The IdiotBox No Moon is a distortion pedal from IdiotBox Effects that puts three classic drive circuits in one very large enclosure: a Big Muff style fuzz, a Tube Screamer style overdrive and a RAT style distortion, all running in parallel. The maker describes it as "a Big Muff, Tube Screamer and RAT all in one giant enclosure running parallel, ready to destroy." It lists at $199.00 USD as of the maker's product page, dated 26 October 2026.1
Power and connections
The No Moon runs on the common 9V DC center negative standard and uses a 2.1mm BOSS style power input only. Current draw is 17mA, which is light enough for almost any pedalboard supply. IdiotBox Effects states that a power supply is not included, and the page describes a power input only with no battery option mentioned.1
The No Moon's power input is described as 2.1mm BOSS style only, with no battery mentioned on the maker's page. A 9V DC center negative supply is required and is not included in the box.1
The three circuits
The pedal's premise is simple: instead of choosing between a fuzz, an overdrive and a distortion, the No Moon houses all three at once, running in parallel rather than in series. That means the Big Muff, Tube Screamer and RAT style circuits sit side by side rather than feeding one another, so each keeps its own character. Players comparing this kind of multi-circuit drive with single-purpose pedals will find related reading on fuzz and overdrive pages.1
No Moon 2
IdiotBox Effects also lists a No Moon 2, marked "Coming soon" on the maker's product page as of 26 October 2026. It is a variant of the original No Moon, keeping "all of the basic functions of the original No Moon (separate Muff/Screamer/Rat) style circuits."2
The two versions differ in a few ways worth knowing:
| No Moon | No Moon 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Listed | Coming soon2 |
| Bypass | Buffered bypass1 | True bypass2 |
| Power | 9V DC center negative, 2.1mm BOSS style input only1 | 9V DC center negative, 2.1mm BOSS style input only1 |
| Power supply included | No1 | No2 |
One practical feature of the No Moon 2 concerns how the three circuits receive signal: "If no cable is inserted into the Input jack then the main input signal will feed into that circuit." That allows a player to re-patch the order of the circuits with short patch cables, or leave them on the default parallel feed.2
Related pedals
IdiotBox Effects builds several other drive pedals, including the IdiotBox Heavy Weapon, a dual distortion combining the Blower Box and Dungeon Master circuits, and the Idiotbox Redrum V2. Elsewhere, Dr. No Effects offers the Moon Canyon "Blood Moon" edition, which the maker specifies runs at 9V only.3
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Questions
Does the IdiotBox No Moon come with a power supply?
No. IdiotBox Effects states on the product page that a power supply is not included with the No Moon, so you will need to provide your own 9V DC center negative supply with a 2.1mm BOSS style plug.
Is the No Moon true bypass?
The original No Moon uses buffered bypass switching, according to IdiotBox Effects. The No Moon 2, the updated version, switches to true bypass switching, so the two versions differ on this point.
Can the IdiotBox No Moon run on a battery?
The maker's page for the No Moon describes a 2.1mm BOSS style power input only, with no battery option mentioned, and no power supply included. Plan to run it from a 9V DC center negative supply.
What circuits are inside the IdiotBox No Moon?
The No Moon combines three separate circuits in one enclosure: a Big Muff style fuzz, a Tube Screamer style overdrive and a RAT style distortion, running in parallel. The No Moon 2 keeps those same three Muff/Screamer/Rat style circuits.
Sources (3)
- No Moon | IdiotBox Effects, IdiotBox Effects
- No Moon 2, IdiotBox Effects
- MOON CANYON "BLOOD MOON" EDITION -, Dr. No Effects (drno-effects.com), 2026-07-30
