Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
craftros.com/en/products/spiritus
When I moved house a year or so ago and then got stuck into extensive renovations in this new place, a bunch of stuff that was already overdue for demonstration got shelved and lost in the chaos, much of which I'm just starting to unearth now. So firstly an apology to those builders who got left by the wayside but I am going to to get through the lot, albeit a little (or a lot) late. This is the Spiritus Fuzz by Japanese company, Craftros. I don't know much about it or them except that it's built and presented way above normal standards and it sounds great - kind of a mix between a fuzz face and muff, I guess.
It's probably better described by the guys who built it so here's the blurb from the website:
"This fuzz pedal has a stable usability with an outstanding overdrive.
Its sharpness has a moderate mellowness, and it is balanced with a broad coverage, from playing the guitar as the main focus, to band ensembles.
For the tone control in the 12 o’clock position, the active EQ is flat, and with some excellent adjustment to the circuit, we concentrated on intuitively drawing out the wanted sound while making use of the entire rotational range.
Spiritus provide trackability for the guitar volume and also a one knob EQ that will not fail no matter what position it is in so it won’t get too muffled even when turned down, and it won’t sound weak even with turned up settings.
Elaborate circuit design and high quality parts produce low noise.
• Original designed machined aluminum enclosure
• True Bypass
• Controls : Fuzz, Tone, Volume
• Terminals : 1/4″ phone jacks
• Current consumption : approx. 18mA
• Power supply : 9 volt battery [006P], AC adapter
• Dimensions : approx. W78mm x D124mm x H66mm [incl. protuberances like knobs, switches, jacks, etc.]
• Weight : approx. 1lb"
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2018 Relic Depot '62 Tribute with JJ's Sweet '62 Set pickups (https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com).
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 28.04. DR103 model.
Cables: Various
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - audixusa.com/products/a231
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A152 - audixusa.com/products/a152
All Stands: Gravity Stands - gravitystands.com/en
Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra.
Backing track courtesy Elevated Jam Tracks
craftros.com/en/products/spiritus
When I moved house a year or so ago and then got stuck into extensive renovations in this new place, a bunch of stuff that was already overdue for demonstration got shelved and lost in the chaos, much of which I'm just starting to unearth now. So firstly an apology to those builders who got left by the wayside but I am going to to get through the lot, albeit a little (or a lot) late. This is the Spiritus Fuzz by Japanese company, Craftros. I don't know much about it or them except that it's built and presented way above normal standards and it sounds great - kind of a mix between a fuzz face and muff, I guess.
It's probably better described by the guys who built it so here's the blurb from the website:
"This fuzz pedal has a stable usability with an outstanding overdrive.
Its sharpness has a moderate mellowness, and it is balanced with a broad coverage, from playing the guitar as the main focus, to band ensembles.
For the tone control in the 12 o’clock position, the active EQ is flat, and with some excellent adjustment to the circuit, we concentrated on intuitively drawing out the wanted sound while making use of the entire rotational range.
Spiritus provide trackability for the guitar volume and also a one knob EQ that will not fail no matter what position it is in so it won’t get too muffled even when turned down, and it won’t sound weak even with turned up settings.
Elaborate circuit design and high quality parts produce low noise.
• Original designed machined aluminum enclosure
• True Bypass
• Controls : Fuzz, Tone, Volume
• Terminals : 1/4″ phone jacks
• Current consumption : approx. 18mA
• Power supply : 9 volt battery [006P], AC adapter
• Dimensions : approx. W78mm x D124mm x H66mm [incl. protuberances like knobs, switches, jacks, etc.]
• Weight : approx. 1lb"
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2018 Relic Depot '62 Tribute with JJ's Sweet '62 Set pickups (https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com).
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 28.04. DR103 model.
Cables: Various
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - audixusa.com/products/a231
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A152 - audixusa.com/products/a152
All Stands: Gravity Stands - gravitystands.com/en
Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra.
Backing track courtesy Elevated Jam Tracks
