Volume Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) A reluctant sale - but I'm offering my Prunes & Custard for sale... The Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard is a two-stage fuzz and wave-shaping distortion circuit. First there's the a preamp stage, the gain of which is adjusted with the Drive control. The preamp stage is followed by a special waveshaping distortion circuit. Together they give you what Crowther Audio like to call a 'harmonic generator-intermodulator'. Essentially higher harmonics are progressively introduced with increased Drive settings and signal level, so a decaying bass guitar note can sound like a filter sweep. Chuck some double stops or power chords it's way and this pedal starts to get really interesting! Some strong intermodulation effects, rather like those out of a ring modulator, start coming out. But in a more musical and distorted way! Controls; - Level: controls the overall output volume - Mix: acts as a balance between the preamp output and the distortion stage output. - Drive: adjusts the gain of the preamp stage from unity to around 100x (0 to 40 db). Of course with sufficient input/drive, the preamp stage can be overdriven. - LF Retain: takes some low frequency from the preamp. A much sought-after and highly unique pedal. Run this with octaver pedal, and you're in synth heaven. There's a little wear on the graphics, and there's a couple of strups of velcro on the rear, otherwise it's in great shape, works flawlessly, and can be posted (tracked) within the UK for £5 Edited May 20, 2021 by Volume Pedal has now sold - thread title updated to reflect this 4
lee650 Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Volume said: A reluctant sale - but I'm offering my Prunes & Custard for sale... The Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard is a two-stage fuzz and wave-shaping distortion circuit. First there's the a preamp stage, the gain of which is adjusted with the Drive control. The preamp stage is followed by a special waveshaping distortion circuit. Together they give you what Crowther Audio like to call a 'harmonic generator-intermodulator'. Essentially higher harmonics are progressively introduced with increased Drive settings and signal level, so a decaying bass guitar note can sound like a filter sweep. Chuck some double stops or power chords it's way and this pedal starts to get really interesting! Some strong intermodulation effects, rather like those out of a ring modulator, start coming out. But in a more musical and distorted way! Controls; - Level: controls the overall output volume - Mix: acts as a balance between the preamp output and the distortion stage output. - Drive: adjusts the gain of the preamp stage from unity to around 100x (0 to 40 db). Of course with sufficient input/drive, the preamp stage can be overdriven. - LF Retain: takes some low frequency from the preamp. A much sought-after and highly unique pedal. Run this with octaver pedal, and you're in synth heaven. There's a little wear on the graphics, and there's a couple of strups of velcro on the rear, otherwise it's in great shape, works flawlessly, and can be posted (tracked) within the UK for £5 My Old pedal! Loved it to bits, unfortunately not in a financial position to get this back. 2
paul_5 Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 Just had a blast through mine and love it! One of my favourite filth boxes! 2
Higgie Posted May 16, 2021 Posted May 16, 2021 Bought and sold one of these. Regretted it and bought one again as soon as I was able. Great pedal and not much else out there like it. Add and octave and filter and you’re golden! 2
NoirBass Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 5 hours ago, paul_5 said: Just had a blast through mine and love it! One of my favourite filth boxes! Just did the same and agree.
stewblack Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Use mine in every band, at least once! Soul, Irish, pop covers, I don't care - I love it too much not to use it. 2
Downunderwonder Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: Is this gated? What means this? It is touch sensitive to how hard you dig in but not to the point of staying unaffected if that's what you mean.
Higgie Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 51 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: Is this gated? No it’s not gated 1 1
Quatschmacher Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said: What means this? It is touch sensitive to how hard you dig in but not to the point of staying unaffected if that's what you mean. Gated means there’s a threshold below which the input signal won’t trigger any audio output. 1
Downunderwonder Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Quatschmacher said: Gated means there’s a threshold below which the input signal won’t trigger any audio output. Yeah I know what gated means normally. But in the context of an effect pedal normally if a pedal is making noise with no input then it's broken and if it doesn't make any noise with input it's also broken! I guess a wild modulation effect could use cutting off when you mute the string so it doesn't carry on all by itself = 'gated' ??
Quatschmacher Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Downunderwonder said: Yeah I know what gated means normally. But in the context of an effect pedal normally if a pedal is making noise with no input then it's broken and if it doesn't make any noise with input it's also broken! I guess a wild modulation effect could use cutting off when you mute the string so it doesn't carry on all by itself = 'gated' ?? There are plenty of gated fuzz pedals out there. I love them for synth-type stuff as they give a clean note-off, similar to a keyboard when you release the key. 1
Downunderwonder Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: There are plenty of gated fuzz pedals out there. I love them for synth-type stuff as they give a clean note-off, similar to a keyboard when you release the key. 'Gated output' then. P&C is kinda it's own animal. A little cute fuzzy, a little unpredictable weird goodness, a little angry if you prod it. It doesn't ring on when you mute the note. It's real party trick is when it is on in front of an envelope filter. Weehah!!!
toneknob Posted May 18, 2021 Posted May 18, 2021 I've got one and it's one of my favourites. This P&E demo with JMJ is fun. Low on tech content and high on "whoa dude cool" but there we go. Probably doesn't answer the gated question either
Higgie Posted May 18, 2021 Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said: I’m definitely tempted. If I didn’t have one already, I would be. It’s an awesome pedal to have in your arsenal. Especially for the synthy style textures, which should be right up your street! 😂 3
Downunderwonder Posted May 19, 2021 Posted May 19, 2021 13 hours ago, Quatschmacher said: I’m definitely tempted. You should be! Don't let the plain Jane paint job fool you.
Quatschmacher Posted May 19, 2021 Posted May 19, 2021 11 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: You should be! Don't let the plain Jane paint job fool you. Certainly not. The only thing stopping me is the desire not to overwhelm myself with yet more gear.
stewblack Posted May 19, 2021 Posted May 19, 2021 Honestly if you can afford it just do it. Even if you just play with it for a couple of months, it'll be a doddle to sell on.
Quatschmacher Posted May 19, 2021 Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, stewblack said: Honestly if you can afford it just do it. Even if you just play with it for a couple of months, it'll be a doddle to sell on. It’s not a cash issue, rather a headspace one.
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