The Caroline Guitar Company Haymaker Dynamic Drive is an analog overdrive pedal, listed by the maker as circuit type overdrive. It runs on a 9V DC center negative supply and draws 10mA, and an English manual for the pedal is available as a PDF1.
What it does
The Haymaker sits in Caroline's line of drives alongside pedals like the Wave Cannon, and it belongs to the broader family of overdrive pedals that push an amp or add grit in front of a clean tone. Because the circuit is analog, it processes the guitar signal continuously rather than converting it to digital1.
Limited editions
Caroline has returned to the Haymaker more than once for small runs:
The Haymaker is an analog circuit, powered by 9V DC center negative and drawing 10mA, and Caroline Guitar Company publishes an English manual for the pedal1.
Where the circuit went
The Haymaker remained an analog design, running on 9V DC center negative at a 10mA current draw, with Caroline Guitar Company's English manual documenting the circuit's operation1.
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Is the Haymaker Dynamic Drive analog or digital?
The Haymaker Dynamic Drive is an analog circuit. It runs on 9V DC with a center negative supply and draws 10mA, which is light enough for most pedalboard power supplies.
What kind of pedal is the Haymaker Dynamic Drive?
It is an overdrive pedal made by Caroline Guitar Company, the South Carolina builder also known for the Wave Cannon, the Kilobyte delay and the Météore reverb.
Sources (1)
- Haymaker Dynamic Drive by Caroline Guitar Company, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
