DeArmond 1920 Tornado - Phase Shifter late 70's USA

DeArmond 1920 Tornado - Phase Shifter late 70's USA in very good condition and in full working order.

Controls

• Mellow/Deep
  

switches between Deep (studio phasing) and Mellow mode.

• Speed
  

controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the effect

Studio Phasing with Automatic Noise Elimination

This is a professional phaser that is designed to function without hassle. If you own a phaser with two different color settings you probably know how noisy the wah-phase "deep" mode is. We've revolutionized the circuitry and added our own noise eliminator system - it cuts out all noise when you stop playing - AUTOMATICALLY. This is an incredible advantage to you when you need to remain silent during someone else's solo or lead break.

The on/off switch will not produce a loud "POP" like other units usually do when you turn them on or off, and the volume level doesn't change! In addition to these advantages, the smoothness of sound and the precise speed control will give you the sound you've always wanted from your phaser.

The TORNADO will also produce the sound of a leslie when the speed is set up high in both the DEEP studio phasing mode and the MELLOW phasing mode. Best of all, the TORNADO is priced at only $79.95 ( in 1978 ! )

About 25 years before the fuzz pedal was born guitarist Harry DeArmond had jumped into the music world with the first commercially available attachable pickups. DeArmond (and Rowe Industries) then followed up this success by introducing guitar players to foot controlled effects units!
First out was the  and  pedals, next was the now classic mechanical tremolo, called the . DeArmond road the volume pedal train for years until the early 70's when they decided to branch out a bit more.  
With a redesigned case, also used by various other brands like , the early 70's line of DeArmond effects included the , the , the , the  (the evil twin the Tycobrahe ), and their first true distortion device, the . Then, in 1977 DeArmond decided to take its next que from Electro Harmonix with their Small Stone-inspired pedal called the .