Tronographic

Tronographic is a small Brooklyn, New York-based effects pedal builder that has been hand-building boutique pedals since 2007. The company operates out of a single-builder workshop and is best known within the bass community for its preamp/overdrive pedals.

Its flagship product, the Rusty Box, is a bass preamp pedal whose tone stack and gain circuitry are modeled on the solid-state Traynor TS-...

1 Product · Used by 22 Artists

Tronographic Rusty Box Overdrive Effects Pedals

$325.00

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22 artists using

Its flagship product, the Rusty Box, is a bass preamp pedal whose tone stack and gain circuitry are modeled on the solid-state Traynor TS-50B amplifier. The pedal pairs an input gain with a three-band passive EQ (bass, middle, treble), a master volume, and an independent boost footswitch, plus a balanced TRS line output for direct use. It has a reputation in bass circles for covering a wide sonic range — from clean and piano-like to warm vintage grit and heavily blown-out distortion — and is often discussed alongside other boutique bass preamps like the Darkglass B7K.

The Boxidizer followed as a guitar-focused preamp/overdrive aimed at replicating high-gain solid-state amp tones of the 1970s, with a 3-band passive EQ tuned for electric guitar and a separate boost circuit. Tronographic's catalog remains intentionally small, with distribution primarily through the builder's own site and Reverb.

Tronographic has 1 product cataloged on Equipboard, including Overdrive Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 22 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Pop. Notable users include Scott Shriner, Brian Cook, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen.