red fray was built around one idea: pull the voltage out from under a red llama and enjoy the oddities it produces. it sits at interesting with a hint of darkness, but lacks the singular focus of destruction.
introducing ash.
it doesn’t just bend girders tone, it melts it to slag
ash is a bender, modeled after a silicon tone bender mk ii [1].
where it diverges from the original design is a starve that pulls the bias out. when starved, the note smokes like the smouldering remains of the west bank [2]. at the top of the knob the stage cuts off and the output goes silent.
compared to the current roster of chaon effects, ash is smaller and simpler, focusing on a very specific sound and function [3].
more to come
I’ll provide more information soon about the production of this pedal and the pedals for gaza fundraiser.
love you.
[1] the circuit is eqd’s black ash, traced and cloned by pedalpcb with additional analysis and information provided the tagboardeffects community.
[2] let me be crystal clear. israel is committing war crimes against palestine. I’m ashamed to call myself an american as we (the current administration and every member of congress who’s afraid to break from trump) support israel as it commits genocide. ash serial #1 is going to pedals for gaza, with custom knobs in the color of the palestine flag and (current designs pending) a chemical etching of the remains of west bank. the name of this pedal, ash, is an intentional reference to smoldering rubble in gaza; its central to the design and will remain that way.
[3] i’m currently working on a new platform to specifically support this effect fitting into a 1590A enclosure. less knobs, less functionality, smaller footprint.