The JAM Pedals Double Dreamer is a dual overdrive pedal that puts two of the maker's best-known drives, the Tubedreamer and the Lucydreamer, in one fully handmade enclosure1. The Tubedreamer side delivers a warm, rich 808-style overdrive, while the Lucydreamer side is a more modern wet/dry design with a clean/drive mix control, and the pedal offers up to six footswitchable gain stages across the two12. It was announced in October 2019 as a new addition to the JAM Pedals range3.
Two drives in one enclosure
The Double Dreamer combines the classic 808-TS-style drive of the Tubedreamer with the more modern wet/dry overdrive of the Lucydreamer in a single enclosure2. In Pete Thorn's demo video for the pedal, he described it plainly: "this is Jam pedals Lucy dreamer and tube dreamer pedals under the same hood together"5. Each side keeps its own distinct voice while a shared high-gain footswitch expands the sounds available in real time, as the maker describes it1.
The Tubedreamer side gives you the warm, rich 808-style overdrive players know from that circuit family, and the Lucydreamer side adds clean-blend clarity, letting you keep low end and note definition under the drive12. Gearnews described the result as two of the company's most popular drive units in one compact boutique overdrive3.
The controls and the HIGH GAIN footswitch
The pedal carries three footswitches: Lucydreamer, HIGH GAIN and Tubedreamer1. Each side has its own control set:
The middle HIGH GAIN footswitch is routed by a three-way toggle on the front of the pedal to the Tubedreamer, the Lucydreamer, or both1. Gearnews explained the practical effect: a central footswitch kicks some or all of the pedal into high-gain mode depending on the position of the toggle, so you can push either or both sides into higher gain territory as needed3.
Default mode and Independent Y mode
In default mode the signal runs input, then Lucydreamer, then Tubedreamer, then output, so the clean-blend side feeds the 808-style side1. That order is fixed unless you change modes.
Independent Y mode is set with internal dip switches, which reroute the IN and OUT jacks to work as send and return points for each overdrive side6. In this mode the IN and OUT jacks become breakout points for the two circuits, allowing switcher control, separate signal-chain placement or parallel stereo use, and two TRS-to-dual-TS insert cables are required1. Guitar.com noted that in Y mode the "in" jack becomes the Lucydreamer's breakout point, with the tip acting as the input and the ring as output, and that the stereo output jacks are used rather than a left and right output2.
Y mode is engaged with internal dip switches, not a front-panel switch, and it needs two TRS-to-dual-TS insert cables to break the circuits out. Plan for those cables if you intend to use the pedal with a loop switcher or in parallel stereo.
Power and practicalities
The Double Dreamer runs on 9V DC, center negative, with a current draw of 110 mA1. It measures 13 x 10 x 5.1 cm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2 in) including jacks and controls and weighs 430 g (0.95 lb)1. JAM Pedals offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, with a refund no questions asked on return, and ships the pedal DDP with 20% UK VAT and all duties included, with free shipping and no extra charges on delivery1.
History and hand-painted editions
The Double Dreamer was announced in October 20193. Delicious Audio reported it as a NAMM 2019 introduction from JAM Pedals, a company whose designs remain, in their words, "remaining 100% handmade just like all of our designs!"63. Every pedal comes in a single hand-painted enclosure3.
Beyond the standard finish, JAM Pedals sells the Double Dreamer in a series of limited and custom artwork editions, including the "Relic", "Tree Of Life", "Achenbach", "Pickle Freak", "Bulbotron", "Glisten", "Mosquito" and "Sticky Icky" versions1.
What reviewers said
Gearnews found the pedal "a lot more versatile than your average dual overdrive pedal," while admitting the writer is not a fan of internal switches, and concluded overall that it is "one to watch"3.
In his demo video, Pete Thorn found the pedal's generally warm character worked great into an AC30-style circuit, warming the tone up while adding drive, calling it a really nice match with that amplifier pairing5.
"because of its overall sort of generally warm character works great into the ac30 top boot style circuit"
Gearnews also noted that Babis Tyropoulos demonstrates the pedal in the official demo video, where you can hear how well it reacts to playing dynamics3.
Who uses it
JAM Pedals lists guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd among the artists using the Double Dreamer1.
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Questions
Is the JAM Double Dreamer true bypass?
Yes. JAM Pedals lists the Double Dreamer as true bypass, and that applies across the standard and limited artwork versions of the pedal. Each side also has its own footswitch, so you can run one drive, the other, both, or neither.
How do you switch the Double Dreamer into Y mode?
Independent Y mode is set with internal dip switches, which reroute the IN and OUT jacks to work as send and return points for each overdrive side. Two TRS-to-dual-TS insert cables are then required to break the two circuits out.
Which overdrive comes first in the Double Dreamer?
In default mode the signal runs input, then Lucydreamer, then Tubedreamer, then output. So the Lucydreamer, the clean-blend side, feeds into the Tubedreamer, the warm 808-style side.
Can you use the Double Dreamer with a loop switcher?
Yes. Independent Y mode converts the IN and OUT jacks into breakout points for the two circuits, allowing switcher control, separate signal-chain placement or parallel stereo use. You need two TRS-to-dual-TS insert cables.
Is each JAM Double Dreamer painted differently?
The limited and custom artwork versions are one-of-a-kind hand-painted pieces, so the pedal you receive will differ in detail from the photos shown. The standard pedal is also built in a single hand-painted enclosure.
Sources (6)
- Double Dreamer, JAM Pedals (www.jampedals.com)
- JAM pedals joins two overdrives together to create the Double Dreamer, Guitar.com, 2019-10-04
- JAM Pedals Double Dreamer stacks two drives in one pedal, gearnews.com, 2019-10-07
- "Mosquito" Double Dreamer, JAM Pedals (jampedals.com)
- 2 DRIVES IN ONE BOX! JAM PEDALS DOUBLE DREAMER OVERDRIVE, YouTube (Pete Thorn channel), 2019-08-06
- Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive, Delicious Audio, 2024-05-01
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