The crew at Spaceman Effects, home of the Rumblefuzz and Mercury III Boost, have a new fuzz in the works – the Spacerocket. The Spacerocket is a discrete silicon transistor fuzz that will be limited to 70 units. The stomp has a simple layout with two knob controls – Fuzz and Level. On top sits a reverse-engraved, hand painted vinyl faceplate with backlit indicator. Instrument attack is reflected by an indicator located in the rocket’s thrust. There are two editions available, blue powdercoat and unfinished silver. Blue is limited to 20 pieces with blue indicator. Silver has a white indicator and is limited to 50 pieces. The pedal is up for pre-order at Spaceman’s website now. It will ship mid-August.

Spaceman Effects has a new boost pedal hitting the market – the Mercury III: Germanium Harmonic Boost. The clean boost function alone can drive a tube amp from a light breakup to thick distortion. The Mercury III also generates tube-like, even-order harmonics, which can then be mixed in with your original instrument signal. Set the Harmonic setting at minimum and you’ll have a clean boost. Turned to max, your tone is now twice as rich in harmonic content, according to the builder. The tone control provides six tone selections – interactive with the Boost and Harmonic controls – and making the Mercury III a full boost, treble boost, bass boost and mid boost in one pedal.

Portland, Oregon pedal start-up Spaceman Effects is now shipping its initial offering – the Rumblefuzz stomp. The outfit calls the Rumblefuzz the ‘warmest, fattest, bassiest fuzz on the planet.’ The three knob controls allow the user to dial in a wide range from light vintage grain to earth-shaking sonic mayhem. The toggle switch adds in a NOS germanium diode, for a slightly more vintage tone. The pedal works great with guitars, basses and synths. Spaceman says it will put out as much low-end as your amp and speakers can handle! The stomp – limited to 50 – runs $199. An even more limited, higher-gain version – limited to just the first five – is available for $219.