Browne Amplification releases the Gritador overdrive pedal

June 13, 2023 · 3 sources

Browne Amplification has released the Gritador, a TubeScreamer-style overdrive pedal, the maker's take on that circuit. Gearnews reported the release on June 13, 2023, and said the design took around 15 years of tweaking the circuit¹.

The Gritador is a Kansas City-built pedal¹. According to Gearnews, Browne tweaked the circuit to give a nicer midrange hump without the usual nasal quality of a standard Tube Screamer, and gave it a fuller low-end response, in part through altered clipping that is slightly less symmetrical¹. Pedal of the Day, in a later review, described the same changes: Dave from Browne Amps dialed in the midrange to be more nuanced, altered the clipping to be slightly less symmetrical, and tweaked the low end for more fullness while keeping it tight and punchy². The name means "screamer" in Portuguese, according to both Gearnews and Pedal of the Day¹².

The US list price is USD 219¹. Gearnews described the pedal as looking utilitarian and well-built, and said a demo video offered classic Tube Screamer drive tones¹.

Browne later used the Gritador circuit alongside its Carbon V2 in the Ethane Dual Overdrive, a collaboration with Andertons Music Co.³.