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Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Dating back to 1988, the Marshall The Guv'nor was one of the first “amp-in-a-box” pedal ever created, pioneering, at once, a massive trend that lasts to this day of overdrive pedals emulating specific guitar amps, but also a smaller niche inside that trend known as the "Plexi-style overdrives." This late…Click on the title for more

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

The original Marshall DriveMaster was a Plexi-style pedal released in the early '90s and voiced after a JCM800 amp. It was intended to be the successor of the Guv'nor, the first amp-in-a-box inspired by the Marshall Plexi tone, but didn't reach the same popularity. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Marshall…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

Two Notes ReVolt Analog Amp Sim

The company behind the respected Captor loadbox series and the Cab M, has announced Two notes ReVolt, a 3-channel guitar amp simulator/DI featuring an all-analog signal path, a 12AX7 preamp tube, integrated OD-boost circuit with dedicated switching and level control, and Analog Cab Sim for seamless DI whether in the…Click on the title for more

Two Notes ReVolt Analog Amp Sim

2023 Update! The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type

Welcome to our guide to the best overdrive pedals! Related guides: power amp pedals | distortions | amp/cab simulators. --- [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="1" numeration="none" title="OVERDRIVE TYPES (click to jump)" titleFontSize="130%" titleFontWeight="bold" itemsFontSize="110%" colorScheme="transparent" skipHeadingText="Best Overdrive Pedals: a Comprehensive Guide|What does an Overdrive do?|Our Categories|Relevant Videos|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] Best Overdrive Pedals:…Click on the title for more

2023 Update! The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type

Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive

The Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive is a tweakable Plexi-style circuit by a rather new company based out of the UK that's getting good reactions from a couple of fine-eared YouTubers like Brett Kingman and the inimitable Henning Pauly . It has a few more EQ controls than your average Plexi…Click on the title for more

Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Deluxe Distortion

The LPD' Seventy4 is the two channel version of (one of) the company's flagship Plexi overdrive, an in-the-box recreation of the full distortion delivered by Marshall Plexi and Master Volume amps from the mid to late '70. The two channels are not identical, with the Red one being very similar…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Deluxe Distortion

New Pedal: Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp

The Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp is the latest release by a Chinese boutique company that might be the best-kept secret in the pedal realm - in particular for those guitarists who enjoy gain pedals that allow for a variety of tonal options. A Plexi variation to their popular N5+ drive,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp

Victory V1 The Sheriff Overdrive

Designed in collaboration with Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX, the Victory V1 The Sheriff is a high-end amp-in-a-box version of the company's actual guitar amp, inspired by the sound of the Marshall Plexi line of amps. It's part of the first line of compact pedals released by the British builder. The…Click on the title for more

Victory V1 The Sheriff Overdrive

New Pedal: Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel

Based on the same topology as the company's popular Model feT (voiced after the Sunn Model T amp), the Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel is a preamp-style overdrive inspired by another amp (or rather, amp series) beloved by most electric guitarists: the Marshall Plexi. It doesn't focus its attention on a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel

2023 Best Plexi Pedals & Marshall-Style Distortions: a Buyer’s Guide

(Almost) everyone who is familiar with the electric guitar loves the sound of a cranked Marshall amp. From Eric Clapton and Angus Young to Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, Plexi amp and their later, higher gain reincarnations from the JCM series have been used by many guitar players over…Click on the title for more

2023 Best Plexi Pedals & Marshall-Style Distortions: a Buyer’s Guide

MXR FOD Drive

MXR has been releasing a string of well-received overdrive pedals in the last couple of years, and the FOD Drive shows a continued interest in continuing this trend. The company presents this pedal as a dual mode overdrive modeled after "a pair of heavily customized guitar amplifiers of legendary make…Click on the title for more

MXR FOD Drive

Volta 1987 V2 Dual Plexi Overdrive

The 1987 v2 is a two-channel overdrive designed to sound like a Plexi hot-rod pushed to the max. Hand-made in Italy by a company that recently changed its name from Nabla to Volta Custom, this is, in essence, an overdrive with a foot-switchable boost appropriately called "11," whose gain can…Click on the title for more

Volta 1987 V2 Dual Plexi Overdrive