Designed and built by the man himself.
If you are hip to Mu-Tron history you'll know. If you're not, here is a quick history lesson.
Mike Beigel co-founded Musitronics Corporation in the '70s. They were very successful. Then they sold the Mu-Tron product line and intellectual property Arp Instruments in 1978.
Arp went bankrupt in 1980 and all the property reverted back to Musitronics Corp. and its stockholders.
In 2006, the surviving stockholders of Musitronics unanimously assigned to Mike Beigel the sole right to represent and develop Musitronics and any of its remaining assets into the future.
In 2012, Beigel began to “resurrect and re-invent” the original Musitronics Mu-Tron product line. After the Arp bankruptcy the “Mu-Tron” and “Musitronics” trademarks were acquired in the USA by third parties. Beigel then re-named the product line Mu-FX™ by Beigel Sound Lab to avoid legal complexities.
From this great saga came this incredible pedal. Just like the original Musitronics Mu-Tron III envelope filter pedal… only better!
Mike Beigel has retained all the mojo that made the 1972 unit so popular with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Bootsy Collins, Larry Coryell, *inhale* Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul, George Duke and many more. The Tru-Tron 3X is the closest you’ll find to the original Mu-Tron, because at its heart, IT IS.
The Tru-Tron 3X is bar none the best envelope filter pedal for guitar. Correction: the Tru-Tron 3X is the best envelope filter for bass, keyboards, sax or any instrument that can be plugged in!
You probably already know, this thing is extra special and even better, has been recently serviced by our badass techs here at EMS so you can trust it's in working order. This rare gem does not include the box but includes a power supply. It'll ship out swiftly and safely the next day.
If you have questions about this pedal or any of our gear, feel free to give us a shout here at the shop.