Overdrive

The J. Rockett Tim Pierce Signature OD/Boost has been crafted to simulate the Naylor SD60—one of Tim’s favorite amps. It is an incredibly smooth, warm, punchy drive created to stand out with singing leads. It includes a fat and loud Power Amp section with nothing but punch, intended to simulate the sound of a full-blown tube power amp with 5881s. The two sides can be utilized individually or cascaded together, providing you with an innovative two-in-one pedal.

Living up to its name, the J. Rockett Touch Overdrive provides an extremely interactive playing experience between the instrument output and technique of the player. Touch dynamics stay whole even at higher gain levels. Volume swells and rolls may have a dramatic impact on the pedal’s perceived roar and purr. The Touch Overdrive carries a Tone control that gives musical sweep players of various guitars are sure to make liberal use of. Tone-preserving true bypass switching and small current draw reduce the Touch Overdrive’s footprint on your board and tone.

Put those killer Marshall JTM45 tones onto your pedalboard with the Charlie Brown V4 amp-in-a-box from JHS Pedals. While designing the Charlie Brown, JHS Pedals went to great pains to copy an entire Marshall-esque tone stack. The Charlie Brown V4 features controls for Treble, Middle, and Bass, which allow you to fine-tune your tone. The Volume and Drive knobs interact like a master volume amp head. Get yourself the Charlie Brown V4, and transform your rig into an iconic JTM45.

Enjoy two stackable, well-loved overdrives in one pedal with the Double Barrel V4. It features the latest versions of JHS Pedals’ Moonshine V2 and Morning Glory V4. It is designed for players who need a transparent and versatile overdrive at light and medium gain levels. It gives you an overdrive featuring the character and stacking abilities to satisfy virtually any tonal need. The Morning Glory side works great as a clean boost and to impart some dirt and sparkle to amp breakup, while the Moonshine delivers classic shades of green midrange-forward overdrive for a fat chordal crunch and glassy solos.

Lurking beneath the JF-305 AT Drive’s tiny chassis is a smooth, versatile, and harmonically rich overdrive sound. It can do warm blues dirt, aggressive hard rock, and everything in between. With dedicated Volume, Drive, High, and Low control knobs you can fine-tune your tone to your specific taste. As part of Joyo’s Ironman line, the JF-305 AT Drive is small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover to keep its control dials safe.

The JF-15 California Sound guitar effects pedal from Joyo captures that classic high-gain roar of a Mesa Boogie amp and places it at your feet. This very versatile compact pedal comes packed with a ton of tone-shaping options. There’s a three-band EQ as well as dedicated Level and Drive knobs, plus there’s a unique Voice dial that opens your tone up to more sonic possibilities. It’s perfect for when you just want to rock out.

With its transparent, crystal-clear overdrive tone, Joyo’s Dr. J D-50 Green Crystal overdrive guitar effects pedal is aptly named. The D-50 Green Crystal gives you a warm, tube amp-style sound that’s natural and dynamic without being compressed. You get four dedicated knobs for sculpting your tone: Drive, Output, and a pair of dials for shaping your signal’s high and low frequencies. The D-50 Green Crystal also features a three-position diode clipping selector for even more tonal control.

Overdrive guitar effects pedals based on the Tube Screamer circuit aren’t anything new, but few of them are a third the size of the original. Joyo’s JF-319 Green Legend doesn’t just nail the classic Tube Screamer tone, either, but cleans it up and makes the mids less muddy. The JF-318 Quattro is an Ironman pedal, so it’s small enough to fit in your front pocket and features a flip cover for keeping your control dial settings safe from stray stomps.

Joyo built the JF-MK Lion’s Roar overdrive guitar effects pedal to capture the wide, spacious harmonics that exemplify the style of FirstBourne guitarist and 2016 IPMA winner Mike Kerr. The pedal’s tone itself is pure tube amp-style overdrive dripping with harmonic saturation and fat, dirty crunch. Dial back the gain for a subtle kick or crank it up for screaming leads. On the tone-sculpting front, you get dedicated Drive, Volume, Color, and Tone controls for extra tonal flexibility.

The Maximum guitar effects pedal from Joyo is a highly tweakable, dual-channel stomp that has enough tone-shaping options to scratch even the most consummate knob-fiddler’s insatiable itch. You get four dedicated control knobs—Tone, Gain Boost, and Volume—plus two toggle switches: one adjusts the mids EQ while the other lets you switch between MOSFET and diode clipping. Use the Drive channel for chunky, overdriven riffs then engage the Boost to make your solos cut through the mix.

If you don’t know who Chinese shred master Ji Bin is, just think of him as the Joe Satriani of China. Yeah, he’s that good, and this affordable three-knob overdrive pedal from Joyo is his signature stomp. You get a lot of tonal flexibility via its dedicated Drive, Volume, and Gain controls. This pedal also has gain, gain, and more gain but still keeps your core tone uncolored, staying smooth and creamy all throughout. Pick this up and go listen to Ji Bin shred.

The popular Klon Centaur-type overdrive tone in a sturdy, compact, and very affordable stompbox. The Joyo R-01 Tauren guitar effects pedal serves up the grit and the drive you want from an overdrive pedal without coloring and drowning out your guitar’s core tonal characteristics. A classic Volume, Gain and Control knob trifecta gives you a wide range of tonal possibilities. As one of Joyo’s R Series pedals, the Tauren has cool ambient LED effects built into it.