The Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker is a Fender rotary pedal, currently around $248.63. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Lester G and the Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Park P50 Classic.
Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker
Fender · pedal
The Fender The Pinwheel is a rotary speaker simulator pedal from Fender, delivering Leslie-style spinning speaker simulation with Slow and Fast rotor modes, Ramp Time for rotor acceleration control, and Drive for adding harmonic drive character to the rotary effect. The Pinwheel simulates both the upper horn and lower rotor of a Leslie cabinet for authentic rotary speaker character.
- rotary
- overdrive
- drive
- harmonic
- leslie
- boutique
- realistic rotor acceleration character
- classic rock
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Ambient
Amps that pair well with the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
10% matchSoldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Park P50 Classic
Park
10% matchPark P50 Classic leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Amplified Nation Trem-Drive Deluxe Combo
Amplified Nation
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bogner Barcelona
Bogner
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bruno Cowtipper 35
Bruno
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Carr Mercury V
Carr
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb 12W 1x10 Tube Guitar
Fender
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Pedals that stack with the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
8% matchUnivox Super-Fuzz's own octave character is the real reason this is worth trying
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
8% matchZVEX Fuzz Factory's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchRun Electro-Harmonix Canyon after Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker in the signal chain, clear of Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Empress Echosystem
Empress
6% matchKeep Empress Echosystem after Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker in the signal chain, clear of Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Amptweaker Fat Rock
Amptweaker
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Artec SE-VTM Vintage Tremolo
Artec
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
BBE Tremor V2
Bbe
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Cheaper alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Lester K Stereo Rotary Speaker
Electro-Harmonix
64% similarityShared character: stereo, ambient, classic_rock
Audiocade Stereo Pendulum Harmonic Panning Tremolo
Audiocade
63% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, ambient
Keeley Dyno My Roto
Keeley
62% similarityShared character: ambient, overdrive
TC Electronic Vibraclone Rotary
TC Electronic
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Rotary
Keeley
91% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS Pedals JHS 3 Series Rotary Chorus
JHS Pedals
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Electro-Harmonix Lester G
Electro-Harmonix
66% similarityShared character: stereo, classic_rock, overdrive
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
65% similarityShared character: mono, stereo
MXR M134 Stereo Chorus
MXR
64% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, ambient
Strymon Lex V2
Strymon
62% similaritySimilar voicing: harmonically rich, ambient
Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo
Walrus Audio
62% similarityShared character: stereo, ambient
Tech 21 RotoChoir
Tech 21
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Lester G, the Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator, the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Lester K Stereo Rotary Speaker, Audiocade Stereo Pendulum Harmonic Panning Tremolo, Keeley Dyno My Roto. Boutique upgrades: T-Rex BetaVibe Chorus/Leslie, Catalinbread Pareidolia.
What pairs well with the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Park P50 Classic, 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
How much does the Fender The Pinwheel Rotary Speaker cost?+
Around $248.63 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).