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Spicy Pedals

The story

Messy, homemade,
fueled by music

Hello there! Spicy Pedals is a one-man act. All my pedals are designed, soldered and assembled at this tiny desk in the middle of our living room, somewhere in Dallas, Texas.

Rolf at his workbench with his arms crossed, in front of a wall of small parts drawers, four finished pedals beside a soldering iron

How it started

Everything started when my 20-year-old multi-effects processor broke, and nobody seemed to be able to fix it. I decided to do it myself and look for information online. One YouTube video led to another, and that one to another, and so on. A week later, I was building my first pedal (it was an overdrive, btw).

The only reason I started this business is to keep building pedals, which, in a sense, is a way to connect with music beyond what my hands can do (oh yeah, I play guitar — not a pro, just an enthusiast).

Why it matters

This isn’t just about the pedals. It’s about the joy of creating something that brings sound to life. Each Spicy Pedals creation is a little slice of that joy, and I hope it sparks something similar for you.

Every circuit is voiced by ear until it feels right under your fingers — not until it measures right on a scope. Selected components, hand-soldered one at a time, and backed by a 5-year warranty to the original owner.

So that’s the story — messy, homemade, and fueled by music. Welcome to Spicy Pedals!

– Rolf

Oh, btw, I have an imaginary band called S.A. de C.V.

From the bench

All pedals
La Ratita Black Label pedal: cream enclosure printed with a black rat illustration, three black knobs marked VOL, FILTER and DIST, two toggle switches marked CLIP and CAP with an LED between them, and a footswitch.
Only 3 left

La Ratita: Black Label

La Ratita: Hand-wired distortion pedal with tone-shaping switches for versatile grit to aggressive distortion.

$169View →
Modulatron Overloaded pedal: orange enclosure with six black knobs marked SPEED, DEPTH, BLEND, OVERLOAD, CURVE and SHARPNESS, a toggle switch marked SHAPE, a line drawing of a robot, and a blue and an amber LED flanking the footswitch.
Only 2 left

Modulatron Overloaded

Chorus-vibrato madness meets full-on drive. Modulatron Overloaded blends lush modulation with an independent overdrive circuit for tones that go from subtle shimmer to chaotic machine meltdown.

$259View →
Modulatron Analog Chorus Vibrato pedal: yellow enclosure with four black knobs marked SPEED, DEPTH, CURVE and BLEND, a toggle switch marked SHAPE, a black panel drawing of a robot holding a waveform screen over radiating lines, and two LEDs flanking the footswitch.
Only 3 left

Modulatron Analog Chorus Vibrato

From gentle chorus shimmer to woozy vibrato warble, the Modulatron is your all-in-one modulation machine. Four knobs, a shape switch, and dual LEDs let you fine-tune your tone from subtle to spacey.

$209View →
Jalapeño Screamer Rojo pedal: red enclosure with a black chilli illustration, three black knobs marked loud, ripe and rage, a red LED and a footswitch.
In stock

Jalapeño Screamer Rojo

A high-gain Screamer with red LED clipping for massive volume, sharp attack, and raw aggression. Jalapeño Screamer Rojo doesn’t just cut through the mix—it demolishes it. ?

$169View →