Friedman BE-OD Deluxe vs Way Huge Pork Loin
The Friedman BE-OD Deluxe and the Way Huge Pork Loin are both pedals sharing full, transparent, medium gain. The Friedman BE-OD Deluxe leans mid-forward and smooth. Current prices: $229.49 vs $267.23.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.50% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- transparent
- medium gain
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman · pedal
Way Huge Pork Loin
Way Huge · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$229.49via Reverb
$267.23via Reverb
The Friedman BE-OD Deluxe is a dual-channel high-gain overdrive derived from Dave Friedman's own BE-100 amplifier voicing, giving each channel independent Drive, Level, and a dedicated 3-band EQ for full tonal shaping. Channel 1 covers medium-gain territory from a soft, bluesy breakup to a hearty classic-rock crunch, while Channel 2 pushes into higher-gain hard rock distortion up to a thick, saturated lead tone. The two independently switchable channels let players jump between rhythm and lead voicings at a single stomp. It suits rock and metal players wanting amp-like, Friedman-voiced high-gain tones with real per-channel EQ control.
The Way Huge Pork Loin is an overdrive built around a soft-clipped BiFET gain stage blended with a separate clean path modeled on a classic British preamp, letting players mix in clean signal alongside the drive for extra thickness and definition. It adds grit without over-processing the tone or thinning out the low end, fattening single-coil pickups in particular without turning muddy, and pairs especially well with a bright Tele bridge pickup for a tone that's thick yet cutting, reminiscent of vintage rock tones like early Black Crowes recordings. Its clean-blend feature is the standout control. It is voiced on the darker side, so neck-pickup or middle-position combinations can sound overly dark on some guitar and amp pairings.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Black Metal
- Metal
- Blues Rock
- Hard Rock
- Classic Rock
- Country
- Blues
- mid-forward
- smooth
- saturated
- bright
- compressed