Fredric Effects boutique guitar pedals - news and updates

JD50

I scored my Jag from fenderguy on offset. All original bar the tuners which were replaced yonks ago.
I have since had a new nut installed and swapped out the bridge and trem collet for the Staytrem equivalent, not noticed any change I feel or sou d just more stable.

Nusery is expensive mate, Daisy cost us £1200 a month for 4 and a half years....

I thought you guys were In Finchley?
I get Tuesdays off which I am using to start off my carpentry business but if nowt on I'd love to swing by and check out some Fredric effects and your Hagstroms of course!

timhulio

Sounds good. I'll drop you a PM when things quieten down a little.

On the Fredric Effects news, here's a quick comparison between the FE Zombie and another klone:

http://guitaristdaily.com/2015/09/29/archer-vs-zombie/

timhulio

Producer Larry Hibbitt shared a pic of his new Fredric Effects pedals he'll be using at RAK studios this week. This is a seriously daunting/impressive mixing desk.

timhulio

Quick look at the Deeply Unpleasant Companion artwork before it goes off to the printers.

timhulio

Testing a King of Klone this morning. It's pretty addictive!

timhulio

Now there's a whole family of Unpleasant Companions!

Super Unpleasant Companion: FY2 Companion Fuzz + FY6 Superfuzz in one sloped enclosure the same dimensions as the classic FY2.

Unpleasant Companion: updated Shin-Ei FY2 with a volume boost circuit and scoop control

Deeply Unpleasant Companion: designed for bass, but also great on guitar, has buffered clean blend for clarity and improved bass response.

timhulio

Restock today for Harry's Guitar Co and Regent Sounds. Harry's will be at the Liverpool Guitar Show this weekend, with a good selection of Fredric Effects pedals.

BloodEagle

A fine looking brace of pedals

timhulio

Thanks! And I always wonder what the collective noun for a group of pedals was. A flange of pedals? No that's baboons...

timhulio

We've been working on a special run of pedals designed with Julia from Future of the Left for the pledge campaign for their new album. Read about it here:
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/thepeaceandtruceoffutureoftheleft

timhulio

The Deeply Unpleasant Companion is out now, with demo!
http://www.fredric.co.uk/deeply-unpleasant-companion

timhulio

SPLATTERHOUSE OF FUZZ! Wonderful title page and fascinating article by Fletcher Stewart for Tone Report Weekly. All about the wilder side of Fuzz. 

http://www.magazine.tonereport.com/mag/0791396001449255635?page=48

timhulio

Testing the production PCBs for the pedals for the Future of the Left pledge campaign. 46 of these sold-out in about a week, which is great. Now to build the things! Everything checks-out okay on this first set of boards, so the next step is to take the plans to the company who will fabricate the enclosures.

timhulio

Fredric Effects are back in stock at Joe's Pedals!
http://www.joespedals.com/acatalog/Fredric_Effects.html

timhulio

Interview with Musical Instrument Pro about the state of the UK effects pedal industry. A little dry, but there may be interest...!

http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/index.php/news/read/boutique-week-frederic-effects/020682

timhulio

Here's the sample enclosure for the batch of Future of the Left fuzz pedals. As you can see, everything lines-up nicely, so production can go ahead. The production enclosures will be welded at the corners and any rough edges ground away.

timhulio

Testing pedals for our new stockist Coda Music in Stevenage, and Harry's Guitar Company, who will be at the UK Guitar Show later this month.

timhulio

All the Future of the Left fuzzes awaiting their enclosures... nearly there!

Chalky

timhulio;925164" said:

Interview with Musical Instrument Pro about the state of the UK effects pedal industry. A little dry, but there may be interest...!http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/index.php/news/read/boutique-week-frederic-effects/020682

Interesting to hear that you've grown organically and how your sales abroad are sizeable compared to UK sales. Keep up the good work!

timhulio

Thanks! 

Paypal has a useful monthly statement now which tells you where your sales are coming from. In Nov/Dec, about 55% of orders were from overseas. In Jan it was 75%, but that's an anomaly as January is an odd month for UK sales.