Stomp Under Foot Red Menace Vintage Mini

The Stomp Under Foot Red Menace Vintage Mini is a limited edition fuzz pedal that blends two circuits into one box: the Red Army Overdrive and a 1972 Triangle, the Triangle era of the Big Muff fuzz. Stomp Under Foot describes the result as "a powerful and versatile fuzz," with a gritty low end the maker says balances deep bass against articulate clarity, and an added mids control that lets you move your place in the mix from a classic scooped fuzz tone to something mid-forward¹. It is a smaller format take on the Red Menace, handmade in the USA¹.

What it does to your sound

The idea behind the Red Menace is a hybrid: the Red Army Overdrive circuit and a 1972 Triangle fuzz, built to sit somewhere between the two. Stomp Under Foot says the gritty low end "strikes the perfect balance between deep bass and articulate clarity," with sweet, singing sustain, and that the mids control is the addition that sets the pedal apart, letting you fine tune your presence in the mix from scooped to mid-forward¹.

The full size Red Menace has been reviewed by Premier Guitar, whose reviewer described the pedal as well rounded: "the additional midrange edge and Fuzz Face/Triangle Muff-style rasp was plainly, and delightfully, audible," with little sacrifice in low end muscle². On that pedal's control set, the reviewer noted "There's a knob for Volume, one for Tone, and another for Sustain, which is essentially the fuzz control"². The Vintage Mini carries the same dual circuit design into a smaller custom 4"x5" enclosure and adds the mids control¹.

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Power and practical notes

The Vintage Mini runs on a 9V battery or a 2.1mm 9V adapter only¹. True bypass switching keeps it out of the chain when off¹.

Where it sits in the lineup

Stomp Under Foot calls the Red Menace "one of the first modified pedals in the Stomp Under Foot lineup," a pedal that captures the best qualities of both of its parent circuits¹. The builder's range covers a wide set of Big Muff era and related fuzzes, including the Red Army Vintage Mini, one of the Red Menace's two parent circuits in its own mini enclosure, along with pedals like the Green Russian, Ram's Head and '72 Tri Muff v6 Fuzz. If you want the Red Menace concept but with more room on the board for a lower price, the full size version is the alternative; if you want the same blend in the smallest enclosure the builder offers, the Vintage Mini is that version.

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