Maxon Overdrive Extreme

Every pedalboard needs a workhorse distortion pedal, and the Big Joe B-302 Rock guitar effects pedal is more than enough for even the most demanding of musicians. This ready and steady analog stompbox gives you massive amounts of bottom end, sustain, and harmonics wrapped in a thick, beefy big-amp tone that doesn’t sacrifice any of your guitar signal’s tonal clarity. Just dial in the dedicated Gain, Tone, and Level knobs to your liking, and you’re good to go. The Big Joe B-302 Rock pedal features true bypass switching.

The Mini Screamer is budget guitar effects pedal manufacturer Ammoon’s take on the ever-popular TS9 Tube Screamer drive pedal by Ibanez. It replicates the Tube Screamer’s signature hot tube valve-style overdrive and is also powered by a highly prized JRC4558 chip (it’s the D model with the eight-pin DIP, if you’re into that sort of thing) that provides the crunch for a very large number of popular overdrive stomps. The Mini Screamer’s small size makes it ideal for compact or crowded pedalboards.