Dr. No Effects announces KUKULCAN fuzz/boost in development
August 10, 2025 · 1 sources
Dr. No Effects said on August 10, 2025 that the KUKULCAN, a fuzz and boost pedal, is in development. The maker described it as "one of Dr. No's newest creations in the works"1.
The design comes from an earlier fuzz/boost with three gain stages that the maker said "felt excessive in a single circuit." The stages are now separate circuits, each with its own volume gain potentiometer, which the maker says allows "a vast range of tonal possibilities"1. The maker describes the gain potential as "immense, far beyond the usual limits, think 30 instead of 10"1.
Each gain stage uses a custom transistor the maker calls a "Skullsistor," spelled "Skullsitor" in one place on the page. The maker says the KUKULCAN is equipped with three of them, "Custom made and exclusively for the KUKULCAN"1. The maker also says the transistors are used "in an unconventional way"1.
"The Prototype of KUKULCAN is on a world tour, where I asked some of my best musician friends and honest critics to test it thoroughly to provide me with Feedback to fine tune the KUKULCAN before the fisrt serie is going to be made."
The page shows the prototype at Rancho de la Luna Studio in Joshua Tree, California, and with Nico Morcillo, identified as a "Sound and Tone Wizard"1. In feedback quoted by the maker, Morcillo called each stage "really colorful and dynamic" and said the pedal "is an amp ! ( 3 amps actually )"1. He also said, "It's definitely radical and badass. It's not for everyone …"1.
The maker gave no price, release date or production specifications. The first production run had not been made when the page was published1.
Sources (1)
- Dr. No Effects is working on KUKULCAN! - Dr. No effects webshop, drno-effects.com