fantastic furry Fredric Effects thread

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:22 pm

what are the PH's running, Tim? i'd love one, forralz.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:33 pm

I got the beige one (which now kinda light beige, um maybe magnolia?) which has Russian transistors and stuff, for Â£75, and the blue and black ones which have all the mojo parts in for Â£90. You can choose whether it says 'Perky Harlot' or 'Harmonic Percolator'.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:48 pm

This is the moment where hotrodperlmutter reveals he is actually Chuck Collins, that this has been the most longwinded undercover operation ever, and slams the cuffs on you.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:57 pm

uh, i want mine to say Harmonic Percolator and Copyright Fredric Effects, pls.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:37 am

Seriously abandoned trademarks are ridiculous. Like the company that claims to own the word 'Superfuzz' applying it to a pedal that isn't a Superfuzz. I wonder if I could steal the Shin-Ei brand and pull ebay auctions for any clones that aren't mine. Only I wouldn't do that because I'm not a chonst.

Hotrod if you'd like an pedal, drop me a PM and I'll sort you out.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:19 am

Pics of the first builds of this batch...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:59 am

What are the pots you're using - sort of Zvex style mini ones that also have metal mounting nuts?

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:18 am

These Alpha 9mm board-mount pots. They're a bit expensive, but the small size and sturdy mounting are worth it:

Post by **Mike** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:28 pm

Aye, they definitely seem to take up way less space than a standard Alpha pot and much less than a long legged PCB mount Alpha.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:25 pm

oh yes yes, i'd love a perky harlot. pm'd.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:07 pm

Cheers Carl, you're getting the first of these!

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:37 pm

Here's an interview with meeeeee!
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/interviews/brands/fredric

Post by **Mike** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:01 pm

Very cool Tim, and thanks for the kind mention

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:05 pm

timhulio wrote:Here's an interview with meeeeee!
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/interviews/brands/fredric

great interview Tim, I read this yesterday

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:18 pm

Here's a very cool pro demo of the Dresden Synth Fuzz courtesy of Christian:

[youtube][/youtube]

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:36 am

Great stuff Tim, cool playing, and some great sounds on offer.

Sounds particularly great with the Fuzz.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:18 pm

great demo, makes me wish I hadn't sold the earlier prototype now

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:55 am

Nice sounding pedal Tim. Is it not possible to have the trim pots accessable from outside the pedal..... I have a few pedals with internal slide switches & trim pots & its a pain. I think the Sunface has the trim pot accessable from the outside?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:14 pm

A few people on HCFX were bitching about that. I imagine they're not externalised as it's more of a "dial in until it sounds good" rather than a "usable sounds across the range type deal", or am I completely wrong, Tim?

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:20 pm

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.