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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

Now Shipping: JAM Lucydreamer Overdrive

We had the chance to check out Jam Pedal's new overdrive called Lucydreamer at our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth (see 60 Cycle Hum video at the bottom of this post). The pedal, which is now shipping, updates the company's Tubedreamer Plus and Tubedreamer 72 models, which have the same chip,…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: JAM Lucydreamer Overdrive

Jackson Audio – Broken Arrow Dynamic Overdrive

For those looking for something different in an overdrive pedal, the Jackson Audio incredibly versatile Broken Arrow may represent a pleasant surprise. This stompbox makes clever use of its two footswitches (Drive and Boost) to give the player access to a series of tonal and dynamic options accessible without disturbing…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio – Broken Arrow Dynamic Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices just unveiled a new pedal, which - rather surprisingly - appears to be a Tube Screamer evolution, named Plumes Overdrive. Of course, this ain't your regular green overdrive clone, but an entirely redesigned circuit presented as a "small signal shredder" and featuring three clipping voices selectable through a…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Overdrive

One Control Marigold Orange OverDrive

Japanese builder One Control offers all flavors of overdrives in their line of mini-pedals designed by Björn Juhl - and named BJF after him. The Marigold Orange Overdrive is a classic, three-knob stompbox delivering a low to medium gain pedal that can be used as a boost or to drive…Click on the title for more

One Control Marigold Orange OverDrive

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

The Fulltone OCD is one of the few overdrives out there to deserve the label of "evergreen classic." The Los Angeles based company hasn't been active with new pedals in years (they don't need to, since this is still selling like candy) but they just released a custom Germanium version…Click on the title for more

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

Demedash Effects – 112+ Drive Channel

If you enjoy hefty amounts of headroom, the hand-wired 112+ Drive Channel by Winnipeg, Manitoba's Demedash Effects should tickle your fancy: it runs at 34v internally, when most pedal companies feel special when running their effects at 18v, instead of 9v, for increased headroom... The pedal can deliver a wide…Click on the title for more

Demedash Effects – 112+ Drive Channel

Keeley Electronics DDR Drive Delay Reverb

Keeley Electronics announced 4 new pedals at NAMM 2019 (via this Instagram post) and since then have been slowly releasing them. Today is the day the DDR drive is finally shipping. Designed to be the only pedal you’ll really need for the gig, the DDR combines two styles of overdrive…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics DDR Drive Delay Reverb

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

The Way Huge Conspiracy Theory is a brand new "Klone" (i.e. a circuit inspired by the uber-hyped Klon Centaur Overdrive - see our comprehensive article about the Klon and its clones). The pedal doesn't stray away from the three-knob design of the original (Output, Gain and Treble), so the fortunes…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Designed with amp guru Bruce Egnater, the Fender MTG delivers true tube saturation and distortion from a US-made NOS 6205 preamplifier tube. Complete with a 3-band EQ and a Tight control to focus your tone, the MTG is basically a tube preamp pedal — you can run it into the…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

The fruit of two years of meticulous testing and development, the Loophole Pedals Grey Matter consists in two circuits emulating the classic (and grey) ‘77 DOD250 preamp that can be run individually or stacked. The footswitches are close enough together so you could set one as a textured boost and…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

M.D. Effects The Timber Overdrive

Released in 2017, the M.D. Effects The Timber is a boost and low gain overdrive featuring two toggle switches that give access to two different boost levels and two different clip modes. Here's the video of it by Shnobel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0iMGo7Ybhs OVERDRIVE, REIMAGINED The M.D. Effects Timber is a dirt pedal…Click on the title for more

M.D. Effects The Timber Overdrive

LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost

RJ Ronquillo test drove the LPD (Lawrence Petross Design) Javelina Overdrive Boost, which features 26dB of boost and a little roll off on the low frequencies to keep things nice and tight. Check out the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0f1xDbg9I The Javelina boost is a single control boost. There is a light…Click on the title for more

LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost