Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr Overdrive

Original Boutique Pedals in Board-friendly Formats

The Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive Pedal from Warm Audio delivers boutique-style gain and amp simulation in a single, compact unit, breathing new life into your rig. Designed in partnership with boutique pedal company Dirty Boy and based on the preamp of the same name, this all-analog powerhouse of a distortion box responds instantly to every nuance of your playing with a touch sensitivity typically only found in traditional tube amps. It boasts intuitive, yet expansive Tone and Gain controls to shape your tonality, while the Variac knob grants tube-like compression and sag. You also get your choice between the standard Preamp Out to drive your favorite amp or an emulated line out for direct-to-PA noise. Built with premium all-analog circuitry and true bypass, Overdrive Jr. also ensures your signal remains intact while churning out lush overdrive and simulated stages of breakup, making it the ideal multi-tool for your pedalboard, whether you’re driving a full stack or running a vintage “amp in a box”-style rig.

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Expansive amp-simulation

Dirty Boy pedals have earned a loyal following among Sweetwater's tone gurus thanks to their wide dynamic range, and the Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive is a worthy addition to that reputation. Much like the handwired Dirty Boy tube amps of the past, the Variac control adds tube-like sag and compression as it’s turned down via calibrated voltage reduction. At Variac's lowest levels, the pedal emits a tone akin to a gated fuzz. Further enhancing Overdrive Jr.'s amp capabilities, the Preamp Out is equally suitable for driving a separate power amp or the FX Return of a rented backline rig, offering overdrive and boost for your favorite amp. Moreover, Dirty Boy’s proprietary Tube Amp Emulation (T.A.E.) technology provides an analog amp simulator for its Emulated Line Out, injecting gig-worthy sound into any mixing console or audio interface without the need to lug bulky amps to the function. 

Warm Audio x Dirty Boy: boutique-style stompboxes for the masses

The original Dirty Boy pedals were initially created by Alex Saraceno, father to guitar virtuoso and composer Blues Saraceno, to bolster the esteemed player’s fiery licks. Dirty Boy later became known as one of the first boutique pedal companies trusted by the likes of Tom Delonge, John Frusciante, Mark Lettieri, and Neal Schon. Since acquiring the company in 2024, product designer Danny Gomez has made it his mission to spread the availability of Dirty Boy pedals. Together with Warm Audio, the Dirty Boy Jr. pedal family does just that by reaching a wider audience of guitar players who want boutique-style sonics with a high level of accessibility, all within Warm Audio’s same high-quality standards that have turned their vintage-style compressors into mainstays for recording studios worldwide.

Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive Features:

• Overdrive pedal designed in collaboration with Dirty Boy Pedals
• 100% analog circuit delivers tube-like overdrive and touch sensitivity
• Expansive Tone and Gain controls dial in your preferred distortion
• Variac control replicates dropping the voltage on tube amps, adding compression and gated effects to your tone
• Emulated Line Out provides cabinet-like amp tones directly to your mixing console or audio interface, powered by Dirty Boy’s Tube Amp Emulation (T.A.E.) tech
• True bypass switching maintains your desired tone when disengaged