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Crazy Tube Circuits Space Charged V2 Tube Ovredrive

Notwithstanding the company's name, the Space Charged was Crazy Tube Circuits' first real tube overdrive. It runs with an internal voltage of 40v and comes with a 12AY7 preamp tube inside the pedal, but that can be switched with other tuber models (12AX7, 12AT7, 12AU7, 5751 ) for varied color…... Click for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Space Charged V2 Tube Ovredrive

One Control Honey Bee Overdrive

Japanese stompbox manufacturer One Control has gotten a lot of attention in recent years for their high-end mini-pedals, forged in collaboration with star designer Bjorn Juhl, previously involved with Mad Professor and BearFoot FX. Bjorn's most popular stompbox design pre-dating his involvement with third parties is the Honey Bee OD, a circuit…... Click for more

One Control Honey Bee Overdrive

GTown Amps HolyGrail V2 Overdrive

GTown Custom Amps is a Russian pedal builder that's getting noticed for its Dumble-inspired, hand-built devices, including amps. The HolyGrail V2 is their "regular" D-Style pedal, as opposed to the company's 335, which more specifically recreates the tone of Larry Carlton, a renowned Dumble amp user. The HolyGrail, with its…... Click for more

GTown Amps HolyGrail V2 Overdrive

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

Greer Amps has released the Soma 63 Vintage Preamp, a must-have for vintage amp lovers that was rewarded the Best in Show award at NAMM 2019. Utilizing Greer's new XFR platform, this pedal delivers real amp-like tone, including a real transformer to simulate everything about amplifiers; in this case, vintage…... Click for more

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive DLX

The One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive DLX (as in Deluxe) is an upgrade to one of the Japanese company's most popular overdrive pedals. Part of the BJFE series designed by Bjorn Juhl, the SRODDLX retains the versatile tone of the Mini Strawberry Red but makes it even more so by adding…... Click for more

One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive DLX

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

One of the best aspects of our Stompbox Exhibits is that they allow us to get acquainted with new and often "emerging" boutique pedal brands. At our recent Montreal event Sonic Circuit (co-organized with MUTEK), we hosted a board by Italian builder Dophix, a company that echoes its country's artistic…... Click for more

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different voices but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meets the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost. The Lamb is an…... Click for more

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

We celebrated collaborative pedals in our 2016 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli Magazine with this article written by the guys at Gearphoria. in the fall of 2017, two extremely relevant pedal companies that hadn't previously participated in this sort of cross-pollination (BOSS and JHS) rather unexpectedly came out…... Click for more

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Greece is becoming a powerhouse in the field of pedal manufacturing and Vintage Guitar Nerds, founded in 2018 by UK-based Dimitris Loizos, is a welcome new company in this crowded arena. The Boostache is their first and so far only release and was actually designed by ST Electronix, an overdrive…... Click for more

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Nordvang is a Danish pedal company that launched in 2020 and quickly turned ears with a series of dual-channel pedals featuring two different flavors of overdrive each. The Gravity Drive (whose name is inspired by John Mayer's namesake song) offers a Tube Screamer-style circuit on side A (left side) and…... Click for more

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost

The Rift Amplification EL34, an overdrive that made our list of the Best New Pedals of 2021, is a 3-knob Plexi-style overdrive with an extra boost built by a British amp company based in Northamptonshire. It's their first pedal, and it's named after the EL34 tube (or valve, as they…... Click for more

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Blue Colander Stompboxes is a Poland-based builder of guitar pedals. Their GT420 is presented as an "emulation of some desirable vintage amp that’s actually never existed," which is somewhat refreshing. It features a Rangemaster-style boost (left side) followed by a two gain stages distortion circuit: the first one is a…... Click for more

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion