The JAM Pedals "Curious Eye" Lucydreamer is a clean blend overdrive from JAM Pedals, a Greek builder known for hand-finished enclosures. JAM describes the circuit as spanning "light, reactive breakup through full high-gain saturation while tracking picking dynamics and fretting" detail1. The clean blend is the point: a Mix knob lets you keep dry signal under the drive, which is what separates this from a straightforward overdrive pedal with a single gain path.
The controls
The Lucydreamer keeps its panel simple: three knobs for the drive voice and one for the blend1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Sets saturation1 |
| Tone | Shapes the overdrive1 |
| Level | Sets master output1 |
| Mix | Sets the ratio between dry and overdriven signals, preserving attack, low-end definition and chord clarity1 |
The Mix control is what makes this a clean blend design rather than a conventional drive. Turning it toward dry keeps more of your guitar's fundamental under the saturated signal, which is how the pedal holds chord clarity at higher gain settings1.
Two footswitches, two gain levels
The Lucydreamer has two footswitches. The right footswitch engages the effect. The left footswitch engages the high-gain stage, and an internal trimmer sets that stage's output level relative to the main sound without affecting the dry level1. In practice that means you can dial the high-gain stage louder or quieter than your main setting from inside the pedal, then switch between the two voices on stage without touching a knob.
Power, size and bypass
The pedal runs on 9V DC, center-negative, and draws 18 mA1. That current draw is low enough to sit on any standard daisy-chained or isolated pedalboard supply. Bypass is true bypass, so the circuit is out of the signal path when the effect is off1.
The Lucydreamer is priced at £294.00 GBP with tax included, and JAM Pedals ships it DDP with 20% UK VAT and all duties included, so there are no extra charges on delivery1. US buyers should expect the sticker price in pounds sterling as listed.
Dimensions including jacks and controls are 7.5 x 12 x 5.6 cm (2.9 x 4.7 x 2.2 in), and the pedal weighs 300 g (0.66 lb)1. JAM also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, refunding no questions asked if you return the product within 30 days of receiving it1.
Artwork versions
The "Curious Eye" Lucydreamer comes in a series of custom artwork versions, all with the same sound: "Still", "Superior", "Achenbach", "Campfire", "Relic" and "Turquoise Gold"1. JAM describes the approach as "Same sound, different artwork", and notes that every limited artwork pedal is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted piece, so the pedal you receive will differ in detail from the photos shown1. The same artwork names appear across JAM's wider Lucydreamer and Double Dreamer ranges, including the "Achenbach" Lucydreamer, "Relic" Lucydreamer, "Still" Lucydreamer, "Superior" Lucydreamer, "Campfire" Lucydreamer and "Turquoise Gold" Lucydreamer.
Sources (1)
- "Curious Eye" Lucydreamer, JAM Pedals (www.jampedals.com)
