Effects
When MonkeyFX started, one of the aims was to build individual, "different" FX. That's still a core aim, but the MonkeyFuzzle3 adds a blissful splash of near-traditionality, and it'll only get wierder from here on in. Welcome to a world of wonderful banana-fuelled sound.
You won't find trendy, gimmicky "name" components here; every component is chosen for just two reasons; performance and a sensible price. Jacks are from Cliff and Neutrik, enclosures by Hammond and Eddystone. Blue "New Sensor" footswitches. And good, old-fashioned steady-pawed monkey soldering.
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NEW - The ValveSporker
The ValveSporker is our latest creation. It's a versatile dirt pedal with assorted refinements. These are not made to order, rather we'll post what's in stock and if you like it you can buy it.
As standard, though, they all have the normal dirt, tone and volume controls, plus a sag control (for fuzzy dead-battery noises), a feedback control (for squeals, and in conjunction with the sag control weird glitchy and gated sounds), a mid hump on/off switch and a clipping switch to choose between soft, hard and no diode clipping. The VS also has an internal 15v power supply - but still runs on a standard 9vDC supply or a battery. This means it can produce a HUGE volume boost if desired. Takes a battery or 9v DC input, and is uncommonly affordable at £135 including UK postage.
The MonkeyFuzzle3
The MonkeyFuzzle3 is a Monkey-Monarch amongst fuzzes. The MonkeyFuzzle3 delivers incredible note separation, lovely tonal transparency and the ever-present opportunity for absolute unmitigated filth with the knobs whacked right up. At lower settings you get lovely smooth sustain. And, of course, that warm fuzzy feeling that only monkeys can give you.
The MF3 is entirely handbuilt, with NOS (New Old Stock) transistors that are hand-matched to ensure world-class tone - and then we take it a step further and hand-match resistors to squeeze every last drop of sound out. This makes the MonkeyFuzzle3 a superbly versatile pedal. Owners have said:
"Altogether I would describe it as more refined than a Big Muff, less "original guitar sound mangling" than a Big Cheese and more cutting than a Ge Fuzz Face."
"Sound quality of this unit is exceptional. It is ... a usefully more modern take on the FuzzFace sound."
"This has made it up there with the Vintage Rat and 1977 Big Muff that I use most of the time ... I cannot recommend this fuzzbox enough."
In the beautilitarian enclosure pictured these are sure to become a future collectable classic, a neo-modernist-short-term-retro marketing spiel zeitgeist paradigm wunderkind. Or something. Powered by Fernmeister Effects, and a snip at £95 shipped in the UK.
The CheekyMonkey
The CheekyMonkey is a new kind of boost pedal. No more hi-fi, clean, natural or "audiophile" marketing hype. The CheekyMonkey is filth personified; at low levels it gives a smooth(ish) boost. Kick it up and it sounds like an over-excited monkey throwing a metal dustbin full of broken glass down a flight of stairs. At a cat. A surprised and very, very miffed cat. £95 delivered in the UK. We currently have one CheekyMonkey in stock. It has a slight paint chip on the bottom edge, hence £90 delivered in the UK.
Put simply, the CheekyMonkey is a big, gritty boost that's ideal for kicking the front end of a tube amp. It'll even drive a speaker cab on its own. Seriously. In the words of CheekyMonkey users:
"(The CheekyMonkey) really excels in the wall of sound overdrive chords thing. A very big sound that cuts through the mix wonderfully"
"You sound exactly like Jimi Hendrix's stack tone. The notes really explode from your strings, quite dark but definitely cutting through and very fat without sounding too insanely distorted."
"It also works great as an extra addition to fatten up your "too clean" amp."
"This makes me feel like I'm eighteen and still have hair!"
The ChubbyChimp
The ChubbyChimp is essentially a "clean" version of the CheekyMonkey. It is available in the standard enclosure pictured or as the ChubbyChimp Mini, the answer to that perennial problem; your pedalboard is packed solid, but you need just one more boost. At a mere 9cm x 4cm it's actually rather a slender pedal, but don't let the size fool you - it has 26dB of clean, neutral boost. 9v DC supply only in the Mini - batteries are just too big for this kind of work. True bypass, ultra-bright white LED and now in sparkly metallic paint. The ChubbyChimp is £70 shipped in the UK, or £75 for the Mini which is much tricksier to wire up.
The VelvetVervet
The VelvetVervet is a magnificent octave-fuzz. It's a greatly improved Foxx Tone Machine clone, with NOS transistors and diodes for that classic sound, but super-modern components elsewhere for optimum performance. The left hand footswitch is for the bypass (true bypass, of course) and the right hand one turns the octave effect on and off - much more useful than the original's toggle switch. The knobs control dirt, tone and output volume. The VelvetVervet is fully capable of stripping paint off the walls - it has a hefty output, and the tone control and octave switch means your lead lines will cut through the very thickest mix with the greatest of ease. Winner of a Future Music Platinum Award.
We have the parts to make just one more VelvetVervet - email if you'd like it. £140 including UK shipping.