Black Box Buffer is an ultra-compact buffer that fits in the palm of your hand, wrapped in a Nanbu Ironware housing.
It enhances the instrument signal while keeping the harmonics intact and adding natural weight. You can use it for both guitar and bass.

Control
None

Jack
Input, Output, DC Jack
(The side with the DC jack is the input jack)

Input impedance
100kΩ or more

Output impedance
100Ω or less

Size
Length: 45mm, Width: 52mm, Height: 38mm (maximum)

Weight :
Approx .

Power supply
: Center minus 9V adapter (2.1mm) only

"Shizuku"

"Arare" Focusing on the Overdrive's boost ability, the tone has a more refined iron feel.
A wide range and a tone that is firm and mass boosts the player's emotions.
It is the smallest unit model that makes the most of the features of Nambu Tekki.

I created a tone that stretches comfortably, like a single "drop" falling on the surface of water spreading ripples.

A simple Nanbu Tekki effector with 2 controls for Volume and Gain "Shizuku"
If you raise the Volume with the Gain lowered, the tone will be boosted with luster and crispness without spoiling the range.
Also, as the Gain is increased, the amount of distortion is not much, but it begins to have a sense of saturation, and at maximum Gain, you can create a sharp crunch.
The size is slightly wider than the Hammond 1590A size, making it a small but stable size.

Control
Volume : Adjust the overall volume. Turn to the right to increase the volume.
Gain : Adjust the amount of distortion and volume. Turn to the right to increase the amount of distortion and volume. Also,
　　　　　the tone gradually changes to emphasize the midrange.

Size
Length: 96mm, Width: 53mm, Height: 49mm (maximum) Weight :

Approx

A legendary masterpiece "Tube Screamer" made by a Japanese engineer
. This pedal, which continues to create wonderful music and has fascinated guitarists around the world, is built with
"Nanbu Tekki", a traditional Iwate craft. created and made.

The circuit has unbuffered ins and outs to preserve the natural range width.
For the main operational amplifier, New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JRC) adopts "MUSES 01", which is a collection of audio IC technology.
https://www.njr.co.jp/products/MUSES/series/MUSES01.html
The high-resolution yet soft tone of the operational amplifier and the wide-ranging, straight, and strong tone of the Nambu Tekki combine to create a unique and unparalleled tone. It is. Control
Volume: Adjusts the overall volume. Turning it to the right increases the volume.
Gain : Adjusts the amount of distortion. Distortion increases as the knob is turned to the right.
Tone : Adjust the tone. Turning it to the left will reduce the high frequencies, making the sound more rounded, and turning it to the right will emphasize the high frequencies.

Size
Length: 118mm, Width: 64mm, Height: 56mm (Maximum)

Weight :
Approx. 670g

Power supply :
Center minus 9V adapter (2.1mm) or 9V battery

The world's first effector "Arare" using Nanbu Tekki, a handicraft of Iwate Prefecture,

as the casing. It is heavy, but its tone has a thick sound pressure and a fast picking response, and has a very musical element.

"Arare" has a wide sweet spot with Volume, Gian and 3Band EQ (Low, Mid, High), allowing you to create a wide range of sounds. This is a transparent overdrive that aims to output at high resolution without sacrificing expressive power.
In addition, the “Arare” pattern on the top is a typical pattern of Nambu tetsubin. The design expresses the three as grains of distortion.●Model name: Arare
●Power supply: 2.1mm center minus 9V only
●Size: Length 120mm, Width 68mm, Height 55mm (maximum)
●Weight: approx. 730g
●Operating current: 8mA (DC9V)
●Input impedance: 470kΩ ●Output impedance : 10kΩ or less
●Controls:
・Gain・・・ Adjusts the amount of distortion.
・Volume・・・ Adjust the volume.
・Low・・・ You can boost/cut the low range. Turn left for cut, right for boost.
・Mid・・・ You can boost/cut the mid range. Turn left for cut, right for boost.
・High・・・ You can adjust the high frequency.

Warranty: Approximately 1 year from the date of delivery. Limited to the first owner.

*Design and specifications are subject to change without permission. Thank you for your understanding.

*May be made-to-order.

●Representative Profile
Keijiro Fukushima 1986.12.27 Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was exposed to the depth of effectors in junior high school, and after graduating from high school, he majored in electronic engineering at Tokyo Denki University in order to produce effectors. His own research has spanned over 10 years, and in the course of his research, he has noticed that the housing of his effector influences the tone.
Looking for new materials, he will travel around Japan from April 2019. He visited Nanbu Tekki Kobo Co., Ltd. Oitomi in Iwate Prefecture, which he had been interested in for a long time. As he deepened his interest in cast iron, he decided to develop Nanbu Tekki Effector, and started joint development with Oitomi in July 2019. In November 2019, he established Keijiro Fukushima LLC.
Nambu ironware effector “Arare” announced in Decembe

The first fuzz in the Nambu Tekki effector series.

A roaring fuzz reminiscent of Electro Harmonix's Ramshead era Big Muff.
It features a hard and tight low and a crisp and hard mid that makes use of the heavy Nanbu Tekki cabinet.

To make the Nanbu Tekki cabinet, I was taught the original method of casting, which is called "hand-made", which involves manually making a mold (sand mold) one by one and pouring iron into it, and I adopted that method. And the mold is made by myself.
It will take time and effort, but we will face each and every one of them and make a full-fledged enclosure.

Warranty: Approximately 1 year from the date of delivery. Limited to the first owner.

*Design and specifications are subject to change without permission. Thank you for your understanding.

*This model is entirely handmade from the making of the Nanbu Tekki housing.
Please note that each expression is different.

*May be made-to-order.

●Representative Profile
Keijiro Fukushima 1986.12.27 Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was exposed to the depth of effectors in junior high school, and after graduating from high school, he majored in electronic engineering at Tokyo Denki University to produce effectors. His own research has spanned over 10 years, and in the course of his research, he has noticed that the housing of his effector influences the tone.
Looking for new materials, he will travel around Japan from April 2019. He visited Nanbu Tekki Kobo Co., Ltd. Oitomi in Iwate Prefecture, which he had been interested in for a long time. As he deepened his interest in cast iron, he decided to develop Nanbu Tekki Effector, and started joint development with Oitomi in July 2019. In November 2019, he established Keijiro Fukushima LLC.
Nambu ironware effector “Arare” announced in December

Lazy J Cruiser & Cruiser Deuce

Handmade with quality components, these pedals feature the ultimate way to overdrive a tube amp. Each one is a Booster/Overdrive pedal in one, or, depending on the settings, something in between.

I had the basic idea for these pedals in the mid 90s, and designed the first Cruiser back then. The idea was to get the biggest, most dynamic lead tone from my amp without getting too loud. The Drive circuit in the Cruiser has evolved a bit over the years, but the basic design has never changed.

Used as a Booster, the Cruiser takes the signal from your guitar and amplifies it without changing its tone and dynamics. The signal at the output is exactly like the signal at the input, but bigger. This bigger signal has the ability to drive your amp much harder, resulting in really rich tube distortion with all the tone and dynamics retained. This means that it won’t sound squashed and compressed like many other overdrive pedals. What’s more, it can be fully controlled by your guitar’s volume control - back it off, and it’ll clean right up!!
From here you can engage the DRIVE circuit, which is completely bypassed when turned all the way down.

It works in conjunction with the SAT control and between them they can take your signal from a clean boost into serious drive. The character of the drive, i.e. Compression/Dynamics can be tailored with the SAT control.

The Cruiser retains a warm and transparent sound at all times. Whether you boost or overdrive, it always feels like an extension of your guitar and amp, and at no time does it ever become thin.

As both functions are built into this pedal, they can be combined for a wide variety of sounds.

These pedals use a True Bypass, so when it’s switched off the circuit is completely disconnected from the straight-through signal. Your guitar then goes straight to your amp, without any signal-loss or coloration.

Lazy J Cruiser & Cruiser Deuce users include:

Joe Bonamassa
Jeff Beck
Mike Campbell
Eric Clapton
Gwyn Garfield Davies
Lu Edmonds
Mark Griffiths (The Shadows)
Gary Hooker (Brad Paisley)
Jonas Jalhay
Simon Johnson
Mark Karan (Bob Weir & RatDog)
Scott McKeon
Robbie McIntosh
Luke Potashnik
Matt Scannel (Vertical Horizon)
Dan Smith (The Noisettes)
Paul Stacey
Dan Steinhardt
Pete Townshend
Rob Townley
Joe Walsh
Steve Winwood

Anyone that knows pedals knows the Dallas Rangermaster and the history behind it. Michael took one of the all time favorite gain boosters with that legendary tone and distortion and made it even more reliable and less prone to RF Bleed while still employing the much sought after vintage NOS Mullard CV7003 Transistor, a TIGHTER SPEC glass envelope OC44 made for Military applications. The key device to retaining this tone with boost is still here, just at a tighter tolerance..Vintage NOS Mullard OC44 "glass" Transistor hand selected and gain tested NOW WITH TIGHTER TOLERANCE CV7003, the Mullard SO-2 GLASS Military Spec OC44. These are TIGHTER TOLERANCE OC44 in SO-2 GLASS package

All Point to Point Wiring
- No Circuit Boards

Toggle between Mid or full boost, optional high boost with the sacrifice of mid or full boost

Full bypass switching

Blue Power LED

Dedicated 9v battery operation for cleanest power and lowest noise

Sound goes from a semi clean boost to over the top creamy tube distortion

Lovingly Hand-Built by Michael & Kent

POTS
DRIVE: Controls the gain of drive input
LEVEL: Controls the output level
Use this control to compensate the output level with reference to bypass.

MINISWICHES
CHARACTER: Select the boost positions.
edge-Boost trebleli
bottom-Boost bass
FOOTSWITCH: Switches the effect on or off.
DC9v or 9v Battery drive with Soft Bag