Gus G unleashes Speed Demon overdrive pedal
The Ozzy/Firewind shredder’s new Crazy Tube Circuits stompbox promises to summon oodles of boutique gain

Designed and built by Greek effects company Crazy Tube Circuits to Gus G's spec, the Speed Demon is a boutique overdrive that’s sure to be a hit with Firewind and Ozzy superfans, but also anyone who is has been searching for a drive boost that has heaps of gain on-tap and a little versatility too.
It features a saturation circuit that has been tuned for “clarity, punch and rich harmonics” and will compress frequencies in your guitar’s signal – presumably just as an all-valve amp might do when driven hard.
The design is simple: a metal chassis with gain, volume and tone rotary dials and a footswitch to turn the effect on and off.
The gain control can serve as a clean boost or an extra gain stage to add a little hot sauce to your solos. The tone lets you dial in the high end with its active high frequency circuit affording “limitless tonal tweaking options to enhance your rig. From smooth and warm to aggressive and raw with extra bite.” Volume sets the pedal’s output. Easy.
The pedal is true-bypass and Gus G promises “premium audio-grade components for superior sound quality and performance.”
We would expect nothing less from Crazy Tube Circuits, whose fans include ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Testament’s Alex Skolnick and ex-Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo. Peter Frampton digs them, too.
You can pre-order the Speed Demon direct from Gus G.
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Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and guitar culture since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitar World. He uses Jazz III nylon picks, 10s during the week, 9s at the weekend, and shamefully still struggles with rhythm figure one of Van Halen’s Panama.
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