Remember that new product I hinted at when I shared the classic F-2B style knobs? Well here it is! Engineering was put on a temporary hold this summer when my mom had to undergo emergency spine surgery with a long recovery. With her safely home, dad was able to resume this project with our other engineer, Tom Anderson (not
that Tom Anderson
). We've been testing this puppy out for a few months now and we're entering the production phase. I just placed the last order for parts this morning, and if everything comes in as planned we will be shipping these starting in mid-January 2025.
The FL-105's roots are in the original Superfilter boxes Ron Wickersham made for our recording studio. He made one each of the FL-101, FL-102, and FL-103 models. He made 2 FL-104 Superfilters, and these were the ones we used the most in our recording studio, and also rented them to other bay area recording studios. They touched a LOT of music.
With the FL-105, it's in a convenient pedal. Decoratively we've drawn from the swirls on one of the Bob Thomas paintings in our showroom. If you're familiar with the SF-2, you already know how to use the FL-105, except there are 2 additional filter modes. The foot switch allows you to include or exclude the effect. 9V 500mA power supply (center terminal negative). Box is about 4.75" x 5.5"
The first production is in three stages. There's 3 test units getting built over the next 2-3 weeks (Thanksgiving and vacations are variables), and these will be available to test in our showroom and will be getting a few field trips to some trusted players. Then an initial run of 10 where we will iron out any kinks in the actual manufacturing process. We've been making electronics since 1969, so we aren't expecting many surprises there. Then the first run of fifty units for January shipping.
Retail price is set for $1199. Let me know if you want to come by to try the prototype FL-105, and drop me an email if you would like to arrange for a pre-order and reserve one for yourself.
