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Overdrive Guitar Pedal Comparison

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Ibanez TS808
B

79 reviews

$180
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$190
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Can produce both crunchy and smooth tones
Legendary status and highly regarded in the guitar community
Expensive
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Ibanez Tube Screamer
B

95 reviews

$195
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reverb
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Great for classic rock and blues
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Clean sound
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Built in Tube Screamer
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Good value for money
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Archer Ikon
B

38 reviews

$209
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$120
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Great for adding a transparent boost or some nice grit to your signal
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Quality is undeniable
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Dependent on your trails
Nobels ODR-1
B

39 reviews

$119
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reverb
$70
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ebay (USED)
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Great for guitar players
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Unique circuit
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Tones are great
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Won't shut off with battery but works fine with AC adapter
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Good touch sensitivity
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Small Signal Shredder
B

43 reviews

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Great for heavy distortion
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Good for metal and hard rock
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Sharp tone when not dialed in
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Decays quickly
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Requires a lot of gain to get loud
MXR Sugar Drive
B

19 reviews

Impressive dynamic response
Versatile and can be used for warm and slightly dirty tones
Knob turning mechanism may not be ideal for some users
Wampler Tumnus
B

63 reviews

High headroom
Flexible three-band EQ
Price may be considered high by some users
JHS Morning Glory V4
B

69 reviews

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Great for transparent overdrive
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Many ways to use it
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Open sounding
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Good for ambient effects
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Easy to use
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
B

71 reviews

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Great for pushing an amp into something more tasty
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Preferred uses include overdrive on clean or distorted amps
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Good for a variety of sounds
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Longer cable is included
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Some people may find the sound to be lame
JHS Bonsai
B

55 reviews

Ability to tighten up playing and add warmth and mid bump to single coil pickups
Excels at higher gain Marshall rock tones and works well with different amps
Overdrive can be quite dark
Electro-Harmonix Soul Food
B

50 reviews

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Great for the price
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Clones the Klon Centaur
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Amp-like overdrive
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Very transparent
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Touch responsive
Klon KTR
B

21 reviews

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Great for adding overdrive to your amp sounds
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Good quality pedal
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Compressor is excellent
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Paint job is not good
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