Warm Audio and Dirty Boy launch Junior Series pedals

July 21, 2026 · 2 sources

Warm Audio and Dirty Boy released the Junior Series on July 21, 2026, a compact line of three pedals based on Dirty Boy designs¹. The series covers a booster, an overdrive and a fuzz². Dirty Boy will continue making its hand-built pedals alongside the new line¹.

The three pedals and their controls, as listed by Guitar Pedal X²:

MusicRadar describes the Booster as offering 10dB of analog boost with a three-way "H-M-L" Freq switch plus Bass and Treble controls, and the Fuzz as having Fuzz, Level and a 6-way Freq switch¹. It describes the Overdrive as housing the Preamp circuit with Tube Amp Emulation technology, usable as an overdrive, a preamp or a modeler with an emulated output for going direct to a mixer, interface or FRFR speaker¹.

The two outlets give different US prices. MusicRadar reports $169 for the Junior Series¹; Guitar Pedal X reports $170 each and states the 1590BB originals sell for $349 each². MusicRadar also puts the hand-built originals at $349¹. Both outlets report the pedals as available now²¹.

Danny Gomez, who now owns Dirty Boy, told MusicRadar the choice of partner mattered because of the circuits involved¹:

Guitar Pedal X questioned the value, writing that it could "get better quality independent boutique pedals for the same price or less" and that circuit and component details for the Junior Series were scant, including how the original Afro Fuzz's germanium transistors were recreated². MusicRadar reports that Neal Schon, Phil X, John Frusciante and Tom DeLonge have used Dirty Boy pedals¹.