The Ermynn Overdrive is a drive pedal from Doc Music Station, a maker whose pedals have drawn attention mainly through independent coverage. When Pedal of the Day covered it in August 2014, the site filed it under Overdrive / Distortion, meaning it sits in the territory shared by overdrive pedals and distortion pedals: light to heavy clipping of the guitar signal, from a pushed-amp growl up to fuller saturation1.
What it does
The pedal's placement in the Overdrive / Distortion category tells a player the broad strokes: it shapes the breakup of the signal rather than adding time-based or modulation effects, so it is used in the drive slot of a board, alongside or instead of the familiar overdrive and distortion designs covered on the overdrive and distortion type pages1.
The pedal was covered as a video review. Pedal of the Day's Kyle introduced it on camera, saying "it's the Ermynn Overdrive from Doc Music Station", in a piece the site framed as "We've got another VIDEO review for you today"1.
What is documented, and what is not
Coverage of this pedal is thin. The Pedal of the Day video review from 27 August 2014 names the maker and the category1.
Players comparing it against other drives should treat it as a niche, historically covered design rather than a current, fully specified product.
For context on how drives in this territory differ, see the comparison of the Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, two of the most commonly referenced overdrive designs.
Videos
All Things Weatherly
Simon Borro
Sources (1)
- Doc Music Station Ermynn Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2014-08-27