The Rainger FX Recycle Box is a limited-run pedal that combines a distortion with a digital triple-tap delay, which Rainger FX calls a Triple-Tap Distortion-Delay. It was launched in August 2026, built from 80 upcycled pink Break Box enclosures, and priced at $239 in the USA as of August 20261.
What it is and where it came from
Rainger FX built the Recycle Box from upcycled pink Break Box enclosures, adapting them into a new pedal. Only 80 of these have been made, which the company calls super limited when divided across select retailers and the mailing list1. Guitar Pedal X describes the result as very much a sibling and successor to the Break Box, and feels the Recycle Box is more immediate than the Break Box, and more addictive1.
The pedal pairs a distortion voicing with a Triple-Tap delay, and Rainger FX says the two pair so well together1. The company describes the distortion as having lots of low-end, good amounts of mids that are not scooped, and some searing highs, running from a light crunch to a high-intensity heavy distortion2. Guitar Pedal X's reviewer found it sounds at its most open and searing with the Volume maxed and the Tone and Gain at 3 o'clock, calling it "a genuine joy of a pedal to deploy"1.
What changes is the effect paired with that distortion. The Break Box paired it with a chorus and a guitar-triggerable vinyl record scratch sound1; the Recycle Box replaces both with a Triple-Tap delay. That delay started off somewhat similar to the Echo-X, Rainger FX's digital delay pedal, but David Rainger fine-tuned it and engineered the Triple-Tap delay intervals1.
The delay and the Igor pad
The delay is digital. Guitar Pedal X's reviewer found it has "a very digital signature to it - but there are some cool quirks in its output profile"1.
Two things about it are fixed rather than adjustable:
- The Mix or Level of the delay is fixed, like the Triple-Tap intervals themselves1
- What you do control is the feedback and the delay time1
The Igor pad, the pressure-sensitive pad Rainger FX uses across its pedals, gives momentary control over the delay. A push-button switch on top of the pedal sets two modes of operation1:
- Delay Default Off: the Igor pad momentarily engages the delay, for stabs
- Delay Default On: the Igor pad momentarily cuts the delay, for stutters1
How it compares to the Break Box
Beyond the effect swap, the two pedals are close relations. The Break Box enclosure has mostly just been vinyl-stickered for the Recycle Box, the knobs are the same as before, and the one visible change is a silver footswitch in place of the black one1.
"I feel this Recycle Box is more immediate than the Break Box, and more addictive!"
On the distortion side, the reviewer found it sounds at its most open and searing with the Volume maxed and the Tone and Gain at 3 o'clock, calling it "a genuine joy of a pedal to deploy"1.
Only 80 of these pedals were made, which Guitar Pedal X notes is super limited once divided across select retailers and the mailing list. If you are looking for one, that run size is worth knowing before you start1.
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Questions
How many Rainger FX Recycle Box pedals were made?
Only 80 units were made. Guitar Pedal X notes that the run is super limited once divided across select retailers and the Rainger FX mailing list, since each pedal uses one of 80 upcycled pink Break Box enclosures.
What is the difference between the Recycle Box and the Break Box?
The Recycle Box is a sibling and successor to the Break Box. It keeps the same El Distorto-based distortion core with the Freakenbender tone-stack, but replaces the Break Box's chorus and vinyl record scratch effects with a digital Triple-Tap delay. The enclosure is the same pink Break Box shell, vinyl-stickered, with a silver footswitch instead of black.
What does the Igor pad do on the Recycle Box?
The Igor pad momentarily engages or cuts the delay. A push-button on top of the pedal sets whether the delay defaults to off or on: with Delay Default Off, the pad gives momentary delay stabs; with Delay Default On, the pad gives momentary stutters by cutting the delay.
Is the delay on the Rainger FX Recycle Box analog or digital?
It is a digital delay. Guitar Pedal X's reviewer describes it as having a very digital signature, with some cool quirks in its output profile.
Can the delay mix on the Recycle Box be adjusted?
No. The Mix or Level of the delay is fixed, like the Triple-Tap intervals themselves. You do have control over the feedback and the delay time.
Who designed the Rainger FX Recycle Box?
David Rainger of Rainger FX designed it. When 80 pink Break Box enclosures became available, he decided to adapt those enclosures and the core circuit into the Recycle Box.
Sources (2)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-08-06
- Break Box, Rainger FX
