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The JHS Overdrive Preamp is a simple two-knob circuit inspired by the DOD 250 and featuring both gray and yellow versions, accessible through a switch. The builder's notes say its primary voice is based on a prototype of the DOD 250 from the '70s found by JHS owner Josh Scott, while the second mode "alters the pedal's clipping arrangement, unlocking a whole alternate set of tones."... Click on the title for more
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The Sonicake VolWah is an affordable, Chinese mini wah/volume that does the job and that’s very popular on Amazon or eBay. Its active circuit prevents Impedance incompatibility issues with other finicky pedals like fuzzes. The case is made of plastic but doesn't feel flimsy.... Click on the title for more
A variant of the Electro Harmonix V2 Big Muff Pi “Ram’s Head” (1973-1977), the 
Those looking for a pedal that encapsulates the essence of traditional Texan music may find what they need in the 
New Jersey's TWA (an acronym for Totally Wicked Audio) unveiled the Triskelion Mk III Harmonic Energizer, a midrange booster with adjustable gain based on the vintage Systech Harmonic Energizer used by the likes of Frank Zappa, Greg Lake, Joe Walsh and other 70’s icons.... Click on the title for more
Designed by veteran stompbox engineer Bernd Meiser of 
In the pedal world, overdrives are a niche that is for the most part based on technology that's not particularly innovative, but the folks at Pigtronix have gotten us used to devices the push the technological envelope: their Gamma Drive does just that, through a circuit that features a unique mixture of germanium, LED and silicon diodes that deliver natural saturation that increasingly breaks up as the player's dynamics get heavier.... Click on the title for more
UK's Zander Circuitry is one of the few truly boutique builders who is churning out pedals that can compete in advanced functionality with the more established builders like JHS or Walrus Audio, and the Cafetiere Distrofuzz V2 is here to prove it: it's an 8 mode, analog fuzz/distortion pedal with tone and starve knobs and an extra boost footswitch with separate level control. All in a compact box. Impressive.... Click on the title for more
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