Electric guitars use magnetic pickups to convert string vibrations into an electrical signal, which is then amplified. Unlike acoustic guitars, they rely on amplification for volume and tone shaping, making them highly versatile in genres like rock, blues, jazz, and metal. Electric guitars come in many body styles—solid, semi-hollow, and hollow—and feature different pickup configurations, neck types, and hardware. From smooth clean tones to aggressive distortion, they offer a wide sonic range, making them the backbone of modern guitar music.
Overdrive is a type of guitar effect that simulates the natural distortion that occurs when a tube amplifier is pushed beyond its clean limit. Overdrive pedals achieve this by boosting the input signal of the guitar, causing the amplifier to saturate and produce a warm, saturated, and crunchy sound.
Overdrive pedals are commonly used in various styles of music, including rock, blues, and punk, to add grit, sustain, and harmonic richness to the guitar’s sound. They are versatile tools that can be used to achieve a wide range of tones, from subtle breakup to full-on distortion, depending on the settings and the amplifier being used. Some classic examples of overdrive pedals include the Ibanez Tube Screamer, the Boss OD-1, and the Fulltone OCD, among others
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JHS Pedals was founded by Joshua Heath Scott in Jackson, Mississippi. He began by repairing and modifying his pedals and then sold modified pedals at the local guitar shop before designing his own. Among his early models were the Morning Glory overdrive and the Pulp ‘N’ Peel compressor. In 2009 Scott moved the company to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually expanding to 10 employees.JHS released the Panther analogue delay in 2011 and the SuperBolt overdrive and Prestige booster/buffer/enhancer in 2012.
JHS manufactures and sells pedals with a variety of effects, including the Morning Glory V4, the Muffuletta, the 3 Series, the Pulp’N’Peel V4, the Andy Timmons AT+, the Paul Gilbert PG-14, the Legends of Fuzz series, the Unicorn Univibe, the Lucky Cat, the Double Barrel V4, the 1966 Series and the Colour Box preamp.
£246.34
The Bonsai is our tribute to one of the greatest pedals ever created, the Tube Screamer A Simple rotary knob switches through nine classic, vintage, rare, or hard to find variations of the Screamer The Bonsai Does Not emulate these pedals, it is exact replications of these nine units all housed in one box Choosing a mode on the Bonsai rotary actual…
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£99.00
Made in Kansas City USA This pedal represents years of Josh playing around with the legendary Tube Screamer circuit and wanting to offer those changes in an affordable package You will find more clean headroom, better usability as a boost, more versatile drive and tone controls as well as a more pleasing frequency response This may be the most well…
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£36.99 £31.44
JF-25 blues overdrive pedal delivers modern and vintage tone as well as the tube amp head of the 90's Control knobs: Level/Gain/Tone knobs and Vintage & Modern overdrive mode toggle switch Metal alloy case and precision components makes it solid, lightweight and portable True-bypass overdrive pedal design remains electric guitar signal fully "intac…
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£195.90
Turns any amp into a gritty JTM45 stack Drive and Volume control interact the same as a master volume amp head Fine-tune your tone with controls for Bass, Middle, and Treble Stacks beautifully with overdrive pedals for even more shades of grit Standard 9V DC Negative power, consumes less than 100mA
£119.00
Small Booster. Dynamic boost adds definition and clarity. After 50% it begins to break up the valve amp for an authentic overdrive, finally achieving a tremendous sustain with a warm fuzz. It can reach up to 27dB. Operates at 9V DC Negative power and consumes less than 100mA.
