The Gear Mall » Frantone http://thegearmall.com Vintage & Boutique Amps, Guitars & Effects Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:48:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Frantone Electronics http://thegearmall.com/guitar-effects/frantone/frantone-electronics http://thegearmall.com/guitar-effects/frantone/frantone-electronics#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:36:14 +0000 anthony http://thegearmall.com/?p=3510 Frantone Electronics first opened in 1994 under the direction of Fran, a young woman with a dream of making cool pedals that were all hand-built.  While Frantone products were certainly popular during the first year, it wasn’t until their website opened in 1995 that Frantone became a world-wide name.  All of their pedals are designed by Fran, and they’re manufactured completely in the US.  One of the things that makes Frantone Electronics so unique is that Fran does everything in-house, from designing to machining the cast aluminum cases to doing the silk screening and painting.  Everything is done by hand with care and precision.

Frantone manufactures a number of different effects pedals.  The Glacier, for example, is a small and easy to use ring modulator that has a huge tonal range while still providing high fidelity.  It features a Y select switch that allows players to select between one of three different waveforms, changing the oscillation of the tone.

Another cool pedal is the Bassweet.  It features everything that the popular Frantone Sweet pedal has except it provides expanded bass contour and more controllability.

The Hep Cat Daddy-O pedal is based on the Hep Cat, the overdrive that started it all.  It’s known for its very bright grind and its transparent tone.  While it was once hard to get your hands on one of these pedals, now it’s not.  The Hep Cat Daddy-O features everything that made the original Hep Cat great plus a bit more!

These are just a few of the amazing pedals that Frantone Electronics produces.  If you’re looking for a pedal that has been handcrafted by someone who loves her work, you want one of Frantone Electronics’ amazing products.

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]]> http://thegearmall.com/guitar-effects/frantone/frantone-electronics/feed 0 Frantone Peach Fuzz – Boutique Fuzz Pedal http://thegearmall.com/guitar-effects/frantone-peach-fuzz-boutique-fuzz-pedal http://thegearmall.com/guitar-effects/frantone-peach-fuzz-boutique-fuzz-pedal#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:00:12 +0000 admin http://thegearmall.com/?p=942 Having myself been a proud owner of the Peachfuzz, I can say first hand that this is a really sweet Fuzz/Overdrive box. The Peachfuzz, like all Frantone Pedals, is handmade and features true bypass switching.

One really nice thing about the Peachfuzz is that the low-end stays pretty intact. It offers a great range of sounds from chunky overdrive to classic fuzz and lots of variations in between. This is a newer version of the Peachfuzz which has 50% more gain than the original Peachfuzz pedal, but roll back the guitar volume and it cleans up really nicely. The demo below gives a pretty good idea.

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