ThorpyFX Special Projects

Supportact

@rickd2112a - I gave my initial impressions of the Tacit Blue v the Veteran in my post above from November, which are pretty much the same now, although I've not had them side by side since.

I agree with the comments of @m_c above, they are pretty different. It's hard to describe the variation but I reckon the Veteran is better for a kind of 60s sound and sounds less smooth. The Tacit Blue seems more modern and a bit more refined and 'pleasant'. Also sounds thicker to me. Overall if I wanted to choose one for gigging I'd go with the Blue because of size and ease of use (it's really easy to dial in, unlike some fuzzes which can be really amp/rig dependant.)

MrSwanson

Any news on what the 3rd one might be? Thought was due around this time

ThorpyFX

MrSwanson said:

Any news on what the 3rd one might be? Thought was due around this time

It’s been delayed a little die to some parts availability issues… apologies. 

It’s a 3 in one pedal…. And Very cool though… 

pt22

Fuzz face, uni vibe, Octavia? Box of Gypsies?

MrSwanson

ThorpyFX said:

MrSwanson said:

Any news on what the 3rd one might be? Thought was due around this time

It’s been delayed a little die to some parts availability issues… apologies. 

It’s a 3 in one pedal…. And Very cool though… 

Didn't preorder, so hoping I can be quick enough to snag one when the times comes and the others drop!

Lebarque

pt22 said:

Fuzz face, uni vibe, Octavia? Box of Gypsies?

Somone earlier on the thread said such a Thorpy creation should be called the 'Machine Gun'. Genius.

m_c

Whatever SP3 contains, it involves a Jerry Can

pt22

m_c said:

Whatever SP3 contains, it involves a Jerry Can

Jerry Garcia? Tube screamer, delay, envelope filter? 

Actually the “Machine Gun” could have that envelope filter just ahead of the fuzz face. 

sgosden

Jerry Cantrell?

m_c

MrSwanson

m_c said:

Had my credit card at the ready when I saw the thread bump!

hotpickups

I hope it’s not the meatball inspired pedal that I’ve been waiting to be released. I can’t afford the special projects price

m_c

MrSwanson said:

m_c said:

Had my credit card at the ready when I saw the thread bump!

Latest email says 9 weeks, with next update in 5 weeks

merlin

hotpickups said:

I hope it’s not the meatball inspired pedal that I’ve been waiting to be released. I can’t afford the special projects price

You're not alone waiting for the @ThorpyFX meatball. 

ThorpyFX

m_c said:

MrSwanson said:

m_c said:

Had my credit card at the ready when I saw the thread bump!

Latest email says 9 weeks, with next update in 5 weeks

Delivery starts at that time. I wish I had better news, we had everything lined up and ready to go. But something was forced upon us that meant we couldn’t use certain parts in one part of the pedal.

it sucks tbh, happy to discuss it further though over the phone. 

ThorpyFX

this was another one derailed by parts availability ... new design is finished though and we are back on track....

merlin said:

hotpickups said:

I hope it’s not the meatball inspired pedal that I’ve been waiting to be released. I can’t afford the special projects price

You're not alone waiting for the @ThorpyFX meatball. 

Supportact

m_c said:

Looks interesting! I take it we don't know what it is yet? Looks like it's got the normal in/out but then a series of effects loops in between. Maybe the jack socket on the end near the power socket could be an expression pedal output?

So maybe it's like a preamp/fuzz/modulation but you can insert other effects in between them or change the order? Or something. 

roberty

It's a megathorpy. Thorpe Park

Lebarque

roberty said:

It's a megathorpy. Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park Fuzz?

stickyfiddle

I’m assuming sort of like a Cogmeister but including a massive fuzz in the middle instead of the distortion/drive, quite poss a Have Blue into Tacit Blue into Peacemaker, with loops to insert extra fun shit between stages? 

But that wouldn’t explain needing part changes as noted above. So something more fancy must be going on!