Verlage Buzz-a-tone

[RickL]

I got this recently from a local music store. Unfortunately, it's been gutted and turned into an A/B box. Nothing remains of the original circuit, not even the battery holder.

I can't find out anything online about and I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out. Anyone from Humboldt  ? I'd like to put something resembling the original circuit into the box but if I can't, I put some sort of generic one or two knob fuzz into it.

I can provide other pictures, but all there is to show is one jack on the left side and two on the top, with an empty hole between them. My guess is that the empty hole once held a cord that plugged into the guitar, similar to a Maestro FZ-1A.

[digi2t]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/jedistar.com/verlage/amp/

Scroll down to the comments, one is answered by the grandson. Maybe reach out and ask for info.

[stallik]

First hit says Ken Verlage was an amp builder
https://jedistar.com/verlage/
If you knew when, it might give an indication of which circuits were popular at the time. My guess would be the Buzz Tone

Happy hunting

Darn! Too slow....

[Mark Hammer]

The bass player in my old band used a Verlage amp.  Good amp. He told me it was basically a reworked Bogen head and included compression.  It's been over 40 years, but my recollection is that Verlage was Saskatchewan-based.  Couldn't tell you about any pedals made by him.

EDIT: Now that I went to the link, it turns out my recollection of Saskatchewan origins was correct.  I think our bass player was from there as well.

[Mark Hammer]

Is it possible that the buzz-a-tone was in the amp itself, and the box merely provided the remote switching?  Do the number of holes in the box support that suggestion?

[RickL]

Is it possible that the buzz-a-tone was in the amp itself, and the box merely provided the remote switching?  Do the number of holes in the box support that suggestion?

I don't think so, but it is possible. I'm not really sure which of the holes are original - probably at least the middle one on the back. I've added a couple more pictures. I suspect that the switch is also original, but, again, I don't know. And the foam residue in the second picture makes me suspect that a battery holder was in that spot.

I tried posting at the Verlage page referenced above and am waiting for answers. Thanks for the link.

[Mark Hammer]

I think you're probably right.  Although it's a terrible location for a stompswitch.

[ElectricDruid]

If there *was* a board in that box, where and how was it mounted? Are there screw holes in the back plate? There's no sign of any sort of mounting inside, and there's no pots or anything else to mount it on. I suppose it *could* have been attached to PCB-mounted jacks, but that seems pretty unlikely. Any ideas?

[Mark Hammer]

There appears to be a hole on the bottom plate where a board could be attached.

[Axldeziak]

The keyhole shaped hole looks like it would be used as a hanger, (like the ones on the back of picture frames, or a rest for the old CB mics.) Sort of lends it'self to the idea of being a remote switch, that could be hung from the amp when not needed. But then again, you'd thing it would be more to one end or the other, instead of the center, so it would hang properly.