One overdrive pedal is never enough; we're all searching for our next holy grail of gain. Well, us travellers have a bit of respite right now because there's genuinely excellent deals to be found in Cyber Week. And while it's now comfortably common to see $200+ price tags on premium and boutique overdrives we say NOT TODAY! We're looking for proper bargains, and we've found a brace of them under $100 to be pounced on before the sun sets on Cyber Week.
And some of these are under half price with over $100 off! But seriously, be quick – Sweetwater has most of the best deals we've linked below and they are saying their sales ends at the end of 27 November.
Bogner Burnley V2 Distortion: $179.99, now $79.99
There's some crazy reductions on Bogner overdrive pedals at Sweetwater right now including this analogue cult classic that's under half price! Featuring a custom audio transformer, it'll take you all the way up to high-gain saturation. There's a Fat-Tight switch for metal and more organic rock tones too.
Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive: $199.99 $89.97
This is a HUGE $110 reduction on a great little overdrive for British-flavoured gain from Bogner that's packing in a lot; active three-band EQ with a very useful sweepable mid frequency to cut through the mix, pre-EQ and a Variac on/off switch that adds dropped-voltage compression.
Bogner Ecstasy Red Mini Overdrive: $199.99 $89.97
Big tones and a big $110 saving make this an absolute bonafide pedal bargain. Push things into the red with high-gain overdrive based on the Bogner Ecstasy amp, active three-band EQ with a very useful sweepable mid frequency to cut through the mix, pre-EQ and a Variac on/off switch that adds dropped-voltage compression.
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes: $99, now $84.15
One of the best TubeScreamer clones money can buy, Plumes has an amazing amount of sonic versatility, with a trio of modes that can give you Marshall crunch, a clean boost or, of course, screamin' drive. All of this, of course, comes with EarthQuaker's unique sonic footprint. Already a great value at $99, Plumes can now be had at Guitar Center for $84 – a whole lot of pedal at that price point.
MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.: $129, now $99
Featuring MOSFET clipping diodes and a super-simple control set highlighted by a nifty Boost/Cut switch, this stompbox can function as a smooth clean boost or a conduit for screaming vintage gain. We've been excited about this unit since it launched just a couple of months ago, and now its price has been cut to an amazing $99 by Guitar Center.
Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive: $179, now $99
Green Dirt? A Sweetwater exclusive Green Sparkle finish with a special saving on this superb germanium overdrive pedal that shines for blues and classic rock tube-style breakup and dynamic saturation. It does premium lower gain well too for superlative stacking. Huge tones here and a huge $80 at Sweetwater off to sweeten the deal.
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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.
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