Supercool Pedals releases the SPRITZ! Saturator compressor and overdrive

May 1, 2026 · 4 sources

Supercool Pedals released the SPRITZ! Saturator, a compressor and overdrive pedal, with coverage appearing on May 1, 2026¹². The pedal is an evolution of the company's one-knob OTA Spritz! Compressor, expanding from mini to compact format with four controls and a switchable JFET tube emulator².

The compressor section is inspired by OTA-based circuits, the Ross Compressor and MXR Dyna Comp, and is described as clean and easy to dial in, with improved bass response¹³. A single JFET transistor forms the "tube simulation" circuit, which the maker says delivers grit from amp-like breakup to overdrive tones¹³. The circuit is enabled by a push button and adjusted with an illuminated dial control³.

Controls include CORE / COMP, Sustain, Volume, a green JFET TUBE EMULATOR on button, and a light-up mini master volume knob². The Sustain control adjusts the compression threshold and release simultaneously, according to Pedal of the Day¹. The pedal has true bypass switching and runs on a standard 9V center-negative supply, and is designed and assembled in Canada³.

The SPRITZ! Saturator is priced at $179²³. Premier Guitar reports it is available with worldwide shipping through the Supercool Pedals website and at select independent retailers³. Premier Guitar's announcement also states that "The Cutback is the 12th installment in the Supercool Pedals lineup"³; the same sentence gives the $179 price, while the rest of that announcement concerns the SPRITZ! Saturator.

In a separate review, Premier Guitar said it liked the pedal on guitar and "loved it on bass," and that the tube simulation produces "a lovely growl at many settings"⁴. The review also said the pedal "could use a bit more output power" and that the small tube-simulation knob is tricky to manipulate given its location and size⁴. Premier Guitar dates the original Spritz compressor to 2022 and describes it as a simple 2-knob pedal⁴; Guitar Pedal X describes that earlier pedal as a one-knob OTA design².