Mr. Black brings back the Deuce Coupe overdrive as the MKII

October 17, 2025 · 3 sources

The Mr. Black Deuce Coupe MKII is a revival of the compact overdrive the company first released in late 2011, according to the maker's product page¹. Delicious Audio reported the MKII on October 17, 2025². MusicRadar had already reported the pedal's return on December 19, 2023, describing it as "back into action 12 years later"³.

The MKII keeps the original's overdrive circuit and adds two soft-touch footswitches, one for the drive channel and one for the Ultra Boost, which now has an external control¹². The maker lists three controls alongside the overdrive circuit and says the Ultra Boost can now be adjusted on the fly¹. MusicRadar reported that the Ultra Boost is a pure clean boost available once the Drive footswitch is engaged³. The pedal uses Click-Less relay true-bypass switching¹³.

Specifications from the maker¹:

The maker describes the circuit as a 100% pure-analog, high-headroom signal path with an internal split-rail power supply operating at +/- 9V¹. MusicRadar attributed the dynamic response to that "specially designed" internal split-rail supply³.

The maker's page lists a regular price of $199.95, with B-stock units at $149.95 and all B-stock sales final¹. MusicRadar reported a price of $199 at the time of its December 2023 article³. The maker says B-stock units have minor cosmetic defects but the same internal components as a standard pedal and carry the standard one-year warranty¹.