Silktone Overdrive+ Overdrive and Boost Pedal - Gray

The Silktone Overdrive+ overdrive and boost pedal moves from subtle always-on enhancement to rhythm drive and saturated lead gain through an original circuit built around JFETs, op-amps and diode clipping. Handbuilt in California, it uses an op-amp for gain and buffering that operates internally at approximately 30V, providing enough headroom to remain clean even when another pedal is stacked in front. Volume, Tone and Gain controls shape the main overdrive, while selectable symmetric and asymmetric clipping modes and a bass-cut switch provide additional control over its response. A separate Strangle/Raw dirty boost adds another gain stage with either resonant filtering or a full-range response, giving guitarists multiple ways to shape and stack gain from a single pedal.

Original Circuit Covers a Broad Gain Range

At lower Gain settings, the Overdrive+ can operate as an always-on tonal enhancer before moving into increasingly assertive overdrive and high-gain lead sounds as the control is raised. Its op-amp stage handles gain and buffering at approximately 30V internally, preventing the op-amp itself from clipping even when another pedal is stacked in front. Instead, the audible clipping comes from the circuit’s JFETs and diodes. This arrangement gives the pedal substantial internal headroom while allowing its dedicated clipping stages to determine the character of the drive.

Clipping Modes and Bass Cut Refine Response

A dedicated clipping switch changes the character of the main overdrive between symmetric and asymmetric styles. Symmetric clipping provides the smoother response of the two settings, while asymmetric clipping delivers a more natural and textured character. The separate bass-cut switch trims low frequencies to tighten the response before they contribute excess weight to the driven sound. Together with the standard Volume, Tone and Gain controls, these options let players refine both the texture and frequency balance of the Overdrive+ without complicating its basic three-knob workflow.

Strangle and Raw Add a Second Gain Voice

The independent Strangle/Raw section expands the Overdrive+ beyond its primary drive circuit with a colorful dirty boost that adds gain and strong second-harmonic content. Strangle mode engages a resonant filter for a subtle cocked-wah-like character, while Raw removes that filter to create a full-range boost. The boost can provide another distinct gain texture or push the main overdrive circuit harder for more saturation. For guitarists who want an original overdrive circuit with selectable clipping, flexible tone shaping and an additional boost voice, the Silktone Overdrive+ pedal packs a broad range of gain options into one pedalboard position.