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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

Carl Martin 2018 DC Drive

The 2018 DC Drive is smaller and updated version of Carl Martin's classic overdrive pedal. Besides the size, the main upgrade consists in the new Regular/Fat switch, which adds - in Fat mode - more gain for a modern sound. Here are a few videos of this pedal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqHnRQUEZXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_S0Nd6dCGY We…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin 2018 DC Drive

Ark Atom Grumpkin

New from Australia, Ark Atom unveiled their first pedal called the Grumpkin, a three knob overdrive with a "Magic" know that open things up a little on the high end. Check out the video by our favorite Australian pedal-videographers The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL8WoSU3Drc A Tube-like overdriven breakup with a “magic”…Click on the title for more

Ark Atom Grumpkin

TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

The GainOver Overdrive by Italian TEFI Vintage Lab was designed "for the musician who needs to move from a soft crunch to pushed overdrive tones during the execution of a song, always preserving the same sound but with different gain and volume using a single stompbox." It features two gain circuits - one high and…Click on the title for more

TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

The guys at the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show are a big fans of the TD-1 Tube Driver, a stompbox featuring a real 12AX7 tube (used in the gain stages of the circuit) manufactured by Australian builder Mozztronics. The controls are pretty self explanatory, a 3 position CONTOUR switch to select between mild /…Click on the title for more

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

Origin Effects’ RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

The folks at Origin Effects say it took them several years of research and development to finalize the RevivalDRIVE, and looking at this beast we can certainly see why! This is a stompbox that's packed (and we stress packed) with features that are destined to fire the sonic itches of many tone connoisseurs…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects’ RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

Based in Barcelona, Spain, Aclam is a boutique guitar manufacturer that just debuted its first guitar pedal, called Cinnamon Drive This is a dual overdrive presented as an homage to the open and dynamic overdriven tones of the tube amps of the '60s and '70s, and features a combination of soft…Click on the title for more

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Those who can't live without their Tube Screamer and Rat tones should take a look at the Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat, a dual overdrive/distortion pedal that recreates several version of the two venerable gain pedals, also adding clipping options. The right side channel is the one featuring the tube…Click on the title for more

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive

Here's a demo of the Witch Hammer Overdrive by emerging NC manufacturer Haunted Labs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7SL1B_kBuM The WITCH HAMMER is an overdrive pedal with enough tonal ability to tear the pages from Malleus Maleficarum itself and burn them at your feet. The WITCH HAMMER encapsulates the screams, chants, spells, and conjuring from centuries…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive

Anasounds High Voltage Overdrive

French pedal manufacturer Anasounds just unveiled a new Plexi-style overdrive called High Voltage Overdrive dedicated to the admirers of the overdriven sounds of AC/DC - hence the name derived from the hard rockers' legendary album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWS9HfGUlg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u2pxUhhaRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DrG0PwmcDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bryYL5-zCFc As Malcolm Young said “nobody would pay attention to anything that was going on until…Click on the title for more

Anasounds High Voltage Overdrive

GFI System Jonassus Dual Channel Overdrive

Today, most major pedal videographers unveiled, in unison, a video of the Jonassus, a brand new dual overdrive channel by Indonesian manufacturer GFI System with a shared tone knob. This stompbox gives you a more articulate and dynamic low gain channel on the left side, and powerful high gain goodness…Click on the title for more

GFI System Jonassus Dual Channel Overdrive

Reuss ‘Wine and Roses’ Steve Wynn signature pedal

Genres come and go, but a select few create ripples that are felt long after the movement seems to have run its course. Shoegaze is finally being recognized for its massive influence and, after years of being insipid and formulaic, actual Country Music that resembles its roots is popular again.…Click on the title for more

Reuss ‘Wine and Roses’ Steve Wynn signature pedal

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost

The DRVA, an Overdrive with Boost pedal by Swedish / Turkish manufacturer Soundbrut, was highlighted by Premier Guitar in January 2018 with a flattering review and "Premier Gear" Award. At Summer NAMM 2018 the company unveiled a "MK.II" of the same circuit with these additions: Treble-cut: Treble-cut pot is added…Click on the title for more

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost