The Sweet Clarity Jr. is an overdrive pedal from PB&J Pedals, a builder based out of North Carolina. It is a slimmed-down version of the company's larger Sweet Clarity Overdrive, keeping the drive range of the original in a smaller footprint1.
What it does
The Overdrive knob covers a wide range of drive sounds. At the low end, Pedal of the Day's reviewer, Mike B, described it as "a nice, subtle transparent drive tone", and at the top of the range it becomes "a thick and meaty overdrive that can really push your amp"1. In practice that means the pedal can sit on a board as a light, clean-amp-friendly push or as the main dirt in a rig, depending on where the knob is set.
Mike B also singled out the EQ section, calling it "fabulous"1. For a player comparing overdrives, that puts the Jr. in the camp of pedals with tone shaping on board rather than a single-knob design, alongside other overdrives in the PB&J range such as the Malibu Drive, Surf Drive and Viper Drive. If you are new to overdrive as an effect type, the Overdrive Pedals page covers how these circuits differ from distortion and fuzz.
"from a nice, subtle transparent drive tone to a thick and meaty overdrive that can really push your amp"
Sources (1)
- PB&J Pedals Sweet Clarity Jr. Overdrive, Pedal of the Day, 2014-12-01
