Our Story

Spruce Effects is a husband and wife team located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our goal is to create classic sounds in a custom, modern package that can  be used for any situation. We're not so much interested in creating sounds that are novel and single-dimensional, but we are committed to creating sounds that will help you find your signature tone. Like many boutique pedal manufacturers, our beginnings were humble and began with a fascination for tinkering.

After building many kits, vero board one-offs, and customs/mods for friends and local musicians, Spruce Effects invested more and more time to take the vision to the next level. The journey has been long, but we are extremely pleased with our first professional line of effects. 

Our current logo evolved from a water-color logo painting made about 10 years ago, inspired by the outdoors and a love of natural wood. At the time, one of Brian's favorite tone woods was spruce, and he was doodling trees a lot. Pretty simple!