The Lovepedal Tchula is a dirt box from Lovepedal, built around what the maker calls a "one off" 2 stage, custom tuned, COT50 circuit. In other words, it takes the circuit from Lovepedal's COT 50 and reworks it into a two-stage design with its own tuning, sitting in the overdrive and light dirt territory rather than full-on distortion.1
What it does
The Tchula's defining feature is its 2 Step Circuitry, the two-stage gain arrangement that comes from the custom-tuned COT50 design. Lovepedal describes the result in amp-like terms1:
"It sounds and feels so natural you will swear there is an amp in this box!"
As with the COT50 family, the appeal for players is a dirt sound that responds like a pushed amp rather than a clipped pedal. Players who want to compare it with related circuits can look at the COT 50 itself, the COT50 Eternity Stack, or the Les Lius, which draws on similar low-watt amp territory. For a wider view of the category, see Overdrive Pedals and Distortion Pedals.
Availability
The Tchula is not a continuously produced model. Lovepedal states that it produces this unit from time to time in custom small batch builds, so it appears on the maker's site in limited runs rather than as a standing catalog item. At the time of the maker's current listing it is marked Ready to ship, priced at $199.00.1
Because the Tchula is built in custom small batches from time to time, availability can vary. Price and availability are as shown on Lovepedal's product page as of 25 October 2026.1
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Sources (1)
- Tchula | Love Pedal, Lovepedal (www.lovepedal.com)
