TINY BUT MIGHTY.Pillbug delivers pure analog vintage-style compression, from gentle squeeze to soaring sustain-all packed into the smallest compressor pedal ever built. This pedal may be absurdly tiny, but it packs more than enough might to tailor your dynamics for any style or setup.Classic Compression and Sustain, Just Way Smaller.Inspired by two iconic compressor pedals-the 1974 Ross Compressor and the 1981 Boss CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer, Pillbug skillfully shapes your front-end tone with warm, smooth, and musical compression that thickens clean tones, adds depth to leads, and keeps chords articulate. This signature circuit delivers a wide range of dynamics control-everything from subtle squash to towering sustain. All stuffed into a comically small footprint.Shape Your Dynamics With This One Simple Trick.Pillbug utilizes a classic OTA (Operational Transconductance Amplifier) compressor circuit, delivering the hallmark pedal compression sounds widely heard in the late '70s and early '80s. Silky, organic compression, and a soft midrange warmth provide a natural feel that enhances clean tones and fattens leads, without losing your instruments personality. It's like magic, but it's actually science.Ridiculous Is Kind of Our Thing.Pillbug gives you versatile, classic compression in a package that's nearly as small as a 9-volt battery. Yes, we're aware that a compressor pedal this tiny is a bit ridiculous. But by challenging our notions of what an effects pedal is supposed to be, a new world of possibilities opened up that we never expected. Turns out, making it small also makes it pretty awesome.
