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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

CKK Scream Honey Overdrive

Several pedals by the folks at CKK/Sinvertek have been getting ringing endorsements from several YouTube "celebrities" (the N5+ Drive in particular), and the new CKK Scream Honey Overdrive can already count on an extremely positive video review by Pete Thorn. This limited edition overdrive is completely hand-soldered and created with…Click on the title for more

CKK Scream Honey Overdrive

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The death of Eddie Van Halen in October of 2020 has spurred a series of guitar gear releases dedicated to the influential musician. Italian Colombo Audio Electronics' way to pay tribute to the legend was to design a Plexi-style pedal inspired by the guitar tone in the first six Van…Click on the title for more

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

Reverb.com and JHS Pedals just announced a limited edition version of the Bluesbreaker-inspired JHS Morning Glory Overdrive (you can buy it here), a pedal so dear to Josh H. Scott that he dedicated an entire episode of the company's YouTube show to it (streaming below). The release is linked to…Click on the title for more

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

When Joel Korte of Chase Bliss Audio touched down in Portland, Oregon and began peppering his Instagram feed with pictures of him noshing with Chris Benson of Benson amps, there was much speculation to be had. That speculation manifested at 2019’s NAMM show with the Preamp MKII, a slider-equipped brushed…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Ceriatone makes one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura), and the Horse Breaker marries that same circuit with a Marshall Blues Breaker clone, for a dual overdrive match made in heaven. The two circuits have their own footswitches and can be played separately or together (a toggle switch…Click on the title for more

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Foxpedal Vixen Overdrive

The evolution of Foxpedal's Foxtail overdrive, the Vixen is a very versatile pedal based around a 4148 diode for your traditional yet articulate overdrive sounds, and a Nanolog N3 (which utilizes “Quantum Tunneling Technology”) for some more innovative, smooth tones full of clarity. The two voicings can be selected through…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal Vixen Overdrive

New Pedals: Ananashead GT73 V2 Overdrive

Operating out of beautiful Barcelona, Ananashead is a pedal builder with a rather wide collection of releases mostly centered on dirt boxes inspired by vintage amps. The new GT73 v2 is the compact update to their overdrive based on the British boutique tube amp Green Matamp GT120, a variation on…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Ananashead GT73 V2 Overdrive

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

The Aegis by Tonetuga effects is a dual overdrive designed to be the ideal dirt box, or, as the builder puts it, "the true swiss army knife of tone capable of low, medium, and high gain, order switchable and with a simple and easy to work control layout." The two…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

Dueling Ninjas Dual Overdrive Pedal

The Dueling Ninjas is a dual overdrive pedal featuring a Tubescreamer clone on one side (the green one, obviously) and an OCD-style overdrive on the other (white knobs). The pedal allows cascading of the two circuits in any order and provides other tweaks through two toggle switches that offer Modern…Click on the title for more

Dueling Ninjas Dual Overdrive Pedal

Pettyjohn Electronics Odi Overdrive

Lovers of the classic sound of the BOSS OD-1 Overdrive might want to check out this new boutique take on it by Pettyjohn Electrionics, the ODI. Compared to the original, it features separate knobs for Lows and Highs for more flexible tone sculpting. Here are the videos of the Pettyjohn…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Odi Overdrive

ToneTuga FX Clockwork MultiDriver

The Clockwork MultiDriverby Charlotte, NC ToneTuga FX is an ambitious pedal. The builder claims it can deliver - with only three knobs - anything "from a crisp treble boost to a crunchy distortion, to a fuzzy sustain," covering all the ground you may want to be covered by a dirt…Click on the title for more

ToneTuga FX Clockwork MultiDriver

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Chinese digital instrument manufacturer NU-X enters the crowded "Klone" arena with the mini-pedal Horseman Overdrive, as far as we know the 3rd mini-klone on the market after Wampler's Tumnus and the MXR Sugar Drive - but a lot more affordable than either. They showcased this pedal at NAMM 2019 and…Click on the title for more

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)