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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

Now Shipping: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

At NAMM 2025, Greek pedal brand Crazy Tube Circuits introduced the Venus overdrive, a real tube overdrive inspired by all the pedal and rack versions of the Butler Tube Driver. The Venus is now shipping. It's a compact, modern take on classic tube-driven overdrive and distortion, offering a range of…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus Overdrive

New Pedal: Westminster 2716 Deluxe (Seth Morrison signature)

Born through a tightly knit collaboration with Seth Morrison (the guitarist of Grammy nominee recokers Skillet) the Westminster 2716 Deluxe thakes the original "non-deluxe" circuit to the next level, improving versatility and precision. The Deluxe adds the Physician Overdrive circuit before the 2716 V2 one, which also features a 3-way EQ…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Westminster 2716 Deluxe (Seth Morrison signature)

Rude Tech Dude Alert! Overdrive

Developed in collaboration with guitarist Brian Klemm of SoCal band Suburban Legends, the Rude Tech Dude Alert! is a tube-screamer-style overdrive pedal with a fun NON-GREEN look and a few tricks up its sleeve. Besides your expected Level, Drive, and Tone knobs, it features a Whoa!/Woah! Switch that gives you…Click on the title for more

Rude Tech Dude Alert! Overdrive

New Pedal: Aclam Go Rocky Go Overdrive

Following on the Barcelona-based company's Beatles-inspired sonic journey that led to the creation of the Dr. Robert drive, the Aclam Go Rocky Go is a tribute to the Liverpool band's iconic guitar sound from their psychedelic years, inspired by the Vox Conqueror amp (S/N 2004) used during Magical Mystery Tour…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Aclam Go Rocky Go Overdrive

Spaceman Voyager II Dynamic Tremolo

The Spaceman Voyager II, released almost exactly 10 years after the first version, is an optical tremolo that offers a wide range of possibility, including some rather unusual (but mighty cool) ones. The interface offers the usual tremolo controls: the Speed and Strenght knobs control LFO rate and intensity, while the…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Voyager II Dynamic Tremolo

Karma Machine Shop Dual Overdrive

Juxtaposing and integrating two entirely different dirt box circuits, the fully analog Karma Machine Shop is a dual-overdrive pedal that lets guitarists craft a wide range of tones, from subtle boost, to transparent overdrive, to searing high-gain distortion. The ODR side, inspired by the Nobels ODR-1, provides smooth, transparent overdrive,…Click on the title for more

Karma Machine Shop Dual Overdrive

Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw Dual Drive

A variation of a dual Klon/Dumble overdrive released in 2022, the Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw uses different components to offer tones more suitable for guitarists playing genres ranging from blues to rock rather than from jazz to blue. The functionality is identical to the original device: enhanced Klon-inspired circuit…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw Dual Drive

Flattley Revolution Dynamic Overdrive

The gorgeous-looking Flattley Revolution is a versatile dynamic overdrive pedal offering a turbocharged take on the classic tube screamer circuit. It delivers smooth, rich overdrive tones that respond dynamically to your playing style. A three-way toggle switch provides tonal flexibility through three distinct clipping options: the center position uses an…Click on the title for more

Flattley Revolution Dynamic Overdrive

DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp

The new DOD 250 is a faithful reissue of an evergreen classic first released in the early '70s by circuit designer David Oreste Defrancesco (aka, DOD) as an attempt to create a pedal that could deliver a range of tones from boost to slightly saturated to distorted, something few pedals…Click on the title for more

DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp

New Pedal: Marshall JCM800 Overdrive

Inspired by the ubiquitous namesake Marshall amplifier, the JCM800 pedal brings the iconic roar and raw energy of the '80s to your pedalboard, delivering the amp's beloved dynamic, responsive tones that defined so many rock and metal records. The JCM800 amp is revered for its clarity, power, and sustain, qualities…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Marshall JCM800 Overdrive

J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM V2 D-Style Overdrive

In this uber-thorough article, we've covered in-depth the increasingly popular niche of overdrive pedals emulating the legendary Dumble amps. Nashville builder J. Rockett Audio, a company fascinated by everything overdrive, is featured in that list with three stompboxes: the Dude, the Lenny, and the more recent HRM, now upgraded to…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs HRM V2 D-Style Overdrive

New Pedal: Land Devices Moonbow Filter + Overdrive

Filter pedals, when followed by saturation or distortion, can become extremely effective "tone sculptors." That's precisely what the Land Devices Moonbow does, opening up a lot of sonic possibilities by elegantly placing an overdrive after a classic voltage-controlled dual-mode filter. The filter is a classic synth-style one, offering both High…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Land Devices Moonbow Filter + Overdrive