Overdrive

JFET (jay-fet) is a boost pedal rooted in my love of the JFET transistor, long-loved in the world of audio for its similarities to vacuum tubes. As always for 29 Pedals it’s a ground-up design, from a blank sheet of paper, an effort to elevate the humble

MXR and Third Man Hardware have teamed up to create the perfect booster for gigging guitar players—this pedal combines two separate MXR Micro Amp circuits into a single box so that you can heat up two separate signal chains with just the right amount of c

The Greer Amps Moonshot is our take on a true classic circuit. This pedal is inspired by vintage Germanium preamp circuits of days gone past. Featuring two controls, the Moonshot has a great tonal range, and can provide wonderful texture, when pushing the

The Kiaayo is an amp-like overdrive that responds to the dynamics of your playing for sustained leads and articulate chording. The streamlined interface includes volume, gain, and tone controls that create an endless overdrive experience. The Kiaayo's les

he Way Huge Smalls STO delivers smooth, silky overdrive that sounds like the purr of a freshly tuned-up muscle car. The circuit that it's based on has been a special secret passed around for years among Nashville honky tonks and recording studios like a n

The Apocalypse is our jack-of-all trades fuzz pedal. After being dramatically overdriven, the signal is routed to one of five selectable post-amplifiers for five wild and unique fuzz tones. Toggle through its five signal paths and choose your desired apoc

Hot. Pink. Drive.

Controls:

Level: Controls the output level of the pedal.

Drive: Adjusts the gain and distortion of the pedal.

Bass / Treble: Passive two-band tone stack, voiced like a British amplifier.

Contour: Active midrange fil

We helped generate the classic guitar tones that inspired players to create new music, and now with the Santa Ana Overdrive, we’ve brought our expertise to stompboxes. Armed with FET technology, this pedal lets you dial in sounds varying from “just a litt

Dial in responsive, tube-like drive tones with the Hammertone® Breakup Drive. The perfect contender for an always-on pedal, this JFET based overdrive is designed with one focus in mind: replicating the dynamic response of hot tubes right at the edge of sa

NERD ALERT

When designing the temperature controlled fuzz, we tried some unusual approaches. One false start utilized a voltage controlled error correction circuit to bias a single germanium transistor. It ultimately didn’t work for the fuzz, which is

If you thought three knobs and the truth was easy, imagine two knobs and a switch! The BLUES DOCTOR controls how much grit is in your signal. The BLUES LAWYER asks how you like your “blues”: vintage, or modern vintage? And the BLUES FINANCIAL PLANNER asse

Rich, overtone laden sound that doesn’t get muddy. Responsive controls that take you from sparkling, clean boost through brown crunch and all the way to thick, saturated hi-gain. Advanced features like Tone Shift and selectable 9 or 18V internal voltage f