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MOD Kits DIY's Saturator is a build-it-yourself drive pedal
By Richard Bienstock last updated
Grab your solder and get ready to crank the gain

EarthQuaker Devices promises "an overdrive you can trust" with the Special Cranker
By Matt Parker published
The all-discrete analog distortion pedal is designed to rough up and boost but not obscure your existing tone

J. Rockett Audio aims to serve up overdrive á la Billy Gibbons with new El Hombre pedal
By Jackson Maxwell published
Boasting a simple control layout and eye-catching skull graphic, the El Hombre – J. Rockett says – will take you from "mild to wild"

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost review
By Rob Laing published
How much difference does a tube make to a boost pedal?

Great Eastern FX Co. takes inspiration from the Fender Champ for its first-ever stompbox, the Small Speaker Overdrive
By Matt Owen published
Debut offering from the UK-based pedal builder sets its sights on the small-amp-studio sounds used by Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons and Mike Campbell

Crazy Tube Circuits debuts the Crossfire, inspired by “one of the most iconic pedal/amp combinations in history”
By Matt Owen published
The two-sided analog pedal offers a neatly spec'd control circuit that promises to deliver uncompromising Stevie Ray Vaughan-esque tones

Wampler aims to blend high-gain sounds of the past and present with new Pantheon Deluxe dual overdrive pedal
By Jackson Maxwell published
The pedal features two independent circuits – one chock-full of classic, Blues Breaker-style tones and another that's said to produce a more 21st century, boutique-style grit

MXR crams Tom Morello’s iconic amp tones into a new signature pedal, the Power 50 Overdrive
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The all-star stompbox captures the Rage Against the Machine guitarist’s Marshall JCM800 and Peavey cab characteristics, complete with an onboard effects loop
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