Sarno

Also known as: Sarno Music Solutions, SMS

Sarno Music Solutions is a boutique audio electronics company founded in 2003 by Brad Sarno, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company designs and handbuilds tube-based audio gear for musical instruments and studio recording, with a catalog that spans preamps, overdrives, boosts, distortions, buffers, and a specialized rig for pedal steel players. Their first product was the Steel Guitar Black ...

2 Products · Used by 18 Artists

Sarno Music Solutions Earth Drive Overdrive Effects Pedals

$175.00 - $180.00

2 available stores

5.0 (1)

17 artists using

Sarno Music Solutions Solar Flare Distortion Distortion Effects Pedals

2 artists using

The company's product line includes the Earth Drive overdrive, Doozy Boost, Solar Flare distortion, FreeLoader Buffer, and a family of tube preamps — the SMS Classic, Revelation, and V8 Octal. Sarno's designs lean toward transparent, tube-driven tone shaping intended to preserve the natural character of the source instrument, and the gear is hand-assembled in small batches in the U.S.

Sarno pedals and preamps have developed a following among guitarists across rock, Americana, and experimental scenes, with reported users including Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Lee Ranaldo, Greg Leisz, Bob Weir, Mike Gordon, Andy Summers, Ben Harper, and Billy Gibbons.

Sarno has 2 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Overdrive Effects Pedals and Distortion Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 18 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Pop. Notable users include Bill Frisell, Jeff Tweedy, and Lee Ranaldo.