what are the PH's running, Tim? i'd love one, forralz.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:33 pm
by timhulio
I got the beige one (which now kinda light beige, um maybe magnolia?) which has Russian transistors and stuff, for £75, and the blue and black ones which have all the mojo parts in for £90. You can choose whether it says 'Perky Harlot' or 'Harmonic Percolator'.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:48 pm
by benecol
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:57 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
uh, i want mine to say Harmonic Percolator and Copyright Fredric Effects, pls.
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:37 am
by timhulio
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:19 am
by timhulio
Pics of the first builds of this batch...
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:59 am
by Mike
What are the pots you're using - sort of Zvex style mini ones that also have metal mounting nuts?
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:18 am
by timhulio
These Alpha 9mm board-mount pots. They're a bit expensive, but the small size and sturdy mounting are worth it:
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:28 pm
by Mike
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.
Here's a very cool pro demo of the Dresden Synth Fuzz courtesy of Christian:
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:36 am
by Mike
Great stuff Tim, cool playing, and some great sounds on offer.
Sounds particularly great with the Fuzz.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:18 pm
by lorez
great demo, makes me wish I hadn't sold the earlier prototype now
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:55 am
by Johno
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?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:14 pm
by Mike
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?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:20 pm
by timhulio
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.