Shnobel Tone adds Dumbbell Driver overdrive and boost pedal

January 23, 2026 · 2 sources

Shnobel Tone has introduced the Dumbbell Driver, a combined overdrive and boost pedal, Guitar Pedal X reported on January 23, 2026¹. The pedal pairs the company's Daily Driver overdrive with the Dumbbell Boost, a two-knob boost that replaces the single-knob boost of the Daily Driver Boost¹.

According to Premier Guitar, the Dumbbell Boost and Daily Driver circuits are identical to the standalone versions, and each has its own true-bypass footswitch so they can run together or separately². A two-position toggle sets the order when both are engaged: setting it to the right places the Dumbbell Boost in front of the Daily Driver². Guitar Pedal X lists the controls as Volume, Gain, Hi-Cut, Low and High for the Daily Driver, Input and Level for the Dumbbell Boost, and an Order switch for Drive First or Boost First¹. Premier Guitar describes the Hi-Cut as a three-position toggle affecting only the overdrive section, with two high-cut settings and a flat center position, and says the boost's Input knob adjusts input impedance and acts as a supplemental tone control².

Premier Guitar reports chrome-skirted knobs, a choice of black or white finish, top-mounted power and input/output jacks, through-hole construction, and standard 9V center-negative power with no battery compartment². It gives a price of $329, available at shnobeltone.com². Guitar Pedal X reports the same $329 price, sold direct in the USA, and notes the two-knob Dumbbell Boost is also sold separately¹. The Dumbbell Driver is an overdrive pedal; more are listed in our overdrive pedals section.

Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson compared the pedal to six-knob dual-drive designs from Cosmodio Instruments and Blammo Electronics, and said the two-knob boost makes for a more versatile and shapeable pedal than the one-knob Daily Driver Boost¹. He also wrote that Andertons, which he said used to stock the full Shnobel Tone range, now lists only a single Horse Power Overdrive¹.