Black Arts Toneworks Sarcophagus

The Black Arts Toneworks Sarcophagus is a dual fuzz pedal: two of the company's fuzz circuits, the Pharaoh and the LSTR, built into one enclosure. Black Arts Toneworks describes it as a way of combining "two massive circuits" in one unit, saving space, cabling and powering on a board¹. The maker pitches the sound at players who want a lot of dirt: "Built especially for the gain freaks, those who love more. More gain, more low end, more volume"¹.

Two fuzz circuits in one pedal

Black Arts Toneworks describes the Sarcophagus as "a dual fuzz in a single enclosure"². The two circuits inside are the company's Pharaoh and LSTR fuzzes, and the maker states that both are "present in the entirety with the addition of a toggle to reverse effect order"¹. In practice that means the pedal carries the complete circuits of the two standalone pedals, not shortened versions of them.

The order toggle is the pedal's distinguishing control. It lets you choose the signal path through the two circuits: "Pharaoh into LSTR or LSTR into Pharaoh"¹. Running one fuzz into another changes which circuit shapes the sound first, so the toggle gives two distinct voicings from the same pair of circuits.

What the pedal puts in one box, according to the maker:

• The complete Pharaoh fuzz circuit¹
• The complete LSTR fuzz circuit¹
• A toggle to reverse the order of the two circuits¹
• A single enclosure, power connection and set of jacks for both¹

Versions: original and V2

Black Arts Toneworks has released a second version of the pedal. The V2 keeps the same circuit in a different housing: the maker introduces it as "the New V2 Sarcophagus," and describes it as "Now in a new tomb, housing the same mean spirits"⁴. RockBoard's PedalPedia entry lists the circuit type as analog³.

Power and setup

The Sarcophagus operates on a standard 9VDC power supply, and the maker states plainly that there is no battery connection¹. For a pedalboard, that means the pedal needs a 9VDC output from a supply or an adapter; it cannot be run from a battery under any circumstances.

Availability and price

Black Arts Toneworks lists the Sarcophagus at $375¹. For purchasing, the maker directs players to "check with Prymaxe Vintage, the exclusive dealer for availability," and invites anyone wanting more details to email the company⁵.

Related Black Arts Toneworks fuzz pedals

The Sarcophagus sits in a wider line of Black Arts Toneworks fuzz pedals. The Rabid Mammal is a fuzz and boost pedal whose fuzz section the maker describes as "a partially stripped Supreme"⁶, and the Destroyer is another 9VDC pedal from the maker that, like the Sarcophagus, has no battery connection⁷. Players comparing the Sarcophagus with the standalone Pharaoh are essentially comparing one half of the Sarcophagus against the whole pedal.

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