Meet the new Proton - A modern, updated homage to the classic Mutron III envelope filter and the best envelope filter you’ll ever use.
The Mutron III envelope filter was a staple of 1970′s funk and soul music that shaped the sounds of Bootsy Collins, Stevie Wonder and Jerry Garcia among others. But as good as the Mutron sounded, it was not without its problems. It was huge and required a special power supply, and it had a sensitivity control that changed your volume when you kicked it on. Then there’s the price – originals routinely fetch $500 or more on eBay!
The Proton is an optically controlled analog envelope filter. The circuit has been completely redesigned to offer better tone and a more musical response. It has a new detector circuit based on the one in the Chromatron, and the familiar control layout has a greatly expanded range that can get the classic 1970s filter sounds and well beyond. The new range switch allows for much deeper filter sweeps, and the reworked tone knob covers every soundscape from cocked wah to laser beams.
Imagine the sound of the previous version, now imagine it sounds even better than that and You can purchase one right here.
This beast of a pedal is primarily based on the amazing, but long defunct vintage fOXX Tone machine. It is a highly useful and musical Octave fuzz with a Swell function that eliminates your pick attack allowing you to create a "backwards tape" effect, similar to the vintage Boss SG-1 Slow Gear. This machine can obviously do the Jimi Hendrix Experience-in-a-box thing nicely, but it can really do so much more as well. You are limited only by your imagination for the most part.
This limited run of pedals were put together by Arcane Analog up here in Canada. Andrew is a actual wizard when it comes to vintage fuzz sounds and he has completely knocked this one out of the park.
If fuzz is the cure for what's ailing you, this pedal is the Prescription you require.
We are very picky about the product lines we carry here. They must have great tone, stellar reliability and the right vibe. Thus far, We are very impressed by all of the manufacturers we deal with . In addition, the manufacturers we carry all have one big thing in common: They are all Super-creative People that are fun and easy to deal with!
