#sperrin

Sperrin - Fuzz Box

"... was made by David Sperrin, in Southport, in the North of England. The model was advertised in the music press various times during 1966. What little is known about this obscure fuzz box comes from press cuttings, and from the testimony of Simon Sperrin (David’s son). ... The Sperrin Fuzz Boxes were assembled by David Sperrin at the family home on Matlock Road, in conjunction David’s wife, Beryl, who posted the fuzz boxes to their customers. A description in the press of the model reveals it to have been a foot-operated pedal, with two basic control knobs with which to adjust the sound. No examples of the Sperrin Fuzz Box are known yet to have actually survived."

Short SA.4 Sperrin. British 1950’s jet bomber design of the early 1950s first flew in 1951. a fall-back option in case more advanced jet designs V bombers were delayed, not put into production because these swept-wing designs (such as the Vickers Valiant) were by then available.