British pedals?

[Arpangel]

Seem to be a bit rare, seems to be a lot US/Canadian "boutique" activity, also Japan, as usual, and a few in Europe, but off the top of my head, I can’t really think of any British stuff, apart from a couple of high-end bespoke outfits.

[Luke W]

Origin Effects are the only ones that immediately spring to mind.

[Music Wolf]

There's Thorpy https://thorpyfx.com/

Anything UK built is going to be relatively expensive (or boutique as they like to put it) due to the labour cost.

Give me a decent multi fx unit any day.

[The Elf]

There's Thorpy https://thorpyfx.com/

Really nice guy, too. He's worth a call before you make any pedal-related decision.

[Arpangel]

There's Thorpy https://thorpyfx.com/

Anything UK built is going to be relatively expensive (or boutique as they like to put it) due to the labour cost.

Give me a decent multi fx unit any day.

His stuff looks very interesting, I’m after a good overdrive/distortion, but I’m not having any luck, it’s getting one that progressively cranks things up, slowly, with a valve like tone, doing things quietly but the tone is like full on, it’s difficult.
I’m checking out the Thermionic Culture Vulture, but it’s not a pedal, it’s big, and it’s b****y expensive.

[Music Wolf]

Is this a distortion for guitar, or are you applying it to keyboards?

[Arpangel]

Is this a distortion for guitar, or are you applying it to keyboards?

Mainly keyboards, but sometimes guitar.
I’m looking for a really dirty valve type distortion, but with control, just hovering on the edge, I’ve noticed a lot of pedals don’t have enough adjustment, they suddenly go wild and that’s that.

[Luke W]

Not sure whether I'd call it "valve" sounding, but my Moog MF Drive is a nice bit of kit, I find it does that middle ground really nicely. Although I've just had a quick look and I'm not sure they're making them now, so might be a search around second hand job.

[Arpangel]

Not sure whether I'd call it "valve" sounding, but my Moog MF Drive is a nice bit of kit, I find it does that middle ground really nicely. Although I've just had a quick look and I'm not sure they're making them now, so might be a search around second hand job.

Yes, this is something I’ve been trying to sort out for ages, with no success, trying out things isn’t easy, with a keyboard, maybe a bit easier with a guitar.

[SecretSam]

Frederic prices seem OK, and they have a lot of fans

[ef37a]

Not really spam because I have no connection with them anymore,Blackstar Amplification make two ranges of pedals.
The first is the "HT" range so called because they use a 12AX7 valve run at a proper, hurty 300V supply. The "LT" range are designed to be close to the HTs but run from the conventional 9V battery or wall rat.

Yes, the pedals are made, very well, in the far east but the design is 100% home based guitar mad brains.

The HT range was reviewed in SoS a few years ago.

Dave.

[Arpangel]

Not really spam because I have no connection with them anymore,Blackstar Amplification make two ranges of pedals.
The first is the "HT" range so called because they use a 12AX7 valve run at a proper, hurty 300V supply. The "LT" range are designed to be close to the HTs but run from the conventional 9V battery or wall rat.

Yes, the pedals are made, very well, in the far east but the design is 100% home based guitar mad brains.

The HT range was reviewed in SOS a few years ago.

Dave.

Thanks Dave, I’ll check this out.
I was happy at one point with my old and long gone Boss SE50, that had some great distortion and overdrive sounds, that were very controllable, very, very underrated unit in this respect.

[Hewesy]

Raygun FX based on Essex do a mix of mods and own line, I was going to send my Rat over but in the end I found in could sell it and get a Mooer Black Secret with change to scratch that itch when needed.

http://fuzzboxes.co.uk/

I've a Blackstar HT Drive, personally always found it a bit too much gain for me but it does work as a very nice valve preamp into an interface. I did fit a 12AT7 in mind which calmed it down (but Dave has rightly pointed out the various concerns on doing this in the past so change at caution).

Hewesy

[thefruitfarmer]

Is this a distortion for guitar, or are you applying it to keyboards?

Mainly keyboards, but sometimes guitar.
I’m looking for a really dirty valve type distortion, but with control, just hovering on the edge, I’ve noticed a lot of pedals don’t have enough adjustment, they suddenly go wild and that’s that.

Maybe use the pedal in parallel rather than series?

You could treat the keyboard as if it was a guitar and run in through an amp, might get you in the ballpark for a grungy synth lead sound?

[al_diablo]

Thorpy v well regarded, I can personally recommend the Frederic effects stuff, also Zander effects.

I think Hudson electronics are British too.

[SecretSam]

Just realized we got the spelling wrong. It's Fredric.

http://www.fredric.co.uk/

[Arpangel]

Is this a distortion for guitar, or are you applying it to keyboards?

Mainly keyboards, but sometimes guitar.
I’m looking for a really dirty valve type distortion, but with control, just hovering on the edge, I’ve noticed a lot of pedals don’t have enough adjustment, they suddenly go wild and that’s that.

Maybe use the pedal in parallel rather than series?

You could treat the keyboard as if it was a guitar and run in through an amp, might get you in the ballpark for a grungy synth lead sound?

Thanks, I have a Roland amp and that’s what I’m using right now, it’s got a line out so it’s fine for recording, I may just stick with this until I can find something else.

[al_diablo]

Just a thought on this - do you stack gain pedals (or use multistage ones)? It usually gives a more controllable sound than just using one.

[pjchappy]

I have 4 Effectrode pedals (but you may think they are one of those "high-end bespoke outfits"?)

Regardless, great pedals and great customer service!

Effectrode

p

[Hazer]

Victory do some pedal preamp stuff

https://www.victoryamps.com/pedal-preamps

[JRC1]

Raygun FX based on Essex do a mix of mods and own line, I was going to send my Rat over but in the end I found in could sell it and get a Mooer Black Secret with change to scratch that itch when needed.

http://fuzzboxes.co.uk/

Hewesy

The pedals are great but the customer service sucks, sent a pedal back twice and first time it wasnt fixed then paid to send it back a second time and I have had no response when I’ve asked about whats happening with it. Sent it back in April.

Another vote for fredric, have the howling fuzz and grumbling wolf on my board, the wolf is amazing for distortion with old tube amps.

[Arpangel]

Just a thought on this - do you stack gain pedals (or use multistage ones)? It usually gives a more controllable sound than just using one.

Good idea, I’ll look into that.

[Hewesy]

The pedals are great but the customer service sucks, sent a pedal back twice and first time it wasnt fixed then paid to send it back a second time and I have had no response when I’ve asked about whats happening with it. Sent it back in April.

Another vote for fredric, have the howling fuzz and grumbling wolf on my board, the wolf is amazing for distortion with old tube amps.

Oh that's shocking, I never got to actually order as I moved to the Mooer but that is pretty poor.

The guy replied quickly when I enquired about the mod but perhaps that's not a suprise as it was pre-sales.

Hope you get it sorted

Hewesy

[Matt Houghton]

Hamstead Soundworks do some good stuff. I think it's made in the UK (like their lovely amps!)

https://www.hamsteadsoundworks.com/pedal-navigation

[JRC1]

The pedals are great but the customer service sucks, sent a pedal back twice and first time it wasnt fixed then paid to send it back a second time and I have had no response when I’ve asked about whats happening with it. Sent it back in April.

Another vote for fredric, have the howling fuzz and grumbling wolf on my board, the wolf is amazing for distortion with old tube amps.

Oh that's shocking, I never got to actually order as I moved to the Mooer but that is pretty poor.

The guy replied quickly when I enquired about the mod but perhaps that's not a suprise as it was pre-sales.

Hope you get it sorted

Hewesy

Pre sales it is fantastic as I was going to get a line of custom pedals done and we had talked at length about it but after my first bad experience I scrapped that idea and now well into my second I am still waiting for my pedal and have no contact and cant get a reply and he has had my pedal since april.