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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

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

The Studio Daydream HMP Silver KCM-OD is yet another addition to the numerous family of the Klon Centaur clones. This particular device hailing from Japan gets really good reviews and it's manufactured by a company that's been around since 2008 and is dedicated to high quality dirt boxes. It also…Click on the title for more

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

The Kingsley Jester is a hand-wired, tube-powered "amp-in-a-box" style overdrive that runs off of 2 12ax7 vacuum tubes. It fetches on the used market for over $700. There is a 3 band EQ for the overdrive side, as well as gain and volume controls. A 3-way voicing switch changes the…Click on the title for more

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

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 on the title for more

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

GTown Amps 335 D-Style Overdrive

D-style overdrives (i.e. drive pedals voiced after the ultra-rare Dumble amps) are extremely fashionable right now, and Russian company GTown Amps has come up with two hand-made pedals in this niche that are getting a lot of attention and praise. The 335 is the single-channel version. Unlike most stompboxes in…Click on the title for more

GTown Amps 335 D-Style Overdrive

Hagerman Overdrive 12AX7 Tube Pedal

Whether you call them "tubes" or "valves," these components still carry a semi-legendary status among some guitarists seeking a "warm" and "smooth" tone. While tube in amps are the norm, they are a lot more difficult to be found in pedals. The Hagerman Overdrive is a boutique, hand-built, all-analog vacuum…Click on the title for more

Hagerman Overdrive 12AX7 Tube Pedal

SNK Pedals CMOSludge Sunn Beta-Style Preamp

Notwithstanding their "solid-stateness," the now discontinued Sunnn Beta Lead amps from the late '70s and early '80s have a stellar reputation among hard rockers, mostly because of Curt Cobain, who used three of those heads when gigging, and they are starting to get rare and pricey. The SNK Pedals CMOSludge…Click on the title for more

SNK Pedals CMOSludge Sunn Beta-Style Preamp

Wilson Effects Angry Goat Dual Overdrive

D-Style and K-Style overdrives (for the unaware, voiced respectively after the Dumble amplifier and the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive) are among the most sought-after dirt box devices, in part because the originals are incredibly pricey. The Wilson Effects Angry Goat combines them in a single pedal for just $200. Both…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Angry Goat Dual Overdrive

Beetronics Fatbee Overdrive

The first release from Beetronics' new Babee Series of effects pedals is the Fatbee, an overdrive that goes effortlessly from subtle into heavy crunch. Another Beetronics collaboration with Howard Davis. Super responsive to your guitar's controls and player dynamics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj-mGWrvuQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhTE00AjuDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tf7tyaRe6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ95-q0tmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fYKQu525_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsuSjIhzeuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Ue34mQPKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=920V3O2pz98 The Fatbee packs…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Fatbee Overdrive

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Danish pedal builder Carl Martin has a solid reputation for Marshall-style overdrives - as you can see from our article on Plexy-Style pedals, their old PlexiTone is among the most beloved in that niche. The builder's new Panama Drive adds to the three typical controls (Gain, Level and Tone) a Damping…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Vertex Ultraphonix MkII Special Overdrive

The Vertex Ultraphonix is an overdrive inspired by the sound of the legendary and ultra-rare Dumble Overdrive Special amps, used by legendary players such as Carlos Santana, Robin Ford and Kenny Wayne. It was built using four of those amps built between 1970 and 1990 as a reference. The company…Click on the title for more

Vertex Ultraphonix MkII Special Overdrive

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Kasleder FX may not be a company known to the masses, but the German builder has been building high-end stompboxes for over 15 year, and that, alone, makes them a veteran of the pedal scene. The Dirty Little Thing is their take on the Tube Screamer, and it's celebrating its…Click on the title for more

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch Overdrive

We love pedals with non-descriptive controls! The Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch is a very flexible dual gain stage overdrive voiced after a Sunn Model T amp through a circuit employing CMOs Hex Inverters. The controls, although non-descriptive, are pretty easy to get: Volume, Gain Stage I (with more of…Click on the title for more

Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch Overdrive