RCO Pedals SHU PXL (Pixel build on strip board) 2026 - Raw aluminum with blue knobs

This is a clone of the Shoe Pixel built on strip board using the verified layout from Dirtbox Layouts. Commonly used on bass, sounds great on guitar this gated fuzz can go as far as creating 8 bit synth like effects, but without the typical tracking issues other similar effects sometimes have.

Controls:

Volume: Sets the output level of the pedal

Input: Used to adjust the level of signals coming into the pedal and can also be used to “clean up” harsher attacks due to its built in mild low pass.

Pinch: The heart of the pedal’s sound. Turn the pinch knob up for more staccato and synth-like sounds. Turn it down for longer sustain and less synth-like fuzz sounds.

Low Pass: A simple tone control. Use it adjust how much treble is present in your output signal. This control will never cut your bass frequencies

Easy Mode/Hard Mode (Toggle Switch): Use this to select between two different Pixel circuit versions. Hard Mode is a bit tougher to master (and much louder) but greatly expands the number of sounds available in the pedal (it’s based on the very first Pixel). Play with the Pinch and Input Level knobs to get a number of new synth-like sounds (Pinch all the way left and Input almost all the way up is a personal favorite). Easy Mode is a bit more forgiving and has a softer sound that can be tuned into a more traditional fuzz sound at low Pinch and Input Level settings.