Red Witch releases 60 unique Falcor Modulator pedals

December 19, 2023 · 2 sources

Red Witch announced the Falcor Modulator on 19 December 2023, a limited run of 60 chorus pedals built as a tribute to founder Ben Fulton's late father, Bill, who died in September 2023¹².

Each unit is a one-off. The circuits are all analog and based around a NOS MN3007 bucket brigade chip, and each pedal's circuit is dialed in with its own internal modulation delay time, so no two sound the same¹². Each also carries unique artwork: a photo of Bill Fulton recreated in watercolor style and printed onto different colored casings². Fulton hand-builds each pedal at his New Zealand workshop, and each is signed and numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity and a lifetime warranty¹².

The controls are four knobs on the top of the enclosure: Velocity, Depth, Mix and Resonance, with a footswitch and LED on the front face¹². Velocity sets the rate, with the LED pulsing in time; Depth sets the LFO depth; Mix blends wet and dry¹. Resonance feeds some of the signal back into the effect, which Red Witch says lets the chorusing take on flanger qualities and yields some ring mod tones¹².

The two reports give different prices: MusicRadar lists the Falcor at $499¹, while Guitar World gives $449². Both say it is available now, direct from the Red Witch website¹².