About Us

A little bit about us.....

The prototype for the new
Anthology. This one never went
into production. The switching
logic is extremely complex, it's a
huge build, and it still doesn't
have as many tones in it as the
Six of Swords.

Here's a look at some of the old BTMB stuff that is no longer in production or never got past the prototype stage..

The Analog Rotary Speaker
Emulator or A.R.S.E. This one
never went into production either.
This is my take on the leslie sim
thing. It actually sounds really
good. I may still do something
with it....maybe loose the ramp
feature. Now a days I think that
feature is superfluous.

The Parametric Overdrive. This was a
tubescreamer modded all to hell. Very cool
pedal if you wanted something a little nicer
than a FullDrive 2. I sold a few of these
but not a lot.

The first version Anthology. This was my favorite
design at the time and it's one that I'm still pretty
proud of. IMHO it is the king of fuzz pedals, but the
Six of Swords made it obsolete. I sold a few of these.
They sold well for the time they were in production, but
it was released only a few months before BYOC took
over my life.

One of a kind Anthology. A custom job
for someone who obviously likes the VH.

The Gemini Fuzz. Basically two fuzz face
circuits that could be placed in series or
switched between separately and modded
beyond recognition. It had so much
switching going on that I had to use relays.
This was just a prototype. It was damaged
in shipping when I let a friend test it out
(hey Michel!) and I never repaired it. It
eventually became spare parts.

I really don't know what I was thinking when
I designed this. The quattro booster. I
only ever made one of them. Someone
bought it second or third hand a while back
and they ask me how to work it. I honestly
couldn't remember what all the thing does.
I think there's some switches in the back
too. I got a little carried away. BUT! It
was the precursor to the Triboost. I know
that much.

These were BTMB's standard
line up. Just really nice clones
with a mod here and there.

They came in the cool sloped enclosures
and had the slick pull out battery drawer.
Both of which were a huge PITA to work with.

       BigToneMusicBrewery is owned and operated by Keith VonderHulls along with a handful of dedicated employees.
It is the sister company of www.buildyourownclone.com. BigToneMusicBrewery production and design was put on hold
in 2004 when demand for BuildYourOwnClone products became too great to continue running both businesses.
BigToneMusicBrewery now has a new focus and direction, and lots of ideas that we're very excited about. This is a
labor of love for us and we can no longer keep it on the backburner.

       At BuildYourOwnClone, the goal is to create simple to build kits of all the essential and "standard" FX circuits that
are must haves for guitar players. Having the experience of BYOC in our corner has given us a fresh new outlook on
guitar FX design. Working with thousands of beginners to help them build and modify their ideal pedals has helped us
to approach FX design, and see things from the customer's point of view in a way that is completely different from any
other company. It's helped us to see beyond our own ideas and realize what it is that real guitar players want. BYOC
also requires us to have such an intimate knowledge of so many different vintage circuits, that we not only have a firm
foundation of knowing what good tone is and how to get it, but we also have an insight into what already exists...and
more importantly, what doesn't exist but should.

       Here at BigToneMusicBrewery, our goal is to create new and exciting FX pedals that are simple to use and
different from everything else out there. We aren't going to have 20 different versions of modified tube screamers and
fuzz faces. We aren't going to try to make weird "original" noise makers just for the sake of being original. We know
good tone and we know what's lacking in the world of guitar FX. It's our mission to fill that gap.

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