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BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

This is a regularly updated article on the best Blues Driver-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer, the Dumble, and the Blues Breaker - enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" labelShow="show" labelHide="hide" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h5"…Click on the title for more

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Pedal modding can be a fun and rewarding way to customize your tone and create new sounds, and represents the first step on the path of becoming an actual pedal manufacturer! Pedal Modding = Learning For as long as there have been musical instruments, there have been modders—users who want…Click on the title for more

A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Maxon 40th Anniversary Keeley Modded OD808-40K

Venerable Japanese pedal builder Maxon, responsible for the very first Tube Screamers (company owner Nisshin Onpa designed and manufactured the TS-808/TS808 and TS9 for Ibanez from 1974 until 2002) is turning 40 and, to celebrate this noteworthy milestone, is asking many of today's best pedal engineers to create mods of…Click on the title for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Keeley Modded OD808-40K

Maxon 40th Anniversary Catalinbread Modded OD808-40C

2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the granddaddy of all overdrive pedals, the OD808. Maxon (via their US distributor Godlyke) reached out to four industry stalwarts and newcomers alike to develop their unique take on the venerable OD808 circuit. Jamie Stillman of EarthQuaker Devices, Keeley of his eponymous company, our…Click on the title for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Catalinbread Modded OD808-40C

JHS Pedals ProCo RAT2 Pack Rat mod

Launched back in 1978, the ProCo RAT is one of those classic pedals that inspired a wave of stompbox designers, probably only second to the Tube Screamer and the Muff. JHS Pedals makes a mod of the RAT2 called "Pack Rat," featuring an extra toggle switch with three clipping options…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals ProCo RAT2 Pack Rat mod

Electro-Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi with JHS Pumpkin Patch MOD

Gear Man Dude shows us this Electro Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi modded by JHS - the mod is called Pumpkin Patch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJoJAM8Zsgs Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi with JHS Pumpkin Patch MOD

Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod

Pedal videographer Shnobel came out with this super neat mod of a volume pedal, it's the Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod, check it out! t’s 3 pedals in one, Buffer, Tuner and Volume. It has separate ins and outs for the tuner section and the volume section, they can be…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod

JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi “Moscow Mod”

Check out the latest demo by Living Room Gear of the JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi "Moscow Mod". EHX has released another classic Big Muff in the Green Russian, and we want to take it a step further. We’ve created a mod that turns this classic fuzz/overdrive into a…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi “Moscow Mod”

Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

Brand new video by Gearmandude about the Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive. Browntone is a company that doesn't seem to exist anymore (an old link opens a page in Chinese about loans, and a MySpace page found on Effect Database lead us to a profile of Greenville, SC mustachoed dude). So... we haven't…Click on the title for more

Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

JHS announces three new pedals

JHS Pedals just announced the release of three new stompboxes: A brand new reverb design called Spring Tank, a reverb that emulates the effect produced by the spring reverbs found in vintage guitar amps. The most interesting feature of this pedal is its ability to switch on the fly between…Click on the title for more

JHS announces three new pedals

AnalogMan Mods: BOSS MT-2 Pro

Isn't it awesome how a super-affordable BOSS pedal can be tranformed into a borderline-Ferrari of tone by some extremely clever engineers? New England's stompbox pioneer Analog Mike aof Analogman was one of the first pedal makers (if not the first!) to mod the Japanese compact series devices(and resell them at a 3X…Click on the title for more

AnalogMan Mods: BOSS MT-2 Pro

Keeley Super Phat Mod Germanium Anniversary Edition

Mike Hermans just posted this video of the Keeley Electronics Super Phat Mod 16th Anniversary Hand Built Germanium Edition. We'll let Robert Keeley himself introduce you to this circuit he calls dynamic overdrive. I’ve had the pleasure of modifying this circuit for many years. In 2001 it was the 3rd…Click on the title for more

Keeley Super Phat Mod Germanium Anniversary Edition