Wampler releases Germanium Tumnus Mini overdrive pedal
December 1, 2023 · 2 sources
Wampler released the Germanium Tumnus Mini in December 2023, a limited edition of its Tumnus overdrive pedal in the smaller enclosure12. MusicRadar reported the news on 7 December 20232.
The original Tumnus uses silicon diodes, while the new limited edition uses the germanium kind that were reportedly used in the Klon, according to MusicRadar2. The report said there is a limited supply of them, hence the limited run2. The pedal has metal knobs2. Guitar Pedal X lists the Germanium Tumnus Mini at $1791.
MusicRadar reported that the first batch had already sold out at Andertons, which was taking preorders for the next, and that the pedal carried a higher price where it was then in stock at Thomann and Sweetwater2. In an Andertons video comparing the Germanium Tumnus with Klons and the gold Tumnus, Danish Pete said germanium "is always a warmer feeling," and Lee Anderton said "I think there is a bit more gain in the gold"2. MusicRadar reported that the Andertons duo concluded the Tumnus Germanium is the closer of the Wampler pedals to the real thing2.
"There's a limited supply of them – hence the limited run."
Guitar Pedal X, writing in September 2025, placed the Germanium Tumnus Mini in a four-pedal Tumnus family alongside the Tumnus Mini (October 2015), Tumnus Deluxe (November 2017) and Germanium Tumnus Deluxe (July 2024)1. The same article said the estate of CS Lewis asked Brian Wampler to stop using the Tumnus graphic as of July 2019, after which the pedals carried a clock-face style graphic, also used on the germanium variants1. Its author called the Germanium Tumnus Mini "pretty close" to the Decibelics Golden Horse among mini-format klones1.