Behringer has unveiled the Ring Stinger – a clone of the classic ‘90s fuzz/ring mod guitar pedal of the same name from boutique analogue pedal maker Lovetone.
Designed to offer a “world of sound sculpting carnage”, Behringer’s new Ring Stinger serves up guitarists – as well as synth players, bassists and other instrumentalists – classic ring modulation for metallic experimental sounds alongside a built-in fuzz circuit.
Alongside those core elements, the Ring Stinger also features a built-in pitch shifter, expression pedal compatibility for additional foot control, a low-frequency oscillator, for adding extra life to your tone via rhythmic pulses, a filter section for shaping your tone as you see fit, a range of waveforms, and a mix control for blending your wet and dry signal.
There’s also a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), plus true bypass for the total preservation of your signal when the unit is switched off. Multiple parameters are assignable to an expression pedal too, so you choose what an external pedal controls.
In terms of connectivity, the Behringer Ring Stinger has a DC power input plus a main mono output, expression pedal inputs for LFO depth and VCO, carrier in, VCO out and a main input jack.
“Guitarists, synth players, bassists, harpists, electric violinists and everything in between. You’re all welcome here!” says Behringer. “No matter what you’re looking to sonically tear apart and reinvent, Ring Stinger will welcome you with open arms.
“In fact the more creative the input source the better! Explore an entirely new soundscape for your instrument with a pedal previously reserved for boutique collectors.”
Credit: Behringer
No pricing info is available on the Behringer website, but we’re seeing the Ring Stinger on numerous retailer sites, like at Thomann, priced between £80 and £99.
This isn’t the first time Behringer has produced a Lovetone clone; in December, the company unveiled its take on Lovetone’s Meatball analogue envelope filter pedal.
Learn more about the Ring Stinger at Behringer.
Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of Guitar World, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer and MusicRadar.