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all pedals are built one at a time and take an average of 15 days turn around
                 

DYNOBRAIN™ in a limited run
"GTO blue metallic"
white pinstripe graphics
  on a Candy blue metallic w/ vintage black radio knobs.

($185)

 

A discreet Guitar Preamplifer based on the RE301's input preamp, couple this with your
favorite echo or delay and you've got the dynamics and tone colors of the 301's gritchy punch.
Loaded with the best components ( silver mica and metal film caps, vishay sprague electrolytics,
22 gauge bonded copper strand wiring,, xicon metal film resistors in the audio path,
socketed Texas instruments Opamps,
w/ all flying leads to full size Alpha pots and switchcraft jacks w/ hardwire true bypass.
Also avail in RAT ROD SAINT as special order
(in the paypal cart "note to seller" you can request the RAT ROD SAINT, note..there is a micro sparkle in the finish not showing up
in this picture)



 

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NOCTURNE Brain Preamps

DYNOBRAIN in "GTO blue metallic "$185.00 USDATOMIC BRAIN in Ghost flames Orange$245.00 USD'BILLY BRAIN - Dead Red$195.00 USDFUZZ BRAIN in "gloss black"$169.00 USDthe FUZZ-RAY - gloss black$139.00 USDNAILHEAD TREM in gloss black$169.00 USDUBANGI STOMP in Ebony Black$149.00 USDBASS BRAIN - DEAD RED$195.00 USDSELTZERADO FUZZ - Black Mist$159.00 USD

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NOCTURNE Brain Preamps

DYNOBRAIN in "GTO blue metallic" w/ wht pinstripe"$185.00 USDATOMIC BRAIN in Ghost flames Orange$245.00 USD'BILLY BRAIN - Dead Red$195.00 USDthe FUZZ-RAY - gloss black$139.00 USDFUZZ BRAIN in "gloss black"$169.00 USDNAILHEAD TREM in "old Chrome"$169.00 USDUBANGI STOMP in Ebony Black$149.00 USDBASS BRAIN - DEAD RED$195.00 USDSELTZERADO FUZZ - Black Mist$159.00 USDINTERNATIONAL USPS SHIPPING EXPRESS insured$44.00 USD

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THE ATOMIC BRAIN™ PREAMP in..


Ghost Flames Orange w/ bright yellow LEDs
and black radio control knobs
($245)
 

EL FABULOSO SETZERADO
FUZZ DE LOS MUERTOS



Finally an improvement on a nasty cool vintage Fuzz that is well known for
surf meets spaghetti western soundtracks. This is the Silicon metal can version
that will let you swap in your favorite tone caps and NPN transistors if you
think your way is better than mine.   I like mine though and I have a limited
run of 10 on Black Mist with gold metallic pinstripe out now . The caps and transistors are
socketed which 
really make this fuzz much more versatile
than the original. A little less spit but plenty of adjustable snarl.
PLUS I've added a tone control to allow you to set your texture of fuzz with maximum
treble punch or warm dark growl.  This is an agressive fuzz, like angry bees with nails
and perfect for surf instros with plenty of wet reverb, or desert dry spaghetti western
style raunch.
You know I love my gretsch guitars and I've designed this work
exceptionally well with tvjones filtertrons and t-armond, hand in glove!!
(I'm not affiliated with Gretsch guitars I just own and play them more than
the other guitars)
be sure to check soon in our video gallery for demos of this new
fuzz.
This limited run includes a free Seltzerado Bandana and 3 nocturne guitar picks for kicks.

 
THIS PEDAL IS currently available IN Black Mist

(gloss black wi/ micro glitter and gold pinstripes with gold tone knobs, dice knobs are avail for $5 xtra)
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this pedal runs on a standard 9v (-)tip power supply ..any standard boss style regulated adaptor will
work great. *i like the godlyke power all personally or the onespot by visual sounds*.
battery clip included.

 

Need to have your Nocturne Preamp more Psychobilly meets Honky Tonk??
then you might need the

 NOCTURNE 'BILLY BRAIN™
in dead Red

($195)
back to a "keep it simple" version this is the redesigned single stomp
version and we still incorporated the "Stange"  w/ a mini switch.
When Stang mode is employed most fender
and vox style amps will quickly go into a crunchy twang with this preamp.
Its definitely a texas psychobilly freakout.

This is 100% a preamplifier in a pedal, not an overdrive
but will take your tube guitar
amp into clipping territory while never losing
one bit of your guitars original tone and dynamics, but
rather enhancing your finger tone.
I use full size alpha pots, switchcraft jacks, 22 gauge bonded copper strand wiring,
sprague electrolytics,metal film & silver mica caps, xicon metal film resistors & Nos carbon comp resistors
& a socketed burr brown hifi opamp in the Billy Brain.
Built like a boutique amplifier, built to last! man made in america
 

We Also make the BASS BRAIN in a single and dual gain version
Single ( dead red $195)
Dual (xray white$249)


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So... wanna know the difference between the Dyno Brain, The Atomic Brain and the 'Billy Brain?
welllll... When I finished the Atomic Brain it answered the need for those of us that keep the dyno brain on all the time but want to toggle between a slight bump above unity gain that makes our gretsch more dynamic and fully dimed Dyno Brain that with filtertrons and an old fender or vox just goes into a wild chimey grind (gritch as I call it). In order to allow the "dimed" action to happen in the Abby mode I had to make slight modifications to the Dyno brain/ normal channel that results in a tad more upper mids zing on whole.

The Atomic Brain is a "live" pedal for those that keep their Dyno Brain on and would like a Boost mode or dual settings on the fly for soloing or to jump out of the mix with a band. the Atomic Brain is one preamp with a dual function, so there are not 2 eq circuits playin tag team elbow slams( my explanation of my brain seltzer and billy brain on at the same time).

The Billy Brain is based off the ABBY side of the Atomic but redefined EQ (I had to set Bass cut "on" since there is only a gain control) and the chip in the Billy Brain is different. Yes a full functioning RE301 Space echo is using a dual opamp (JRC4558) but my preamp is only using half a bi-fet chip so that I can goose the hellouta it.. if it gets tooo over the top then more definition needs to come into play and more treble isnt the answer in the Billy so I changed the chip.. it turns an EL84 Vox style amp into a smoldering crunch box when dimed with filtertrons and chewy twang with 50s style single coil pkups (ala tele and strat).

With this Billy Brain I grabbed the "abby" channel of the Atomic Brain and took it up a notch. My first love is gonna be rockabilly meets psychobilly but ironically this thing dimed makes my SSU and SSLVO sound like the tube crunch tones I hear in ACDC's "Rock n Roll aint noise pollution". Even cooler is that when I dial back my master volume(with a treble bleed kit) it cleans up like the intro riff. All to say its kind of an extreme version of an RE301 space echo "preamp"




the NOCTURNE FUZZ-RAY™  vintage garage fuzz




taking a co-op leap here by mixing the art of Vince Ray
and my need for fat sexy smooth fuzz to make a pedal Filtertron'd
Gretsch guitars can enjoy. Plenty of fuzz pedals out there that favor single coils..
but a Gretsch with filters has one now, or for the time being I'm making these.

Is this a unique ground breaking effect, no..
has its design been replicated a bazzilion times all over the internet, yes.

but, I developed one that sounds great with a gretsch guitar (think poison ivy meets ghoul surf)

it is creamy fat garage fuzz that is based off an early 60s british design fuzz with a twist of course. uses
BC108/BC109 silicon trannies. High grade full size alpha pots, switchcraft jacks,
metal film resistors, chrome bezel w/ red led) etc for good measure.

As the volume is turned up so does the grind of the fuzz and its snarl, it can get extremely loud
so you dont have to worry about being lost in the mix. It also has a "smoove" switch for taming the
upper mids to get darker and smoother textures.
This is also a great switch to employ with single coils especially if you have dynasonics on your
gretsch/ or single coils on your plank guitar..
it'll put a nice leash on the single coils bite and keep the sound Fat fuzzy and Round. 
Just remember I wanted a fuzz for MY filtertron'd gretsch & this is a groovy
mash up of Vince Ray's Art and my ear for tone toys. Vince Ray owns #1 btw  :)
gloss black mist w/white graphics




$139 (gloss black w/ micro sparkle)
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for fuzz tweaker...

the NOCTURNE FUZZ BRAIN™
- big nasty garage fuzz




This utilizes the basic platform vintage 60s silicon fuzz
circuit as the Fuzz Ray but I've tweaked a bit
to have a tad more velcro buzz in the upper mids to grab the vibe of the Biker Soundtrack
fuzz sound, or how that sort of fuzz sound lays into modern surf music sounds.
the graphics are an intentional knod to some sick Crampy camp!

*This has a treble tone cut pot as well as output control pot..
(mini switch bypasses the tone pot for more presence fizz to the strings)
This is a fat nasty fuzz that never loses the sound of a Gretsch guitar
(or even my tele with dynasonics).
The strat and tele guys have all the fuzzes in the world, This one is for
our guitars.

*This Fuzz also has selectable Gain via the transistor sockets internally.

*comes with 3 sets of NPN silicon transistors in
**2N4401- 2N222- BC109** Low Gain, Medium, and High gain cans
this allows you to choose how much of a fuzzed signal you want. A tweaker delight!

I find the
4401 to be more musical in this fuzz and the BC109-B108 combo to be the gnarliest.
since this Fuzz platform is an NPN silicon design you can mix or match!



*vintage NOS Motorola "john e. fast"film cap on the tone pot for the first fifteen orders.
I scored these at vintage electronics store, so when these are gone. they are gone
and will be replaced by good metal film caps. I know there isnt too much
difference between the NOS and the new metal film caps but they sure are cool.

box is gloss black w/ a vinyl graphics top that give knod
to the coolest lady gretsch slinger ever .  bright green LED.

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The NAILHEAD (((TREMOLO)))

named after my 54' Buick's 322 Nailhead V-8 engine
this tremelo, with its well known unique transistor circuit
has been revamped & optimized for the guitars
I love to play.. Gretsch.
Sounds nice for sure with all the usual suspects but
 I built this to bubble and throb
nicely with tvjones filtertrons
(Gretsch and tvjones are mentioned only for demonstration of the guitars I used
in the R&D of my product. I am not affiliated with gretsch, marc rutters or tvjones)

Your guitar is never lost in the effect and the throb is smooth and even across all 6 strings.
Dig in hard and push the transistors to clip a little for some grease, back off and chords strums are full with throbbing vintage bounce. Just like
my Buick V-8 Nailhead does when I fire her up for a drive.

simple controls; Speed Knob on the left & Depth knob on the right,
"Speed" stomp switch turn on/off the effect and its LED indicator
when on pulses to the speed of the tremelo. 
The "Need" stomp switch when on,
lets you hit the brake & cut to its slowest pulse.
a feature I like for a quick leslie like transition
(there is an internal trimmer for micro adjusting the need mode too)

I've also included an internal Volume/Boost control for unity gain.
I set it slightly higher than the TRUE BYPASS signal but
a simple adjustment will boost it further (or cut if you like that)


Limited run in Gloss Black
(quick rubbed recycled cast aluminum,quirks n all)

 

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((The UBANGI STOMP))
a
"gritch'stortion" pedal
for those who like surf AND turf
with their gretsch'o'billy





This one is simple.. take an early 80s R*t pedal
& tweak its values and components so
when you turn up your old fullerton era
amp or vintage brit plexi, you can
keep the inherent twang and jangle of
your hollowbody gretsch but
harness that grindy tube clip at decent volume.

I like what this thing does
when the amp is up, the pedal vol is up and its gain is low.
a badass gritschy grind with a *gretsch!
Thats my focus, I'm not
trying to be true to the white label purist.
grindy raunch with jangle makes me happy.
I dont mind sand in my surfwax.

the Ubangi Stomp has:
an internal trimmer for controlling gain on the low end,
socketed vintage LM308AH opamp (the cool looking metal can),
and socketed Diodes too, so you can flip em around
for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping.
Or take them out for a much lower gain, raunchy overdrive.
heck try LEDs too! This makes it fun to me.
Plus I'm using tantalum caps and carbon comp resistors,
as well as good metal film
components in the audio path.

I'm putting out 10 in army helmet green.
We'll go from there.
Introductory price of $149
(EBONY BLACK is the current color)
first ten will have the
nos LM308AH metal can op-amp. If I find more
I'll try to keep from the usual LM308 plastic chip
as long as possible. Does the metal can sound any
better? maybe. sure looks rad.

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the  VINCE RAY designed nocturne Tshirts..now in black with orange screened logo!!
(($15ea))
high quality jerzees 50/50 cotton - poly & perfect fit for those tattoos!
shipped free U.S. (international add $12)

"VINCE RAY designed T " 50/50 cotton T-SHIRT"

Medium - Logo vintage yellow T $15.00Large - Logo vintage yellow T $15.00XL - Logo vintage yellow T $15.00XXL- Logo vintage yellow T $15.00shipping international - add $11.00limited nocturne logo Dickies workshirt $35.00california state sales tax $1.15

NEED the sound of a vintage blonde bassman from 1963..the 6G6-B amplifier circuit to be specific.. only want the normal channel but would love some
good tube spring reverb that doesnt suffocate your beloved delay or echo box?

Wish you could have the sound in a compact head with both 4ohm & 8ohm output jack AND bias adjustment with bias test points? This has all that
plus a "PLANK - F HOLE" switch to go from solid body to hollow body guitars.. it doubles as a fat switch when you have to play through open back 1x12 cabs too!

The NOCTURNE BLONDESHELL™ 63 is a custom order amp avail for
(( $2250 )) please contact us to build you one! 

(tech notes : allow 8weeks for build as this is a labor intensive build
using a combination of Mercury Magnetic Tone clone Transformers
< MM is the ONLY transformer company currently winding properly
spec'd 63' 6G6-B Output transformers in production and have been
in the  commercial transformer business since the 50s and offer
a 10yr manufacturers warrantee on their trannys> We use
hand cut and polished fiberglass epoxy heavy duty eyelet circuit boards,
custom heavy duty aluminum chassis, sprague and tech electrolytics,
orange drop, sozo blue, mallory 150 series and silver mica caps.
Our head cabs are built from fingerjointed pine and 3 spring reverb tank from MOD as a heavy duty alternative to accutronics tanks no longer made in america.

Its the combination of these products in our amp that results in one of the finest corksniffer boutique style vintage blonde amps available. I dont say this tongue in cheek. I designed it this way, cuz thats what I wanna play myself with my own gretsch guitars!! :)
Understand this is not a clone or a repro but rather a more well thought out and versatile design of the legend created to serve the working musician)





Buzz Campbell www.buzzcampbell.com  plays the Nocturne Blondeshell 63 and
Blondeshell 212 vert cab with his band and for Lee Rocker Band!!  Give a listen
to Buzz Campbell's latest album "Shivers & Shakes" on his website recorded with the Nocturne preamp!
www.buzzcampbell.com

Buzz checkin his new amp out

Buzz Campbell w/ the Blondeshell on stage with LEE ROCKER band
(pictured are Brophy Dale, LEE Rocker
and Jimmy Sage)




about me:
I am an ol' american rockabilly boy and true to old school heritage I have been taught to work hard at what I love and to give it my best.
This means I am incorporating top grade components in my builds;
True hardwire bypass w/ RoHS compliant high quality stomp switchs , full size alpha audio pots, silver mica & metal film caps & sprague electrolytics, socketed texas instruments IC, neutrik open box i/o jacks, & metal film resistors, all helps create a clean, jangly, gritchy full sound!!

We dont stop there either, its important to me to be mindful of our nations environment when I can help it so we use 100% recycled cast aluminum pedal enclosures, and in most applications
we powder coat our base paint finishes.
Its also my patriotic duty to include other american businesses in our family's products and I'm proud to say there are over 10 american businesses products we resource for our builds.
 
 

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 I am first and foremost a musician, been a singer,songwriter,guitarist and music
director most of my life! You can check out some of my music

on
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note: Setzer is the sole property of brian setzer inc. , fender is the sole property
of fender music inc, gretsch is the sole property of Gretsch inc., Vox is the sole property
of Vox inc..
I am not affiliated with these products, but I do play gretsch guitars and own several
vintage fender amps that I love dearly!! I also am
a dealer/installer for www.tvjones.com and swear by toms products! :)

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