SuperCool Pedals SuperCool Spritz! Saturator

The SuperCool Spritz! Saturator is a compressor pedal with a drive circuit bolted on. Where the original Spritz! Compressor from SuperCool Pedals was a one-knob OTA compressor, the Saturator keeps that compression lineage and adds a switchable JFET tube emulator, turning it into what Guitar Pedal X describes as "an amp-like overdrive and saturator for stacking or stand-alone duties"¹. Premier Guitar's announcement calls it "a wonderfully clean and easy-to-dial-in compressor that delivers crisp and juicy saturation with improved bass response"².

Builder Jamie Muir overhauled the earlier design and released the Spritz! Saturator on May 1, 2026³. It is the third SuperCool pedal with artwork inspired by an Italian beverage, following the Caffeine Boost and the original Spritz³.

Compression and saturation in one pedal

The core idea is a classic OTA compression circuit with a second, optional stage after it. The compression side is inspired by the Ross Compressor and the MXR Dyna Comp, two cult-classic OTA-based designs². The Ross is closely related to the Dyna Comp: as Aion FX puts it, "It has better power supply filtering and thus lower noise, but is otherwise very similar to the Dyna Comp"⁴.

On top of that sits the tube simulation: a simple JFET circuit, activated by a small button on top of the pedal face and adjusted with a mini knob³. Pedal of the Day describes what it adds: "The 'Tube' button adds a JFET boost circuit (chosen for its tubelike breakup) post-compression, allowing you to achieve" a wide range of grit, from lightly tamed sizzle to fully overdriven tube amp tones⁵. With the button off, the pedal works as a straightforward compressor; with it on, it leans into overdrive and saturation territory.

Premier Guitar's reviewer found the combination broadly useful, writing that "Supercool's updated Spritz! is an instantly useful piece of kit for any rig or instrument," covering a broad range of compression applications and competitive overall³.

The controls

The Saturator moves from the original's single knob to four controls plus a switch¹:

The Sustain control is the one to understand first. Because it adjusts threshold and release together, a single turn takes you from light saturation at one end to heavily squeezed dynamics with sharp attack and longer sustain at the other⁵. The tube simulation circuit is enabled via the push button and then dialed in with the illuminated mini knob².

From Spritz! Compressor to Spritz! Saturator

SuperCool Pedals built the original Spritz! Compressor as a one-knob OTA compressor pedal³. Guitar Pedal X later noted the scale of the change: "So one control becomes 4, as the Spritz! pedal expands from Mini to Compact Format"¹.

The practical difference for a player is range. The original did one thing, OTA compression, with minimal adjustment. The Saturator keeps that compression character but adds the JFET stage and the extra controls, so it can serve as a compressor, a light saturation source, or a drive pedal. Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson called it "both handsome and really potent - with still a very simple control topology. A fantastic stacking option" and great for stand-alone duties¹.

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