The Warm Audio RingerBringer is a Warm Audio fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors SG Lysis II and the EarTech Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter Modulated Monophonic. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt.
Warm Audio RingerBringer
Warm Audio · pedal
The Warm Audio RingerBringer is a 100 percent analog ring modulator pedal built as a tribute to the Moog Moogerfooger MF-102, using TL072ADR op-amps and MMBT3904 transistors to replicate and extend the Moog's iconic sound. LFO, MOD, FREQUENCY, and RATE controls give a wide palette ranging from rich tremolo-like pulses to bell-like tones and alien, metallic textures. It is designed to work equally well in guitar pedalboards and modular synthesizer rigs, reflecting its heritage as a synth-world effect adapted for guitar. Reviewers frame it as reviving a classic, often hard-to-find modular ring modulator effect at a guitar-pedal price point. Suited to experimental, ambient, and psychedelic players looking for ring modulation textures well beyond conventional modulation pedals like chorus or phaser.
What stands out
“and rate controls give a wide palette ranging from rich tremolo-like pulses to bell-like tones and alien”
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“suited to experimental”
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“Standout weakness is , though ring modulation as an effect type is inherently more niche and harder to use musically than mainstream modulation effects”
— from the community notes
“reflecting its heritage as a synth-world effect adapted for guitar”
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“ambient”
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Trade-offs
“Works well later in the signal chain as a texture effect, similar to how ring modulators are traditionally placed after drive and before or alongside delay and reverb”
— from the community notes
- tremolo
- experimental
- modulation
- bell like
- synth
- frequency
- ambient
- metallic
Genres the Warm Audio RingerBringer is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Ambient
- Electronic
- Bedroom Pop
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Warm Audio RingerBringer
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
19% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Into a low gain tone, Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Pedals that stack with the Warm Audio RingerBringer
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
19% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Into a low gain tone, Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Greer Black Mountain
Greer
18% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
Into a low gain tone, Greer Black Mountain brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
MXR
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Warm Audio RingerBringer in the signal chain, clear of Warm Audio RingerBringer's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Artec SE-NGT
Artec
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Run the SE-NGT ahead of the RingerBringer to gate out hiss before the experimental, tremolo-modulated synth fuzz reacts.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DD-2 Digital Delay
Boss
5% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss DD-2 Digital Delay after Warm Audio RingerBringer in the signal chain, clear of Warm Audio RingerBringer's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
5% matchRun Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Warm Audio RingerBringer in the signal chain, clear of Warm Audio RingerBringer's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
tonal matchDeath By Audio Destruction leans this low gain tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchInto a low gain tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Alternatives
Old Blood Noise Endeavors SG Lysis II
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
47% similarityShared character: chorus, ambient, modulation
EarTech Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter Modulated Monophonic
Eartech
47% similarityShared character: mono synth, ambient, subtle
Subdecay PixelWave
Subdecay
43% similaritySimilar voicing: pristine
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
42% similarityShared character: modulation
Keeley Synth-1
Keeley
42% similarityShared character: mono synth, ambient
Rainger FX Chop Fuzzz
Rainger Fx
41% similarityShared character: tremolo, full
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2
EarthQuaker Devices
91% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Eqd-Bit
EarthQuaker Devices
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Warm Audio RingerBringer?+
The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors SG Lysis II, the EarTech Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter Modulated Monophonic, the Subdecay PixelWave.
What pairs well with the Warm Audio RingerBringer?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H — Into a low gain tone, Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings a pull toward high gain that's missing.