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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Coming soon! Here's the artwork for a new batch of Utility Perkolators - these are Harmonic Percolotor variants with low-leakage high-gain Russian transistors. The boxes feature Berlin's Fernsehturm, for a nice East-meets-West, Cold War vibe.

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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16253
    timhulio said:
    In no way at all! Which do you prefer?

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    err, this is surprisingly confusing! :-S - that's two names for the same pedal or am I missing something?
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17485
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    Yeah they are the same.
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16253
    Yeah they are the same.

    what a kerazy, kerazy guy @timhulio is! :O)
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Point taken, I outta put something in the FAQ on the site. There is, however, reason to my madness.

    Okay, let's say you're a blues guy who posts on TGP... which pedal do you buy?
    Now say you're a semi-alternative Nels Cline kinda guy who posts on OSG... you'd prefer the Zombie, right?

    This dilemma is precisely why I didn't discontinue the Zombie when the Eagle was introduced. Too many people were asking for it by name, and I do love the little zombie-donkey-centaur guy. 
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Here's the new Utility Perkolator. Assembled the first batch yesterday, so they'll launch v. soon. It's a great sounding Harmonic Percolator variant with NOS Russian components.

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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17485
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    timhulio said:
    Point taken, I outta put something in the FAQ on the site. There is, however, reason to my madness.

    Okay, let's say you're a blues guy who posts on TGP... which pedal do you buy?
    Now say you're a semi-alternative Nels Cline kinda guy who posts on OSG... you'd prefer the Zombie, right?

    This dilemma is precisely why I didn't discontinue the Zombie when the Eagle was introduced. Too many people were asking for it by name, and I do love the little zombie-donkey-centaur guy. 
    Makes a lot of sense. 

    I did wonder.
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 26749
    I have to say, had the vertical zombie been around when i bought my Eagle, I'd have bought a Zombie :)
    The Assumptions - UAE party band for all your rock & soul desires
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    What if you wanted two Klones cascaded, but didn't have too much space...

    The King of Klone is now back in stock and up on the website proper. It's just that- two cascaded Klon Centaur clones in one box.

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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Today's batch includes some more nifty pedals for Vintage Guitar Boutique in Shoreditch and a bass-modded Harmonic Percolator.

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  • Lovely stuff as usual.....wish I'd bought the King of Klone now, though I'm sure I'll struggle on with my Zombie!
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Thanks Mark!

    The Utility Perkolator is available to buy now:
    http://www.fredric.co.uk/utility-perkolator

    There's also a comparison vid with a Harmonic Perc up on the site:


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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    I completed the boards for a new version of the Do The Weasel Stomp! pedal last night. It's an improved Systech Harmonic Energizer, now further improved with a footswitch for the fuzz, master volume and a fuzz volume control. Worked nicely once I located a duff trace (which took me 45 minutes to find...)

    The enclosures are going to be slightly smaller than standard size, so I can use 5x10cm PCBs for both boards.

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  • timhulio said:
    Thanks Mark!

    The Utility Perkolator is available to buy now:
    http://www.fredric.co.uk/utility-perkolator

    There's also a comparison vid with a Harmonic Perc up on the site:



    interesting listening to the noise floor stuff. I quite like all the hiss on a fuzz now,although not yet convinced my band mates...
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    There's a bit about Fredric Effects in this week's London Time Out!

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  • Nice to see you getting some good press Tim, cracking work!
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  • I'm enjoying the Klone at the moment. No idea whether it sounds like a Klon but I like it for what it is.
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Cheers fellas.

    Here's more on the Weasel Stomp MkII taking shape. I drew the enclosure in Draftsight this time:

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    Here's the prototype enclosure from the metal work shop. They've welded the edges and smoothed them off. Once powdercoated these edges look great. I'll assemble this tonight with the circuit boards above to make sure everything fits.

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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1286
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    Zesty Comp coming soon! This is one squishy new-wave sounding compressor and unlike some you'll know when it's doing its thing!
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