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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

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

When Joel Korte of Chase Bliss Audio touched down in Portland, Oregon and began peppering his Instagram feed with pictures of him noshing with Chris Benson of Benson amps, there was much speculation to be had. That speculation manifested at 2019’s NAMM show with the Preamp MKII, a slider-equipped brushed…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Ceriatone makes one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura), and the Horse Breaker marries that same circuit with a Marshall Blues Breaker clone, for a dual overdrive match made in heaven. The two circuits have their own footswitches and can be played separately or together (a toggle switch…Click on the title for more

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Foxpedal Vixen Overdrive

The evolution of Foxpedal's Foxtail overdrive, the Vixen is a very versatile pedal based around a 4148 diode for your traditional yet articulate overdrive sounds, and a Nanolog N3 (which utilizes “Quantum Tunneling Technology”) for some more innovative, smooth tones full of clarity. The two voicings can be selected through…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal Vixen Overdrive

New Pedals: Ananashead GT73 V2 Overdrive

Operating out of beautiful Barcelona, Ananashead is a pedal builder with a rather wide collection of releases mostly centered on dirt boxes inspired by vintage amps. The new GT73 v2 is the compact update to their overdrive based on the British boutique tube amp Green Matamp GT120, a variation on…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Ananashead GT73 V2 Overdrive

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

The Aegis by Tonetuga effects is a dual overdrive designed to be the ideal dirt box, or, as the builder puts it, "the true swiss army knife of tone capable of low, medium, and high gain, order switchable and with a simple and easy to work control layout." The two…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

Dueling Ninjas Dual Overdrive Pedal

The Dueling Ninjas is a dual overdrive pedal featuring a Tubescreamer clone on one side (the green one, obviously) and an OCD-style overdrive on the other (white knobs). The pedal allows cascading of the two circuits in any order and provides other tweaks through two toggle switches that offer Modern…Click on the title for more

Dueling Ninjas Dual Overdrive Pedal

Pettyjohn Electronics Odi Overdrive

Lovers of the classic sound of the BOSS OD-1 Overdrive might want to check out this new boutique take on it by Pettyjohn Electrionics, the ODI. Compared to the original, it features separate knobs for Lows and Highs for more flexible tone sculpting. Here are the videos of the Pettyjohn…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Odi Overdrive

ToneTuga FX Clockwork MultiDriver

The Clockwork MultiDriverby Charlotte, NC ToneTuga FX is an ambitious pedal. The builder claims it can deliver - with only three knobs - anything "from a crisp treble boost to a crunchy distortion, to a fuzzy sustain," covering all the ground you may want to be covered by a dirt…Click on the title for more

ToneTuga FX Clockwork MultiDriver

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Chinese digital instrument manufacturer NU-X enters the crowded "Klone" arena with the mini-pedal Horseman Overdrive, as far as we know the 3rd mini-klone on the market after Wampler's Tumnus and the MXR Sugar Drive - but a lot more affordable than either. They showcased this pedal at NAMM 2019 and…Click on the title for more

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Guitarists into Black Sabbath should take note of this limited edition version of the Catalinbread | Sabbra Cadabra, an overdrive pedal that simulates the tone of that band's lead guitarist Tony Iommy. The Sweetwater exclusive features a beautiful illustration that's at once satanic and sexy, inspired by Black Sabbath's 1973…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Compact

The Origin Effects Revival DRIVE "Hot Rod" Compact is a streamlined version of this 12-knob monster of a pedal, featuring a single channel (instead of two) simulating the "Hot Rod" mod made by hard rock bands of the late '70s and early '80s to their rectified Marshall and Mesa Boogie amps.…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Compact

Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator

We all need a mood boost these days, and although pedals in general help (a lot) in that department, this is the first time we stumble upon a device that promises to directly mess around with our mood! Enter the Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator, a ginormous stompbox hand built by…Click on the title for more

Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator