Happy New Year, everybody!! Instead of starting 2026 of with a big bang, we’re gonna shrink it on down today, as we check out the Olinthus Pillbug, the World’s Smallest Compressor!! Just a little bigger than your favorite guitar pick, this black beauty follows in the footsteps of the Cicada Overdrive and Earwig Fuzz, the first two super-small pedals from Olinthus. They’ve got a good thing working, and this mini...
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Towards the end of last year, I was lucky enough to have the crew at Olinthus send over their flagship pedal, the Cicada Overdrive. Not only did it sound incredible, but it was far and away the smallest effects unit I had ever seen. Fast forward to today, and we’ve got their latest creation for you all to check out – help us welcome into the world Earwig – World’s Smallest Fuzz. The Earwig delivers a huge range...
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I love a good mini pedal, for sure, but the creation we’ve got for you today takes the concept of “tiny effects” to an entirely new level. Like something out of a late-80’s Rick Moranis movie, the Olinthus Cicada Overdrive is quite odd upon first sight, but it quickly grows on you, if for nothing else but hilarity at how small it is. However, once you plug it in, you come to find that this green beast is NOT...
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