The Way Huge Smalls Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz is a compact version of the Swollen Pickle fuzz, built by Way Huge under parent company Jim Dunlop. Way Huge describes it as a pedal that "concentrates all the potent flavors of its predecessors into a super pedalboard-friendly housing with a simpler interface so that you can plug in and serve up savory saturation in no time at all"1. Guitar World, covering its introduction at NAMM 2020, called it a miniature, pedalboard-friendly repackaging of the famous Way Huge sound, ideal for players conserving pedalboard space2.
The Swollen Pickle in the Smalls enclosure
The Swollen Pickle has gone through several versions, and the Smalls edition condenses the earlier designs into a smaller housing with a simpler front panel3. Where the Swollen Pickle Smalls MKIII and other variants sit in the lineup, Delicious Audio notes that the MKIII generation "replaces the Scoop and Crunch miniknobs with toggle switches"4, which is the arrangement this pedal carries: three knobs on the face and two small toggles for the deeper settings.
Other Swollen Pickle family members include the Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz MkIIS, the Russian-Pickle variants, and the limited 30th Anniversary edition released in January 2026. Way Huge also builds related fuzzes such as the Doom Hammer, the Stone Burner and the Havalina Germanium Fuzz.
Controls
The three knobs shape the fuzz tone, and Guitar World's Amit Sharma described them as controls "for Loudness, Sustain and Filter to sculpt the right shade of fuzz," with the added switches for Scoop and Crunch2.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Loudness | Sets output level1 |
| Sustain | Sets fuzz intensity1 |
| Filter | Shapes the fuzz tone, part of seasoning your sound to taste3 |
| Scoop switch | Shapes the midrange character, one of the two toggles2 |
| Crunch switch | Toggles compression intensity1 |
Way Huge's own advice for the three main knobs is simple: "Use the Loudness, Sustain, and Filter controls to season your sound to taste"3.
The Scoop and Crunch switches are what set this version apart from the original three-knob Swollen Pickle. They give access to the deeper settings without internal trims, and flipping both switches down returns the pedal to that classic three-knob setup3.
Power and specifications
The pedal can be powered by a 9-volt battery or a Dunlop ECB003 9-volt adapter, and the manual also lists Dunlop's DC Brick, Iso-Brick and Mini Iso-Brick power supplies as options31. The power input is a 5.5mm x 2.1mm jack with the positive voltage on the outer sleeve, and using an external power supply disconnects the battery1. With a current draw of 3 mA1, the pedal sits lightly on any power supply output.
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Questions
What power supply does the Smalls Swollen Pickle use?
The pedal runs on a 9-volt battery or a 9-volt adapter such as the Dunlop ECB003, and it also works with Dunlop's DC Brick, Iso-Brick and Mini Iso-Brick power supplies. The power input is a 5.5mm x 2.1mm jack with the positive voltage on the outer sleeve. Plugging in an external supply disconnects the battery.
How do I get the classic three-knob Swollen Pickle setting?
Flip both the Scoop and Crunch switches down. Way Huge says that position delivers the classic three-knob Swollen Pickle setup, leaving you with just the Loudness, Sustain and Filter knobs to shape the fuzz, as on the original version of the pedal.
What does the Crunch switch do?
According to the Way Huge manual, the Crunch switch toggles compression intensity. Together with the Scoop switch, it replaces the internal-style trim controls of earlier Swollen Pickle versions with external toggles, so you can change the character of the fuzz without opening the pedal.
How much current does the Smalls Swollen Pickle draw?
The manual lists a current draw of 3 mA, which is low enough that almost any pedalboard power supply output can run it comfortably.
Is the Smalls Swollen Pickle true bypass?
The manual specifies True Hardwire bypass, so the pedal takes itself out of the signal path when switched off.
Sources (4)
- WM41.pdf, Jim Dunlop (jimdunlop.com), 2020
- NAMM 2020: Jim Dunlop announces 4 new pedals, including the Green Day Dookie Drive V3, Guitar World, 2020-01-17
- WAY HUGE® SMALLS™ SWOLLEN PICKLE® FUZZ, Dunlop (jimdunlop.com)
- Way Huge Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz MK II, Delicious Audio, 2017-05-11
