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The Friedman BE-OD is a popular and highly regarded emulation of a high-gain JCM amp, from a builder that's grown a stellar reputation for manufacturing great-sounding Marshall-style amps (the pedal is said to be a compact version of the Friedman BE100 amp). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtks9lbq5FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVotKbmlDic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yx3KkT63uI The BE-OD overdrive pedal captures…... Click for more

Friedman BE-OD

Bondi Effects Breakers Overdrive

Pedal geeks might be familiar with Australian stompbox manufacturer Bondi Effects for their popular Sick As Klon "evolution." Breakers is an overdrive released in 2017 that "started as a revision to our Del Mar Overdrive, and quickly took on a whole new character." Besides your usual controls for Level, Gain, Bass…... Click for more

Bondi Effects Breakers Overdrive

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The first version of the Diezel VH4 Preamp/Overdrive pedal (based on the company's high-gain VH4 tube amplifier' Mega channel) was launched in 1994 and became an instant classic for metal guitarists. Recently, the German company has unveiled a 2nd version of the pedal, called VH4-2, featuring two separate channels of that same circuit…... Click for more

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

Torino Audio Organic CREAM Mosfet Overdrive

Torino Audio is a new pedal company based in Italy. It commissioned a couple of videos of their new "Organic" line of pedals (EytschPi42 published a video for each, you can find them here). The term "Organic" intends to convey that these pedals have no integrated circuits, no buffers nor…... Click for more

Torino Audio Organic CREAM Mosfet Overdrive

4 Track Syndicate – Niagara Bitstortion

The 4 Track Syndicate Niagara, the fruit of a collaboration between Rare Buzz Effects, SoundsliceFX and Shoneswood Effects, is presented as a "Bitstortion," i.e. a bit crusher / distortion combo. While the controls for the overdrive (on the top right of the pedal) as pretty straightforward, the two knobs for…... Click for more

4 Track Syndicate – Niagara Bitstortion

Rainger FX Minibar Liquid Analyzer Distortion

The Rainger FX Minibar is a Liquid Analyzer distortion pedal from the mad scientists at Rainger FX. As if by magic, the tone of the distortion varies its properties depending on what liquid is in the pedal’s little container placed on top of it. Which is best for your sound?…... Click for more

Rainger FX Minibar Liquid Analyzer Distortion

Maxon 40th Anniversary Pigtronix Modified Overdrive OD808-40P

We blogged at length about the modded versions of the classic OD808 Maxon is releasing to celebrate its 40th anniversary in collaboration with several top-notch US builders. The one highlighted here is the Pigtronics mod (OD808-40P), featuring a “Germanium Fat Mod” which, according to Pigtronic's David Koltai, has been “imbued…... Click for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Pigtronix Modified Overdrive OD808-40P

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

At the end of 2018 we interviewed Tom Cram about his new company Spiral Electric FX as he launched its debut device, the Black Rose Fuzz. The Yellow Spiral Overdrive is the second stompbox Tom previewed at our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, and we finally have the first official video of…... Click for more

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX launched its first pedal at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2019, the twentyseventeen overdrive. Designed to be a "wide range" overdrive and distortion, this is a “Swiss Army Knife” kind of pedal, offering a variety of tones, from a slight hint of crunch all the way up to…... Click for more

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit

Pedal (and synth) kits are a great way for aspiring circuit designers to get familiar with the basics of circuit engineering, and Korg at NAMM 2020 presented a series of them, including one for an overdrive stompbox featuring one of their NuTube mini-vacuum tubes: the OD-S Kit. What's truly amazing…... Click for more

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay

Nashville's Mythos Pedals is joining the growing trend of releasing collaborative pedals with established pedal videographers, in this case R.J. Ronquillo, who first approached the builder about the idea of having his favorite Mythos overdrive in the same stompbox as an echo pedal. The SusMaryOsep! (a common Filipino slang word)…... Click for more

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Edition

The RevivalDRIVE "Hot Rod" edition adds extra gain to this popular pedal's original design, emulating the mods some players in the '70s introduced by stacking the amp's two channels. It produces tones reminiscent of the early Marshall JMC 800 (valve rectified orange channel) and - and the Mesa Boogie amps…... Click for more

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Edition