Summer School Electronics Smoking In The Boys Room Overdrive & Chorus Pedal

Designed in collaboration with Supercool Pedals, the Summer School Electronics Smoking In The Boys Room is a dual overdrive and chorus pedal that bottles the sound of the 90s into a single, gig-ready stompbox. Pairing a reimagined take on a classic orange distortion with a lush, warbly chorus, it delivers everything from tight, edgy crunch to drenched, grungy modulation that instantly transports you back to flannel shirts and packed club shows.

Both effects are fully independent yet designed to complement each other perfectly, with an order switch that lets you choose whether the distortion hits the chorus or the other way round. With a refined tone stack, true bypass switching and a carefully tuned modulation section, Smoking In The Boys Room is as practical and reliable as it is nostalgic. Hand built by working musicians, it is a pedal made by players, for players.

90s Inspired Distortion

The overdrive side of Smoking In The Boys Room pays tribute to the iconic orange distortion pedal of the 90s, but with a modern rethink under the bonnet. A redesigned tone stack makes it far easier to dial in usable sounds straight away, while the modified output buffer keeps your signal clear and consistent. Use it to push an edge-of-breakup amp into rich, harmonically complex drive, or crank the gain for thick, saturated grunge tones that still cut through a busy mix.

Lush Water Chorus

The chorus circuit delivers the classic liquid modulation associated with countless 90s records, but with more precise control. Instead of a traditional depth control, you get a dedicated knob to fine-tune the amount of warble and pitch variation. This lets you move effortlessly from a gentle shimmer that adds width and movement, to full-on seasick wobble that can completely transform your clean or driven tones.

Flexible Effect Order

A dedicated order switch lets you decide whether the distortion runs into the chorus or the chorus runs into the distortion. Distortion into chorus gives you the familiar 90s lead and rhythm textures, where the modulation wraps around your overdriven sound. Flipping the order places the chorus first for more experimental, reactive tones where the distortion exaggerates the movement of the modulation. It is an easy way to unlock two distinct characters from the same pair of effects.

Built For Real-World Rigs

Smoking In The Boys Room is designed to drop straight onto your board with no fuss. It runs on standard 9V centre-negative power, making it compatible with most pedalboard power supplies. True bypass switching keeps your core tone intact when the effects are off, and the whole unit is hand built by working musicians in Syracuse, NY and Peterborough, ON, ensuring it is voiced and constructed with real gigging scenarios in mind.

• Dual Overdrive and Chorus in One Pedal - Combines a 90s inspired distortion circuit with a lush chorus effect, giving you two essential sounds in a single footprint. This saves space on your board while providing a complete core tone platform for everything from indie and alt-rock to classic grunge.
• Redesigned Tone Stack and Output Buffer - The overdrive side features a reworked tone stack and modified output buffer, making it easier to dial in balanced, mix-ready sounds. You get more intuitive control over your EQ and a strong, consistent signal that plays nicely with the rest of your rig.
• Customisable Chorus Warble - A dedicated control replaces a standard depth knob, letting you set exactly how much pitch variation and warble you want. This allows you to keep things subtle for added dimension, or push the modulation to extremes for swirling, nostalgic textures.
• Selectable Effect Order - An order switch lets you choose whether the distortion feeds the chorus or the chorus feeds the distortion. This simple control dramatically expands the pedal’s versatility, giving you access to both classic 90s stacks and more unconventional, experimental sounds without re-patching your board.

General

• Product: Summer School Electronics Smoking In The Boys Room
• Type: Dual overdrive and chorus pedal
• Collaboration: Designed and built with Supercool Pedals
• Bypass: True bypass

Effects

• Overdrive Section: Inspired by a classic orange distortion pedal
• Overdrive Features: Modified output buffer, redesigned tone stack
• Chorus Section: Water chorus style modulation
• Chorus Control: Warble and pitch variation knob in place of traditional depth
• Order Switch: Selectable effect order between distortion and chorus

Power

• Power Requirement: 9V DC
• Polarity: Centre negative

Construction

• Build: Hand built by working musicians
• Locations: Syracuse, NY and Peterborough, ON