Black Arts Toneworks

Prymaxe Sarcophagus Demo

2012-02-27T21:47:00.001-05:00

'nother Pharaoh video

2012-02-04T09:10:00.000-05:00

Pharaoh Rules the Underworld

2012-02-04T08:57:00.002-05:00

SARCOPHAGUS

2011-12-15T10:03:00.002-05:00

Sarcophagus is a dual fuzz in a single enclosure. LSTR and Pharaoh circuits with the addition of a switch to change order; Pharaoh > LSTR or LSTR > Pharaoh.

Email for more details and check with Prymaxe Vintage, the exclusive dealer for availability.

Price is 274.95.

Black Forest Demos

2011-12-12T12:03:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Cliff and Ted for these great clips.

New High on Fire -Pharaoh content

2011-12-12T11:59:00.001-05:00

Jeff and Matt are using Pharaohs on the new stuff and will be recording the new album with the Pharaoh.
Dig it.

Black Forest Demo from Andy at PGS

2011-11-22T17:01:00.001-05:00

Stirrings in the dirt

2011-10-20T16:23:00.002-04:00

Damn, it's been awhile since my last post. I am going fullbore on the new Black Forest pedal, and as such innernets stuff has been put on the back burner. I will ship the first half of pre-sales this week, the second half next week. Finally arriving at the Black Forest, and it feels real good, I like it. Thanks to all for your patience.

Nailing Shit Down

2011-08-13T07:36:00.000-04:00

ProGuitarShop Demo !

2011-08-06T19:15:00.001-04:00

Black Arts T from GSG

2011-08-02T07:52:00.004-04:00

Jason over at Gr8Scott Graphics put together another short run of great looking t shirts. Black oldschool soft touch print on a heavy weight T shirt. Green Only on this one.

$16.66 Shipped in the U.S.

Sneek Peek

2011-08-02T07:45:00.003-04:00

New Pedal : BLACK FOREST

Making final tweeks on the new Black Forest fuzz. It is based on the old Colorsound Overdriver circuit, with a few tweeks of course. I am waiting for the final OK from a celebrity test pilot, then it will be a go. Shooting for a Mid to late September release.

Some recent LSTR demo videos

2011-08-02T07:41:00.001-04:00

New Pharaoh video from FuzzBoxGirl

2011-06-28T14:53:00.002-04:00

Check out FBG's custom Fire on White Pharaoh. Rockin it with a hollowbody getting some nasty, ratty tones!

THANKS FuzzBoxGirl!

LSTR demo video from Evan at Prymaxe!!

2011-06-28T14:45:00.002-04:00

GREAT Job Evan! Thanks!!

Two enthusiastic horns up!!

\m/ \m/

2011-06-22T22:27:00.000-04:00

CUSTOM PHARAOH

2011-06-22T22:05:00.003-04:00

I'll be handing off all custom color Pharaoh work to the guy who does all of my printing and graphics/ artwork. His name is Jason, you can get to him here:

http://www.facebook.com/gr8scottgraphics

He has pics posted of the customs that he has on the shelf at this time, he can do nearly any color and is eager to work with you to get what you want.

Also, if you are a pedal builder, hit him up for enclosure design and printing.

Announcing the LSTR

2011-05-30T14:16:00.003-04:00

The LSTR pedal is going to go into production this week. It is basically a juiced BMP with the tonestack tweeked to go from standard muff scoopy-ness to Pharaoh-ish wide open-ness. A couple of quick clips, running throught the tone controls, on a standard tuned guitar and a B tuned guitar.

I have 6 left of the initial run of 55.

150 shipped in the US.

LSTR on Full Tone Controls EPi SG Standard tuning>Bassman>Emperor cab w/Weber 65's. by The Riffer
LSTR on Full Tone Control Variations. B Standard Les Paul>LSTR>68Bassman>Emperor OS212 Weber 65 by The Riffer

A few pre production pics:

Update on Diode switches

2011-05-07T20:34:00.002-04:00

From now on, ALL Pharaohs will come standard with the 3 way Diode switch. Two way switch is discontinued.

Switch configurations is as follows:

Asymmetrical Germanium
Bypass
Silicon

This is to accommodate the new V2 Graphics, and to eliminate the need for customers sending back their 2 way Pharaohs for an upgrade mod.

New Pharaoh Demo

2011-05-03T17:23:00.003-04:00

Great new video demo of the Pharaoh done by Dino J.A. Deane. Dino did a demo unlike any others done for the Pharaoh.

Check out Dino's new release here:

http://jadeane.downloadsnow.net/without-desires

THANKS DINO!!

R.I P. Black Pharaoh

2011-05-02T09:27:00.004-04:00

I also want to announce that I have discontinued the Black/Copper Pharaoh. The cost of the copper ink is making this color combination prohibitive to produce.

So, good bye ol' pal. it was a nice run.

Your new Pharaoh is the Gold Pharaoh.

B.A.T. is now an authorized Lava Cables Dealer

2011-05-02T09:16:00.005-04:00

Industry leading cables are being offered to Black Arts customers at great introductory prices. Inquire for actual pricing. SUPER deals are being made for pedal/cable packages.

I have:
Clear Connect 20'
Retro Coil 15" , black and orange
Magma 15'
PedalBoard kit w/ 90 degree ends.

Black Arts T Shirts

2011-05-02T09:05:00.003-04:00

Another great looking design by Jason at Gr8tSctt Graphics. Two sided old school design, B.A.T logo on the font,King Tone on the Back. All sizes available in Red w/black graphics and Brown w /white graphics. I have a few 2x in Black, and a few Black w/Yellow single sided left, a single Orange/Yellow and a single Lt.blue/yellow, both Large.

T shirts are $15.00 shipped to the US.

The Pharaoh meets the Emperor

2011-03-28T21:33:00.006-04:00

The Pharaoh went to Emperor Cabs to deliver a demo pedal for the crew there, and we were fortunate enough to be witness to Emperor's greatest Jam.

Courtesy of Dylan:

The guys at Emperor are first rate. Great guys, great cabs. A huge thanks goes out to them for their hospitality and help in making things happen for the Pharaoh.

Youz guys are de best.

EmperoR Cabs

Woodshop

The line up.

The guys are making these badass motorized custom bikes too. Fuckin rad!

Jonathan of Torche testing out his Pharaoh

2011-03-28T21:19:00.003-04:00

Jonathan of Torche at soundcheck tweeking his new Pharaoh at The Ravari Room in C bus Oh. March 2011.

CUSTOM COLORS CONCLUDED

2011-02-28T19:05:00.003-05:00

I am discontinuing the practice of custom colors. I am sorry for anyone who wanted one and has not ordered one yet. The reasons are as follows: The plethora of colors available, and have been custom ordered are a major pain in the ass to keep my orders to the supplier correct and on time. When I place an order, It may be for 25 black, 15 gold, 1 pink, 1 orange, 6 green...etc...I am having orders held up in production of the powder coating, and it may be for the one pink pedal I am ordering. My whole order may be put off for a week, waiting for that one custom. Consequently, other customers are being held up receiving their Pharaoh order from me. Keeping track of 10 custom one off pedals is also a bit of a task for me,and I 'd rather concentrate on building an ass kicking pedal tonally than a one off color combination. To streamline the process, and to keep wait times at a minimum, I am therefore calling it to a halt.I am sorry if someone was dying for a certain custom color, but I need to do this. The Pharaoh will be available in Black w/Copper Graphic, with Creme or Black Knobs, and also Transparent Gold w Black Graphic, Black or Creme knobs. All Pharaohs will be shipped with a Green LED.

The Pharaoh pedal has really caused a landslide of support, and orders have gone through the roof.

So for that, I give my sincerest , heartfelt thanks.

Another Good Demo

2011-02-28T02:13:00.001-05:00

A video from my friend Nicolas.

Thanks to all of you fuzzheads making demo videos!CHEERS!!

New Demo Videos

2011-02-27T01:27:00.002-05:00

Dig the new tones.

Thanks to alla yinz guys making demos.

New Prymaxe ad in Premeir Guitar Magazine

2011-02-20T21:20:00.003-05:00

New Prymaxe ad In PG magazine. The Pharaoh was featured in the ad. NICE!!

Prymaxe ad

I can't hold this in any longer

2011-02-17T13:09:00.002-05:00

These guys have been killing me for a few weeks now. Just a fantastic cd full of riffs, rocks, and great lyrics.

I am not associated with the band, just a fan and think I need to share this with those of you unaware of them.

I present

GOD OX

Some Recent Builds

2011-02-16T22:09:00.006-05:00

Price Hike

2011-02-16T21:48:00.002-05:00

As much as I hate to do it, I am raising the price of Pharaoh pedals to $140. That's shipping included in the US.

After much contemplation, I have to do this to level the playing field for my dealers.

New pricing is reflected below in the side bar.

Here it is also:

Standard Pharaoh....$140
Custom Color........$ 10
Germanium Switch....$ 10

US Shipping is included, overseas, I'll get a quote.

THANKS!!
Mark

Gearmanndude Demo

2011-01-30T08:50:00.003-05:00

Good demo showcasing the tighter qualities of the Pharaoh.

THANKS GEARMANNDUDE!!

Nick's Video Demo

2011-01-28T00:00:00.005-05:00

Another good video demo. Huge Thanks for a great video! Nick Has Pharaoh # 18

Nick does custom tube amp builds that sound excellent. If you need a custom build, I'll get you in touch with him.

Video Demo by Evan at Prymaxe Vintage

2011-01-22T20:07:00.004-05:00

Huge Thanks to Evan and Cory at Prymaxe.

They run a very cool gear site that is now carrying the Pharaoh, and they have TONS of other drool worthy gear on their site.
CHECK THEM OUT!!!
http://www.prymaxevintage.com/

Link Library

2011-01-19T02:20:00.001-05:00

I want to start a link library on one of the side panels. Pharaoh users,or anybody who wants a link here to their music, please send links to yours or your band's music/website/whatevers. Promote yourself here!

Dizygotic Pharaoh Twins

2011-01-19T02:16:00.002-05:00

Behold!!!The Golden Twins!

A great review that I thought I'd share

2011-01-17T00:08:00.007-05:00

My name is Darren and I play rhythm guitar for Ancient Warlocks. Before playing guitar I played bass. I usually like to say that I consider my role in this band to be almost as much 'second bass' as rhythm guitarist. As you can imagine the first thing I need is a fuzz that isn't going to totally squelch my low end. I had met with limited and varying success with several different Muff type pedals and had even arrived at one I was pretty comfortable settling with. It allowed me the attack I wanted and through turning up the bass on my amp (too much) I was able to get something very close to what I wanted. But I was still looking for something. I have some vintage Muffs that are just so full and huge and overwhelming sounding but they all had issues with what I consider to be a weak farty attack at the settings where I thought they sounded best. And while my go-to pedal had the attack dialed, it lacked the fatness of the vintage units.

I saw the Pharaoh being talked about on a pedal forum and was attracted to the sweet graphics. Then I looked under the hood. Being a hobbyist pedal builder myself I was impressed at the layout and build quality. I occasionally see pedals costing twice as much and more with maybe only half the build quality. Or less. So I was intrigued to say the least. My first thought was "this thing must cost $400" and I walked away from the computer. But I couldn't stop thinking about it so later on I dug into the blog and the myspace. The samples were rad and I was starting to get really excited but somehow I missed the really obviously posted price of the thing and I walked away a second time thinking it sounded killer but was out of my wallet's miserable reach. But I decided later that day that I needed to hear the samples again and when I went back I finally noticed the price. Holy shit! I ordered one instantly and set about waiting.

Three days later I opened the box and pulled out my freshly minted Pharaoh #23. It looked beautiful but who cares?! I went and fired it up with my little practice amp (hot rod 18 watt type thing). It sounded great! But I was totally overwhelmed by the unusual tone controls. Being a relative of the Big Muff I was expecting it to be more like what I was used to but with separate bass and treble controls. That's not it at all. The tone controls are very interactive and a really broad range of stuff you've never heard from a Muff type can be made to happen. I had a sweet afternoon of just riffing out and playing with the tone knobs. It can go from all squashed and skinny sounding like its being played through a garden hose to the hugest fattest monster that can barely be contained. It gave me exactly what I was looking for. I could use the tone controls to help shape the attack while being able to keep the huge open fatness of those vintage Muffs that I like. I was mighty happy about that. I'll be using this thing on the high gain setting for most anything I can imagine. It sounds great on the low setting but that's not really my bag and I'll be leaving it on high for the foreseeable future. But that diode switch is great! At home I was immediately taken by the 'diodes out' setting. It just sounded so big. I know I'm short on adjectives here but I'm more a riffer than a writer. With the diodes in it's a little more compressed and still sounds really cool but when I switched them out it just felt like my riffs grew three sizes in an instant.

Home test: PASS (bigtime)

Now at the practice space I had the pleasure of plugging it into my Mig 100 stack. WHOAH! I had to twiddle a few settings on both the amp and Pharaoh to get things under control. The first thing I did was reign in the bass at the amp. With the aforementioned fat openness in effect I now had way too much bass and it sounded wrong. After figuring that out and dialing the tone controls on the Pharaoh I got it to BARK just perfect. I was psyched! The rest of band showed up and we cranked it up. It sounded okay. I was stepping on the bass player a little and practically swallowing the other guitarist. We had a bit of a dilemma. And it went on to the point that I brought out the pedal I had been using previously. That one just felt flat by comparison and I didn't like it as much. So we plugged the Pharaoh back in and put it back to the settings I'd liked when I was playing by myself. We were scratching our heads and talking about it when it hit me. DOH! The diode switch. Leaving my other settings intact we flipped the diodes in and bam! There it was! That little bit of compression was just enough to put my sound right where it needed to be in the mix. I was still huge and gigantic but the bass was clearly discernable and the lead guitarist with his sizzling germanium style fuzz was able to cut right through it all just perfect. Me and the whole band were back to being psyched!

Practice test: PASS (A+)

Alright. SHOWTIME! I took my Pharaoh to the stage a couple weeks ago and it was fantastic. It made a noticeable improvement from my perspective and the rest of the band agrees as well. Audience members in the know were mentioning the extra heavy in both my tone and the overall sound of the band. Players from both of the other bands were very curious about the sound. One guitar player had a hundred questions about my whole rig and the bass player from the other band said "I've never heard guitar tone like that, that was killer!” Pleasing myself, pleasing my band, pleasing my fellow musicians and most importantly ROCKING the fans. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Show test: MEGAPASS

THANKS for the great review man.

Take a listen to Darren's band. I dig them.

ANCIENT WARLOCKS

1/11/11

2011-01-11T11:38:00.007-05:00

New batch of Pharaohs in production. A cool once in a lifetime production date of 1 11 11. Although these are all sold already, 5 of these are going to Prymaxe Vintage. They will be carrying Pharaohs now. They will also be doing a video demo, so a big THANKS goes out to the guys at Prymaxe. Look for a new batch to be completed and ready for shipment around the last week of January. These have been flying out of my door as fast as I can make them, so in order to get one, get with me to reserve one.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Spread the love of FUZZ!

Check this Gold Transparent custom. Schwiiiing!!

6th, 6th, sick.

2011-01-05T21:39:00.004-05:00

I built this one for myself. To signify the 6th build of the 6th batch. Built Jan 1st. The color is called 18k gold, with black graphics. In place of the stock diodes in/out switch, I installed a on/off/on switch. Stock diodes/ no diodes/ asymmetrical germanium diodes. The asymetrical germ setting is fairly lowkey, not as loud as the stock diodes. Unity with the fuzz maxed is about 2 o'clock on the volume knob. Not excessive, and still plenty of volume on tap. It adds a warm, fuzzy lively variation to the Pharaoh. Has a very sweet tone that sounds great into a LOUD amp. Contact me for the possible option of adding this to your Pharaoh. Here are a few pics of the 6th,6th.

Axe and you shall receive.....

2010-12-27T22:15:00.004-05:00

Due to overwhelming response in the last few months, I haven't been able to stay ahead of the orders coming in. So to try and rectify this situation, I am going to build more often that I had previously, hopefully cut down on the wait time.

That being said I will start building 10 in a batch instead of 6.

I will have 5 more , as of yet unsold Pharaohs ready to ship by the end of the week.

THANKS for your support of FUZZ!!

I'd also like to show off the newest member of the family:
75 Twin

Happy Holidays

2010-12-24T20:28:00.007-05:00

Currently, I have 0 Pharaohs in stock. A new run should be ready to ship in about 2 weeks. Thanks to alla yinz guys who are rocking a Pharaoh now, I appreciate the support and all of the positive feedback I receive from you.

Here is a gem for X mas day. You can play this under X mas dinner , grandma will love it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?xy67p19f7clgry1

par-ʕoʔ lives

2010-12-22T02:44:00.004-05:00

Last run of Pharaoh pedals this year. I have 1 left for sale. Here are a few pics of the last 2 built.

Top Print

2010-12-20T00:46:00.002-05:00

Today I printed the top of the Enclosures. All is on track for those of you who have an order in now. Should ship this week.

6 Pharoahs ready to ship by Xmas

2010-12-12T01:07:00.002-05:00

I'll have another 6 ready to ship by Xmas.

All proceed are going to be donated to the build an amp fund.

On deck is a prototype Orange/Sunn hybrid. Beefed up and modernized. A baxandall coupled to 2 KT 88's.

THANKS!!

2010-12-07T00:25:00.003-05:00

Another run of Pharaohs has passed. Thanks to all of those now rocking one, and for all of the support.
Spread the love of fuzz. Love the spread of fuzz.

Should have a new batch completed by New Year.

(((((DOOM)))))

Build almost complete

2010-11-27T16:28:00.003-05:00

Quick Update.

The current build is all but spoken for. Maybe 2 left.

Thanks to those ordering!!

Next Pharaoh build

2010-09-24T14:24:00.000-04:00

Gearing up for a new blast of Pharaohs. By Xmas for sure.

LAST of the PHARAOHS

2010-06-09T00:28:00.001-04:00

I have 3 Pharaoh pedals left out of the last run. I did 3 runs of 6.

After those 3 are gone, I won't be making anymore till the end of July at the earliest, and maybe just one off single orders there after.

If there is anybody left who wanted one, or I left out, hit me up.

And a supersport sized THANKS to all a yinz who are rocking one now.

Metro Plexi SuperBass complete.

2010-06-03T21:51:00.002-04:00

2010-06-02T22:39:00.001-04:00

Tonight, I added the rest of the components to the turret board. Tested the circuit and Installed the tubes. Set the bias at about 35ma, And fired it up. It lives.

2010-06-02T07:14:00.003-04:00

Spent an hour last night identifying components and installed the input resistors. Also caps and resistors for v1a and v1b.

Turretboard , controls and preamp sockets

2010-06-01T00:36:00.003-04:00

Another few hours with the Plexi has it here: All of the controls, and pre tube sockets are wired in and the turretboard is wired in.

Second Batch of Pharaoh pedals are completed and shipped

2010-05-31T08:06:00.003-04:00

The 2nd batch of 6 Pharaoh pedals are built and shipped, bringing a conclusion to the 6-6 phase.

2010-05-20T22:48:00.003-04:00

The next batch of Pharaoh pedals are in the printing phase. They are screen printed with epoxy ink on a powder coated enclosure for maximum durability. The pink is the first custom order Pharaoh.

2010-05-16T21:45:00.002-04:00

Alot of progress today.Pots installed,input jacks installed, most of the chassis wiring is in. Next step is the turretboard.

2010-05-16T07:13:00.003-04:00

Another hour of work, and now I have the heater wiring finished and some preliminary grounding installed. Then onto the impedance selector and speaker out jacks. Also, the plexi face panels were installed, but I forgot to snap a pic of those...next entry....

Chassis population

2010-05-13T21:20:00.002-04:00

Spent a little time tonight,installed the OT,PT,choke,Filter caps,and tube sockets. Starting to look like an amp now.

Starting the Metro Plexi Superbass build

2010-05-13T14:10:00.004-04:00

First step was to modify the chassis to accept the IEC 14 plug in place of the standard power cord. I used a dremel tool to open up the stock hole to a square hole to accept the connector.

Original 6 Pharaoh pedals

2010-05-13T14:05:00.002-04:00

The Original 6 are finished.