Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:24 pm
Fanks dudes! Merry Christmas 
Lovely stuff, Tim.
Not my words, the words of Shakin' Stevens.
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:29 pm
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:59 pm
More PCBs just in. I'd build these things into actual pedals, but being exposed to hundreds of relatives has gotten me the worst cold. Actually being ill is kinda relaxing, because you have to stop for a few days. I can manage a little light soldering though...
Here's the Dresden synth fuzz board with one of the grey metallic (look great in person) boxes.
And a nice board for the next batch of Unpleasant Companions (boosted FY-2 clones).
Here's the Dresden synth fuzz board with one of the grey metallic (look great in person) boxes.
And a nice board for the next batch of Unpleasant Companions (boosted FY-2 clones).
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:15 pm
Yellow one is a prototype, the grey is what the rest will look like inside, and I'll sort a demo out tomorrow if I lay off the sauce a little tonight.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:53 am
THEM KNOBS ARE BEAUTIFUL!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:37 pm
Here's the first Demon Fuzz demo, many thanks to Tim Bricheno (possibly the nicest guy in rock) who came round to try out pedals and stuff yesterday:
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:50 pm
Sounds great - remind me what's going on in there?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:06 pm
There's a TL074 quad op amp in there, two of the op amps are used for Klon buffers, and two in the IC Muff Fuzz circuit. The Muff Fuzz has a couple of resistor values changed for more gain. It uses silicon diodes rather than the germanium ones of the originals too. This makes it crunchier.
So in 'bypass' it goes: in -> buffer -> out
And when it's on it goes: in -> buffer -> muff fuzz -> out
I should probably mention...
For sale, only £70! shipped in the UK, moar elsewhere. Available in white or mint/puke green like the one in the demo.
So in 'bypass' it goes: in -> buffer -> out
And when it's on it goes: in -> buffer -> muff fuzz -> out
I should probably mention...
For sale, only £70! shipped in the UK, moar elsewhere. Available in white or mint/puke green like the one in the demo.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:58 am
Very quick Dresden Synth Fuzz preview!
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:10 am
Goodness me - that's a lot of noise from a little pedal.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:21 pm
both sounds and look great Tim. whats the knob on the synth fuzz do again?
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:30 pm
Thanks! It's just a volume knob 
You can adjust the upper/lower octave fuzz with the trimmers on the board, but really it's a set and forget deal!
You can adjust the upper/lower octave fuzz with the trimmers on the board, but really it's a set and forget deal!
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:48 pm
eye thats what I thought. sounds cooltimhulio wrote:Thanks! It's just a volume knob
You can adjust the upper/lower octave fuzz with the trimmers on the board, but really it's a set and forget deal!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:36 pm
Hey Tim, I'm really pleased with my Unpleasant Companion. Thanks for shipping so quickly.
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:40 am
No probs Vince! I like to think your UC is the first of the 'mkII' pedals- it's got new knobs, the pro pcb and Lumberg jacks. Hope you get lots of use out of it.vincel wrote:Hey Tim, I'm really pleased with my Unpleasant Companion. Thanks for shipping so quickly.
In other news, Fredric Effects is now on Twitter. Promise future tweets will be more interesting than the first...
http://twitter.com/FredricEffects
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:22 am
follow'd
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:15 am
New colour Harmonic Percolators have arrived. I'll build one up and poast pics tonight.
A bunch of this batch are called 'Perky Harlot' rather than 'Harmonic Percolator' so they can sell on ebay USA.
A bunch of this batch are called 'Perky Harlot' rather than 'Harmonic Percolator' so they can sell on ebay USA.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:08 pm
so you are doing limited edition US pedals? nice marketing 
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:17 pm
Ha wish it were that! No, another guy in the USA who builds HP clones claims to hold the trademark for 'Harmonic Percolator' and pulls any ebay auctions that use the term. The Perky Harlot gets round the problem, and people here can have one too if they want.lorez wrote:so you are doing limited edition US pedals? nice marketing
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:07 pm
eye I remember you saying about the issues previously but you do know these could be collectable in non US countries