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LPD (Lawrence Petross Design) LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost
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LPD (Lawrence Petross Design) LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost

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Key facts
Typeoverdrive boost pedal1
MakerLPD (Lawrence Petross Design)1
Controlssingle control1
Boost26dB1
Constructionsolid artisan hand built, made in Arizona, USA1
SizeL 3.625" x W 1.5" x H 2"1

The LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost is a compact boost pedal from LPD (Lawrence Petross Design), a maker of hand built pedals in Arizona. It sits between a clean boost and a light overdrive: alongside its boost function, the circuit adds a light overdrive and compression of its own, so it can be used to push an amp or another drive pedal rather than simply make the signal louder1.

What it does

The Javelina is a single control boost, so there is no tone or gain knob to manage: one knob sets the boost level. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio reports the pedal has 26dB of boost available, enough to drive an edge of breakup amp or other drive pedals harder1.

Two features shape what it does to a player's sound:

  • Low frequency rolloff. The pedal rolls off some low end, which De Gregorio says keeps boosted overdriven amps and pedals tight and punchy, allowing for much higher boost levels before the low end turns to mud1.
  • Light overdrive and compression. The circuit is not a perfectly clean boost. There is a light overdrive and compression to it, which is why it is described as an overdrive boost rather than a straight clean boost1.

In practice that makes it a pedal for pushing an amp that is already close to breaking up, or for slamming an overdrive or distortion pedal into more gain, with the single knob as the only setting to dial in1.

Build and size

LPD builds the Javelina by hand in Arizona, and Delicious Audio describes the construction as solid artisan hand built, with the attention to detail and long life that implies1. The enclosure measures L 3.625" x W 1.5" x H 2", so it takes up little room on a pedalboard1.

Where it sits in LPD's range

The Javelina is one of several boost and overdrive designs from LPD, and it is the simplest of them: one control, one job. The pedal measures L 3.625″ x W 1.5″ x H 2″1, and the maker describes it as "solid artisan hand built construction, right here in Arizona USA means attention to detail, high quality and long life"1. That small, hand-built enclosure is what sets it apart within the maker's range of boost and overdrive pedals1.

Videos

LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost - Lawrence Petross Designs - pedal demo by RJ Ronquillo
R.J. Ronquillo
Sources (1)
  1. LPD Javelina Overdrive Boost, Delicious Audio, 2019-06-19