Alternatives to the Acorn Amplifiers Solid State Preamp

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Shared character: bright, gain, full

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive

Shared character: aggressive playing, full, stage

EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker

Shared character: bright, stage

Black Country Customs Monolith

Shared character: gain, aggressive playing, clean

Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET

Shared character: gain, clean, full

MXR Super Badass Distortion

Shared character: bright, gain, aggressive playing

ProCo RAT 2

Shared character: bright, aggressive playing, full

NuX Drive Force

Shared character: live use, gain, aggressive playing

MXR Distortion+

Shared character: gain, aggressive playing

Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31

Shared character: true bypass

Maxon OD808

Shared character: true bypass, stage

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Shared character: aggressive playing

Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

Shared character: bright, gain, aggressive playing

Blackstar HT-Metal

Shared character: solid state, aggressive playing

Strymon Riverside

Shared character: gain, full, stage

Pete Cornish SS-3

Shared character: bright, gain

Amptweaker Big Rock Pro

Shared character: aggressive playing

Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp

Shared character: solid state, gain, aggressive playing

Wampler Belle

Shared character: original, full, stage

Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft

Shared character: bright, gain

Bixonic Expandora

Shared character: aggressive playing

Revv G3 (Purple Channel Distortion)

Shared character: gain, full

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Shared character: original, solid state, true bypass

Ibanez WH10V3

Shared character: true bypass, gain, aggressive playing

Dunlop MXR Jail Guitar Doors Overdrive JGD2

Shared character: gain, aggressive playing, stage

Fulltone OCD

Shared character: bright, full

Friedman BE-OD

Shared character: bright, gain, aggressive playing

Greer Amps Royal Velvet

Shared character: aggressive playing

Greer Tomahawk

Shared character: full