Jade Electric Pedals releases The BlackBoard Outlaw Overdrive

October 9, 2026 · 2 sources

Jade Electric Pedals has released The BlackBoard Outlaw Overdrive, the maker's second effect and the follow-up to its J-6 Dynamic Overdrive¹². Pedal of the Day published its write-up on October 9, 2026, and Gearnews covered the pedal on October 20, 2026¹².

The pedal is an overdrive built around a soft-clipping circuit that Gearnews says responds to playing². It carries Level, Blend, Drive, Treble and Bass controls, with the clean blend letting players add guitar signal unaffected by the drive and the two-band EQ shaping the drive tone². It is a true bypass design and runs only from an external power supply². Pedal of the Day describes a simple layout with no switches or extras, and says the pedal produces a broad spectrum of sounds¹.

Pedal of the Day reports that the pedal was built as a tribute to The BlackBoard, a small venue in Bakersfield, CA, that opened in 1951, where Buck Owens and Merle Haggard played; the venue has since been torn down¹. The review says the pedal mimics a Telecaster that stays clear and articulate but picks up dirt when played harder, with lower gain, warmth over aggression and preserved note definition¹.

The BlackBoard Outlaw Overdrive costs $175.00 and is available directly from Jade Electric Pedals' site².