Salt on your Bass? Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) In my ever continuing effects journey, I often try and seek out UK based pedal builders - 'boutique' type or however else you want to classify it - but small businesses turning out great products - innovative, or standard. Whenever I've been looking at pedals recently, I end up in the U.S. with the likes of Damnation Audio, Black Arts Toneworks etc. with associated import costs, it just gets excessively expensive to buy. I haven't found a consolidated list anywhere of established/ good builders in the UK and wondered if it would be something that was useful to combine the 'hive mind' as companies come in and out of play. Other than Cog and DHA, both now non operational at present, I'd really struggle to name any but would like to browse the 'UK pedal market' in a bit of an easier manner than wading through search engines. Just a thought - not sure if anyone else would find it useful or even if there are that many out there? Edited December 16, 2020 by Salt on your Bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 10, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skybone Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Don't forget D*A*M (Differential Audio Manifestationz), COG and Hudson. Differential Audio Manifestationz (stompboxes.co.uk) HUDSON ELECTRONICS UK Cog Effects - Home Almost forgot Castledine: Castledine Electronics - Hand Built Guitar Effects (wah-wah.co.uk) Thorpy FX: ThorpyFX - Guitar Effects Pedals for the discerning guitarist. – ThorpyFX Ltd Edited December 16, 2020 by Skybone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Musicman20 referenced these guys on another thread: Stone Deaf FX: https://www.stonedeaffx.com/ Rochdale based Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 TateFX make some crackers. https://www.tatefx.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Latent Lemon https://www.latentlemon.co.uk/ (within that link it says '........also stock pedals from my most excellent fellow UK builders Tate FX, Zander Circuitry, Raygun FX, Bad Penny FX, Hylight') Bright Onion do switchers https://www.brightonion.co.uk/ Edited December 16, 2020 by SumOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 https://flattleyguitarpedals.com/ Hand made in Gloucester. My Poison Ivy Bass Fuzz is the best distortion pedal I've had 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Stone Deaf, Rochdale, Manchester. Stone Deaf FX | Stone Deaf FX Mainly for guitar, but ace nonetheless! Edited December 16, 2020 by Teebs Apologies - OP got there first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Fredric Effects http://www.fredric.co.uk GojiraFX https://gojira.co.uk Origin Effects https://origineffects.com Devi Ever Cymru https://www.lifeisunfair.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 hours ago, MacDaddy said: https://flattleyguitarpedals.com/ Hand made in Gloucester. My Poison Ivy Bass Fuzz is the best distortion pedal I've had Damn!! That fuzz looks beautiful!! ✌️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Look no further than Bad Penny FX Lovely people, cracking effects. Edited December 16, 2020 by stewblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 https://www.magneticeffects.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 They don't make effects but Funny Little Boxes is an independent retailer. Another smashing bloke to deal with too. If he hasn't got it he will track it down for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Another pedal retailer: Joe's Pedals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 18 hours ago, Doddy said: Fredric Effects http://www.fredric.co.uk +1 for these guys, my son has a couple of their pedals for guitar and they're superb quality. Is Martin Owen still building pedals? https://www.owenelectronics.co.uk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I have a Jasmine Boost from Faceless FX, though they tend to focus on (Tonebender based?) fuzzes. Can only find a FB link. Raygun FX have a pretty good pedal selection at affordable prices - I have (had?) a Sodadrive, it sounds fine https://fuzzboxes.co.uk/ Vein-Tap pedals - I use their switches, but they have a bunch of effects too https://www.vein-tap.com/ Hudson, Thorpy and DHA were the only others that sprang to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 There's Pete Cornish as well: http://www.petecornish.co.uk/index2.html Far from cheap, but built like tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ567 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Effectrode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddBass Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Design Retro Works http://designretroworks.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ567 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) . Edited December 27, 2020 by AJ567 Accidental post, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Just adding to this list, there's Five cats pedals I stumbled across a couple of weeks ago. https://www.five-cats-pedals.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyN-DBhCDARIsAFOELTnxK4bGs2cB3MJMOf2qS7jnYctziMNWBlW0XUChpnKBiiZ3a-ZjWMQaAr4tEALw_wcB They did me a re-enclosure for my Dunwich wizard fuzz which has turned out brilliantly and a really nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 My friend has just started his own pedal company. He's only got one pedal so far, but lots of interesting things in the pipeline. We're continually planning and discussing the ultimate bass overdrive, so hopefully that won't be too far away either! https://www.jamspavelin.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwind Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Rainger FX https://www.raingerfx.com/ I've been using their deep space pulsar for getting on for 4 years and they make some other really interesting pedals. Edited April 17, 2021 by Woodwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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