The Animals Pedal Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive is an overdrive pedal designed by Skreddy Pedals for the Japanese brand Animals Pedal. The maker describes it as a Skreddy-designed overdrive that recreates the sound of vintage tube amps1. As the Gain control is turned up, the maker says no muddy tones appear, only punchy, cutting overdriven sounds2.
A Major Overdrive with more headroom
The Diamond Peak is not a new circuit from the ground up. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio explained that "the pedal is based on another Skreddy design, the Major Overdrive, but features less gain and more headroom," adding that the two teams "worked together on an updated design"4. Animals Pedal's own product page says the same thing: the gain was lowered and the headroom expanded from the Major Overdrive baseline5.
For a player, that positioning matters. Where the Major Overdrive sits as a fuller-gain design, the Diamond Peak is the version turned down a notch, intended to keep clean headroom in reserve and to work as a mild, amp-like drive rather than a heavy distortion. It sits on the lower-gain end of the overdrive family covered on the Overdrive Pedals page, a different job from the higher-gain circuits you would compare with Distortion Pedals345.
What it sounds like
Animals Pedal describes the pedal as producing vintage tube amp tone, designed by Skreddy Pedals1. Delicious Audio's reviewer characterized the result this way:
"The result is a versatile drive with a classic, mild, cranked-amp voice reminiscent of British tube amps."
Pedal of the Day reviewed the pedal in May 2021 and focused on how the gain control behaves2:
"As the Gain control is increased, you won't notice any muddy tones appearing, only punchy, cutting overdriven sounds."
Both accounts point the same way: a midrange-centered drive that stays defined as gain rises, in the tradition of British amp tones rather than a mid-humped or heavily compressed overdrive4.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Input impedance | 220K5 |
| Output impedance | 10K5 |
The same figures are listed for the Custom Illustrated edition6.
The Custom Illustrated edition
Alongside the standard pedal, Animals Pedal offers the Custom Illustrated Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive #01. The maker describes it as a custom illustrated version of the Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive, and as a triple collaboration between Animals Pedal, the apparel brand over print, and guitarist Gyoshi6. It carries the same Skreddy-designed low-gain circuit and the same 220K input and 10K output impedance as the standard version6.
The Custom Illustrated edition is a separate product from the standard Diamond Peak, distinguished by its collaboration artwork rather than by any circuit change described by the maker6.
Where it came from
The Diamond Peak was designed for Animals Pedal by Skreddy Pedals, and Animals Pedal's own summary page credits Skreddy Pedals' development with recreating the sound of vintage vacuum tube amps in the pedal5. As the Gain control is increased, the maker says the pedal keeps producing punchy, cutting overdriven sounds without muddy tones2.
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Questions
Who designed the Animals Pedal Diamond Peak?
The Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive was designed by Marc Ahlfs of Skreddy Pedals, the Nevada-based pedal maker. It is a collaboration between Skreddy and the Japanese brand Animals Pedal, and Premier Guitar described it as the latest in a line of Animals Pedal pedals designed by U.S. makers. The circuit is based on Skreddy's Major Overdrive, reworked with less gain and more headroom.
What is the output impedance of the Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive?
Animals Pedal lists the output impedance at 10K and the input impedance at 220K. Those figures apply to both the standard Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive and the Custom Illustrated Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive #01 edition, according to the maker's product pages.
Is there a custom illustrated Diamond Peak edition?
Yes. Animals Pedal offers the Custom Illustrated Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive #01, a custom illustrated version of the standard pedal. The maker describes it as a triple collaboration between Animals Pedal, the apparel brand over print, and guitarist Gyoshi, built on the same Skreddy-designed low-gain circuit with the same 220K input and 10K output impedance.
Sources (6)
- Pedal Summary, Animals Pedal
- Animals Pedal Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2021-05-21
- Animals Pedal Unveils New Hybrid Overdrive & Booster, Premier Guitar, 2021-03-19
- Animals Pedal Diamond Peak Hybrid Overdrive, Delicious Audio, 2021-05-26
- 【10/26(月)16:00まで10%OFF】Animals Pedal Diamond Peak Hybrid Over Drive, Animals Pedal (animalspedal.jp)
- Custom Illustrated over print / Gyoshi / DPHOD＃01, Animals Pedal (www.animalspedal.jp)
