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OVERDRIVE PEDALS

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 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 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 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 for more

Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch Overdrive

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…... Click for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Electric Eye Mud Killer Overdrive/Boost

The Mud Killer is the first pedal by Electric Eye Audio. This highly configurable overdrive/boost delivers tons of gain and definition by cutting selected frequencies before the signal hits the overdrive. Several knobs and toggle switches allow you to tweak your tone to perfection including the amount of low end…... Click for more

Electric Eye Mud Killer Overdrive/Boost

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Arizona's LPD Pedals (the project of Lawrence Petross) has been building a growing reputation among the dirt box stompbox fanatics. In particular, their Eighty7 Ditortion/Overdrive is considered one of the best boutique Plexi-Style pedals, and it's particularly appreciated for delivering two gain modes and generous tone-sculpting features. To celebrate the…... Click for more

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

BO Effects OxyTone EPX Low Gain Drive

BO Effects is a French company with a solid reputation in Europe but not very well known in the rest of the world. The OxyTone EPX is their take on the two-channel low gain overdrive circuit, with a channel based on the preamp section of the EP3 Echoplex, and the…... Click for more

BO Effects OxyTone EPX Low Gain Drive

Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees

Audio Kitchen is a boutique amp and pedal builder based in the UK that focuses on their own, scrupulously engineered designs, deliberately avoiding to "pay homage" to existing classics. The Fake Plastic Trees overdrive/distortion/fuzz is a solid state version of the line out of their own popular The Big Trees…... Click for more

Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees

Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Durham's (NC) Dusky Electronics unveiled an update to their low-to-medium overdrive Toasted with a new look and an expanded sonic range. Based on a pair of pair of MOSFET gain stages cascaded one into the other, this discrete, class-A circuit can be used as a tool to take your amp's…... Click for more

Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Matthews Effects The Broker Overdrive

The pedal trend of the last decade has been to fit more "stuff" in smaller cases, and the Matthews Effects The Broker overdrive does just that, giving you two different overdrives in one compact case, with separate controls and footswitches. "Are they stackable?" - we hear you ask. Yes, they…... Click for more

Matthews Effects The Broker Overdrive

Sabbadius Triple Trouble V2

The Triple Trouble is an Overdrive+Booster+Fuzz pedal by Argentinean boutique builder Sabbadius that was discontinued a few years ago. The company just announced the upcoming release of V2. Counterintuitively, the silicon transistor fuzz is first in the chain, followed by a Tube Screamer-style overdrive and then the boost. The three…... Click for more

Sabbadius Triple Trouble V2