The Canine Chaos Society — The Ruthie

The Ruthie is the Canine Chaos Society's lo-fi fuzz — filthy, crushed Ibanez-inspired dirt out front, named for NOKILL's mud-diving goofball.

Every pedal in the Canine Chaos Society is a real rescue dog. Ruthie is the five-year-old goofball of the pack — a hug-and-kiss, dive-into-the-nearest-mud-puddle kind of dog — and she's the loudest one in the room. Her circuit lives at the front of the chain: raw, dirty, and completely unapologetic.

She's a brutal mashup of two iconic Ibanez pedals — the SK-10 Visual Super Product and the LF7 Lo-Fi — blending gritty fuzz with sculptable, crushed lo-fi textures and a full Lo/Hi voicing section. A switchable clipping toggle lets you choose between LED (bold, open crunch) and silicon diode (tighter, more compressed bite). From blown-out speaker vibes to a heavily textured wall of sound, The Ruthie hands you full control of the dirt. 10% of every sale goes to One Tail at a Time West Texas (OTAT WTX) — the rescue where Ruthie herself was saved.

Controls

• Fuzz — fuzz intensity / gain
• Tone — fuzz tone shaping
• Vol — fuzz section volume
• Drive — lo-fi drive and grit
• Level — overall output level
• Lo — low-end voicing
• Hi — high-end voicing
• Clipping (toggle) — LED (open crunch) or silicon diode (tighter / compressed)

Technical specs

FAQ

Who is Ruthie? Ruthie is one of NOKILL founder Alex's real rescue dogs — the five-year-old goofball of the pack — and this fuzz carries her name, face, and story for good.

Was The Ruthie sold under another name? Yes. Before joining the Canine Chaos Society, this circuit went by its kennel name, the Fila Brasileiro Lofi Fuzz. Joining the pack gave it Ruthie's name for good, so it's now The Ruthie, FKA Fila Brasileiro Lofi Fuzz.

Does buying The Ruthie support a rescue? Yes. 10% of every sale goes to One Tail at a Time West Texas (OTAT WTX), the rescue where Ruthie was saved.

What do the LED and Silicon clipping options sound like? LED gives a more open, less compressed crunch with more dynamic range. Silicon gives a tighter, more compressed bite with classic diode-clipped distortion character.

What do the Lo and Hi knobs do? They voice the low and high ends of the dirt, letting you shape everything from bass-heavy sludge to bright, cutting fuzz.

Does it work on bass? Yes — the SK-10-inspired fuzz handles bass well, and the lo-fi section is great for adding texture to bass tones.

What power supply do I need? Standard 9V DC center-negative.

Handbuilt in Portland, OR by NOKILL Pedal Co. Embrace the noise. Be kind in the chaos.