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Cornerstone Imperivm

The Cornerstone Imperivm is a new dual overdrive by an Italian company that has built a super solid reputation mostly through one of the best D-Style overdrives on the market, the Gladio. The new release marries that very circuit with the company's take on the Tube Screamer, aka the Antique…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Imperivm

The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type in 2023

Welcome to the most comprehensive article you'll find online about the best overdrive pedals on the market! Since "overdrive" is an umbrella term that includes several types of circuits with their own sonic character, we thought it would be best way to organize this guide by type - because comparing…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type in 2023

Summer School Science Fair

The Summer School Science Fair is an overdrive-distortion pedal based on a simple but innovative idea: you've got a RAT-stile distortion (black knobs) and a TS-style overdrive (green knobs) in parallel, and two extra knobs to control for master volume and bland control. Each gain channel has a knob for…Click on the title for more

Summer School Science Fair

Browne Amplification Atom Overdrive

The Browne Amplification Atom is the latest gain pedal by the Kansas City-based creators of the Protein, one of the most talked about boutique dual gain pedals of the last few years. It's actually directly related to that pedal, since it's the green side of it, therefore an Nobels ODR-1-inspired…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Atom Overdrive

Sonicake Blue Skreamer Overdrive

With a street price of just $35.99, the Sonicake Blue Skreamer is a no-brainer for electric guitarists in search of tonal options. It's a mini overdrive pedal with two voices: you surely guessed the first one (tube screamer), but you may not have guessed the second one, voiced after a…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Blue Skreamer 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

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

Caline Brigade Dual Overdrive DCP-07

The Caline Brigade is a dual overdrive that features the circuits of two of the Chinese company's drive pedals inside one enclosure. The two circuits feature separate controls and footswitch and are an emulation of the Tubescreamer on the left side and a recreation of the Timmy overdrive on the…Click on the title for more

Caline Brigade Dual Overdrive DCP-07

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

While it's true that the pedalverse is filled to the brim with Tube Screamer clones and variants, it can't be denied that humans have a knack for always finding new ways to improve on something, and the Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive is a testament to that. What's new about…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Tech 21 is an NYC-based company that, after pioneering the amp-in-a-box-with-cab-simulation concept, more recently has been specializing in analog multi-FX "pedal bars" that provide a portable all-in-one solution for gigging guitarists (and bass players). The Tech 21 Screaming Blonde pedal is a device designed to provide a Fender-style amp-in-a-box tone…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Wampler Moxie Overdrive

The Wampler Moxie is yet another dirt box (in mini format) inspired by the most popular overdrive of all times, but with a couple of tricks up its sleeve. When an overdrive pedal is green, the reference to the Ibanez Tube Screamer is unavoidable, and the Moxie delivers indeed the…Click on the title for more

Wampler Moxie Overdrive

MXR Duke of Tone (with Analogman)

After releasing a mini version of the legendary Timmy overdrive with the original designer, with the release of the MXR Duke of Tone overdrive, the established pedal builder lands another highly significant collaboration with Connecticut's Analog Man, one of the pioneers of boutique pedals. The Duke is a (mini) descendant…Click on the title for more

MXR Duke of Tone (with Analogman)