The Sketchy Sounds The Shakes is a Sketchy Sounds eq pedal, currently around $109. Close alternatives include the SahBro Audio Bad Apple and the Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Picture Wah Pedal. It pairs well with the Fender Bassman Combo Amp and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.

Sketchy Sounds The Shakes

Sketchy Sounds · pedal

The Shakes, another release from independent builder Sketchy Sounds, carries a name suggesting a trembling, unstable modulation character, most plausibly a tremolo or a similarly pulsing effect rather than a static gain circuit, though the actual circuit topology isn't confirmed from available sources. Small builders in this space often lean on physical, sensory naming, shakes, ruffled feathers, and similar imagery, to communicate a pedal's feel before a player has a chance to hear it. As with Sketchy Sounds' other releases, detailed technical documentation for this specific model doesn't appear to be widely published beyond whatever the builder shares directly with buyers.

  • release
  • tremolo
  • modulation
  • reverb
  • production
  • american
  • small builder
$109View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 28, 2026

Genres the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes is commonly used in

  • Punk Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Indie
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes

Fender Bassman Combo Amp

amplifier

11% match

Fender Bassman Combo Amp leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

11% match

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Pedals that stack with the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes

Nobels ODR-1

Nobels

9% match
$105.59via Reverb

Nobels ODR-1 leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Paul Cochrane Timmy

Paul Cochrane

9% match

Paul Cochrane Timmy's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Keeley Halo

Keeley

6% match
$211.65via Reverb

Keep Keeley Halo after Sketchy Sounds The Shakes in the signal chain, clear of Sketchy Sounds The Shakes's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Walrus Audio Fable

Walrus Audio

6% match
$254.99via Reverb

Keep Sketchy Sounds The Shakes's modulated voice out front: Walrus Audio Fable goes after Sketchy Sounds The Shakes in the signal chain so its full voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Cheaper alternatives

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

64% similarity
$85via Reverb

Shared character: players, pedal

Similar character

SahBro Audio Bad Apple

Sahbro Audio

64% similarity
$127.55via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, reverb

Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Picture Wah Pedal

Real Mccoy Custom

64% similarity

Shared character: players, pedal

SB|LB Pedals Freq Boost

SB|LB Pedals

62% similarity

Shared character: pedal

Vintage VFX07

Vintage Sound

61% similarity

Shared character: pedal

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes?+

The closest matches in character are the SahBro Audio Bad Apple, the Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Picture Wah Pedal, the SB|LB Pedals Freq Boost. Budget picks: Dunlop Cry Baby.

What pairs well with the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Bassman Combo Amp, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, Nobels ODR-1 — Fender Bassman Combo Amp leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

How much does the Sketchy Sounds The Shakes cost?+

Around $109 (live listing price, updated Aug 28, 2026).

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