BE HUMBLE

SOUND BIG

The Monotone Effects journey started with an obsession for the old school 90’s post-Soviet era green big box Fuzz and Distortion tones. There’s just something magical about those quirky big pedals, from the military appearance down to it’s own distinctive fat sound that sets itself clearly apart from it’s American made predecessors. Back in the day received as inferior underdogs, nowadays perceived as one of the best versions throughout history by both guitar players and bass players.

As the original green boxes are becoming true collectables nowadays, they become less accessible to normal everyday players. Therefore I started building one myself after extensive research and with a great sounding original from a friend as a reference. The result was absolutely amazing! It had the sound, feel and mojo I was looking for, without the familiar issues of the originals such as impractical reversed in- and outputs, no dc connection, tonesuck and general reliablity due to cheap Russian parts. The first PAV LOV was born! Soon after this, my friend retired her old original pedal and also switched to the reincarnation of her old pedal. For me enough reason to make these boxes available for anyone and start with Monotone Effects. It’s my goal to make pedals with attitude and mojo.

My name is Michiel, guitar player, vintage gear enthousiast and tone junky from the Amsterdam area, and founder of Monotone Effects.

Be humble, sound big!