UK made pedals towards the budget end of the spectrum

mark_atdi · January 2015

Does anyone know of any pedals built in the UK which are towards the more budget end of the spectrum (not too much over £60)?

Just under a year ago I started a site which sells inexpensive guitar gear which includes a selection of pedals. So I sell brands such as Biyang, Joyo and ENO. But I've always wanted to add a British pedal manufacturer too, so I'm doing a little research into that at the moment.

The problem I'm facing is fitting together the "inexpensive" theme of the products on offer with some of the price points of the hand made pedals. So it may be that I actually can't sell a UK made brand for that reason. But I thought I'd ask to see if anyone had any ideas as it's something I'm really keen to do.

Boo Instruments have a few pedals around the £50-60 mark, but they're the only builders I've found so far who fit the criteria.

I'd mention my site in the signature but don't want to break any advertising rules on the forum.

ThePrettyDamned · January 2015

I wouldn't expect anyone who values their time in this country to output anything other than possibly a clean boost for that sort of money.

not_the_dj · January 2015

mark_atdi said:

I'd mention my site in the signature but don't want to break any advertising rules on the forum.

I'm pretty sure that's OK, but I'll flag @TTony to confirm

Other makers certainly put links to their stuff, and it;s nice if they stick around to give their input into the forum rather than just pimping their products.

mark_atdi · January 2015

ThePrettyDamned said:

I wouldn't expect anyone who values their time in this country to output anything other than possibly a clean boost for that sort of money.

Yeah I was thinking along those lines but then saw some of the prices Boo Instruments were selling their pedals at. Made me wonder if there were more. As I said it may not be possible, but it doesn't hurt to ask

edit: @not_the_dj thanks for that!

TTony · January 2015

Thanks @not_the_dj

You're fine to put a link in your sig @mark_atdi, just keep it to the 2 lines that everyone else does!

timhulio · January 2015

@mark_atdi My company Fredric Effects offers the main line-up at around £95 a pedal. This is very good value for a high quality, handmade, UK-built pedal. Get in touch if you'd like a wholesale price list.

mark_atdi · January 2015

@TTony Brilliant; thanks for that; will do

@timhulio Interesting, for some reason I thought your effects were more expensive than that. Will shoot you a message soon!

Jeremiah · January 2015

Maybe not quite what you're looking for but Bright Onion Pedals makes a standalone buffer for ￡30. They don't make effects pedals, but have a range of switchers, signal routers etc that fit within your budget range. (I am not affiliated with this company, but bought one of their pedals and like it, so I thought I'd mention them.)

monquixote · January 2015

How about Boo

http://www.booinstruments.com/guitar-effects/

DesVegas · January 2015

Nine of Swords?

Jez6345789 · January 2015

Not sure you can expect a handwired UK pedal for 30 quid ,ore than mass produced production line Asian pedal. But hey what do I know,

cbilly22 · January 2015

DesVegas said:

Nine of Swords?

That was gonna be my shout. Guy I work with swears by them and is currently using a couple recording his mobs second album.

CMT · January 2015

My vote goes for Raygun FX - super awesome, brit-built and I've long thought their prices are silly-low. Lots of really great fuzz, a few staples like trem etc, and the Aurora lo-fi delay which I like. Mostly around the retail prices you're looking for.

mark_atdi · January 2015

Thanks everyone - quite a few pedal makers I'd not heard of before

fishvinck · February 2015

Nine of Swords pedals are amazing (if slightly bonkers...). I've got 3 and they're all fantastic. How many fuzz pedals can you have....? Always room for one more...

english_bob · March 2015

^ www.thefuzzshack.com if you want to avoid all the Tarot related nonsense that comes up when you type "nine of swords" in to a search engine.

Dinosauria · April 2015

Fredric Effects are the business. 2 of them are a permanent fixture on my pedalboard.

Deijavoo · April 2015

@Thorpy did me an oustanding SHO clone for a great price. Might be worth a message.

juansolo · April 2015

ThePrettyDamned said:

I wouldn't expect anyone who values their time in this country to output anything other than possibly a clean boost for that sort of money.

^ This with knobs on. Anything handmade in this country at £50-60 is someone giving you their time for free essentially.

timhulio · April 2015

The wholesale price for some of our (Fredric Effects) pedals is around that mark, and I can assure you that I am not giving my time away. Figuring out efficient ways to build batches of pedals, ordering enclosures (custom designed - not die cast boxes) in bulk and having them professionally powder coated by the manufacturer works out less expensive than you'd imagine. We also bulk order PCBs and components. I don't want to give all the secrets away, but happy to give you a rough cost breakdown in a PM if you like.

BloodEagle · April 2015

What @timhulio said - it is perfectly possible to build and sell your own pedals at around that price point and for both customer and seller to come away happy - this is a far more sensible and successful approach than sticking a £200 price tag on something without a proven track record and selling 1 a fortnight

jpfamps · April 2015

I think with a lot of "boutique" gear you are simply paying for the inefficiency of production, eg drilling holes in pedal boxes.

frankus · April 2015

Are we entirely sure the Boob pedals are entirely made in the UK?

jpfamps · April 2015

frankus said:

Are we entirely sure the Boob pedals are entirely made in the UK?

I suspect no pedal is entirely made in the UK.....

timhulio · April 2015

I wonder if there's a UK company that makes potentiometers. If so I'll bet they cost £7.99 each.

Also, drilling enclosures (or rather paying people to drill enclosures) was the bane of my life for a couple of years. The wastage was incredible, and it's just not practical on any sort of scale.

jpfamps · April 2015

timhulio said:

I wonder if there's a UK company that makes potentiometers. If so I'll bet they cost £7.99 each.

http://www.omeg.co.uk/products.htm

timhulio · April 2015

Yep, got some of those - big plastic things, sadly not too useful for confined spaces!

lustycourtier · April 2015

DWJ is amzing, but a tad pricey

EreforGuitarGear · April 2015

DWJ for anything amp related... Valves etc and pedals. Top notch to converse with too!

juansolo · April 2015

timhulio said:

The wholesale price for some of our (Fredric Effects) pedals is around that mark, and I can assure you that I am not giving my time away. Figuring out efficient ways to build batches of pedals, ordering enclosures (custom designed - not die cast boxes) in bulk and having them professionally powder coated by the manufacturer works out less expensive than you'd imagine. We also bulk order PCBs and components. I don't want to give all the secrets away, but happy to give you a rough cost breakdown in a PM if you like.

Not a worry fella, I can understand how you can save money doing things in bulk that way and getting the time consuming stuff done elsewhere. Kudos to you and the others that can make it work/viable. I still think you're undervaluing your work if you're doing it that cheaply here, but that's the market I suppose.

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