WHO IS THIS - EMPTY HEAD?

Hi! I am Nic and I build pedals as Empty Head Effects here in Mainz, Germany (49.9929 N, 8,2473 E). Originally from England, I am a husband, a father, a musician and a pedal building fanatic.

Empty Head Effects was founded in 2023 and builds handmade novel looking and unique sounding pedals inspired by images, concepts or stories. We aim to help musicians from bedroom noise artists through to touring professionals discover new sounds in interesting ways.

Like many big changes in recent years, Empty Head Effects was born out of the pandemic. In that time I studied circuits and fell in love with learning again. It’s been my passion to develop ideas and design pedals in an attempt to inspire exploration and ‘play’ with sounds and music ever since.

Behind each of the pedals is a story to discover - Falling Man falls from the sky, but where from and where to? The External / Internal struggles with their own persona and what they present vs. what they experience on the inside. The concepts are borne from an emotion, a filmic idea, an image, a production technique in a 90’s dance track…

Each model has it’s own unique colour and knob design - these are conceptualised and 3D printed in house. The pedals are all designed, built, drilled, powder coated, laser engraved, hand wired, 3D printed and finished by hand myself ready to be explored and discovered by you.

If you ever have any questions about my pedals or building your own - drop me a message via the contact page or on Insta. The pedal community has been incredibly kind to me and I love giving back to it.

Thanks for taking the time to learn about my pedals. Thanks too to everyone that shares, sends good vibes, and in any way vocally or financially supports this ship. Without you, none of this is possible. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for choosing a small business owner to whom it means so much.

Big.big.love

Nic

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