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OVERDRIVE PEDALS

Ark Atom Grumpkin

New from Australia, Ark Atom unveiled their first pedal called the Grumpkin, a three knob overdrive with a "Magic" know that open things up a little on the high end. Check out the video by our favorite Australian pedal-videographers The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL8WoSU3Drc A Tube-like overdriven breakup with a “magic”…... Click for more

Ark Atom Grumpkin

TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

The GainOver Overdrive by Italian TEFI Vintage Lab was designed "for the musician who needs to move from a soft crunch to pushed overdrive tones during the execution of a song, always preserving the same sound but with different gain and volume using a single stompbox." It features two gain circuits - one high and…... Click for more

TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

The guys at the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show are a big fans of the TD-1 Tube Driver, a stompbox featuring a real 12AX7 tube (used in the gain stages of the circuit) manufactured by Australian builder Mozztronics. The controls are pretty self explanatory, a 3 position CONTOUR switch to select between mild /…... Click for more

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

Based in Barcelona, Spain, Aclam is a boutique guitar manufacturer that just debuted its first guitar pedal, called Cinnamon Drive This is a dual overdrive presented as an homage to the open and dynamic overdriven tones of the tube amps of the '60s and '70s, and features a combination of soft…... Click for more

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Those who can't live without their Tube Screamer and Rat tones should take a look at the Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat, a dual overdrive/distortion pedal that recreates several version of the two venerable gain pedals, also adding clipping options. The right side channel is the one featuring the tube…... Click for more

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive

Here's a demo of the Witch Hammer Overdrive by emerging NC manufacturer Haunted Labs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7SL1B_kBuM The WITCH HAMMER is an overdrive pedal with enough tonal ability to tear the pages from Malleus Maleficarum itself and burn them at your feet. The WITCH HAMMER encapsulates the screams, chants, spells, and conjuring from centuries…... Click for more

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive

Anasounds High Voltage Overdrive

French pedal manufacturer Anasounds just unveiled a new Plexi-style overdrive called High Voltage Overdrive dedicated to the admirers of the overdriven sounds of AC/DC - hence the name derived from the hard rockers' legendary album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWS9HfGUlg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u2pxUhhaRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DrG0PwmcDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bryYL5-zCFc As Malcolm Young said “nobody would pay attention to anything that was going on until…... Click for more

Anasounds High Voltage Overdrive

GFI System Jonassus Dual Channel Overdrive

Today, most major pedal videographers unveiled, in unison, a video of the Jonassus, a brand new dual overdrive channel by Indonesian manufacturer GFI System with a shared tone knob. This stompbox gives you a more articulate and dynamic low gain channel on the left side, and powerful high gain goodness…... Click for more

GFI System Jonassus Dual Channel Overdrive

Reuss ‘Wine and Roses’ Steve Wynn signature pedal

Genres come and go, but a select few create ripples that are felt long after the movement seems to have run its course. Shoegaze is finally being recognized for its massive influence and, after years of being insipid and formulaic, actual Country Music that resembles its roots is popular again.…... Click for more

Reuss ‘Wine and Roses’ Steve Wynn signature pedal

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost

The DRVA, an Overdrive with Boost pedal by Swedish / Turkish manufacturer Soundbrut, was highlighted by Premier Guitar in January 2018 with a flattering review and "Premier Gear" Award. At Summer NAMM 2018 the company unveiled a "MK.II" of the same circuit with these additions: Treble-cut: Treble-cut pot is added…... Click for more

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost

JHS Pedals Bonsai Multi-Overdrive

We were just wondering if JHS was going to announce a new pedal (or two) for this year's NAMM, when the answer was delivered to us through these two video demos of the Bonsai Multi-Overdrive - and what an answer! The JHS Pedals Bonsai offers, reportedly, exact replicas of nine rare, classic…... Click for more

JHS Pedals Bonsai Multi-Overdrive

Ethos TWE-1 overdrive

The Ethos TWE-1 Overdrive is a compact version of a family of preamps, built by manufacturer Custom Tone, that got progressively smaller - you can find them all here. The soundbite the company uses to present this stompbox is "Clean-to-Scream with just the turn of your guitar's volume control" - which…... Click for more

Ethos TWE-1 overdrive