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OVERDRIVE PEDALS

OVERDRIVE SHOPPING GUIDES:
• The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type
• The 10 Best Budget Overdrive Pedals (New & Used)
• Best Tube Screamer Pedals and Clones
• Best Blues Breaker Clones and Evolutions
• Best Klon Centaur Clones
• Best Plexi Style Overdrives
• Best Dumble-Style Pedals
• Best Tweed-Style Overdrives
• Best Vox-Style Pedals
• Best Clark Gainster/Hoochee-Mama Clones

Below, the latest news about fuzz pedals

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

Nordvang is a Norwegian company that seems focused on building high-quality dual-channel overdrives in which at least one side is a Klon-style circuit. The Nordvang Wingman V2 is the updated version of the one pedal in the company's roster that features two of them, so it's technically a dual Klone.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

The Wampler Triumph Overdrive is one of two releases in a new $99 line of pedals called "Collective" dropped by one of the most dominant US boutique builders in the dirt box field. Following the clue from other successful boutique manufacturers like JHS and EQD, who have recently released extremely…Click on the title for more

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

Warm Audio Warmdrive (D-Style Overdrive)

Now discontinued, the Hermida Audio Zendrive is still one of the most sought-after pedals inspired by the highly-regarded, hand and custom-made Dumble amplifiers, and the Warm Audio Warmdrive is a faithful replica of it, down to the ying-yang logo, at a fraction of the cost. This type of pedal, often…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Warmdrive (D-Style Overdrive)

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor

The Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor is a new pedal by the Japanese builer's subsidiary that focuses on synth and also stompbox DIY kits. The pedals in the kit series, which was launched a few years ago with the OD-S overdrive, all feature Korg's mini-tube creation Nutube, visible through a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor

Shnobel Tone Daily Driver Overdrive

Congrats are due to pedal YouTuber Shnobel for launching his first guitar pedal, the Daily Driver Overdrive, after five years of develoment. Created in collaboration with Quimper Electronic Systems, the Daily Driver is an entirely original circuit created with the goal of being able to recreate all the greatest overdrive…Click on the title for more

Shnobel Tone Daily Driver Overdrive

MXR Raw Dawg Overdrive

Blues guitar legend Eric Gales and Jim Dunlop teamed up to create the MXR Raw Dawg, a 3-knob mini overdrive pedal based on an original circuit that delivers Tubescreamer-style tone with a little more bite. The MXR engineers balanced out the midrange and bumped up the gain for a sweeter,…Click on the title for more

MXR Raw Dawg Overdrive

Now Shipping: Ground Control Bread Oath Overdrive

The Ground Control Bread Oath is a new overdrive by the Montreal boutique builder best known for giving guitarists of the world the unique EQ pedal Noodles. An evolution of the first pedal ever built by company owner Sébastien Vézina under the Ground Control label, the Bread Oath is a low…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Ground Control Bread Oath Overdrive

Best Treble Booster Pedals & Rangemaster Clones in 2023

This article is exclusively focused on the best treble booster pedals & Rangemaster clones on the market. The coverage of other boost stompboxes can be found in the boost pedals category. [lwptoc depth="3" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" numerationSuffix="dot" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h4,h5" skipHeadingText="Our Categories|Rangemaster Clones Videos|Related…Click on the title for more

Best Treble Booster Pedals & Rangemaster Clones in 2023

NRG Effects Poker Treblebooster Overdrive

The NRG Effects Poker is a high-end Silicon transistor evolution of the classic Rangemaster-style treblebooster circuit with a couple of tricks up its sleeve. The main difference compared to your regular Rangemaster is that this pedal can overdrive, therefore it's not just a boost. The control layout gets also expanded…Click on the title for more

NRG Effects Poker Treblebooster Overdrive

Updated Pedal: Cusack Screamer V3 Overdrive

The Cusack Screamer V3 is an evolution of - you guessed it - the Tube Screamer with twice the amount of gain and more clarity. It offers also three different voicings through a toggle switch on the right delivering Standard, Crushed, or Asymmetrical LED clipping. The pedal in this third…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Cusack Screamer V3 Overdrive

2023 UPDATE: Best Klon Centaur Clones: Replicas and Evolutions

Looking for the best Klon Centaur clone on the market - or maybe for a modern evolution of the original circuit? With over 60 pedals featured, this page is the most thorough buyer's guide to the Klon Centaur and its many relatives, organized by price and features. Enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4"…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE: Best Klon Centaur Clones: Replicas and Evolutions

New Pedal: Greer Black Mountain Crunch Drive

The Greer Black Mountain is a new, British-style crunch overdrive by a Georgia-based boutique builder with a growing following, mostly because of the Lightspeed overdrive, a true "sleeper hit" of the stompbox industry. While the Lightspeed is a very transparent drive, the Black Mountain offers a definite tonal flavor reminiscent…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Greer Black Mountain Crunch Drive