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Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

V2 of the Balaguer Fission Drive is a pre-amp-overdrive that offers two voices (Modern and Vintage) in one stompbox, selectable through a toggle switch. The new circuit delivers improved clarity and attack and features top-mounted jacks. Thanks to its three gain knobs (Pre, Post and Master) Fission can deliver…... Click for more

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

We are in full overdrive blooming season, folks! It feels like all we've been blogging about, in the last few weeks, is: new overdrives. Greer Amps, a company with a pretty darn good track record in this niche, just announced the Royal Velvet, an amp-in-a-box with preamp inspired in equal…... Click for more

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine

California-based amp builder Mesa/Boogie announced the release of three new overdrive pedals, built by the team who worked on their Mark Five and Dual and Triple Rectifier amps. Here's the info about each one of them: Cleo: transparent, responsive, low to medium gain boost/overdrive with vintage amp-like voicing. Dynaplex: as the…... Click for more

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

We first saw the Cusack Meta Plexi at NAMM 2020 but we kind of lost track of it until today, thanks to the video below by Mike Hermans. The pedal has an enthusiastic written review here. This take on the classic Marshall tone gives you all the expected settings and…... Click for more

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

The Bad Cat Double Drive is a versatile two-channel stackable overdrive pedal. Each side can be used as a clean boost or overdrive, while when stacked on top of each other they work great with a clean amp to create tones ranging from clean to edge of breakup or heavy…... Click for more

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

Northern FX Rangemaster

The Northern FX Rangemaster is a modern take on that venerable vintage circuit originally manufactured by Dallas, which features a mix of original and updated components within a more pedalboard-friendly enclosure, with the single NOS black glassed PNP germanium transistor providing the grit. The innovation with this version of the…... Click for more

Northern FX Rangemaster

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

Portland pedal builder Catalinbread just unveiled a gorgeous new version of their Dallas Rangemaster emulation, the Naga Viper treble booster. The circuit here is identical to the original, but, since it belongs to a limited edition series called Gallery, its case sports brand new art. There's also a version in…... Click for more

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…... Click for more

Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

If you think overdrive pedals are due for a facelift, you've got to check out the Spaceman Effects Polaris, a hand made medium-gain overdrive with a series of unexpected tone shaping features, including a "2-pole resonant filter, controllable via expression pedal for filter sweeps and out-of-this-world overdrive tones." The filter…... Click for more

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

Walrus Audio just unveiled a new, multi-mode Overdrive called Ages. The pedal offers a rather simple knob layout, with knobs for Volume + Gain, Bass + Treble, and a Dry control to reintegrate some of the clean signal. But the heart of this pedal is the Mode knob which discloses the…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

If you think overdrive pedals are due for a facelift, you've got to check out the Spaceman Effects Polaris, a hand made medium-gain overdrive with a series of unexpected tone shaping features, including a "2-pole resonant filter, controllable via expression pedal for filter sweeps and out-of-this-world overdrive tones." The filter…... Click for more

Spaceman Polaris Resonant Overdrive

New Pedals: Shotmaker The Heroine Deluxe

Guitarists who enjoy complex and unusual gain circuits should take a look at the Heroine Deluxe, by Canadian/Polish builder Shotmaker Industries. This is a high gain distortion that, through its three gain stages, can deliver a wide range of dirty tones. Here's a quick look at the controls: Pre controls…... Click for more

New Pedals: Shotmaker The Heroine Deluxe