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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

Featured Pedals: Baldera Mosfet Drive

A lot of overdrive pedals are really great at singing lead sounds, but fall flat when used on a rhythm guitar part. The Mosfet Drive from Miami based Baldera Effects sounds right at home in either scenario. Whether used on lead or rhythm parts, players of all genres can find a…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: Baldera Mosfet Drive

Featured Pedals: KHDK No.1 Overdrive

Perhaps some of the most sought-after tones of all time belong to heavy metal giants Metallica, specifically their lightning-fingered lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. One of their latest offerings from his new enterprise KHDK Electronics, the No.1 is fueled by a blend of transistor and op-amp design, an innovation becoming more common…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: KHDK No.1 Overdrive

Pedals at the BK SBE: the updated Rockbox Boiling Point

The notorious Boiling Point from Rockbox has returned in 2014 with an updated look and slimmer price tag (check out the old version here) You'll be able to check out this new version this very weekend at our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. While sporting some new features, the amp-like mojo that made…Click on the title for more

Pedals at the BK SBE: the updated Rockbox Boiling Point

The Mixed Overdrive Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Here's the Overdrive mixed board that will be on display at this weekend's Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit! List of pedals below, click on the image for readable size. Baldera Pedals - Mosfet Overdrive Ernie Ball - Expression OD Escape Plan Pedals - Butch Jonny Rock Gear - The Rewolver Jonny Rock…Click on the title for more

The Mixed Overdrive Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay

A unique pairing of not-so-complimentary effects, the Science Friction delay from Escape Plan Pedals marries delay and overdrive into a creative combination design. The control scheme is an array of six simple knobs, making it easy to use and extremely fun to experiment with. ‘Space’ controls the time between echo…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Escape Plan Pedals Science Friction Delay

Ernie Ball debuts Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

In a pair of ingenious new stompbox offerings (to be presented at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit!) , Ernie Ball is entering the world of guitar effects in its own terms with the first two products of the "Expression Pedal" series, which take the wah/volume pedal chassis concept and apply it to an…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball debuts Expression Overdrive and Ambient Delay at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit

JHS Pedals had a slam dunk with their innovative Colour Box, which models the highly sought-after sound of a vintage Neve preamp - hey, that's what The Beatles used for the solo in 'Revolution 1'! The company now offers the classic distortion aspect of that unit in a more affordable…Click on the title for more

JHS Crayon

AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

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AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

At our recent Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to check out Massachussets manufacturer Source Audio's pedalboard, which featured two brand new guitar stompboxes, the L.A. Lady Overdrive and the Kingmaker Fuzz, part of their One Series line. Those familiar with Source Audio will know that the company belongs to the category…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

New Pedals: Function F(x) The Third Rail Overdrive

After the successful launch of their first pedal, the Clusterfuzz, the Elk Grove Illinois stompbox manufacturer Function F(x) is back with their sophomore product, The Third Rail, the company’s first foray into overdrive, which provides a one stop shop for discerning crunch aficionados. The box features two distinct overdrive channels in one box, each…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Function F(x) The Third Rail Overdrive

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

NYC's Acid Dad, elected as The Deli's Best Emerging Band of 2015 just a few months ago) boast an electric sound that welcomes psychedelia, garage rock, and post punk in constantly varying doses, and a rock'n'roll attitude that screams "NYC late '60s" (and at times "Manchester late '80s). From what we hear, a…Click on the title for more

Klon KTR Overdrive – Acid Dad’s favorite pedal

New Pedals: Seymour Duncan’s Forza Overdrive

In what seems to be becoming a popular trend for pedal manufacturers recently, Seymour Duncan has teamed up for an exclusive release with Chicago Music Exchange for a limited run pedal in their new Forza Overdrive. Unlike a lot of newer drives, this pedal aims to add a more refined…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Seymour Duncan’s Forza Overdrive