The Spaceman Effects Apollo VII is a Spaceman overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz and the SolidGoldFX Imperial BC183. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp.
Spaceman Effects Apollo VII
Spaceman · pedal
The Spaceman Effects Apollo VII is a boutique silicon fuzz pedal from Spaceman Effects of Portland, Oregon, delivering bright, cutting silicon fuzz character with exceptional hand-built quality and Spaceman's distinctive space-themed design. The Apollo VII provides classic silicon fuzz in Spaceman's collector-grade format.
- bright
- cutting
- boutique
- classic rock
- silicon
- experimental
- silicon fuzz
Genres the Spaceman Effects Apollo VII is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Experimental
- Psychedelic Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Spaceman Effects Apollo VII
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
24% matchFender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone
Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp
Ampeg
23% matchAmpeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
tonal matchRun Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchOrange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchOrange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchRun Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo
Fuchs
tonal matchRun Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Pedals that stack with the Spaceman Effects Apollo VII
Behringer Chorus Symphony
Behringer
18% matchKeep Behringer Chorus Symphony after Spaceman Effects Apollo VII in the signal chain, clear of Spaceman Effects Apollo VII's own gain stage
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
17% matchAshdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive
One Control
16% matchOne Control Lingonberry Overdrive leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Cusack Music Screamer
Cusack Music
16% matchWhere this leans bright, Cusack Music Screamer answers back smooth
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
11% matchKeep Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Spaceman Effects Apollo VII in the signal chain, clear of Spaceman Effects Apollo VII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
11% matchPut Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Spaceman Effects Apollo VII in the signal chain, clear of Spaceman Effects Apollo VII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Orange - Vintage Distortion
Orange
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Orange - Vintage Distortion answers back warm
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchSolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz
Shins Music
90% similarityShared character: bright, classic_rock, s_build_quality
SolidGoldFX Imperial BC183
Solidgoldfx
86% similarityShared character: bright, classic_rock, s_build_quality
Spaceman Spacerocket Silicon Fuzz
Spaceman
80% similarityShared character: bright, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff
SolidGoldFX Imperial MKII
Solidgoldfx
78% similarityShared character: bright, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff
Mooer Grey Faze Fuzz
Mooer
73% similarityShared character: bright, s_build_quality
ThorpyFX Wopr
ThorpyFX
71% similarityShared character: bright, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff
Lovepedal Super Sic Tone
Lovepedal
69% similarityShared character: bright, classic_rock, boutique_stuff
Roger Mayer Axis 27
Roger Mayer
66% similarityShared character: bright, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff
MXR SF01
MXR
94% similaritysimilar tone character
MXR 108 Fuzz
MXR
93% similaritysimilar tone character
JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase Si Silicon Fuzz
Jam Pedals
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster
Vox
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Spaceman Effects Apollo VII?+
The closest matches in character are the Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz, the SolidGoldFX Imperial BC183, the Spaceman Spacerocket Silicon Fuzz.
What pairs well with the Spaceman Effects Apollo VII?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp, Dumble Steel String Singer — Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone.