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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

Outlaw Effects Cactus Juice Overdrive

It's pretty amazing what you can get, these days, for less than $50, as far as guitar pedals are concerned. Chinese/Canadian stompbox builder Outlaw Effects is laser focused on exploring the possibilities within that price bracket. Their Cactus Juice Overdrive is not just a fine sounding overdrive. It actually features…Click on the title for more

Outlaw Effects Cactus Juice Overdrive

6 Degrees FX Sally 5th Anniversary Overdrive

The 6 Degrees FX Sally is a recreation of the early version of the Tube Screamer 808. This "Advanced," 5th anniversary version features a three-way mid-range toggle switch that “lets you select between stock 808 720Hz sweet spot, treble boost and low boost.” Touch sensitivity is one of these pedals’ main strengths.…Click on the title for more

6 Degrees FX Sally 5th Anniversary Overdrive

Danelectro Cash Cow Overdrive

Danelectro's Billionaire Series picked up a new family member at this past NJAMM show, the Cash Cow Overdrive. Rabea Massaad shot this video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2345dkkRUF8 Here's the first demo of it by Living Room Gear Demos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxOkNf7mXo Chunky, full-bodied chords will leap from your amp with note for note clarity.…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Cash Cow Overdrive

Lollygagger FX Canaglia Multi-Stage Overdrive

Lollygagger FX is a Michigan-based pedal manufacturer that, at least for now, is entirely committed to one hand-made overdrive design called Canaglia (Italian for "scoundrel"), which they deliver in many differently colored wooden enclosures. All variations look truly beautiful and, according to many, so they sound - here's an in-depth review…Click on the title for more

Lollygagger FX Canaglia Multi-Stage Overdrive

320 Design Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive

Brett Kingman introduces us to this obscure pedal by Japanese manufacturer 32o Design, called the Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMAFpjjxYA 320Design is a Japanese company run by a graphic designer who also doubles as a pedal builder. Here's their description (courtesy Reverb.com) of the Sunakake Boost/OD: "The Sunakake by 320design…Click on the title for more

320 Design Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices Gray Channel Overdrive

Here's a demo video of the dual channel Gray Channel Overdrive from EarthQuaker Devices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h--w8rZVzeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV145G1pcE The Gray Channel is a real “twofer” of an overdrive. It is based around a classic hard-clipping gray box overdrive (subtle hint, huh), one of my all-time favorites. Coincidentally, this is the very same pedal…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Gray Channel Overdrive

Pettyjohn Electronics Gold Overdrive

Here's a new video by Reverb.com of the Pettyjohn Electronics Gold Overdrive, a very dynamic plexi-style amp in a box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps2e2-IapD0 What started as a simple box inspired by classic “Golden amps from Britain” ended up as so much more then just an amp-in-a-box. The GOLD is incredibly touch sensitive,…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Gold Overdrive

JHS Pedals AT+ (Andy Timmons) Drive

JHS Pedals introduced the AT Andy Timmons artist signature pedal in 2016. For 2018, the company is back with the latest iteration of this stomp box, the AT+, featuring an added gain stage boost that is independent, so you can push the pedal just like Andy does. Here's a video…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals AT+ (Andy Timmons) Drive

6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven

We were particularly proud to host in our Stompbox Booth one of the most powerful overdrive pedals presented at the NAMM 2018 convention. We are talking about the 6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven, an extremely flexible two channel overdrive with an added preamp section featuring Gain and 2 way EQ, plus switchable…Click on the title for more

6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven

Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy V2 Dual Overdrive/Distortion

At NAMM 2018 we caught up also with our friends from Crazy Tube Circuits (part of the numerous contingent of Greek pedal companies participating in the Anaheim convention). The manufacturer showed us their second version of the Ziggy Overdrive, a two -channel Plexi-style distortion that's one of the company's most…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy V2 Dual Overdrive/Distortion

Ground FX Burning Sunn Preamp Distortion

Here's a pedal for the metal-heads, the Ground FX Burning Sunn Preamp Distortion. This pedal emulates the Sunn Model T amp, which has many fans in the metal/stoner corners. Check out the demo by Reverb.com/Tone Report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADVXsFSgPw8Click on the title for more

Ground FX Burning Sunn Preamp Distortion

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

Is it possible to reinvent the distortion pedal? Canada’s Nanolog Audio thinks so. The Edmonton, Alberta, pedal maker has introduced the WaveFunction, a versatile pedal that uses both traditional and innovative techniques to produce a range of overdriven tones. At the heart of the WaveFunction is a new approach to…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive