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What NOKILL is
NOKILL Pedal Co is an independent, one-person boutique guitar pedal company in Portland, Oregon, founded and hand-run by Alex Brown. Every pedal is hand-soldered, hand-wired, individually tested, and finished with original dog-inspired artwork. A portion of every sale is donated to animal rescue. The motto: DOGS > HUMANS.
NOKILL builds fuzz, distortion, overdrive, delay, and synth/noise effects, plus the open-platform W.O.O.F. digital pedal, merch, and surprise Mystery Boxes. Proceeds support animal rescue organizations, primarily One Tail At A Time WTX (OTAT WTX), a no-kill rescue in West Texas. Some pedals donate 100% of profits. Nothing is mass-produced. The primary place to buy is nokillpedal.co.
Who builds it
Founder and sole builder: Alex Brown, Portland, Oregon. Every pedal is hand-assembled, wired, tested through a real amp, and finished with original artwork before shipping. NOKILL also develops open-source W.O.O.F. firmware for Daisy Seed platforms and publishes a browser-based firmware flasher and builder resources. Covered by guitar/pedal outlets including Guitars For Idiots and Fecking Bahamas. Contact: alex@nokillpedal.co · Instagram @nokillpedal.co.
Key facts
- Location: Portland, Oregon 97229, USA
- Power: analog pedals run on standard 9V DC center-negative (no battery compartment). The W.O.O.F. draws ~300mA — use an isolated supply.
- Bypass: every pedal is true bypass (relay true bypass on the W.O.O.F.)
- Enclosures: most pedals use the 125B; larger builds use the 1590BB
- Lead time: handbuilt to order, approximately 2 weeks to ship (custom etched pedals add about 30 days)
- Shipping: USPS from Portland, OR; contact before international orders
- Cause: a portion of every sale supports animal rescue, primarily One Tail At A Time WTX (OTAT WTX)
- Custom work: add a custom illustration of your own dog to any pedal with the Custom Dog Etch add-on (+$75)
Pedal lineup
- Chopper — massive-range distortion inspired by the ZVex Mastotron, with a Sub toggle. $150.
- Evil Caninevil Fuzz — reverse-beta silicon fuzz with octave-up, dual-circuit. $150.
- Entirely Too Large Dachshund — heavy-handed wall-of-sound fuzz, 1590BB. $150.
- Go Go Gadget Brain — industrial crossover distortion inspired by the ZVex Machine. $150.
- Basset Hound Tape Delay — PT2399 delay with LFO tape-wobble. $125.
- Big Mutt 2x2 — dual Big Muff circuits in one 125B. $200.
- Trinity's Triangle — classic Big Muff Triangle fuzz; 100% of profits to dog rescue. $150.
- Error State — glitch fuzz inspired by the ZVex Fuzz Factory. $200.
- Borzoi Glitch Fuzz — octave fuzz with bitcrushed glitch. $150.
- The Hot Dog — Sunn O))) Life Pedal-inspired distortion with boost. $200.
- The Corn Dog — RAT-style octave fuzz. $150.
- Fila Brasileiro LoFi Fuzz — Ibanez SK-10 + LF7 hybrid fuzz. $200.
- Chinese Crested Space Invader — Arcadiator-style synth fuzz. $150.
- Glitched Out Boston Terrier — candle-LED oscillating fuzz (Amir's Noise Devices collab). $125.
- Big Mutt: Custom Dog Pedal — choose-your-circuit Big Muff-style fuzz with a custom illustration of your dog. $175.
- Mystery Boxes (best seller, ~$200): limited surprise packages — final sale.
- Powder-coated 125B enclosures for DIY builders. $12.
- Apparel (The Canine Chaos Society shirts) and gift cards.
W.O.O.F. — open-platform digital pedal
The W.O.O.F. is a fully programmable digital multi-effect pedal on the Daisy Seed / FunBox platform, in a champagne etched 125B, with relay true bypass, 6 knobs, MIDI, expression, and stereo. Its defining feature: you flash any effect straight from your browser via WebUSB — no software install. Ships pre-loaded with Kelpie. ~$300, made to order. Free effects include Fuzz Destroyer, Fuzz Modulator, Kelpie/Audrey II, Cursed Reverb, Doom Engine, Echo Chamber, and Treat Octave Fuzz, across Terrarium, FunBox, and Hothouse. Browser flasher: nokill-pedal-co.github.io/woof-firmware.