Summer School Electronics and Supercool Pedals release Smoking In The Boys Room dual pedal

January 9, 2026 · 2 sources

Summer School Electronics and Supercool Pedals collaborated on the Smoking In The Boys Room, a dual distortion and chorus pedal, Guitar Pedal X reported on January 9, 2026. The blog described it as one of the pre-Christmas releases that arrived while its writer was on holiday¹.

The pedal pairs a distortion section built by Summer School with an analog chorus section built by Supercool, in what Guitar Pedal X called a reasonably compact enclosure¹. Summer School handled the DS-1 distortion take and Supercool handled the chorus¹. Pedal of the Day described the distortion as DS-1-inspired, with a "classic buzzsaw edge and a modernized mid-range snarl," and the chorus as a Small Clone-style analog circuit². It said each effect can run independently or together, with an external toggle switch setting the order².

Pedal of the Day also listed true mechanical bypass on both circuits and 9-volt operation with a standard DC input². It said the pedal is hand-built by Summer School Electronics in Syracuse, NY, and Supercool Pedals in Peterborough, ON².

Batch 2 preorders were listed at $280 through the Summer School Electronics webstore¹. Guitar Pedal X also noted availability through select international dealers, including FX Pedal Planet in the UK¹.

Guitar Pedal X framed the pedal around the DS-1 and chorus pairing associated with Kurt Cobain, writing that it "really excels at delivering those Nirvana tones"¹. The same writer said he already owns a number of Cobain-associated pedals in original and modified editions and was unsure whether this one was for him¹. Pedal of the Day called it "a tasty collaboration" and said the tribute to Nirvana is unmistakable².