Ben Fulton
Falcor offers a unique resonance control allowing owners to shift the response of the chorus pedal into the realms of flanger and almost ring modulation tones.
New Zealand guitar effects company has released a new collection of 60 “one-of-one” limited edition pedals: The FALCOR.
Designer Ben Fulton explains: “The new Falcor pedal is an opportunity for guitarists and bass players to own a pedal that no one else has. Each Falcor has its own unique iteration of the circuit and its own unique artwork. Each of the collection of 60 pedals is a genuine one-of-a-kind pedal. No one else will have the same sounding or looking Falcor.”
Falcor is a modulation pedal – an all-analog chorus-styled device featuring a NOS MN3007 BBD. Falcor offers a unique resonance control allowing owners to shift the response of the chorus pedal into the realms of flanger and almost ring modulation tones.
Fulton explains the origin of the name, “Some folks will be aware that my Dad passed away in September. He was a lovely, kind man. When my kids were little they called him Falcor – after the luck dragon in the film The Never Ending Story. Each artwork on each of the Falcor pedals is based upon a photo of Dad that I love. I designed this pedal as a tribute to him.”
Each Falcor will come with a certificate of Authenticity and a lifetime warranty. Every pedal will be built by Ben Fulton at his home workshop and is numbered and signed by him.
FALCOR has controls for Velocity, Depth, Mix, and Resonance. Each individual pedal will have its own unique internal master delay time setting and tonal response.
Players wanting to have something truly special that no one else has should not miss out on this limited opportunity. Falcor will be available until the supply is exhausted.
For more information, please visit redwitchpedals.com.
Red Witch - Limited Edition Falcor Modulator
An all-analog monophonic guitar synthesizer with filter, sample and hold, and analog chorus.
Company owner and designer, Ben Fulton says “The Synthotron III is the most unique sounding pedal I have ever created. Synthotron I and II were unique, but also quite polarising - the inherent challenges with analog tracking meant that people seemed to either adore it or be utterly mystified by it. Synthotron III offers all the things people loved about it’s predecessors, but a vastly improved and expanded design. This is the only pedal in the world that can create these sounds. There are thousands of Fuzz pedals, Chorus pedals and overdrive pedals. But only ONE Synthotron.”
Synthesizer Section
- 4 independent all analog voices with pitch and octave settings across them, determined by the top toggle switch on each of the four channels.
- Voice One toggle - Pitch 1 -(Yellow strip)= Unison, 1 octave up, 2 octaves up
- Voice Two Toggle - 8ve - (Orange strip) = References whichever note is being generated by Voice one and generates either: 1 octave below, 2 octaves below or 3 octaves below
- Voice Three Toggle -Pitch 2 (Red strip) References note generated by Voice one and generates either: 1 octave below, p4 or p5 below, ma 2 or mi6 below
- Voice Four Toggle - 8ve - (Dark Red strip) = References whichever note is being generated by Voice three and generates either: 1 octave below, 2 octaves below or 3 octaves below
- Decay and infinite sustain options - you can set each voice independently to have an incredible crisp, staccato feel, or a gentle decay (You can set the duration of the decay independently on each channel) or set it to an infinite sustain - where the synth will lock onto the note you’re playing and will
only change pitch when you change the note on your guitar. - Flux dial controls the “spring” or glissando between notes.
- Flux Toggle - right position engages the flux option. Left position disengages. Left position enables a staccato option with great tracking.
- Separate Dry level control.
- External Dry out (so you can split the Synthotron III between two amps - one carrying clean signal, the other carrying synth.
- External CV in.
- External Trigger in.
Filter Section
- Select between - Sample Hold Mode, Envelope Filter Mode, and Manual Sweep Mode (via exp pedal).
- Velocity and Freq control the speed and frequency range of the filter
- External Exp jack for controlling frequency range with an external exp pedal when in expression pedal filter sweep mode.
- External Exp jack for controlling filter section LFO speed with an external exp pedal.
Chorus Section
- All analog chorus section (based around the Empress Deus Chorus) - using a NOS MN3007 bucket brigade chip.
- Twin voice settings allow selection between a warm CE-1 styled chorus or a bright shimmery chorus
- Velocity controls the chorus speed
- Mix controls the blend of wet and dry signal
- Depth controls the depth of the chorus effect
Specs
- True Bypass
- 100% Analog
- 9 Volt DC - from any standard guitar pedal external power supply. Tip negative.
- 130mA current draw
- Dimensions: 144mm x 121mm x 56mm
Designer Ben Fulton pays homage to two seminal guitar heroes with a pair of amp-in-a-box stomps that cover British arena rock and Sunset Strip sludge.
Zeppelin
From the mind and soul of Ben Fulton, boutique pedal master and designer/owner of Red Witch Pedals, comes perhaps his crowning achievement.
Zeppelin by Imperial Electrical.
Zeppelin captures the sound and feel of a time when guitar gods ruled the airwaves and arenas all over the world. Combining the tone of an Echoplex preamp going into a Plexi, Zeppelin recreates the sound and fury of a bygone era in a compact pedal at home in any guitarists rig.
Versatile, visceral, and focused, Zeppelin creates an artistic soundscape of past glories and sounds yet to be discovered. More than a drive, more than a boost, more than a preamp, Zeppelin combines these essential elements in a reactive, easy to use, package. From subtle tonal shading to full-on bombast, Zeppelin provides a platform for conjuring the sounds of yesterday and tomorrow.
Let the hammer fall and the gods rejoice-Zeppelin has arrived.
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