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Our Top Pick
9.7/10 our score
Best Overdrive Pedals
Rank | Product Name | Score |
---|---|---|
1 |
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive |
9. 7 |
2 |
Electro-Harmonix Soul Food |
9. 5 |
3 |
Boss SD-1 Super |
9. 1 |
4 |
TC Electronic MojoMojo |
8. 8 |
5 |
Wampler Tumnus Deluxe |
8. 6 |
6 |
J Rockett Audio Designs Archer |
8. 2 |
7 |
Maxon OD808 |
8. 0 |
8 |
Fulltone Full-drive2 Mosfet Boost |
7 .7 |
9 |
MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. |
7. 4 |
10 |
Maxon RTD800 Real Tube |
7. 2 |
1. Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive
9.7/10 our score
- Compulsive Drive Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal
2. Electro-Harmonix Soul Food
9.5/10 our score
- Transparent overdrive
- Boosted power rails for extended headroom and definition
- Super responsive
- Compact, rugged design
- Selectable true bypass or buffered bypass modes
3. Boss SD-1 Super
9.1/10 our score
- Model# BSD1
4. TC Electronic MojoMojo
8.8/10 our score
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- Drive, level, bass and Treble controls - total control of your overdrive sounds
- True bypass - Zero loss of tone
- Voicing switch - for an awesome mid-shift
5. Wampler Tumnus Deluxe
8.6/10 our score
- Same magic sounding buffer with all of the clarity, punch, and detailed breakup of the original Tumnus
- Easily accessible true bypass performance for uncolored tonal purity at the flip of the side mounted switch
- A classic treble control like the original perfects the pedal’s higher frequencies
- Active bass and mid controls boost or cut the desired frequencies
- Normal / Hot switch goes from standard Tumnus gain to higher gain
- Use it to boost a driven amp or another pedal, as a stand alone overdrive, or as an "always on" tonal sweetener
6. J Rockett Audio Designs Archer
8.2/10 our score
- A recreation of an iconic circuit matching all of the wonderful qualities of the original
- A great clean boost that goes all the way to a chimey classic organic gain
- Can be used as just a clean boost by turning the gain all the way down
- Introduce gain to attenuate the clean signal until you find the magical blend in between
- Can be powered by a 9V battery, battery is NOT included
7. Maxon OD808
8/10 our score
- A favorite overdrive pedal among many popular artists, such as Adam D of Killswitch Engage, Nick Hipa from As I Lay Dying, Metal Mike from Halford and the list goes on
- Offers the smooth, natural overdrive of a full-up tube amplifier in a compact pedal
- Incredibly dynamic, the Maxon OD808 pedal responds precisely to playing nuances and allows your instrument's natural tone to shine through
- Identical to the original circuit and featuring the JRC4558 IC chip
- Most imitated and most lauded overdrive circuit of all time
- The OD808 provides the natural, mild overdrive of a tube amp without sacrificing your guitarâs original tone
8. Fulltone Full-drive2 Mosfet Boost
7.7/10 our score
- Offers clean boost and overdrive via two channelsDurable, 16-gauge steel enclosureVolume, Tone, Overdrive, Boost controlsSelectable Vintage/CompCut and MOSFET/Standard modesTrue bypass
- With Volume, Tone, Overdrive, and Boost knobs along with toggle switches for selecting Vintage/CompCut modes and MOSFET/Standard overdrive styles
- MOSFET and Standard modes each deliver their own clipping style, with the MOSFET adding more bottom end and roundness to the sound
- The pedal's Tone knob is an effective presence control that can smooth out or add upper harmonics
- Vintage mode provides a traditional midrange bump
9. MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D.
7.4/10 our score
- 100Hz cut and boost control allows tonal fine-tuning
- Bump switch engages alternative voicing for a low and mid-range boost
- Classic overdrive circuit with modern modifications for improved performance and versatility
- True bypass
10. Maxon RTD800 Real Tube
7.2/10 our score
- Selectable Overdrive and Distortion circuits provide wide range of tube sounds, from traditional overdrive to high-gain distortion
- Post-distortion tube configuration for more realistic tube tone
- Three independent tone circuits to diminish cross-talk and frequency overlap, allowing for an unprecedented degree of tonal options
- Foot switchable boost circuitry with variable boost of 3-9 dB
- Power adaptor included