Fillmore Thunder Recreates Hendrix Sound Elite Tone, the Minnesota-based custom boutique pedal maker, has released the new ‘Fillmore Thunder’ a 2x channel guitar effect pedal. This limited-edition pedal effectively reproduces the legendary sound produced by Jimi Hendrix in the latter half of his career. “It is a revolutionary take on an old sound”, says Elite Tone President David Nelson.

At the core of this ring-modulator pedal is a 4 knob classic silicon Fuzz Face circuit (with the addition of a gain control and transistor bias) decked out with a set of classic BC-108 vintage transistors. The Fillmore Thunder Pedal is a two-stage effect. Most notable is the octave portion of the circuit, said Nelson. “This circuit was designed NOT as an Octavia clone — but rather as a practical and articulate 60’s sounding octave-up pedal. Our emphasis was development of the warm fidelity and prominent “steel drum pinging” octave sound found on such songs as “Who Knows?” , an opening number on Hendrix’s “Live at the Fillmore East” album. ” “We took on the challenge of designing this pedal to address common complaints about its predecessors - such as the Tycobrahe and subsequent clones,” said Nelson. He explained that these predecessors are often plagued by a lot of harsh tinny distortion. Another limitation is that the ‘octave sweet spots’ can only be played in the middle of the guitar neck.

“After nearly 40 years, the genuine Hendrix sound on his old records has never been fully duplicated,” Nelson said. He believes users will find that the The Fillmore Thunder has broken through that barrier. “It produces an extraordinary octave-up sound that is liquid, natural and smooth. It’s pure Hendrix-era ear candy”, Nelson said. He added that the Fillmore Thunder offers other great benefits - it produces a whole gamut of octave sounds all the way up and down the neck. Plus,the Fillmore Thunder is designed to consistently function with existing equipment and works well with single coil and Humbucker pick-ups. It functions individually by itself or in tandem with the fuzz for a roaring, yet round harmonic sound. The next best part of this pedal is the price, Nelson …#8195;

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