New audio kitchen pedal FPT

razorblade_beat

Hey guys anyone picked up one of the new fake plastic trees pedal by Audio kitchen? Interested to know how anyone is finding it or if they’ve picked one up!

Moe_Zambeek

Sounds good. I have a TBT and a combover but will probably pass on this. If it was a cheaper Flying Squirrel I’d be more tempted. 

jellybelly

Ooohh I've wanted a 'Big Trees' for ages, defo interested. It's pricey by the looks of it though... Maybe I should get a big trees after all?

Will see what my bank account says. 

StruanRobertson

Mine arrives tomorrow!

I shall report back.

Doveholes

StruanRobertson said:

Mine arrives tomorrow!

I shall report back.

How is it? I used a TBT for the first time this weekend and was really impressed.

StruanRobertson

@razorblade_beat @Moe_Zambeek @jellybelly @Doveholes ;

My FPT is now for sale if any of you fancy trying one at a lower price.

It's really ace, but it has dawned on me recently that I'm not an 'edge of breakup' kind of player, which is what this pedal excels at. I generally play clean or heavily distorted and now get my gain from my Rockerverb mk3 (an absolute revelation).

Might accept an offer as I have my eyes on a 212 to go with the new Rockerverb. 

shaunm

@Hattigol over to you

jellybelly

Ah interesting - the high gain stuff wasn't what you were after? 

I was actually in the middle of successfully convincing my wife about TBT, as I think it would get used as an amp, but will certainly consider this...

Hattigol

Just listed a FPT if anyone is looking for one.

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/211336/fs-origin-effects-magma-57-audio-kitchen-fake-plastic-trees#latest

CloudNine

Just received Struan's FPT today. It is quite something, I have to say. This does about the best effect of an amp really cooking that I have heard. Quite ratty and raucous, not that fake smooth overdrive you get with some pedals. Very different on the wound strings, dig in there and you get amazing crackly overdrive. Really good dynamics, can set it to play soft and clean, then I think really transforms when you dig in harder. It goes well into Neil Young, amp falling apart territory. Wasn't sure if I would end up keeping it, but it's highly addictive.

StruanRobertson

CloudNine said:

Just received Struan's FPT today. It is quite something, I have to say. This does about the best effect of an amp really cooking that I have heard. Quite ratty and raucous, not that fake smooth overdrive you get with some pedals. Very different on the wound strings, dig in there and you get amazing crackly overdrive. Really good dynamics, can set it to play soft and clean, then I think really transforms when you dig in harder. It goes well into Neil Young, amp falling apart territory. Wasn't sure if I would end up keeping it, but it's highly addictive.

Glad it went to a good home!

Doveholes

CloudNine said:

Just received Struan's FPT today. It is quite something, I have to say. This does about the best effect of an amp really cooking that I have heard. Quite ratty and raucous, not that fake smooth overdrive you get with some pedals. Very different on the wound strings, dig in there and you get amazing crackly overdrive. Really good dynamics, can set it to play soft and clean, then I think really transforms when you dig in harder. It goes well into Neil Young, amp falling apart territory. Wasn't sure if I would end up keeping it, but it's highly addictive.

I just received Hatigol's FPT and am having a similar experience. Despite the size and expense of the thing, I'm loving it - such a joy to play through.

Now I really want to try The Small Trees. Let me know if anyone has one they'd consider parting with!

Doveholes

Does anyone have any experience of pairing the FPT with a boost. Just wondering if there were any recommendations for a great partner to drive it more.

pedalo

Quite fancy trying one of these myself now!

Doveholes

Doveholes said:

Now I really want to try The Small Trees. Let me know if anyone has one they'd consider parting with!

One of these popped up on Reverb last week, as luck would have it.

This quote from the Guitar Magazine review (https://guitar.com/review/audio-kitchen-the-small-trees-review/) is a solution I had been looking for to tame my Orange OTR120 head and I can attest that it works wonderfully. So now I can just turn it off to kick the gain in.

"Another option is to use The Small Trees as an attenuator. This may seem counter-intuitive, but cranking a valve amp then reducing the signal level using the pedal produces excellent results. The tone retains its clarity and vibrancy rather than going dull or plunky ± as always, a treble bleed capacitor helps."