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Fredric Effects Releases the Utility Perkolator

The pedal features higher gain, lower leakage Russian Germanium transistors, and a low pass filter.

London, UK (September 9, 2014) -- The Utility Perkolator is our latest version of the fabled Interfax Harmonic Percolator from the 1970s. The Harmonic Percolator is a simple yet fascinating circuit which readily lends itself to tweaking and improvement. We already build a faithfully vintage correct version of the Harmonic Percolator, however the Utility Perkolator takes this circuit in another direction. Using higher gain, lower leakage Russian Germanium transistors, and a low pass filter which only removes the high-end hisses and glitches associated with the HP, the Utility Perkolator has a considerably lower noise floor. The result is a tighter and more controllable effect which is still capable of producing the classic Harmonic Percolator sound.

Available in attractive 'cold war cream' with black screen printed artwork featuring the Berlin TV Tower.

Specs:

  • Custom enclosure fabricated for Fredric Effects in North London
  • Professional powder coating and screen print
  • PCB construction (not perf or vero)
  • Cliff jacks
  • Alpha footswitch and pots

Street price: £95

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Fredric Effects