The Godlyke Source Code SC-01 is an overdrive pedal produced by TWA and distributed by Godlyke. In a Premier Guitar review video, Tom Butwin introduces it as "this is the SC1 source code from Godlike and TWWA"1. It sits in the overdrive family, and Godlyke's own product page lists it as the SC-01 Source Code overdrive2.
What it does
The SC-01's headline feature is what Godlyke calls the "Magic IC" opamp, which the maker says provides "increased harmonic content and more amp-like feel"3. Butwin's review video describes it the same way: "a new magic IC op amp for more amplike feel"1.
The pedal's other distinguishing control is BITE. Godlyke describes it as an all-new control that "adjusts amount of integer harmonics generated by circuit"3. In the review video, Butwin explains it in practical terms: "what the bite control does is it adjusts the amount of even order harmonics that are introduced into your signal"1.
How it relates to the original design
Premier Guitar's written review places the BITE control in context for players who know the original circuit the SC-01 draws on. The reviewer describes4:
"a 'Bite' control that can mix in asymmetrical, tube-like clipping to the symmetrical clipping-based sound of the original."4
In other words, with BITE at zero the pedal behaves like the original symmetrical-clipping design, and turning BITE up blends in the asymmetrical clipping that gives the added harmonic character4. For a player comparing it against the classic overdrives it sits alongside, such as those covered in Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, the SC-01's BITE control is the feature that sets it apart.
What reviewers said
Premier Guitar covered the SC-01 twice: a written review and a video demo. The written review's account of the BITE control is quoted above4, and the video walks through the Magic IC opamp and the even-order harmonics the BITE control introduces1.
The SC-01 has drawn little coverage from published gear reviewers, so there is no press verdict to quote here. Godlyke's own descriptions and specifications detail the pedal's sound and controls3.
Videos
Godlyke Inc.
AndyDemos
R.J. Ronquillo
Questions
What does the BITE control do on the Source Code SC-01?
According to Godlyke, the BITE control adjusts the amount of integer harmonics the circuit generates. Premier Guitar's reviewer described it as mixing in asymmetrical, tube-like clipping on top of the symmetrical clipping-based sound of the original design, with BITE at zero returning that original sound.
Who makes the Source Code SC-01?
The pedal is made by TWA and distributed by Godlyke. Premier Guitar's review video introduces it as the SC-01 Source Code from Godlyke and TWA, and Godlyke sells it through its own site as the SC-01 Source Code overdrive.
Sources (4)
- TWA Source Code: Tamura Solves The Tube Screamer Again?, Premier Guitar, 2025-11-11
- Source Code Landing Page, godlyke.com
- SC-01 Source Code Overdrive by Susumu Tamura, Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
- Totally Wycked Audio Source Code Review, Premier Guitar, 2026-01-31
