MRB Pedals Mini Sucio

The Mini Sucio is a compact overdrive pedal from MRB Pedals, a small green box built to add boost and crunch to a guitar signal without taking up much room on a pedalboard. Writing at Pedal of the Day in November 2014, reviewer Mike B called it "a smooth-sounding, small but powerful overdrive pedal, perfect for musicians who need an extra bit of boost and crunch" in their overall sound¹.

What it does

Like most overdrives, the Mini Sucio sits between the guitar and the amp and pushes the signal harder. MRB's reviewer put it in player's terms: "it gives a great punch to your guitar's signal, and will drive your amp to right where you need it"¹. That places it in the same family of pedals players reach for to push a tube amp into breakup, or to add a second, dirtier layer on top of a clean sound, as covered in the Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer comparison.

The controls are the standard three for a drive pedal:

"Volume, Gain and Tone are the controls, which are pretty standard for any drive pedal," Mike B wrote, adding that "MRB has crammed a lot of options into this little green box"¹.

Size and layout

The pedal's main selling point is its footprint. The enclosure measures 4" x 2.25" x 1.5", and the reviewer highlighted "it's ultra-small, pedalboard-space-saving design" as a key feature¹. The Bypass footswitch sits near the bottom of the pedal rather than the center, which the review notes is for easy access when the board is crowded¹.

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