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Multi-Stage Gain Pedals

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

The Aegis by Tonetuga effects is a dual overdrive designed to be the ideal dirt box, or, as the builder puts it, "the true swiss army knife of tone capable of low, medium, and high gain, order switchable and with a simple and easy to work control layout." The two…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Aegis Dual Overdrive

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

V2 of the Balaguer Fission Drive is a pre-amp-overdrive that offers two voices (Modern and Vintage) in one stompbox, selectable through a toggle switch. The new circuit delivers improved clarity and attack and features top-mounted jacks. Thanks to its three gain knobs (Pre, Post and Master) Fission can deliver…Click on the title for more

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

The Bad Cat Double Drive is a versatile two-channel stackable overdrive pedal. Each side can be used as a clean boost or overdrive, while when stacked on top of each other they work great with a clean amp to create tones ranging from clean to edge of breakup or heavy…Click on the title for more

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

Nabla 1987 v2 Dual Channel Hot Rodded Plexi Overdrive

The 1987 overdrive by Italian boutique builder Nabla is a two-channel amp-in-a-box pedal designed to sound like a Plexi hot-rod pushed to the max. "Hot Rod" is a popular mod done to Marshall Plexi amps like the JTM45 or the 1989 Super Lead to make them sound more aggressive. The…Click on the title for more

Nabla 1987 v2 Dual Channel Hot Rodded Plexi Overdrive

Kink Pedals Straya Dual Drive

From Australia comes the Kink Pedal Straya, a dual overdrive with an 808-style circuit on the right channel and a modified Gov'nor styled circuit on the left one. Each side has its separate footswitch, Gain, Tone and Volume knobs and a toggle switch giving you two clipping options (harder and…Click on the title for more

Kink Pedals Straya Dual Drive

Mad Professor Supreme Dual Overdrive

Mad Professor came out with a new dual overdrive called Supreme engineered in collaboration with famous blues guitarist Matt Schofield. The result is a two-in-one pedal with a Channel A mostly based on the company's low gain Royal Blue Overdrive (which shines with a neck pickup) and Channel B featuring…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Supreme Dual Overdrive

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The first version of the Diezel VH4 Preamp/Overdrive pedal (based on the company's high-gain VH4 tube amplifier' Mega channel) was launched in 1994 and became an instant classic for metal guitarists. Recently, the German company has unveiled a 2nd version of the pedal, called VH4-2, featuring two separate channels of that same circuit…Click on the title for more

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

New Pedals: SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown Dual Bender Fuzz

Visitors of our Montreal Stompbox Exhibit (part of MUTEK's Sonic Circuits), had a chance to try out the prototype of local builder SolidGoldFX's Communication Breakdown Fuzz. This is a circuit that includes two similar but different fuzz circuits inspired by the legendary Tone Bender Fuzz that can be stacked on…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown Dual Bender Fuzz

Audio Disruption Devices – transformations.

If you were to do some research about Mooresville, Indiana's pedal builder Audio Disruption Devices (aka ADD Pedals), you'd be hard pressed to find anything more than this soundbite: "I build small quantities of weird things." And that's really all our weird pedal-loving followers need to know, isn't it? Our…Click on the title for more

Audio Disruption Devices – transformations.

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

The fruit of two years of meticulous testing and development, the Loophole Pedals Grey Matter consists in two circuits emulating the classic (and grey) ‘77 DOD250 preamp that can be run individually or stacked. The footswitches are close enough together so you could set one as a textured boost and…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

Farm Pedals AB Double Drive

The peculiar pedal building / farm running company of Farm Pedals caught many ears' attention at the 2018 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. Here's a demo of their Boost + Overdrive AB Double Drive. It features the circuit of their now discontinued Peach Drive on one side and a clean boost on…Click on the title for more

Farm Pedals AB Double Drive

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Spain's Thermion has burst onto the scene with four pedals at this year's NAMM, two of which are gain-based---the Breakthru and the Uprising. The Breakthru is based on fiery, cranked British combo amps, delivering a one-two punch of classic crunch that can be manipulated in any way you choose. Featuring…Click on the title for more

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising