Mad Professor announces Super Black Mini compact preamp/overdrive
January 29, 2026 · 2 sources
Mad Professor announced the Super Black Mini, a compact version of its Super Black preamp/overdrive, on January 29, 20261. The pedal removes the Sweet Honey Overdrive portion of the original mid-size Super Black and keeps the core preamp in a smaller enclosure1.
The Mini retains eight controls: Bass Cut Switch, Compression Switch, Presence, Volume, Gain, Bass, Middle and Treble1. The original adds a Preamp Footswitch plus the Sweet Honey Overdrive section's Volume, Drive and Drive Footswitch1. Premier Guitar describes the pedal as a high headroom preamp/overdrive for guitar and bass, with an all analog design and zero latency, and says it can run as a tone shaping overdrive in front of an amp or as a standalone preamp into a cabinet IR or FX loop return2. It lists 9V to 18V power, with increased headroom at higher voltages2.
The two reports differ on price and availability. Guitar Pedal X reported the pedal was listed but not yet open for pre-orders and had no price1. Premier Guitar reported preorders open at mpamp.com with shipping on July 1st, and a suggested retail price of $2192. Guitar Pedal X gave the original Super Black's US price as $2991. Premier Guitar says the Super Black Mini is part of Mad Professor's factory series manufactured in Taiwan2.
"Mad Professor strips out the Sweet Honey Overdrive portion from its original mid-size Super Black Fender Blackface style Preamp - for a more streamlined and pedalboard-friendly experience."
Guitar Pedal X noted one demo was available at the time, with limited details1.