Xploration • Curation • Recommendation
Spaceman Effects rolls out a More Aggressive Silicon Variant of one of my favourite Fuzz Pedals of All Time - the Sputnik I!
Key Points
Spaceman Effects’ new Sputnik I silicon variant uses NOS Silicon Transistors in the same 3 x Transistor Circuit as the original, with controls: Level (Volume), Scan (Scramble/Corruption), Range (Fuzz Gain), Drift/Sync (Engage Scan), Calibrate (Tone), Filter Engage (Engage = Bass Cut + Mid Scoop).
Colors and availability: White, Drab Olive (Limited, unique knobs, smooth lens cap), Black; Blue Edition only at select Dealers. Preorder most variants via the Spaceman Effects Webstore. Pricing is $50 less than the original Germanium Sputnik I. As of 2026-07-13, the price was £299.
Demos by Cohen Hartman; Scott Hager @ Axe and You Shall Receive mentioned for UK ordering.
This one is a total no-brainer shoe-in for me.
It’s essentially the same circuit layout as the original Sputnik I - but with NOS Silicon Transistors onboard this time around - so should be a little more aggressive.
Controls - Level (Volume), Scan (Scramble/Corruption), Range (Fuzz Gain), Drift/Sync (Engage Scan), Calibrate (Tone), Filter Engage : Engage = Bass Cut + Mid Scoop.
I’ve covered the Sputnik I so many times on this site - there’s nothing more to be said about this great sounding 3 x Transistor Circuit!
Pricing is $50 less than the original Germanium Sputnik I - with each of the new ones priced at $299. You can preorder the White, Drab Olive and Black Editions on the main Spaceman Effects Webstore. While the Blue Edition will only be available at select Dealers! Actually the Drab Olive is also Limited - with unique knobs, and a smooth lens cap - where I will always prefer the standard faceted LED crystal cap.
None of the UK Spaceman Dealers are active at the moment - so I’m hoping my friend Scott Hager @ Axe and You Shall Receive can help a brother out out!
You can preorder all but the Blue Variant from the Spaceman Effects Webstore - where you should find further details - if you really need them by now. If you need the details - you haven’t really been paying attention all these years years!
My good friend Cohen Hartman is on demo duties once more here.
My Spaceman Fuzz Collection to-date - including the intended Blue Sputnik I Silicon Fuzz. Since I have a Red Germanium Sputnik I - I really need the Blue Silicon to complete that set!
Demos
