Whats this? BOSS TONE??

[chris hillman]

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??

[Dave Nutt]

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.

[bob adams]

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

Trust you are well Mr Nutt

[Dave Nutt]

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

[Ken Byng]

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.