Silktone announces Green Hell overdrive pedal
November 9, 2026 · 2 sources
Silktone has announced the Green Hell, a Tube Screamer-derived overdrive by builder Charles Henry, reported on November 9, 20261. Delicious Audio describes it as built out of a love-hate relationship with the classic Tube Screamer1.
According to Delicious Audio, Henry locked the core green circuit into its sweet spot rather than driving internal clipping diodes, and wrapped it in the harmonic topology of Silktone's Expander1. The signal path runs through a JFET-based second-harmonic generator at the input, a fixed-gain green engine, and a secondary output JFET stage that the report says mimics a tube amp preamp1. The report describes the result as a richer, thicker saturation with a wide output volume and gain range1.
A three-way Voice switch selects the voicing1:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| I (Classic) | Tight, focused and mid-forward, with input harmonic complexity and output JFET push1 |
| II (Mid Monster) | Exaggerates the midrange hump into an aggressive, vocal resonant boost1 |
| III (Fat) | Restores low-end weight, fine-tuned via an internal bass trimpot1 |
Guitar Pedal X lists the controls as Level, Tone, Drive and EQ Mode, with the switch offering Classic, Mid Monster or Fat2. It reports a US price of $199 from the Silktone webstore2. The same report says the pedal did not appear to have a green LED despite its name, and that the writer could not find it at UK dealers2.
Guitar Pedal X's writer characterizes the pedal as aimed at texture and dynamics rather than use as a boost:
"To most this pedal won't sound anything close to the typical TS808 type - this is more of a player's pedal, and more about attaining different textures, better dynamics and a punchier delivery"