Skunk Werks SR-71

This is the first commercial offering from Skunk Werks which is piloted by my friend Ron Legowik. He's been building guitar effects for years along with a host of other creative activities that qualify him as a true Renaissance Man. For now, it falls on me to unveil Rons take on Craig Anderton's Super Tone Control and Tube Sound Fuzz.  Ron has built these in to a combined pedal that surpasses the sum of its parts. This was a custom order from me trying to recreate the sound of one of Rons earlier creations which was a violin shaped F-hole semi hollow Hoffner guitar. That guitar was stuffed to the brim with a number of Craig Anderton effects that had been modularized and fitted inside by Ron. It was a beast of a guitar with an amazing array of controls and knobs. I think it even had a contact mic on the bridge with its own volume knob. We managed to make a recording of the guitar with me playing it and Ron playing bass. Later I over-dubbed drums and vocals to make a song called Secret Lover Blues. You can get a listen to that song Here to give you an idea of what the Super Tone control is capable of. The Super Tone Control is  especially dangerous when combined with fuzz and overdrive distortion so this will be something to keep an eye out for. This housing is some kind of hardened welded steel. When Ron realized it was too hard to stamp the lableing he just scraped it into the metal.  What balls! Ron will build you a custom pedal like this or to your specifications. I know he has some really cool designs on his bench right now waiting to be put in a housing like this. If your interested just drop me a line and I'll pass your info on to him. I know his prices are better than most boutique builders.