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OVERDRIVE PEDALS

Updated Pedal: JHS NOTADÜMBLË V2 Pedal Kit

The original JHS NOTADÜMBLË was a beautiful disaster. JHS accidentally loaded the John Mayer BBC-1 preamp into the clean side instead of the intended "Box It Later" buffer. Josh Scott called it the biggest mistake of his career. Discontinued the pedal. Offered refunds. The whole thing sold out anyway because…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: JHS NOTADÜMBLË V2 Pedal Kit

Empress Effects Drive

Empress Effects, a Canadian builder known for making pedals for people who read manuals for fun, hasn't entirely shied away from dirt boxes: their Heavy Menace is a precision kill box. But a loose, interactive overdrive? That seemed beneath them. Until they patched a discontinued Germ Drive circuit into the…... Click for more

Empress Effects Drive

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

The sound of a distorted classic Marshall amp from the '60s and '70s has become a staple in rock'n'roll and a source of infinite inspiration for pedal makers all over the world. Danish effects designer Carl Martin has built some of the most successful Plexi-style pedals and unveiled a new…... Click for more

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

The Klon Centaur Pedal and the Best Klon Clones in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide

Discover the absolute best Klon clones for your guitar rig. Our comprehensive 2026 buyer's guide uses an analytical framework to evaluate premium, mid-tier, budget, and dual-channel "Klone" pedals. --- Perhaps the most legendary (and absurdly expensive) guitar pedal of all time, the Klon Centaur was a foundational boutique "dirt box."…... Click for more

The Klon Centaur Pedal and the Best Klon Clones in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide

Chase Bliss Brothers AM Overdrive

Inspired by the AnalogMan King of Tone, the legendary dual overdrive pedal that, one may say, started the trend of high-quality, multi-function dual-channel dirt boxes, the Chase Bliss Brothers AM overdrive is a reinterpretation and expansion of that circuit, designed in collaboration with its original creator, Mike Piera. Also a…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Brothers AM Overdrive

New Pedal: Cornerstone Centurio Professional Drive

Cornerstone Centurio. Two Klon-style channels in one box, made in Italy. Sounds simple. It's not. The Klon circuit is sacred ground for a certain kind of player - that amp-pushing, clarity-preserving thing that makes everything just better. Centurio takes that DNA and gives you two independent gain and volume stages,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Cornerstone Centurio Professional Drive

Walrus Audio 385 MkII Overdrive

The Walrus Audio 385 MkII might be the only guitar pedal inspired by the sound of a... projector: the Bell and Howell Filmosound 385. Obviously, the inspiration here came from the projector's amplifier, rather than its video-related circuitry. MkI was one of the earliest pedals released by the Oklahoma City…... Click for more

Walrus Audio 385 MkII Overdrive

Warm Audio Throne of Tone Dual Overdrive

In the realm of boutique overdrive, few pedals have achieved the mythical status of the dual-channel classics inspired by vintage British amps. Following in the footsteps of royalty like the Analogman King of Tone, Warm Audio brings its philosophy of accessible authenticity to the arena with the Throne of Tone.…... Click for more

Warm Audio Throne of Tone Dual Overdrive

DSM Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special

The DSM & Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special is a comprehensive, all-analog preamp pedal designed to capture the elusive feel and tone of the legendary Dumble Overdrive Special (ODS) amplifier. Unlike digital modelers, it aims to replicate the amp's legendary dynamic compression, touch sensitivity, and harmonic complexity through discrete analog circuitry.…... Click for more

DSM Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Handwired

Too many overdrive pedals are liars. They promise touch sensitivity but deliver a brick to the face. The Sweet Honey Overdrive (an evolution of Björn Juhl's Supro-amp-inspired BJFe Honey Bee) isn't one of them. This Handwired version is hand-soldered in Finland (with love) by the new Mad Professor team: point-to-point…... Click for more

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Handwired

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon

Crazy Tube Circuits, a Greek company that apparently learned electronics by staring at the sun and listening to Blue Cheer records, built this three-panel monster. It's not a pedal. It's a manifesto in a metal box. Enter the Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon. Four fuzz voices in the center panel: ff is…... Click for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon

Jam Pedals Tubedreamer MK2

Another Tube Screamer clone? In 2025? Really, JAM? Except it's not. Not exactly. The Tubedreamer Mk2 starts with the classic 808 recipe—JRC4558D chip, asymmetrical clipping, that mid-hump that made the original famous. But then JAM did something brave. They added a switch that bypasses the clipping stage entirely. No diodes.…... Click for more

Jam Pedals Tubedreamer MK2