Store closed until mid-May

The Bolt & Forge store will not be taking orders again until mid-May to catch up with existing orders. Thanks for your patience!

Handmade to order in USA’s Pacific Northwest

Germanium overdrive

Optical compressor

Harmonic sustainer

Germanium sustainer

  • "These pedals are the highest quality and design of any pedal that I have ever had come thru my studio-shop / just so cool and perfect in every way!"

    @bluetweed, from The Gear Page

  • "Everything about these pedals screams thoughtful design and professionalism. The classy form factor reminds me of builders like Spaceman and Chase Bliss, where the unboxing itself feels like an event."

    @Narwhal0514, from The Gear Page

  • "Very impressed with the quality of sound, the appearance and overall feel of these pedals."

    @jddub440, from The Gear Page

Design and construction

Audio-grade components

The signal path in all Bolt & Forge devices is exclusively populated with audio-grade components for true sound and low noise. This includes metal-film resistors, film capacitors and studio-grade semiconductors manufactured specifically for small-signal audio.

Solid dielectric capacitors

Electrolytic capacitors are liquid filled and can degrade or leak over time. This is why tube amps regularly require “cap jobs” to replace them. All capacitors in Bolt & Forge devices use a solid dialectic, meaning they last indefinitely because there is no liquid to ever dry out or leak.

Mechanical relay bypass

The mechanical relay used in Bolt & Forge pedals is rated for a minimum of 2 million cycles. The foot switch is made for industrial machinery and rated for a minimum 1 million cycles. Additionally, a memory function is built in to the bypass system so when powered off, Bolt & Forge pedals remember what state they’re in and return to that state when powered back up.

Hand wired

The jacks and foot switch are mounted directly to the enclosure and hand wired to the circuit board. These areas are subject to mechanical force, and mounting them securely to the metal enclosure rather than the circuit board removes any possibility those forces can have an impact on the solder joints.

Low noise

Whether you’re on stage or in the studio, noise is always at least a nuisance, if not a showstopper.

All Bolt & Forge devices are designed for minimum noise at the circuit level and the component level.

In addition, a choke-based noise filter is built in to the power input of every pedal.