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Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Overdrive

The regular Wampler | Tumnus is one of the most popular Klon-style overdrives, with the added advantage of being a mini-pedal. Building on that success, the Indiana-based manufacturer unveiled the pedal's "posher" brother - it's a Deluxe model, baby! The Wampler Tumnus Deluxe has a lot more tonal flexibility and a…Click on the title for more

Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Overdrive

Bowman Audio Endeavors The Bowman Overdrive

The Bowman Overdrive by New Jersey's Bowman Audio Endeavors is a hand-built take on the evergreen (or rather ever-buzzworthy) Klon circuit. It's a faithful recreation using quality components. We added it to our Klon Clones Shopping Guide. Hear how it sounds in the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i5m4CifmuI B.A.E.’s take on the Centaur,…Click on the title for more

Bowman Audio Endeavors The Bowman Overdrive

Friedman Dirty Shirley Plexi Overdrive

Based on the company's similarly named 40-watt amp, the Friedman | Dirty Shirley is a lower gain Plexi-Style overdrive pedal that offers a 3-band EQ and Presence knob for flexible tone sculpting, and an extra Tight switch on the side to increase punch. It can deliver a wide range of…Click on the title for more

Friedman Dirty Shirley Plexi Overdrive

Friedman Smallbox Plexi Overdrive

In the last decade or so, Friedman has developed a stellar reputation for its guitar amps first, and then for guitar pedals emulating those very amps - a trend that has become quite common among amp builders. The Friedman Smallbox overdrive is the stompbox rendition of channel 1 of the…Click on the title for more

Friedman Smallbox Plexi Overdrive

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

The Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive is the result of the marriage of two existing and very popular gain pedals - the Tumnus overdrive and the Pinnacle distortion - and the tweaking Brian Wampler made to the resulting circuit to suit it to the ear of the multifaceted Knoxville-based…Click on the title for more

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The death of Eddie Van Halen in October of 2020 has spurred a series of guitar gear releases dedicated to the influential musician. Italian Colombo Audio Electronics' way to pay tribute to the legend was to design a Plexi-style pedal inspired by the guitar tone in the first six Van…Click on the title for more

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Ceriatone makes one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura), and the Horse Breaker marries that same circuit with a Marshall Blues Breaker clone, for a dual overdrive match made in heaven. The two circuits have their own footswitches and can be played separately or together (a toggle switch…Click on the title for more

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Chinese digital instrument manufacturer NU-X enters the crowded "Klone" arena with the mini-pedal Horseman Overdrive, as far as we know the 3rd mini-klone on the market after Wampler's Tumnus and the MXR Sugar Drive - but a lot more affordable than either. They showcased this pedal at NAMM 2019 and…Click on the title for more

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

Those of you looking for an envelop filter pedal with some serious filter may want to check out the new KINEMATIC by Greece's Dreadbox, a company with an extensive and very successful background in desktop synthesizers. The Dreadbox Kinematic is actually a lot more than that, featuring a two-mode circuit…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

The Vertex Ultraphonix is an overdrive inspired by ultra-rare (and ultra-cloned) Dumble Overdrive Special amp. The HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) version of this pedal emulates a particularly popular tube mod implemented on a limited number of those amps that resulted in a modification of the mid-range that brought it closer…Click on the title for more

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

Keeley El Rey Dorado Plexi-Style Overdrive

Based on Robert Keeley's own JTM 45/100 full-stack, the Keeley El Rey Dorado features two gain modes accessible through the Power Toggle: old school crunch in Low Power mode (louder, has more girth, fewer harmonics), super lead tones in the High Power mode (more compression, more harmonics and a more…Click on the title for more

Keeley El Rey Dorado Plexi-Style Overdrive

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

The Jackson Audio Golden Boy is a signature Bluesbreaker clone designed with guitarist Joey Landreth using Jackson Audio's popular Broken Arrow Overdrive (a TS evolution) as a template, including the separate boost footswitch and three-way EQ. Unlike most pedal overdrive, it's fully MIDI controllable. The pedal features a unique 4-preset…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive