Overdrive goes modular with Lightning Boy II tube-powered pedal

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Guitar stompbox offers expandability via Sidecar Modules

New York's Lightning Boy Audio has announced the Lightning Boy II, a high-voltage tube-powered overdrive pedal with modular expandability.

Running on a 12AX7, the LBII promises real tube overdrive and amp headroom, and features a single volume knob and true bypass stomp switch.

The pedal can be expanded via the use of the CH2 Sidecar Module, which adds dual channels with gain and active treble controls on each - more Sidecar Modules are promised further down the line.

The Lightning Boy II is available now for $235 from Lightning Boy Audio. It's powered by a 12V AC power supply ($15), while the CH2 Sidecar Module is $119.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.