DOD Looking Glass Overdrive - "Well done, DOD!"
I’ve used it on a 1966 Princeton amp with a single-coiled guitar. I’ve owned quite a load of ODs and boosts, yet this one is one of the best I’ve come across. I’ve always loved asymmetrical clippin…
Zvex Fuzz Factory Vertical - "Heavy grainy distortion to smooth velvety fuzz"
SOUND: The Fuzz Factory is one of those classic pedals that originally put ZVEX on the map. You can dial into some great distortion and fuzz tones, and even some freaky feedback if that’s up your a…
Black Arts Toneworks Son of Pharaoh - "From Grainy OD to Massively Thick & Heavy Fuzz"
SOUND: This is one nasty fuzz and Black Arts Toneworks has received a lot of worthy praise as a result! Although I created a demo of how some settings sound on a Clean channel, I couldn’t resist th…
Black Arts Toneworks Tres Diablos Ruidosos - "Mild overdrive... Crunch... Classic Distortion... Metal and Super Heavy Fuzz are all here!"
SOUND: Black Arts Toneworks has been developing some of the heaviest sounding pedals imaginable, and Tres Diablos Ruidosos (Three Rowdy Devils) is no exception. Below is a YouTube video with variou…
Zvex Box of Rock (Vertical) - "Box of Rock gives you the 1966 Marshall JTM45 Amp Sound (Townshend/Hendrix)"
SOUND: Certain guitars and amps have become desired collectables because they just happen to have gotten something right. The 1966 Marshall JTM45 amp head is such a beast. If unfamiliar with this …
Zvex Box of Metal Vexter - "Classic Metal with Box of Metal"
SOUND: From a heavy pounding boom to a sizzle reminiscent of Dimebag, it’s possible to dial into several different tones with ZVEX’s Box of Metal. What really stands out about this pedal is how its…
Zvex '59 Sound Vertical - "'59 Sound Emulates 1959 Fender Bassman Perfectly!"
SOUND: One of the most sought-after amps (combo in fact) is the 1959 Fender Bassman. Originally developed for the bass guitar, six-stringers began realizing how great it was for them – characteri…
BK Butler Tube Driver - "Has its moments"
Great pedal for a screaming solo or some other additions. However the distortion for a power chord sucks. Open chords with some boost sounds good. I can switch over to the EVH 5150 15 watt, and th…
Xvive T1 Golden Browine - "Granularly yours - and in an honorable way!"
1 – used in a techno live setting, only on bass drums :bave: _______________ 2 – I’ve use dit with an Artec pwb-8 external power supply with adjustable voltage (6 to 12 V), what a pleasure…
Lovepedal Les Lius - ""Les" Is More"
An overdrive pedal that imitates the sounds of Fender’s 1950s tweed amps. Two knobs : the left one is a master volume control, and the other one controls the overdrive level. A three-way switch: …
Danelectro DJ-16 Bacon'n'Eggs Mini Amp/Distortion - "Dan Electro Power!"
This thing is basically diner series dan electro pedal but has a speaker in it making it an actuall amp, therefore you can play whatever thru it, ipod, laptop, guitar. ;) Takes regular battery or …
Ibanez FZ7 Fuzz - "Dangerous FUZZ"
Fender Tele, Fender Champion100 amp, a dozen effects board. Bought this pedal looking for that fuzz sound because what do I know about overdrives. Basic Boss style Pedal with those cool tonelock kn…
Ibanez TS7 Tube Screamer - "Great Tube Screamer!"
Got this b/c I found out that they have the Orig JRC 4558 Op Amp Chip and have the orig TS-9 (80's models) circuit path/components! New TS-9 reissues DO NOT!! I think it sounds alittle flatter than m…
Analog Man King of Tone V4 - "A stompbox that's hard to get, but which suits my expectations."
I use a Fender Super Sonic 22. The King Of Tone has joined my pedalboard to complete it in the disto / od / boost section. I use it with all my electric guitars – Strat, Tele, Les Paul, SG, ES335. …
Bogner Wessex - "A 'clean' overdrive"
I've been using this overdrive combined with the Harlow and the result is awesome. The Wessax alone already sound very good, the sound stays focused at whatever saturation level and the tone contr…
Das Musikding The Face Silicon - Fuzz kit - "1st time yeah - it's not too fuzz"
Just having finished the first soldering project ever I can say: It was great fun!!! The kit is a brilliant way to start. The plan is crystal clear and easy to follow. I have to admit, I need…
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff v4 - "A "traditional" distortion pedal."
A "traditional" distortion pedal. It differs from other Big Muffs as it doesn’t have the usual solid state circuit but two op amps : a JRC4558 – the same the Tubescreamer has – and a µA741, making i…
Marshall GV-2 Guv'nor Plus - "It Has The Missing ingredient"
I have tested the Marshall Guvnor 2 and it will soon be on my pedal board. My pedal board has 47 pedals on it and I use them all. I am in a 3 piece Indie alternative band. We do all our own tunes. I…
Maxon OD-820 Overdrive Pro - "A very good Maxon unit"
It's an OD stompbox in the purest Japanese tradition, used on guitars and synths, it makes both tube and solid state sounds shine, can't be compared directly with models from different ranges and/or …
Harley Benton Boogie Master - "Not bad"
A rendition of the MESA BOOGIE American amp sound. I'm not that much into that kind of sounds, but I admit it has some advantages, so I'll be totally neutral. Only 4 control knobs: gain / tone / v…
Joyo JF-02 Ultimate Drive - "Lives up to the hype!"
I use the JF-02 with Fender tube combos, Silvertone tube head and a Marshall 18 watt combo. Battery is easy to change. I have tried this pedal with my 1962 Strat and Epi-Dot. I don't know how power h…
Proel DS-10 Blues Distortion - "PROEL - 'Magic' Pedal"
There are hundreds of Boutique pedals and many promise more than they deliver (Klon comes to mind as an example) I was put on to this pedal by accident and just happened to find one on ebay. I didn't…
Joyo JF-39 Deluxe Crunch - "Deluxe Crunch with honey nuggets!"
There was some Buzz around a handful of Joyo pedals where they were aped to be clones of top brands, so I took a look. Initially, what I heard and saw didn't move me greatly as I had gear in those ca…
Electro-Harmonix East River Drive - "East River Drive - a great journey!"
I did not own a TS808 clone as such - I had a couple typical ODs and transparent ODs and was quite happy with them. There weren't too may online demos of the East River Drive (ERD) and not any dissen…
Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion - "Bringing overdrive and distortion together in harmony"
Before I decided on buying Boss’ OS2 I spent a great deal of time researching and trying to find a good overdrive pedal that would suit my needs. I already had the DS1 at the time but that distortion…
