PigStompPedals "Jordan Bosstone clone" AionFX - Oberon - Pink gloss

If you wanna go oldskool. The Oberon Vintage Distortion is based on the original Jordan Boss Tone Model 1000, originally designed in 1966 by a company who was better known for making medical equipment and consumer Geiger counters for a post-WW2 atomic world. The Boss Tone (also stylized as Bosstone) was one of the first fuzz or distortion units to use diode clipping. The Astrotone Fuzz predates it, but not by much. The Astrotone was released in 1966, and the Boss Tone was shown at the NAMM show in July 1966, but does not appear to have been commercially available until early 1967.

The Boss Tone was released in five different versions. The first three use two NPN transistors and are called the “California” versions since Jordan Electronics was based in California. The last two use one NPN transistor and one PNP, and are called the “Nashville” versions since Jordan licensed production of the circuit to the Sho-Bud company in Nashville. Each of the five versions sounds different, but the California-Nashville transition between V3 and V4 was the most drastic change.The Oberon is directly based on the original California versions of the Boss Tone, with the NPN-NPN version of the circuit. We have added a toggle switch that selects between two sets of clipping diodes or disables them altogether, but otherwise, it’s a faithful reproduction of the original circuit. Assembled using Wima film caps and Nichicon audio grade electrolytic capacitors, and accepts 9V battery. This is a top notch clone of the Bosstone circuit finished in gloss pink with purple billet aluminum hardware. This pedal will include a cloth bag and storage box. Thanks for checking out my listing and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Have a great day 😀