A while ago, I made a post about the best small handwired tube amplifiers, and what better to follow that up than with the best overdrive guitar pedals, both mainstream and boutique kinds. I’m going to look at ‘traditional’ overdrives, and not the crazy wacky ones with a million different settings. Let’s take a look.
Best overdrive guitar pedals
Amazon price: $149.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaLh_IfBbbw
Digitech Hardwire CM-2 Tube Overdrive
Musicians friends price: $99.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83hmC9T-gPk
Musicians friends price: $159.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCgD3IXsYmc
Electro Harmonix East River Drive
Musicians friends price: $99.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfevZ44_TWo
Sweetwater price: $149.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFewAWtxGh4
Musicians Friends price: $199.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfHc9l4RLTw
Musicians Friends price: $199.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu22N450I5U
Sweetwater price: $199.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCIDFJp-B2w
Musicians friend price: $199.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z-dUadeKfM
Musicians friend price: $129.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka4GKposIjA
Musicians friend price: $129.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06qoTD43Zs0
Musicians friend price: $129.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4diQzCr87qA
Musicians friend price: $129.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZsS9SAeWwM
Musicians Friends price: $349.99
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aInEQG-c1Mc
So.. the options range from the relatively inexpensive EHX East River Drive to the $350 Hand wired TS808 Tubescreamer. I personally own the Seymour Duncan 805 and Maxon TBO-9 pedals, and they are great overdrives. Would love to hear some feedback about this list.
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