We live in an age of “mojo for sale,” and it’s easy to get swept into the mojo
maelstrom surrounding these old boxes. Like most technology, older doesn’t
necessarily mean better; even then, there’s no shortage of companies recreating
these old boxes with the exact same components as the originals. With the advent
of the Internet and DIY thinktanks scattered throughout, it’s gotten even easier
to “know a guy” capable of building one-offs of many long-discontinued boxes
using period correct parts.
HONORABLE
MENTIONS:
Maestro Brassmaster (Malekko’s
Assmaster was developed specifically
to replicate the Brassmaster owned
by Ministry’s Paul Barker)
Hornby-Skewes Shatterbox (a
combination Zonk Machine and treble
booster in one box, goes for close to
five grand)
Dallas-Arbiter Silicon Fuzz Face
(almost all silicon transistors are
readily available as NOS pieces)
Sam Ash Astrotone (Analogman’s
copy is better than the original)
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