Nuovo pedale Foxrox - Overdrive.

Giorgio V. · Ottobre 28, 2014

Personalmente considero la Foxrox tra le migliori compagnie che fanno pedali. Amo in modo viscerale l'octron, e tutta la loro roba che ho provato mi è sempre piaciuta un sacco. Quindi sono molto eccitato per questo (copio straight da TGP).

For those who are interested (mods - I hope this isn't considered spam, if so then feel free to delete):

Here's a first look at the new Foxrox Festival pedal. I've been testing it at gigs, tweaking, testing at more gigs, tweaking more... I'm just about ready to start building them. There will be more info, pictures, demos, etc.. for now here are some unprofessional photos of the prototype I've been playing with.

Festival is a high gain overdrive, almost a distortion but without the raspyness of a pedal made for metal. I wouldn't describe it as a "clean" overdrive. Originally that's what I intended but my endless tweaking took it in another direction, and I like it more this way.

Festival has a standard mode (Green) and a boost/lead mode (Red), and there's a switch for an additional stage of clipping for a more compressed, distorted sound. This switch can effect either the Red channel or both Red and Green channels, depending on how the internal switch is set. I need to decide what the default setting will be for the internal switch. The Body control is the same as Voice# 1 on a Foxrox ZIM pedal. It uses the boost/cut cancelations from a single stage of phase shift which I find perfect for dialing in the right sound with different amps and stages/rooms. It functions like a boost/cut for the lows and low mids, so using it wit the volume control it also works like a boost/cut for the high mids and highs. There's also Bright control which is tuned differently than your typical OD tone knob. Since the Body control does most of the tone shaping, I set the Bright knob up to control the very top end only.

I designed this pedal along with the circuit board and the enclosure and I'll be building (stuffing, soldering and assembling) each one of them. There will be no GOOP aside from maybe some clear glue that I use to keep parts from being bent back and forth and breaking off.

Front of pedal:

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Guts:

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Giorgio V. · Ottobre 28, 2014

Ah aggiungo che il tizio che la moglie gli ha storto l'occhio a furia di pompini (cit.) ne ha fatto una demo.

marrissey · Ottobre 28, 2014

Mamma mia Trisha...

Pete Thorn è il mio idolo...suona da paura, ha tutta la gear del mondo e spesso gliela tirano dietro ed ha una figa così a mano...valà che sta bene al mondo lui qua!