs and it’s enclosure is made from roughhewn scrap wood acquired from an Amish sawmill.Price: Sold

Treeverb

     The Treeverb spring reverb unit is based on a vintage long dwell reverb tank and matched four transistor circuit which were sourced from a 1966-67 Lowery TLOR1 organ. The Treeverb has a standard ¼” input which sends the input signal through a SoaringTortoise designed one transistor preamp made with a matching transistor which came from the same organ’s repeater circuit (When I say matching transistors I mean there were probably guys in white lab coats sitting around all day long in some back room at the Lowery factory testing and sorting these things for optimum performance). The preamp section has a control for Input Level which also doubles as a bright switch when pulled out. After the preamp section there is an effects loop with Send and Return Jacks. The return jack also can be used as a line input for line level equipment such as mic preamps and mixers thereby bypassing the onboard preamp. After the effects loop the signal enters the reverb circuit which has a control for the depth of the reverb. The reverb can be turned off with the reverb cancel switch which allows use of the entire circuit as a preamp minus the reverb effect. The Treeverb also features a true bypass switch which removes the entire unit from your signal.

    The power supply for the Treeverb was removed from a late 1980s Arion brand pedal board with 18-volt AC transformer and a circuit to convert the AC voltage to 9 volt DC for powering the pedals on the board. The18-volt AC transformer has been mounted in a separate outboard enclosure to cut down on extraneous noise (The power supply enclosure was originally the case for a Lionel train transformer which was no longer functional). The circuit which converts the Incoming AC voltage to 9-volts DC is mounted inside the Treeverb enclosure and includes four DC power jacks for powering 9-volt effects. These four DC power jacks are accessible from the front panel and have maximum combined current draw of 300mA. The DC jacks are standard center pin negative. There are three 10" long power cords which fit standard boss style power input jacks included with the unit which are not pictured.

    The Treeverb’s enclosure is made from a mix of rough cut scrap lumber acquired from an Amish saw mill and some recycled plywood. The control function text has been applied with a wood burner and the artwork on top of the unit was created by a super-foxy anonymous artist.

Treeverb Price: Sold

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SonaPanic Jail Break Caged Fuzz

The SonaPanic Jail Break Caged Fuzz is guaranteed to bust your tone out of the claustrophobic sonic prison most modern distortion and fuzz pedals chain you to. Made with three matched, medium gain, Germanium transistors swiped from an old Panasonic portable radio, as well as other parts nicked from old stereos, tape recorders, and whatever other electronics that were left unattended for a long enough period of time. The circuit is based on the 2 knob Tone Bender MkII of the mid and late 1960s and features some very nice aluminum foil and tantalum signal caps from a vintage German Grundig Stereo. Don’t worry Uncle Otto is deaf so he will never miss them.

   The bottom section of the prison themed enclosure is made out of some scrap wood acquired from an Amish saw mill, when they weren’t looking. The top is made from metal vent cover material from an old tube tape recorder with “prison” bars made from a cheap set of old guitar tuners. The guard tower also doubles as a volume control and the Fuzz Intensity control is the small blue trim pot behind the bars on the front of the unit. It may seem like the Fuzz control is impossible to adjust, but fear not (or fear, depending on how you look at it), there is a small rusty shiv hidden in a hole on the right side of the unit which is perfect for adjusting the trim pot. The Jail Break Caged Fuzz features a true bypass push button on the front of the unit for switching the fuzz in and out of the signal path. It is labeled “Do Not Push” but hey, if you’re in prison you probably got there by pushing buttons you weren’t supposed to push anyway. The unit requires one 9-volt battery for power. The power is switched with the thumb wheel style switch stol…ah, I mean, sourced from the same radio as the transistors, which is located on the top front left part of the enclosure.

This caged fuzz has a fairly small footprint measuring 4”x 3 ¼”x 3 5/8” to the top of the guard tower/volume control.

   Steal the SonaPanic Jail Break Caged Fuzz today and break free of all those other ball and chain fuzzes keeping your tone stuck on the chain gang of predictable sound.
    Price: SOLD Free shipping to lower 48 States.

The Cafe' Bustelo Fuzz

The Café Bustelo Fuzz is a copy of the rare and highly sought after Interfax Harmonic Percolator. It features long throw fader style controls for Harmonics and Balance and a true bypass toggle switch for switching the effect in and out of the signal path. The effect unit is powered by a 9-volt battery or can also be powered with an external 9-volt wall-wart power supply through its mini ring/tip power jack. The electronic parts were sourced from various old transistor radios, obsolete elementary school record players, and disco era stereo receivers. The Café Bustelo fuzzes’ enclosure is made from an old Café Bustelo coffee can and some nicely grained scrap wood from an Amish saw mill. The metal bottom plate does display some scratches and scuffs (It seems that somebody had been treating the coffee can like garbage before I pulled it out of the garbage). The control function names have been applied with a wood burning tool making them highly resistant to wear. This fuzz introduces an amazing amount of harmonic content to the signal and with both controls up can be excited into very controllable feedback. The Café Bustelo is brewed fresh and strong and will definitely wake up your guitar tone. Sold Free Shipping in US Lower 48.

The Black Forest Fuzz

The Black Forest Fuzz is a delightfully robust sounding copy of a vintage Dallas Arbiter BC183 silicon transistor Fuzz Face. All the components on the circuit board were sourced from a vintage late 60s-early 70s German made Grundig stereo, thus the Black Forest moniker. The parts in the stereo are of very high quality and this fuzz features some of it’s superb sounding foil wrapped capacitors in the signal path as well as two well matched BC183A transistors and very cool European resistors.

The fuzz features controls for Volume and Fuzz Intensity and has a true bypass push-button switch to switch between the fuzz and your straight signal. The enclosure is made from scrap wood acquired from an Amish saw mill which has graphics that have been applied by hand, with a wood burning tool. The Black Forest Fuzz requires one 9-volt battery for power. The battery is turned on when a plug is inserted into the input jack just like on most modern effects. This is an excellent sounding Fuzz with an awesome sweet spot where it rages at full volume but cleans up very well when you roll your guitar’s volume back. As massive as a Panzer tank but as smooth as Bavarian cream.
Price: SOLD

Power Trio Overdrive

Trio is a three band overdrive/boost and is the first in house designed circuit The Power from SoaringTortoise Electronics. This three-in-one wonder directs your guitar signal through two Tube Screamer style overdrives, one to emphasize the bass and one for midrange emphasis, and an Andertonian (as in Craig Anderton) treble boost summed together through a simple mixer stage. All this is done using a single quad operational amplifier IC. Like every other SoaringTortoise effect, the Power Trio is made from 100% recycled parts and materials..

The Power Trio features controls for bass overdrive (labeled “Wagner”), midrange overdrive (labeled “Bach”), and treble boost (labeled “Mozart”). On top of the case are a master volume with on/off switch for power and a true bypass pushbutton switch. The unit can run on 9-12 volt DC power and has both a barrel style (Boss style) center negative power jack and a miniature ring and tip style (older Electro-Harmonix style), tip positive power jack. There is a modified SEL 12 Volt DC power supply included with the unit. The Power Trio can be powered by a nine volt battery, however there is no battery clip installed or included.

Gracing the top of the Power Trio is the greatest power trio ever assembled to date. Taking care of the bass duties is the bombastic Richard Wagner. The midrange is filled by the prolific and eclectically electric Johann Sebastian Bach. And the sweet, dulcet, cut you to bone Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is on top of the treble. We here at SoaringTortoise tried our hardest to get Herr Beethoven to join but when we asked him he kept right on playing the piano without acknowledging us. It was as if he didn’t even hear us.
Price: SOLD

Trem-o-Graph

The SoaringTortoise Trem-o-Graph is a beat programmable, optical tremolo for electric guitar or other electric instruments. As usual the Trem-o-Graph is made from 100% recycled parts and materials. To view a video demo of the Trem-o-Graph in action go to: http://youtu.be/yVq5exnshQI

The Trem-o-Graph is designed to be placed between your instrument and amplifier and offers unprecedented tremolo beats heretofore unavailable in most, if not all, tube, transistor, or IC based tremolos.

The Tremo-Graph is made from an old 4-speed (16, 33, 45, 78-rpm) record player and uses a simple light dependent resistor(LDR), and easily made pattern discs, to create it’s unique brand of tremolo. The only component in the instrument signal path is the LDR, so your guitar’s sound remains pure and unadulterated by complex circuitry or batteries. The unit features a Speed Selector switch for changing the platter speed, a Pause switch to stop the platter for pattern disc changes, and a true bypass push-button switch to select between tremolo or bypass signal. The Trem-o-Graph also features a power switch for the turntable motor, and input and output jacks which can actually be used either way. The input can be used as the output and vice-versa. I labeled them to avoid confusion. The turntable is AC powered and has an approximately 5 1/2 foot long, three prong, grounded power cord which can be stored inside the case when not in use. The unit also has a sturdy folding carry handle for transport.

The Trem-o-Graph includes three pattern discs which can make a wide variety of beats. However, the real fun in this device is in creating your own unique beats and patterns using easily acquirable thin cardboard and a scissors. To this end I will include a couple empty cardboard cereal boxes with the unit. You will have furnish your own scissors.

The Trem-o-Graph measures approx. 14 ½” x 12” x 8” tall.

The art motif of the Trem-o-Graph is an obscure, and ultimately unimportant, reference to the bookend figures of the Romantic period in classical music. We have the innocent, simple, elegant classical romanticism of Shubert being sacrificed on the Altar of Modernism as a slightly creepy looking, Jazz and industrial loving, Debussy looks on. Price: SOLD

The Valve Yeller

The SoaringTortoise Electronics Valve Yeller is an electric guitar overdrive effect unit made from 100% recycled materials. The effect is sonically similar to the TS-808, TS-9 Tube Screamer pedals but is voiced with a slightly lower midrange hump.

The Valve Yeller features controls for Drive, Tone, and Level and has a true bypass slide switch for turning the effect on. The Tone control also doubles as the power switch for the battery. When it is turned completely counterclockwise it switches the battery off. The effect can also be powered with a 9-Volt power adaptor with ring and tip style mini-plug (like older Electro-Harmonix effects have). The repurposed parts circuit is basically an un-buffered tube screamer without the electronic switching components. Why unbuffered? Because we here at SoaringTortoise Electronics think that transistors should be discrete in whom they associate with. The circuit features a socket for the dual op amp IC so that it can be easily switched out with other variety op amps. The unit comes with a vintage JRC4558D installed.

The effect enclosure is made from plywood sourced from a disco era stereo system that featured AM, FM, record player, cassette deck, AND an 8-track tape deck (You don’t find that kind of multi-media capability around anymore). The hand-painted enclosure is built in the Southern Shed Roof Shack architectural style with plexi-glass front and back panels and Masonite bottom. The plexi-glass was sourced from the same stereo unit as the wood masonite and you can still see the 1,2,3,4 track numbers for the 8 track player on the input/output plug back panel. Pictured on the top of the case is Toby the Hillbilly Tube encouraging us to play our best. Price: Sold