This Heavy Earth GRIM 3 - "From clean to hi-gain, Grim 3 makes any tone come alive incredibly well."
GRIM3 is a ‘sick’ pedal, and in a good way. What may throw off some people is that this is not a hi-gain pedal, despite the name or that it comes from its creator, This Heavy Earth. The function and …
LiberaToe ProudAnus (filter-fuzz) - "Dual Channel with Filter or Fuzz, or Filter + Fuzz (bass or lead)"
A fuzz and an envelope filter in one, and ideal for either lead/rhythm or bass. This may not seem unusual, but add to that a dual channel with various filter options, and you have a killer pedal for …
Kernom Ridge - "The Overdrive to End All Overdrives"
The KERNOM RIDGE is an award winner, and for good reason; and the engineers just established a new precent that surely will be followed. When most guitarists are thinking what drive may be the best f…
LiberaToe Darwin - "Amp-like and with Attitude"
Darwin is an analog touch-sensitive overdrive that can be purchased as a stand-alone pedal or as a module for the LiberaToe system (pedalboard/switcher). It’s amazing how any pedal or amp can sound d…
LiberaToe Fire Sword - "Dual-Channel with Dry/Wet settings... will bite through any mix"
My first review for a LiberaToe pedal, and I can’t say enough about this company (I’m already into my eighth pedal from this company, with more reviews coming). Fire Sword is one intense distortion a…
Deep Trip BOG - "Good 70s fuzz tone with modern improvments"
I play the BOG either in a fender or Marshall, with single coils P90 or humbuckers. It s a classic, FF tone that cleans nicely with guitar volume. A tiny bit more modern sounding than the Germanium …
Vertex Effects Systems Ultra-Phonix HRM - "Good OD"
It sounds good. Obviously I didn t compare to a dumble amp (and if so which one, etc....). But it s a nice and articulate Overdrive. Going in the Marshall direction to my hears. A Guv'nor-ish tone…
Smallsound/Bigsound Mini - "Swiss army knife of the OD / disto / fuzz"
This box is doing pretty much everything you need from an overdrive / booster / fuzz. As good with single coils than humbuckers. I use it either with no gain at all as a clear boost or like an amp …
M.A.S.F. Pedals Epilepsy - "Amazing noise-oscillo fuzz"
This is one of the heaviest and sickest noise-oscillo-fuzz I ever owned. It's super loud, practically and totally uncontrollable and unpredictable, and that's why I love it so much: it's a pure brut…
Hagerman Amplification Drive - "A velvety smooth drive with character"
I don’t mind fuzz pedals, but I don’t use them often. I’ve demoed them, used them here and there, but frequently had to do some EQ adjustments or add some type of treble booster, etc., to really get …
Jam Pedals Double Dreamer - "Awesome drive unit. Best I have used"
Les Paul studio '89 + sound city concord. This is the best overdrive that I use, it can work from clean boost to hi gain overdrive, all with excelent results. The best of the pedal, the sound: …
Hagerman Amplification Reactivator - "A Tone Game Changer (tube drive)"
I now realize why Hagerman Amps calls its latest true bypass pedal Reactivator – “it’s alive… it’s alive!” This is a low to moderate gain pedal, a two-transistor/two-triode overdrive, but its tube dr…
TL Pedals SP+ - "Fantastic sounding overdrive with useful options"
If you’re into overdrives, and pushing your amp to new levels of brilliance, TL Pedals’ SP+ JFET true bypass will not disappoint. The name of this pedal comes from another in the TL collection, the S…
Hagerman Amplification Metal - "Modern Take on Doom and Sludge (thick & lively)"
Hagerman is a solid pedal-builder/engineer, and often producing unique voicings when compared to its rivals. Its METAL pedal is no exception, although not a ‘modern’ hi-gain type pedal in the modern …
Night Owl Industries Parabellum Drive - "Highly flexible, multiple boosts and tube driven"
If you’re looking for ‘boutique,’ then Night Owl Industries fits that bill. This company’s focus is on tone, while delivering something unique, and its current project is no exception – The Parabellu…
