The British Steelies Society

Got this with an old Sho~Bud... it doesnt seem to do anything but it could also be that the rechargeable 9v looks older than me!!

Is it anygood? are these rare??

Its a controlable fuzz box, they were the dogs b******s back in the 70s,every steelie got one but didnt know what for . Used properly it was possible to get a string effect, loads of reverb unison strings, when well recorded it could fool some.
Used incorrectly you could sound like a rocker with an overdriven six string.
Fun to have and a collectors piece now days.
Clarke Steel Guitars built them in as a permanent fixture.
Dave.

Chris this was Dave's built in version on the Clark!

Trust you are well Mr Nutt

Bob, you have just evoked lovely memories, happy days.
We are well, life couldnt be better
P. sends her love.

My old Boss Tone disintegrated over 30 years ago. I used it every night for years on a few numbers until the wheel adjusters fell apart.

A couple of years ago, Ted Nesbitt was selling one (extremely cheaply I might add) still in its original box. Of course, I couldn't pass up on that one and snapped it up. I think that it dawned on Ted afterwards that he should have asked more for it, but he was very fair as is normal and I got it a couple of days later. You lose no signal or suffer degradation through the Boss Tone. You have to mellow the tone a bit, and as Dave said, get 2 strings almost in unison. This causes the note to beat or oscillate, and sustain for quite a while. In the 70's I used it in studios when a string effect was required, and would multi-layer the notes to get a passable orchestration. You can hear one each being used by Weldon Myrick and Bobbe Seymour on the brilliant Mickey Newbury's American Trilogy. Sounds more than passable.