The GUPtech DOnut Distortion Gold Tone Rush edition is a one-off version of the GUPtech DOnut Distortion-Overdrive, a distortion-overdrive pedal the maker describes as a Hot Cake tribute. GUPtech states that it carries "exactly the same circuit as the original GUPtech Donut, in a unique Gold box," and that only one will ever exist.1
What it does
Because the Gold Tone Rush edition uses the same circuit as the standard DOnut, it behaves as the maker's Distortion-Overdrive design does: a Hot Cake tribute voiced as a distortion-overdrive, the kind of pedal players reach for when they want a gain stage that runs from pushed-overdrive into distortion territory. See Distortion Pedals and Overdrive Pedals for how those two effect types sit side by side.1
The Gold box is the only difference from the standard DOnut: GUPtech states it carries "exactly the same circuit as the original GUPtech Donut, in a unique Gold box." The maker describes it as a one-off, saying only one will ever exist, and the edition is sold out.1
Power and availability
The pedal runs on 9V DC center negative and draws 5mA, a low enough draw that it sits comfortably on any pedalboard supply.1
GUPtech lists the Gold Tone Rush edition as sold out and states that only one will ever exist. It is a single-unit build, not a production run.
The maker's page listed the pedal at £109.00 GBP as of 26 October 2026.1
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