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The Smunch

Colour your sound, not your soul.

This isn't a hair-melter. The Smunch is a subtle creature — natural, gritty, and deeply responsive. It breathes with your playing, digging in as you attack and stepping back when you ease off. Think natural tube amp overdrive: crunchy where it counts, warm everywhere else. Two controls. That's all you need.

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Handbuilt to order · UK made · Free UK shipping

What it does

Less is more

The Smunch strips overdrive back to what matters — feel and response. Two controls means nothing gets in the way of the music. Set it and forget it, or chase it all night. Either way, it belongs there.

Two controls — Level & Smunch. Nothing more, nothing less. No menu diving, no second-guessing.
Touch-sensitive and dynamic. Digs in as you attack, backs off when you ease up. Responds to how you play.
Lo-fi warmth without the mud. Subtle colour, not a sonic sledgehammer. Works with any amp, any guitar.
Handwired in the UK with careful component selection and exacting attention to detail.
True bypass switching. Zero footprint on your signal when it's off.
Standard 9V centre-negative power. Works with any pedalboard supply.

Specifications

Circuit type [e.g. JFET overdrive / germanium clipping / etc.] Controls Level, Smunch Switching True bypass (3PDT) Power 9V DC, centre-negative, 2.1mm Current draw [mA] Input impedance [kΩ] Output impedance [kΩ] Enclosure [Size / material / finish] Dimensions [W × H × D mm] Weight [g] Made in Congleton, UK

⚠ Spec values above are placeholders — Jim to fill in circuit type, impedances, dimensions, and current draw.

The story

⚠ Story section placeholder — Jim to supply: the design intent behind the Smunch, what problem it was built to solve, any interesting circuit decisions or component choices, and what makes it sound the way it does.

Two or three paragraphs in the same voice as the rest of the site ("Source Serif 4, italic, warm and direct") would work perfectly here.

Sound demos

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⚠ Audio demo placeholder — Clean guitar into Smunch, various Smunch settings. Jim to supply audio clips or links (SoundCloud / YouTube / direct audio file).

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⚠ Audio demo placeholder — Smunch into a clean amp vs dirty amp example.

Built to order.

Each Smunch is handwired to order. Get in touch and we'll sort out the details — typically a short lead time.

Order yours — £120

Free UK shipping · Built in Congleton · Handwired