fantastic furry Fredric Effects thread

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:21 pm

I would guess they are set and forget, but if the user is that bothered they could always drill hole(s) in the base plate so they can access with a screwdriver to adjust the trimpot with ease, rather than go through all the extra hassel of undoing four tiny screws.

Tim, start putting a dab of threadlock on the screws, that'll slow them down a bit.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:39 pm

Loev one knob fuzzes.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:47 pm

Funny you should say that...

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Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:01 pm

timhulio wrote:Nah, it was a conscious decision not to mount the trimmers externally. Once the upper/lower octave balance is set perfectly so the upper/lower octave sounds are strong and the decay isn't horrible you shouldn't need to change them.

Edit: the 'nah' was to Johno. Mike was spot-on because this pedal can be virtually unusable with the trimmers set wrongly.

I knew it.

Basically to avoid the Harmony Central crew getting upset I wouldn't advertise the existance of the trimpots other than to say they're bias controls that are set once and shouldn't be used unless the pedal needs calibrating.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:23 pm

<newb>so you would'nt be able to set the trimmers so you only had one Octave on?<\newb>

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:02 pm

Johno wrote:<newb>so you would'nt be able to set the trimmers so you only had one Octave on?<\newb>

Yeah, you could get the other one to fizzle out. But with just one octave the sound would be thin and uninteresting and either crap out on the low notes or high notes.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:41 am

The new batch of Unpleasant Companions are here. Things revised for v.2:
Nicer LED lens
Redrawn artwork accomodates mounting the stomper higher up the enclosure, allowing for more battery space (if you insist on using a battery...)
Professionally produced PCBs

Post by **Mike** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:43 am

Very swish indeed. I like those LED lens/bezels. Where are you sourcing those?

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:54 am

Cheers! I get them from Rapid. There's one for 5mm (6.5mm hole) and 3mm (4.5mm hole) LEDs.
http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-C ... LEDs-61711

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:03 am

those are looking so clean and swish on the insides. nice one tim

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:14 am

Stacey has been hard at work on some new graphics:

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:24 am

Do want three knob scrambler.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:26 am

benecol wrote:Do want three knob scrambler.

trying hard not to snigger

Post by **Mike** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:32 am

WILE Y COYOTE is going to sue your nuts off.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:44 am

Tee-hee.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:30 am

Gettin' there. Anyone notice the little zombie klon?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:12 pm

Would be more obvious if it was at a similar orientation to the original KLon image.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:15 pm

Poscibly, but the horseyman on the Klon is possibly the lamest graphic I've ever seen on a pedal. Except for that screaming whore one.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:37 am

In case anyone didn't see the classifieds thread on these, I've got another batch of Klon clones in.

The second batch of these has arrived back from the painters. Limited to 20 units, they're Â£90 each plus shipping.

Professionally powder coated enclosure in metallic grey with black screen printed zombie centaur chap.

Features Lumberg jacks, Alpha pots and footswitch, and our own professionally produced PCB (believed to be the smallest Klon PCB around).

Post by **Mike** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:54 am

Really excellent work. Fitting that in there with mounted pots and all is fabulous work, proper engineering.
Unfortunately guitarists being what they are I bet you still get people moan it's not portrait because of pedalboard space issues.