Stone Deaf announces Black Edition Fig Fumb, Kliptonite and Warp Drive pedals
April 8, 2023 · 2 sources
Stone Deaf has announced a limited "Black Edition" run of three of its pedals, the Fig Fumb, Kliptonite and Warp Drive, Guitar World reported on April 8, 20231. The circuits were reworked using updated components because of supply shortages, and 500 of each pedal will be made2.
The Fig Fumb Black Edition is a fuzz and filter circuit that Stone Deaf says was born out of difficulty sourcing the correct components for the standard unit1. The builder describes it as "a Muff-style fuzz with a different bark, a tighter bass response, an altered noise gate with a smoother feel and a wider usability in all extreme settings of the EQ"12.
The Kliptonite combines Stone Deaf's Velcro Fuzz circuit and Tube Sound overdrive, which can be mixed in different ratios12. The Black Edition adds a parametric EQ, and the gain stages have been tweaked and better balanced so the fuzz does not wash out the overdrive1.
The Warp Drive Black Edition adds a symmetrical LED clipping diode, which Stone Deaf says results in "a more saturated and harmonically rich amp-like sound and feel by increasing the amount of opportunities for pinched even harmonics"12. Its onboard noise gate has been smoothed out, and the central Bandwidth control offers a wider range of usable mid frequencies1.
"consists of three of the UK company's popular effects pedals, reworked using updated components, due to supply shortages. This limited run will see 500 of each pedal made, using these modified circuits and altered voicings."
Gearnews lists a manufacturer's suggested retail price of GBP 150 for each pedal2. The standard versions of all three pedals remain available2. Gearnews also states that each effect is suitable for bass, drums, keyboards and analog synths2.