The ThorpyFX Peace2Keeper is a low gain overdrive pedal released on July 30, 2025 as a lower gain, lower range variant of the ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Overdrive1. Its distinguishing feature is a pair of Germanium OA90 clipping diodes, which Guitar Pedal X describes as giving "a grittier, more harmonic sound than the standard 1N4148 Silicon Diodes version"1. The pedal was priced at £239.99, equivalent to $285, and shipped in strictly limited supplies because of the scarcity of those germanium diodes1.
The controls
The Peace2Keeper carries five controls: Gain, Treble, Level, Presence and Bass2. The EQ architecture follows the Peacekeeper family's design, which RockBoard's PedalPedia entry for the Peacekeeper V2 describes as "a post gain active Treble and Bass circuit with a pre-gain Mids/presence control to tailor the overdrive character and tonality"3.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Sweeps from low gain bloom through saggy, volume-responsive overdrive to overblown amp distortion12 |
| Level | Sets the output volume1 |
| Treble | Post gain active treble EQ13 |
| Bass | Post gain active bass EQ13 |
| Presence | Pre gain control shaping the overdrive character; Guitar Pedal X's writer calls it "kind of an Upper Mids control of sorts"13 |
The Presence knob is the one that shapes the drive itself rather than the finished tone. Because it works before the gain stage, it changes how the overdrive character forms, while the active Treble and Bass circuit sits after the gain and shapes the output3.
Three gain ranges: Blues, Oranges and Reds
Guitar Pedal X's launch coverage breaks the Gain knob's sweep into three ranges, each with its own character1:
- Blues: "Low gain germanium section, designed to bloom, polish and enhance your guitars tone with a light and warm overdrive"1
- Oranges: "An overdrive designed to sag, bloom, breath and respond to your guitars volume control, cleaning up perfectly and yet remaining clear and versatile"1
- Reds: "This section is savage, this transfers what is an overdrive into what sounds like an amp approaching destruction, there is sag, compression and at extremes it sounds like a low watt amp is destroying itself"1
In practice, the Blues range is where the germanium diodes do their warmest work, Oranges is the pedal's core volume-responsive overdrive territory, and Reds pushes into amp-style breakup with sag and compression. The same coverage sums up the sweep as moving "from low-gain bloom through saggy, volume-responsive overdrive to overblown amp distortion"1.
How it relates to the Peacekeeper
The Peace2Keeper is a variant of the ThorpyFX Peacekeeper, a low gain overdrive. RockBoard's PedalPedia entry notes the Peacekeeper V2 "can be used as a subtle boost into your amp (ala Klon style) or as an 'on the Edge' overdrive"3. Where the Peacekeeper covers that low gain boost and overdrive ground, the Peace2Keeper's Reds section takes the pedal somewhere else entirely: as ThorpyFX puts it, "This section is savage, this transfers what is an overdrive into what sounds like an amp approaching destruction"4. The maker describes sag, compression and, at the extremes, the sound of a low watt amp destroying itself1.
The core difference is the clipping: the Peace2Keeper's Germanium OA90 diodes against the standard version's 1N4148 silicon diodes, with the Peace2Keeper also tuned to a lower gain, lower range1. Guitar Pedal X's writer, who had reviewed the family before, said of the circuit lineage that it "combines elements of Klon, Bluesbreaker and Timmy even within the same circuit, it truly is wonderfully versatile"1.
"I already really loved the original Peacekeeper, so I have very high hopes for this evolved edition!"
The GE edition and availability
A related model, the Peace2Keeper GE Low Gain Edition, appeared in Guitar Pedal X's December 2025 round-up of the year's best new boost and overdrive pedals, described as "a Germanium Diodes Lower Gain variant of Peace Keeper with more flavourfu[l]" character, priced at £239 / $2852. That round-up lists its status as retired and sold out2.
The Peace2Keeper launched in strictly limited supplies because of the scarcity of the Germanium OA90 diodes it uses1, and the GE Low Gain Edition was listed as retired and sold out as of December 20252. Players looking for this circuit may need to hunt the secondhand market.
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Questions
What is the difference between the Peace2Keeper and the Peacekeeper?
The Peace2Keeper is a lower gain, lower range variant of the ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Overdrive. Where the standard Peacekeeper uses 1N4148 silicon diodes, the Peace2Keeper carries dual Germanium OA90 diodes, which Guitar Pedal X describes as giving a grittier, more harmonic sound. The Peacekeeper itself can also work as a subtle boost into your amp, in a Klon style.
What diodes does the Peace2Keeper use?
The Peace2Keeper uses dual Germanium OA90 diodes for clipping. Guitar Pedal X reports that these give a grittier, more harmonic sound than the standard 1N4148 silicon diodes used in the silicon version. The scarcity of the Germanium OA90 diodes is also why supplies of the pedal are strictly limited.
How much does the ThorpyFX Peace2Keeper cost in dollars?
Guitar Pedal X listed the Peace2Keeper at £239.99, equivalent to $285, when it launched on July 30, 2025. The later Peace2Keeper GE Low Gain Edition carried the same £239 / $285 pricing in Guitar Pedal X's 2025 round-up of new boost and overdrive pedals.
Why is the Peace2Keeper in limited supply?
Supplies are strictly limited because of the scarcity of the Germanium OA90 diodes the pedal uses. Guitar Pedal X advised players to be quick when the pedal launched in July 2025. The related Peace2Keeper GE Low Gain Edition was later listed as retired and sold out.
What does the Presence knob do on the Peace2Keeper?
The Presence control sits before the gain stage and shapes the overdrive character. Guitar Pedal X's writer describes it as kind of an upper mids control. Alongside it, the pedal has a post gain active Treble and Bass circuit, plus Gain and Level controls, giving a versatile EQ.
Is the Peace2Keeper GE still available?
No. Guitar Pedal X's December 2025 round-up of the year's best new boost and overdrive pedals listed the Peace2Keeper GE Low Gain Edition as retired and sold out, at a price of £239 / $285.
Sources (4)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-07-30
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-12-04
- Peacekeeper V2 by ThorpyFX, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
- NAMM 2016: ThorpyFX releases two new pedals the Peacekeeper & Warthog, Guitar.com, 2016-01-22
