The World's Smallest Fuzz Pedal

US Olinthus Earwig: action man sized FX      03/10/25

We're huge fans of Volcas, Pocket Operators, and all those portable units, but the Earwig from Olinthus is an order of magnitude smaller - seemingly fit for an action man, dolls house, or barbie (given the colour). Priced at $99 this has to be one of the smallest fuzz pedals of all time, with a pretty decent sound given the demos on show here. It's 30mm by 45mm, with tiny konbs to make your adjustments and 3.5mm inputs and outputs (specs below). Here it is with a synth:

 

 

Earwig delivers a huge range of thunderously beautiful fuzz sounds, stuffed into the smallest effects pedal on the planet. This pedal may be tiny, but it has more than enough might to invade your ears with ferocious distortion and sustain. No matter how little space you have, there's always room for the colossal fuzz sounds of Earwig. Its small size allows it to be placed where no pedal has gone before. Running out of room on your pedalboard? No need to kick other pedals off your board--Earwig fits in the smallest open spaces in your rig.

 

Design:

  • Premium analog fuzz circuit design utilizing top-shelf components
  • Cascading four stage hard-clipping circuit, including two diode stages and interstage tone stack
  • Three sound sculpting controls for a wide variety of sonically complex fuzz and distortion tones
  • Absurdly small bubblegum-colored anodized aluminum chassis
  • High-quality true bypass switching


Ins / Outs:

  • One top mounted TRRS combination jack
  • Three connections available via included TRRS breakout cable:
  • 1/4" mono input
  • 1/4" mono output
  • 9V power input
  • Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 50mA of current (power supply not included)
  • Impedance:
  • Input: 50 k
  • Output: 25 k


Dimensions / Weight

  • Width: 30mm (1.2"), Length: 45mm (1.8"), Depth: 22mm (0.9")
  • Weight: 30g / 1.1oz
     



https://olinthus.com/product/earwig/

 

About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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