Wren and Cuff announces mini XTS Fade Font '94 fuzz

October 1, 2026 · 1 sources

The Wren and Cuff XTS Fade Font '94 is a mini-sized version of the company's FADE FONT, a fuzz pedal developed from a 1994 Russian-made vintage muff in Wren and Cuff's possession¹. The announcement was reported on October 17, 2026¹.

According to the report, the 1994 unit uses 150K pots and component values that differ from many other versions, and its values were adjusted to account for aging, giving it a distinctive tone¹. The FADE FONT is described as louder and more aggressive than the Tall Font Russian, which is based on the same vintage Russian muff¹. The mini version is said to condense the FADE FONT's high gain and the grainy texture typical of the Sovtek era into a smaller enclosure¹.

The report states that the special parts used in the FADE FONT cannot physically be used in the mini version, but that custom tuning brought the tone and playability extremely close to the full-size pedal¹. It adds that the mini pedal keeps the quality and reliability of the company's other pedals and is suitable for touring use¹.

The pedal runs on a standard 9V DC center-negative adapter and draws 8mA; battery operation is not possible¹. Controls are listed as follows¹:

The name shared by the XTS Fade Font '94 and the FADE FONT comes from a quirk of the original 1994 unit: the low-quality powder coat and ink-printed graphics of the period often faded over time, a characteristic of Soviet-made pedals of the era¹. No US price or release date is given in the report¹.