The Ironic Perforator

Warm at One End, Feral at the Other

Creamy overdrive at one end, gnarly asymmetric fuzz at the other, and everything worth having in between. Roll the Harmonics knob back for edge-of-breakup drive that follows your pick attack. Push it forward and the pedal starts making decisions.

It stays touch-sensitive the whole way. Dig in and it bites. Back off your guitar volume and it cleans up like nothing happened.

Correct, and Then Some

The circuit is a faithful recreation of a cult classic, built with the same exact parts, sourced from reputable manufacturers, measured, matched, and fussed over well past the point of reason, with an improved power section for good measure.

Sourcing took months. Several people used the word "excessive." We used the word "correct."

Two Flavors of Trouble

Classic mode is the vintage-correct sound: warm, wooly, slightly feral. The sound that started the cult.

Modern mode sharpens its teeth: more bite, more cut, built for mixes where three other people also have opinions. Flip the toggle. Nobody can stop you. Legally, nobody has tried.

Nothing You Don't Need

Harmonics sets the drive, from light growl to full saturation. Volume decides how much of it leaves the box. That's the whole interface. No menus, no apps, no firmware updates at 2am.

True bypass, so when it's off, it's actually off. The circuit is only in charge when you say so.

Overbuilt, On Purpose

We built this the way you build something for yourself, because originally we did. German-made jacks. Film capacitors chosen for linearity and the life expectancy of a tortoise. Pots that will outlast several of your bands. Every unit is hand-soldered in Seattle.

Hear It Yourself

The demos live on the channel, in high-resolution video and audio, because a fuzz pedal deserves better than a phone mic in a garage.

Watch on YouTube

The Receipts

For those of you who read datasheets for fun, here are the receipts: