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"A triumphant first all-analog pedal from Strymon, which will inject your rig with some impressively usable and versatile drive tones": Strymon Fairfax Class A Output Stage Drive pedal review
By Matt Owen published
Strymon's unexpected departure from its usual DSP-led design is a recreation of Randy Bachman's Garnet Herzog – and the result is something rather stellar

JHS Pedals says it has just made the ultimate first-stage overdrive pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
Josh Scott says witnessing a soundcheck gave him the idea of the Morning Glory Clean – which reimagines the world-beating transparent overdrive

Warm Audio crafts a signature overdrive for Ryan “Fluff” Bruce, and it's being billed as the perfect tube screamer for modern metal
By Phil Weller published
Taking the classic green scream recipe and bolstering its customization for high-gain metal and extended-range players, this signature OD packs plenty of heat and versatility

“It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review
By Alex Lynham published
Not a reissue, but an 'evolution.' So what does that mean?

My favorite Klon-style overdrive just dropped by 48%! At just $99, this may be the smartest upgrade you can make to your sound this Black Friday
By Daryl Robertson published
The highly rated 4.5-star Warm Audio WA-CV Centavo is a staple on my pedalboard, and with its price now under $100, I cannot recommend it enough

The Tube Screamer is one of the most iconic overdrives ever. It’s just been reinvented by the pedal pioneer who first developed it
By Jonathan Horsley published
The TWA Source Code is a "next-gen" TS-style drive that looks to level up the original design

"Will it knock your socks off? For some, absolutely, but for me, I find it works admirably in a cranked rig and stacks nicely with other gain pedals": Warm Audio Tube Squealer overdrive pedal review
By Paul Riario published
Warm Audio’s latest overdrive machine serves up the three greatest hits of the 'Green Screamer' overdrive in one stompbox

“A Klon-type pedal with a twist”: Keeley Manis review
By Trevor Curwen published
With the option of transistors or diodes, this is one of the most appealing Klon klones in years

Chase Bliss’s Joel Korte lifts the veil on the five-year process that led to Brothers AM – an overdrive pedal for the ages
By Janelle Borg published
Sponsored by Chase Bliss
What happens when two boutique guitar pedal behemoths collaborate? Korte waxes lyrical about how it all started as a dream, what it takes for two stellar teams to work hand-in-hand, what makes Brothers AM different from the KOT, and the documentary that captures it all

How two of the pedal world’s most groundbreaking firms joined forces to make the ultimate overdrive
By Andrew Daly published
Combining two of the finest circuits in the game on one feature-packed gain pedal, the Brothers AM is the one overdrive to rule them all. Analog Man’s Mike Piera and Chase Bliss’ Joel Korte explain how it came to be
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