Marshall launches Overdrive Series amp-in-a-box pedals at NAMM 2025

January 1, 2025 · 4 sources

Marshall announced the Overdrive Series at NAMM 2025 on January 23, a set of five analog overdrive pedals that put the company's amp tones on a pedalboard¹². Guitar World reported that Marshall-flavored amp-in-a-box pedals have come from third-party brands for years, and that this is the first time the company has made stompable versions of its own amp heads¹.

The line comprises The 1959, DSL, JCM800, JCM900 and JVM, each in a gold and black casing¹. Each pedal has four rotary knobs and an illuminated footswitch, runs on 9V power, has jack input and output, and uses true bypass¹. Battery power is also an option, with each pedal lasting at least 25 hours and the JCM800 rated at 35 hours¹. MusicRadar describes an LED ring around the footswitch². Delicious Audio describes the pedals as fully analog and designed to be played through clean amps³.

Controls vary by model:

Guitar World gives the price as $149 per pedal¹, and MusicRadar also gives $149².

Guitar World reported that Marshall had teased the release earlier that week, and that many, Guitar World included, had expected a revamp of its existing overdrive pedal line¹. Guitar World reported that the launch marks Marshall's first NAMM in five years¹.