Dan Armstrong - Man & Guitars

A flyer advertizing the Dan Armstrong sound modifiers, made in the England by Wareham Electronics and marketed by Sound Projects. Notice the Orange Divider is now renamed the Orange Crusher, suggesting that this flyer is dated around the mid 1970^'s.

A Dan Armstrong price list from Sound Projects for Dan Armstrong guitar and bass string sets, sound modifiers, London guitars and basses as well as London guitar and bass pickups that can be purchased individually. All prices are of December, 1976 and include value added tax.

A Sound Projects 'Tech-Spec' sheet with all the descriptions, numbers and stats for the Dan Armstrong sound modifiers. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

A Dan Armstrong Sound Modifiers flyer with the effects units now sporting the Mu-Tron label on them when Dan made a licensing deal with Musitronics Corp. The front side features a shot of the units taken alongside a Dan Armstrong London guitar, while the backside gives full details on the effects units themselves. Of special interest is a note that adapters are also available from Musitronics to facilitate the use of these effects with Fender instruments, or any instrument that features recessed output jacks which made it virtually impossible to plug these units into. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

Another Dan Armstrong Sound Modifiers flyer, though this one is not in color. Notice how the names of the effects are listed across the top of the ad unlike the colored version which has them listed in front of the guitar. Notice too, that the list price of these effects are listed whereas they are not in the colored version. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

Instructional and advertising paper that was included in the box of a Dan Armstrong effects unit made by Mutron. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

A flyer from Musitronics advertising their Mutron products, which by this time includes the Dan Armstrong special effects units. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

A magazine article written by Teisco Del Rey when he met, and later jammed along with Dan Armstrong. Mostly centered around the Dan Armstrong 'London' guitars he also delves into other products of Dan's and although a few of his time lines were incorrect (effects units made in the 1960's and Dan Armstrong made in London see-through guitars made in Ampeg's British factory etc. etc.) it is his impression, or 'take' on Dan himself that I found the most interesting reading. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.

An Ampeg Price List brochure effective October 7, 1974. Though not Dan Armstrong related - there are some interesting features to this brochure. First and foremost is the guitar shown within this literature. Known as an Ampeg Super Stud GE-500. This guitar was one of many instruments in their (then) new Ampeg Stud Series line of guitars and basses that were made in Japan.

Second is Ampeg's location. In 1971, Ampeg was acquired by Magnavox, which also owned musical instrument manufacturer Selmer. But Magnavox was best known for their home electrical components. The following year, Magnavox dissolved Ampeg’s incorporation and moved Ampeg’s management to the Selmer-Magnavox offices in Elkhart, Indiana - which is the address shown in this brochure. By 1974, and amidst economic struggles and production capacity surpluses, Magnavox closed Ampeg’s Linden NJ plant, and moved Ampeg's production to a small portion of the Magnavox electronics factory there. Courtesy of Patrick O'Sullivan.

A business card and hand signature written on the backside of a music store's business card that Dan used when he signed it. Courtesy of Bill Richardson.