Posts tagged "overdrive"

2021 UPDATE: The Best Klon Centaur Clones: Replicas and Evolutions

Perhaps the most legendary (and expensive) guitar pedal of all times, the Klon Centaur was one of the first boutique stompboxes and proved that an overdrive could be much more than just distortion. Created by Bostonian Bill Finnegan in 1994, the pedal and its innovative circuit (which uses an IC…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE: The Best Klon Centaur Clones: Replicas and Evolutions

Teisco Overdrive

The Teisco Overdrive is a simple low- to medium-gain transparent overdrive with an added Kick toggle switch that takes it into medium-gain territory. Introduced at NAMM 2020, it integrates the new (and gorgeous looking) Teisco line of guitar pedals launched the previous year. This low-gainer is designed to be harmonically…Click on the title for more

Teisco Overdrive

Carl Martin DC Drive Pedal

Carl Martin has given its Vintage Series effects a new look for 2018, and that includes its popular DC Drive pedal. The pedal features an anodized case with a smaller footprint, but still offers all the same great tones of the original overdrive pedal. In addition to the Level, Tone…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin DC Drive Pedal

NEO Instruments Drive In Overdrive

Mike Hermans took a shot at the NEO Instruments Drive In Overdrive in the video below, a rich and nuanced medium gain drive for blues and rock players. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Di1vXxHFc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsaUWsHY3b4 With the advent of the drive in restaurant, the sounds that a guitar could produce changed radically too. They became…Click on the title for more

NEO Instruments Drive In Overdrive

J Rockett Audio Designs Melody EQ/Overdrive Pedal

As many of our readers have learned from this popular post, an EQ pedal is a powerful tool for sculpting precise tones from your favorite overdrive stompbox. J. Rockett Audio Designs clearly appreciates the power of that combination. The company has just introduced Melody, a signature EQ/overdrive pedal designed for…Click on the title for more

J Rockett Audio Designs Melody EQ/Overdrive Pedal

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrive

British manufacturer ThorpyFX couldn't care less that mini-pedals are all the rage these days - they like their stompboxes kind of long. Reverb.com just shot this video of their Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrivem check it out below! More info directly from the manufacturer's website: The PEACEKEEPER is our take on a low…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrive

Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

We missed this video of the Strymon Sunset from Chicago Music Exchange from a few months ago, here it is in all its glory! From the manufacturer's homepage: Sunset is really two customizable overdrive pedals, independently selectable and flexibly routable, designed and voiced for complementary tones when stacked. Six distinct…Click on the title for more

Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

Emerson Custom Pomeroy – Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal

Here's the Living Room Gear demo of the Emerson Custom Pomeroy! "The Emerson Pomeroy is a Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal featuring a 100% Analog Signal Path. It's jammed packed with an immense amount of features that allow the player ultimate control over their tonal palate and shaping needs. The…Click on the title for more

Emerson Custom Pomeroy – Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal

Electro-Harmonix Platform Stereo Compressor/Limiter

NYC's Electro Harmonix just unveiled a new studio quality compressor named Platform. It's presented as a Stereo Compressor/Limiter, but you can tell from the knobs' descriptions that it does a lot more than that - the video intro actually says it can be used for any instruments, including on a drums stereo…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Platform Stereo Compressor/Limiter

Ceriatone Centura Overdrive

We just added this Ceratone Centura Klon emulation to our Best Klones & Klon inspired pedals in 2017 guide! Used in the demo: Suhr Tinkerbell Telecaster & Dr Z Antidote. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tsJvUyQKTmwClick on the title for more

Ceriatone Centura Overdrive

Foxpedal The City

Living Room demo of the Foxpedal The City V2. "New in Version 2: The City V2 features an updated boost section (now using the powerful Ebenezer boost) and a much smaller form-factor, top-mount jacks and soft-touch relay switching. The classic screamer brought to life in a flexible and dynamic package. The…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal The City

JAM Pedals – LucyDreamer Supreme

Guitar Effects Pedal Demo - JAM Pedals - LucyDreamer Supreme 2-in-1 Overdrive Booster! "Flagship 2-in-1 OD/Boost, featuring a transparent Overdrive with Dry / Wet Mix, alongside a Boost carefully voiced to compliment the OD side when running either in pre or post mode. Both the Overdrive and Boost sides of…Click on the title for more

JAM Pedals – LucyDreamer Supreme