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Menatone Dirty B Overdrive

The Menatone Dirty B Overdrive (previously known as "Dirty Blonde") is a fantastically dynamic low-medium gain OD that recalls the blonde tolex amps of the early 60's. Tons of responsiveness and expression with a singing midrange and control over the amount of compression using the Soul control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfXlE1xDWY A downright…... Click for more

Menatone Dirty B Overdrive

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Deluxe Distortion

The LPD' Seventy4 is the two channel version of (one of) the company's flagship Plexi overdrive, an in-the-box recreation of the full distortion delivered by Marshall Plexi and Master Volume amps from the mid to late '70. The two channels are not identical, with the Red one being very similar…... Click for more

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Deluxe Distortion

NativeAudio Kiaayo Overdrive

Mike Trombley's NativeAudio unveiled a new pedal that represents the builder's debut in the gain realm: the Kiaayo Overdrive. Faithful to the company's somewhat deceiving "less is more" approach, the Kiaayo hides a lot of engineering ingenuity under its three-knob layout. The designer's priority was to create a dynamic overdrive…... Click for more

NativeAudio Kiaayo Overdrive

Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

Notwithstanding its recent financial troubles and a past not exactly imbibed with rock'n'roll, Greece is emerging as one of the most prolific countries in the guitar pedal realm. VS Audio is one of the newest builders, joining the likes of Jam Pedals, Crazy Tube Circuits and Tsakalis Audio Works, all…... Click for more

Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

Vertex Steel String Supreme, D-Style Drive

D-Style overdrives - i.e. pedals recreating the tone of the legendary Dumble amps - are becoming so looked after that their buzz is currently getting very close to Klon Centaur levels. While several pedal builders focused their cloning "laser" on the most famous Dumble amp - the Overdrive Special -…... Click for more

Vertex Steel String Supreme, D-Style Drive

FC07 Flamma Drive Mini Overdrive

The Drive by Flamma is a simple, affordable, good-sounding mini-overdrive pedal with two voicings, accessible through a toggle switch. Warm mode recreates the warm, creamy and dynamic tone of a classic tube amplifier. Hot mod delivers more power with crunchier results. Hear the sound of the Flamma Drive in the…... Click for more

FC07 Flamma Drive Mini Overdrive

TC Electronic ZEUS Drive

Music Tribes' TC Electronic just unveiled another pedal from their new series of affordable mini-stompboxes, the ZEUS Drive, which, from the sound of it, seems to be at least in part intended to deliver Klon-style gain goodness at a decimal fraction of the cost. It's presented as a dynamic and…... Click for more

TC Electronic ZEUS Drive

ELM Effects Sky Bridge Drive + Boost

Designed by pedal videographer Eric Merrow as an all-in-one gain solution for any pedalboard, the ELM Effects Sky Bridge (initially presented under the Lefty Guitars Daily The Cannon moniker) is multi-gain stage overdrive featuring an extra boost with separate footswitch and controls. The amount of boost can be controlled through…... Click for more

ELM Effects Sky Bridge Drive + Boost

Kasleder FX Toxic Twins Dual Tweakable Overdrive

Those among our readers who enjoy highly configurable gain pedals should take a look at the Kasleder FX Toxic Twins, a dual overdrive from Hungary with two sets of internal DIP switches to fine-tune clipping and bass response. The Kasleder is based on an original circuit utilizing a combination of…... Click for more

Kasleder FX Toxic Twins Dual Tweakable Overdrive

Expandora Squared Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz

The original Expandora pedal was a round, sonically multifaceted dirt box released in the mid-'90s by Japanese builder Bixonic. It's now being reissued and relaunched by a New Jersey-based company that's also offering a "squared" version of it, hosted in a compact orange enclosure. Although the original wasn't particularly successful,…... Click for more

Expandora Squared Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

If "Tube Screamer-inspired" overdrive is a soundbite that instantly turns you off, even just the looks of the Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive should make you reconsider your first instincts. A quick glance at the manufacturer's description of the pedal will likely trigger intrigue: King Spark is a highly modified…... Click for more

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

Cornerstone Gladio SC

The original Cornestone Gladio, a two-channel Dumble-Style overdrive pedal that quite literally took the electric guitar community by storm in 2020, placed in the top 10 of the most searched pedals in our blog. The Italian company started 2021 by unveiling a single channel version of that same pedal, the…... Click for more

Cornerstone Gladio SC