Manufacturers

Guitar Pedals from Frantone

Welcome to your ultimate guide to Frantone's guitar pedals. This catalog serves as your starting point to explore and compare all pedals crafted by Frantone. Designed for easy navigation, we hope you can quickly find detailed information on each pedal, including specifications, user reviews, and demo videos. Whether you're searching for the latest releases, seeking to expand your pedal collection, or exploring options for a specific sound, hopefully Stompbx can assist you in finding exactly what you need.

Compression/Sustain

Sandwich

The Sandwich by Frantone is an optical compressor pedal featuring a 12:1 compression ratio. It is designed with a new optocoupler developed and manufactured by Frantone in the USA, which controls an active attenuator circuit for ultra-linear response and maximum sensitivity. The pedal offers a range of settings, from subtle limiting for a refreshing crisp tone to deep- fried five-alarm sustain. It features a Threshold control to adjust the audible floor, allowing for the elimination of background noise or the enhancement of nuanced playing. The Sandwich is suitable for both bass and guitar and is housed in a tough cast aluminum case with a lime green enamel finish. Other features include true bypass switching, green indicator LED, red performance LED, steel LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, red knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. The construction quality is described as very nice, and it runs on standard 9V DC power.

Distortion

The Peachfuzz

The Peachfuzz by Frantone is a 3-knob fuzztone pedal with a classic sound and 50% more gain than the original 2-knob model. It features super quiet circuitry and a rockin' tone control. The pedal is designed to provide a screaming cranked-to-ten amp-in-a-box, smooth singing fuzztone, and overdrive distortion all in one. The pedal is hand-made in the USA and features a tough cast aluminum case, peach baked enamel finish, true bypass switching, green indicator LED, metal LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, aviation grade Silver- Teflon wiring, cool blue retro knobs, hard-mounted PCB, and external power jack. Each Peachfuzz fuzztone is meticulously hand-assembled and individually tested for tonal quality. The pedal is known for its ruggedness, reliability, and performance.

The Sweet

The Sweet by Frantone is a Germanium Transistorized Fuzztone that is designed to deliver an extreme and unique fuzz tone. It is known for its long sustain and smooth sound, utilizing classic germanium transistors. The pedal features a tough cast aluminum case with a black enamel finish, true bypass switching, a green indicator LED, steel LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, custom white Bakelite knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. Each unit is hand-made in the USA by Frantone.

Peachfuzz

The Peachfuzz by Frantone is a 3-knob fuzztone pedal with classic sound and 50% more gain than the original 2-knob model. It features super quiet circuitry and a tone control. The pedal is designed for lead-guitar tone and offers a combination of a screaming cranked-to-ten amp-in-a-box, smooth singing fuzztone, and overdrive distortion all in one. The technical specifications and features include: \- Tough cast aluminum case \- Peach baked enamel finish \- True bypass switching \- Green indicator LED \- Metal LED bezel \- Switchcraft jacks \- Aviation grade Silver-Teflon wiring \- Cool Blue retro knobs \- Hard mounted PCB \- External power jack \- Clear feet The pedal is hand-made in the USA by Frantone and is known for ruggedness, reliability, and performance. Each unit is meticulously assembled and individually tested for tonal quality.

Fuzz

Cream Puff

The Cream Puff by Frantone is a high-gain fuzz pedal known for its drive and full-fat harmonics, providing a unique tone contour that results in a puffy, fluffy, broad, and thick sound. Each Cream Puff fuzztone is hand-made in the USA by Frantone and features a tough cast aluminum case with a pink baked enamel finish, true bypass switching, a pink indicator LED, metal LED bezel, aviation-grade silver-Teflon wiring, Switchcraft jacks, cool white retro knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. Additionally, the Cream Puff Plus model offers the option to combine the Cream Puff with another Frantone effect in a custom-made pedal with four-way true bypass switching and other customizable features.

The Peachfuzz

The Peachfuzz by Frantone is a 3-knob fuzztone pedal with a classic sound and 50% more gain than the original 2-knob model. It features super quiet circuitry and a rockin' tone control. The pedal is designed to provide a screaming cranked-to-ten amp-in-a-box, smooth singing fuzztone, and overdrive distortion all in one. The pedal is hand-made in the USA and features a tough cast aluminum case, peach baked enamel finish, true bypass switching, green indicator LED, metal LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, aviation grade Silver- Teflon wiring, cool blue retro knobs, hard-mounted PCB, and external power jack. Each Peachfuzz fuzztone is meticulously hand-assembled and individually tested for tonal quality. The pedal is known for its ruggedness, reliability, and performance.

The Sweet

The Sweet by Frantone is a Germanium Transistorized Fuzztone that is designed to deliver an extreme and unique fuzz tone. It is known for its long sustain and smooth sound, utilizing classic germanium transistors. The pedal features a tough cast aluminum case with a black enamel finish, true bypass switching, a green indicator LED, steel LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, custom white Bakelite knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. Each unit is hand-made in the USA by Frantone.

Peachfuzz

The Peachfuzz by Frantone is a 3-knob fuzztone pedal with classic sound and 50% more gain than the original 2-knob model. It features super quiet circuitry and a tone control. The pedal is designed for lead-guitar tone and offers a combination of a screaming cranked-to-ten amp-in-a-box, smooth singing fuzztone, and overdrive distortion all in one. The technical specifications and features include: \- Tough cast aluminum case \- Peach baked enamel finish \- True bypass switching \- Green indicator LED \- Metal LED bezel \- Switchcraft jacks \- Aviation grade Silver-Teflon wiring \- Cool Blue retro knobs \- Hard mounted PCB \- External power jack \- Clear feet The pedal is hand-made in the USA by Frantone and is known for ruggedness, reliability, and performance. Each unit is meticulously assembled and individually tested for tonal quality.

Overdrive and Boost

The Hep Cat

The Hep Cat by Frantone is an overdrive pedal hand-made in the USA. It features a tough cast aluminum case with a baby blue enamel finish, true bypass switching, amber indicator LED, steel LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, white knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. The pedal is designed for a transparent tone and bright grind, making it suitable for single coil twang players.

Hep Cat

The Hep Cat by Frantone is an original overdrive pedal known for its transparent tone and bright grind. It features simple volume and gain controls, and is housed in a tough cast aluminum case with a baby blue enamel finish. The pedal also includes true bypass switching, an amber indicator LED, steel LED bezel, Switchcraft jacks, white knobs, hard-mounted PCB, external power jack, and clear feet. Each Hep Cat overdrive is hand-made in the USA by Frantone.

Tremolo

Vibutron

The Vibutron by Frantone is an original analog variable amplitude modulator designed with the single coil player in mind. It offers all the warm, soothing tone expected from a vintage amp tremolo, with the added versatility of three selectable waveforms. The Depth control allows users to dial in the desired effect, ranging from a slight hint of mellow sine wave smoothness to fully gated square wave effects. The wide Speed range makes it a powerful tool for serious musicians. Each Vibutron is hand-made in the USA and features a tough cast aluminum case, lemon-yellow baked enamel finish, true bypass switching, green indicator LED, metal LED bezel, aviation grade Silver-Teflon wiring, Switchcraft Jacks, cool retro green knobs, hard-mounted PCB, and external power jack.