The Volta Custom Black Tweed Plus is an analog overdrive pedal from the Italian builder Volta Custom, listed as an OVERDRIVE on RockBoard's PedalPedia1. It is a two-channel design built around Fender-style amp voicings: Delicious Audio's buying guide describes the Black Tweed family as offering "both a Tweed and a Blackface voicing, selectable through a toggle switch," handmade in Italy2. The Plus version goes further than the standard Black Tweed: "There is also a Volta Black Tweed Plus that gives you both channels in parallel with extra features," according to Delicious Audio's Griffin Jennings2.
What it does
The Black Tweed Plus puts two overdrive channels at your feet, and each channel carries its own voicing options. A toggle switch on each channel selects between three modes, independently for the two channels: STOCK, which plays the stock amplifier version; MIDS, which pushes the midrange; and RAW, which bypasses the EQ and dedicates the whole circuit to saturation3. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio summarizes the switch as delivering "Stock sound, Mid-pushed or HOT-ROD tones"3.
The tone section works with the gain control rather than against it. The pedal has a 3-way EQ section that works in tandem with the Crank (gain) control, and the Crank shapes the type of saturation when it is set high enough, simulating the response of a real tube amp, according to Delicious Audio3.
Because the two channels can run in parallel, the Plus can cover two amp-style voices at once, for example a crisper Blackface-style side and a hotter, mid-pushed side, with each channel's voicing switch set independently32.
Buying one: built to order
The Black Tweed Plus is not a stock-and-ship pedal. From the date of purchase, it requires about 20 working days for assembly, setup and final testing, and it is built to order with a small gift included3.
Related pedals
- Volta Black Tweed Plus: the single-page reference for this pedal's sibling listing
- Volta Custom The Blue: another overdrive from the same builder
- Volta Custom Jailbreaker: another Volta Custom drive pedal
- Overdrive Pedals: how drives like this fit into the wider field
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Questions
Is the Volta Custom Black Tweed Plus analog or digital?
It is an analog circuit, according to Volta Custom's product listing on RockBoard's PedalPedia. The pedal is built to order in Italy, and the maker's listing describes it as an overdrive with two independently voiced channels.
How long does it take to receive a Black Tweed Plus after ordering?
Delicious Audio reports that the pedal is built to order and requires about 20 working days from the date of purchase for assembly, setup and final testing. A small gift is included with the pedal.
Sources (3)
- Black Tweed Plus by Volta Custom, RockBoard (rockboard.de PedalPedia), 2026
- Best Tweed-Style Overdrives & Fender-in-a-Box Pedals In 2024, Delicious Audio, 2024-11-13
- Volta Black Tweed Plus Dual Drive, Delicious Audio, 2024-12-04
