Secret Seasons Snowdrift

[Eric!]

Anyone else drooooling over these?

[wdinc01]

Has there been any information about this thing released? So far all I found was the Myspace, which was just filled with "Coming soon"s

[One Bad Monkey]

I really like the paintjob of it. I wonder if I can get Tom to have the artist paint a regular Fuzzhugger(fx) pedal for me...

And, the pedal itself sounds really cool (from all the info on Tom's site).

[Eric!]

Originally Posted by fuzzhugger.com

The Snowdrift is a multi-gainstage hybrid fuzz pedal with an emphasis on touch-sensitive
dynamics. Featuring a very unique set of controls, and an incredibly wide range of tones. From
light and open to ripping and scrambled...pretty drives, distortion, full-on fuzz....all the way to
crazy octaves and robot sounds.

A truly a collaborative design, it all began when Secret Seasons acquired the rights to Penny
Pedals' Fingerprint (in order to save the much-loved pedal from extinction). With Laura Bennett
on board to paint, the Snowdrift took on new life as Secret Seasons' Michael Brown and
FuzzHugger(fx) began looking at the circuit. The question was, with such a great circuit, why not
deliver on expectations and take things to the next level? After several prototypes, the final
Snowdrift was chosen. It's been a long wait--a year for some!--but now you can choose yours!

Modes:
• Right Footswitch (on/off) - Flurry: The top 3 leftmost controls. It is in this mode you will find
your most traditional and controllable fuzz tones, light and airy all the way up to a ripping velcro-
like scramble.
• Left Footswitch (mode two) - Blizzard: The 4th knob becomes active, the 2nd stage comes
alive, and the internal feedback loop is squelched. This new portion of the circuit is pure silicon
transistor driven fuzz, meant not to overpower the first stage of fuzz, but envelop it.

Controls:
• Accumulation (Master Volume) - Master volume.
• Snowpack (Drive) - Your primary gain control. It is a more nuanced control than most drive
knobs, affecting the density of the drive moreso than the amount. This allows you to go from
lighter, airy fuzztones to heavier, thicker tones.
• Shade (Texture) - This knob is directly linked to the internal feedback loop, and performs
differently in the two modes. This knob is truly the key to finding all of the fuzz tones hidden
inside the pedal. It is interactive with the Snowpack knob, giving you access to the more extreme
sounds as you turn it clockwise. As you increase it, you begin to starve the voltage of the
feedback loop, and it is here where the smallest adjustment may bring you entirely new and
sometimes unpredictable sounds. Volume adjustments may be needed at some settings.
• Whiteout (Secondary Volume / Texture in Blizzard Mode) - Active in mode two. One very
important note about this knob--the taper of the control has intentionally been left very wide, to
the point where at fully counter-clockwise it will mute the pedal much like the Accumulation knob
in the first mode! This was done so that you can fine-tune your sweetspots on this control to
include the very minimum levels, which can create some very interesting sounds. As you turn
this control clockwise more of the second gainstage fuzz is injected into the circuit, and the
controls all become extremely interactive.
This knob and the Shade knob especially will offer you a wealth of sounds that may not be found
in any other pedal on the market

Copy n paste! (clicking the image in the OP will also take you to the site)

[bongomania]

Has there been verification that Penny Pedal's "Fingerprint" doesn't lose low end?

[Eric!]

The question on everyone's mind! I've been hounding magiclawnchair for a bass demo for a while..

Originally Posted by One Bad Monkey

I really like the paintjob of it. I wonder if I can get Tom to have the artist paint a regular Fuzzhugger(fx) pedal for me...

Laura Bennett did the paint. If you ask nicely, she might do ya a custom job. She's friendly, promise

[One Bad Monkey]

Originally Posted by Eric!

Laura Bennett did the paint. If you ask nicely, she might do ya a custom job. She's friendly, promise

I've been meaning to talk to Tom about it, but have been busy (read: lazy).

[Feral Feline]

Where is Secret Seasons based? I couldn't find any info about it...

[bongomania]

Hidden Valley Ranch.