Mosquito
A New Effects pedal From Burford Electronics
The Mosquito Octave Up Fuzz
A unique Octave up fuzz, which will give you pure fuzz on
one twist of a knob & octave fuzz on one twist of
another knob. So you can have your fuzz setting for rich
body & add octave fuzz to it or turn the fuzz down
& just use the octave fuzz control for cutting lead.
There is also a control called Sting, this is a tone
filter that alters the voice of the octave from sharp to
mellow.
The octave is not over the top, on the lower register it
is quite subtle, you can even play power chords and it
holds together extremely well. Without that horrible
modulation that is associated with some analogue octave up
pedals even some of the legendary expensive ones.
Try soloing somewhere from the 8th fret upwards, it is
very responsive and particularly so around 12th/15th fret
and even higher. Neck and back pick ups give different
sounds. Even playing positions will give different
responses.
Mosquito features…
- True bypass.
- Buzz level - [standard fuzz level control].
- Octave level - [octave fuzz level control].
- Sting – [octave tone control]
- Power input socket, 9 volt negative center [standard]
power supply not supplied
Playing tips and techniques are….If you are using neck pick
up, play close to it, if using bridge pick up play close to
that one, try playing in different areas around each pick
up. Also you are probably aware that for best octave sounds,
hit the notes accurately and try not to hit adjacent strings
as you are playing, this will give a ‘pure’ sound. Power
chords usually work best between open strings and down to
about the 8th fret, these tips will start you off, but most
of all have fun!
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Britt Boost
This is the culmination of all the booster pedals from
the 1960's and is fitted with new old stock premium
selected Mullard germanium P.N.P. transistors. Its
features are:
True bypass
- Level control
- Battery or 9 volt [negative centre]
power input socket [compatible with most modern
power supplies]
There is a three way rotary selector on the left-hand side
of the pedal that gives you:
- 1 - Treble boost
- 2 & 3 - pre-selected boost positions with
increased mid. [All three give slightly different boost
voicing].
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The Britt Face
by Burford Electronics
After playing the majority of fuzz boxes from the late
60's up to modern day turn outs, I've never been
completely satisfied with the fuzz sounds, particularly
for live work, so, I decided to design my own using a
hybrid circuit, with a negative earth. [Now there's a
novelty, but one that should have been done years ago,
now, making it compatible with modern day negative centre
power supplies.] The hybrid design uses Germanium for the
soft clipping and Silicon for the higher gain &
stability, giving The Britt Face a fuzz tone with a fuller
bass response to mid range, without any of those nasty
'fizzy fuzzy' sounds. It has good stability, so it will
run for hours and you will always have the same sound with
out any bias adjustment, irrespective of temperature
changes [within reason, we would therefore suggest you do
NOT put it in the deep freeze or the oven!]
The Britt Face features:
- Fuzz control - this you can turn back from full fuzz
to over drive settings with clarity, unlike it's
predecessors which would lack treble, usually sounding
quite thick.
- Voice - This control gives a lush bass response, which
the fuzz faces and tone benders tended to lack. Turn
clockwise for 'crunch'
- Level - this is the ratio between bypass and effect
[volume control]
- It has true bypass
- 9 volt [negative centre] power input socket
[compatible with most modern power supplies]
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The Burford Sonic Ranger -Treble Booster
Hand-built in the heart of England by Alan Exley for
Burford Electronics.
A germanium transistor treble boost - This is a clone of
the 1960's Rangemaster, one of the most influential pedals
ever produced. This is renowned to be the sweetest treble
boost ever made and was used for two reasons - one, to
give extra cutting edge for rhythm playing and second, to
drive the front end of tube amplifiers. The people who
used these type of boosters, such as, Hornby Skewes,
Orange, The Dallas Rangemaster, Eric Clapton, Brian May,
Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher, Dave Gilmore, and many
other English guitarists to push their tube amplifiers
into creamy distortion with overtones. The result of the
rangemaster into a good tube amplifier is evident on the
Bluesbreakers 'beano' recording [into a JTM45]and the
first 2 Black Sabbath albums [into a Laney stack]
Its features are:
- The use of Germanium transistor circuitry
- True bypass - will not affect your guitars natural
voicing when off
- Set or level control- to give the correct amount of
level between bypass & boost
- Very low battery drain
- On the e.q. Boost selector switch [mounted at top of
pedal], to the left is the classic Rangemaster sound. To
the right is mid and bass boost, this modification was
done to the Rangemaster to act as a boost to overdrive
tube amps. Tony Iommi in the early Black Sabbath used a
modified Rangemaster.
Please note there may be some slight noise on the set or
level control, when adjusting between 6 and 10, this is
not a fault with the pot or circuit, this is the way the
output level is controlled where DC voltage meets AC
voltage, this noise is only present when the control is
turned and is not present when the control is stationary.
Cheers, Alan
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Burford Sonic Ranger
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£65.00
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Rangemaestro treble booster
Effects pedal, Clone of the Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster
Controls on front are, Input, set [level] &
bypass/boost
On the back, there is output socket & Rangemaster mid
modification,
This was a standard modification,
That was used to give more middle,
Tony Iommi used this mod.
This is the original Rangemaster circuit using
Mullard Germanium Transistor,
The signal to noise ratio is excellent, the transistor is
selected, grade A quality, hence the very low noise.
Uses a 9 volt battery with extremely low drain
& is only switched on when the input jack is inserted.
This is an excellent treble booster with the option of
increasing the mid slightly,
The Rangemaster was the one which Rory Gallagher, Tony
Iommi, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Dave Gilmore & Jeff
Beck just to name a few people, used for it’s legendary
sound.
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Rangemaestro Treble Booster
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£99.00
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Burford Electronics Volume Calibrator Unit
Wire this up to your volume control & you will get a
perfect linear sweep in volume & in tonality. Perfect
for live or studio use. Comes with easy fit instructions
[some soldering skills required]
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Burford Electronics Volume Calibrator unit
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£8.95
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Burford Electronics Mid Frequency Choke
The Burford mid frequency choke will remove a lot of the
mid range, giving great rhythm properties and almost
acoustic sounds. When wired in. it will be interactive
with your tone control & gives great Jazz sounds as
well.
Works on all magnetic pick ups[not piezo].
Totally passive, no batteries, easy fit [some soldering
skills required].
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Burford Electronics Mid Frequency Choke
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£12.95
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Robot Ring Modulator
Boutique effects pedal from Burford Electronics
Hand built in the heart of England.
Feed your guitar through this device and you will get the
guitar sounds mixed with the sum and the difference
between the guitar and the oscillator frequencies,
producing 'metallic' overtones to your guitar and various
strange techno sounds, depending on where the oscillator
pitch is set.
What was it used on? If you listen to the guitar solo on
the track Paranoid, by Black Sabbath, you will hear pure
distortion guitar on one side and ring modulation on the
other. In the stereo image this sounds quite weird. I'm
quite sure it's been used on many things. Another classic
example is on the Doctor Who theme.
This device is great for playing riffs, creating loops,
and other weird phrases. The features of this pedal are:
It has two controls, modulation and oscillator. The
modulation control adjusts the mix of the dry signal to be
effected. The oscillator controls the pitch of the
oscillator tone.
It has two switches: one is accent, the other one is
range. The accent adds another feature to the oscillation,
which gives a slightly different character to the sound.
The range switch has three ranges. 1 is the upper band
(easier to tune to high frequencies). 2 is upper and lower
band. 3 is the sub band. This gives low-fi, tremolo type
sounds, (which can be quite "nasty"). Also there tends to
be a "click", almost like interference from the oscillator
- with the accent on you can get some bizarre type sounds
by playing with or against the beats that are going on:
all you need is root and octave. It also sounds very
different if you play against the bridge.
It has two jack sockets: one in and one out and it has
true bypass.
Setting suggestions to get you going.....
With modulation fully anti-clockwise, range on 1,
oscillator fully clockwise, tune into higher pitch range
and play riffs, chords or lead and adjust modulation to
suit. Switch on the accent setting and then generally mess
around.....
Try tuning the oscillator to the key you are playing a
riff in, adjust modulation accordingly then try going down
an octave on the oscillator and see what happens......
Go to 3 on the range switch, about half-way on the
oscillator, turn modulation up full, hit an open A and get
familiar with the beat then put the accent on and play
either with or against the beat with root and octave....
Have FUN!!
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Robot ring modulator
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£69.00
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U.F.O. Repeater Tremolo
This is a new pedal from BURFORD ELECTRONICS,
Designed by Alan Exley
Its Features are:
- Speed control
- Proximity control
- Voice select switch
- True bypass
- 9 volt power input [negative centre] and battery
It also features pulsing L.E.D.s that pulse in rhythm with
the effect. Speed control goes from a slow pulse to fast.
With the select switch to the square symbol the proximity
control will give subtle 'in & out' pulsing all the way
to 'repeating machine gun fire'. With the switch flicked to
the circle, the proximity control will give soft 'chill out'
cool tone pulses to 'rapid underwater rippling &
bubbles'
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UFO Repeater Tremolo
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£65.00
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The Reefer Coral Sitar Sound
Boutique effects pedal from Burford Electronics
Hand built in the heart of England.
This makes your lead playing sound like a sitar. For best
results single note lines, root note and octave and
picking, not suitable for full chords.
As a starter - Try dropping the E string down to D, the A
string will then become the fifth, The D string is now the
octave. Play on the G-string start on 7th fret, the second
octave of D and play a typical minor raga scale.
Its Features Include:
- True bypass
- Ring/Zing - This is a mix control between dry signal
and sitar effect
- Less/More - This is the output level control
All you have to do is to play close to the bridge of your
guitar, it will work best with the bridge pick up however if
two pick ups on together or neck pick up adjust hard and
soft control. Humbucking pickups tend to be more favorable,
due to the extra mid range frequencies.
This is one thing missing from the psychedelic era of the
sixties.
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Reefer Coral Sitar sound pedal
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£69.00
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Techno lo – fi
New effects pedal from Burford Electronics
This is an interactive fuzz, great for techno wild and
wacky sounds.
Its features:
- True bypass
- Battery or mains [negative centre] power input
Controls left to right are - voice, regurge & level
Voice is a powerful active filter, which gives you, from
normal ‘crunch tone’ through mid range ‘honk’ sounds to
wah voicing and through ‘thick creamy’ fuzz tones.
Regurge is a powerful voltage controlled filter that
gives you straight signal through to synthetic sounds to
weird envelope gurgling and is interactive with the voice
control.
Last one speaks for itself really, less or more between
bypass and effect.
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Burford Solo Master Pedal
This is a new pedal designed by Alan Exley, exclusively
for Burford Electronics & hand built in England
No more stopping and fumbling around to set your solo
levels on your guitar volume controls or using old
graphics and E.Q. pedals to boost your volume! This
completely transparent FX pedal will give you the true
voice of your guitar and amplifier.
The Solo Master is a solo/rhythm foot pedal. It is
completely passive, noiseless, and uses true bypass which
does not alter your guitar's natural voicing. It has a red
LED which lights up when in the bypass position.
So how does it work?
Switch it to bypass position and adjust your amp setting
for your solo sound, (you may require slight boost in
middle and treble for the cutting edge). Once you have
achieved your sound, switch the pedal on (that is with the
LED off) and adjust the mid-range control on the
pedal until you feel you have your rhythm sound. You can
also adjust the filter to back off some of the treble
edge.
Once this is achieved, switch to bypass mode and compare
your solo level (LED ON) to your rhythm level (LED OFF).
If you still need to reduce your rhythm level use the
volume control of the pedal accordingly.
This pedal is completely passive and uses a 9 volt battery
ONLY to power the LED light.
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Burford Solo Master
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£52.00
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LIVE-WIRE ELECTRONICS
Products Reviewed
In "Guitarist" (Oct 2004 issue 255- page 123)
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Tuned Filter System 1
This T.F.S will filter out slightly different mid-range
to the T.F.S 2 giving you great funky type sounds on your
humbuckers and single coil pick-ups, all the way to
electro acoustic type sounds. The bandwidth leans itself
over more to the rhythm style of playing than the T.F.S.2.
~ With easy fit instructions
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a modification which fits inside the
guitar and is passive
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Tuned Filter System 2
The T.F.S will filter out the mid-range and make your
humbuckers give great single coil sounds. Single coils
will give funky type sounds, even to a slight
electro-acoustic edge ~ With easy fit instructions
The system is great for turning these humbuckers into
single coil sounds (better than coil-tapping). The
bandwidth leans itself over to more of a lead style of
playing
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a modification which fits inside the
guitar and is passive
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NEW PRODUCT Livewire ST- Tone mod for
Stratocasters
This new module is completely passive and updates your
Stratocaster's tone and volume controls - with easy fit
instructions. This will give you linear response,
calibrate your volume control - in other words, no more
treble loss or uneven volume control. First tone control
will act as master treble filter for pitch ups with no
"muddy dump" at one end. Tone control 2 will act as a
mid-range filter for all pick ups to give extra funky
sounds to "acousticy" style voicing. Both of these tone
controls will interact for extra tonal variations.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a modification which fits inside the
guitar and is passive
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Livewire ST Tone Mod
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£29.95
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SOUNDS CREATIVE
Products Reviewed
In "Guitarist" (Oct 2004 issue 255 - page 123)
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Rhythm Master
Pro middle cut includes a push-pull pot - down for band
1, up for band 2. Great for those funky sounds. Turn your
humbuckers into simulated single coils. Full wiring
diagrams and fitting instructions
PLEASE NOTE: This is a modification which fits inside the
guitar and is passive
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Tone Cube
Fit this to your guitar and it recalibrates tone and
volume to give an even response, (usable controls). As
reviewed in "Total Guitar". Full wiring diagrams and
fitting instructions.
Reviewed
In "Total Guitar" (Feb 2003 issue - page 123) - 4 out of
5 stars .
PLEASE NOTE: This is a modification
which fits inside the guitar and is passive
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