The Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired is a Lovepedal overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone and the JHS Pedals JHS AC+. It pairs well with the Vox MV50-CE Rock and the Divided by 13 JRT 9/15.
Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Lovepedal · pedal
The Lovepedal DOV Death of Vox is a hand-wired specialty overdrive pedal from Lovepedal delivering the warm, chimey breakup character associated with vintage Vox AC-series amplifiers. The circuit recreates the specific treble boost and harmonic saturation of a Vox AC top pushed into natural overdrive, targeting the chiming, bright, harmonically complex British sound of 1960s British Invasion guitar tone.
What stands out
“Lovepedal's Vox-inspired hand-wired overdrive, capturing the chimey, harmonically bright breakup of a pushed Vox AC circuit”
— from the community notes
“The circuit recreates the specific treble boost and harmonic saturation of a Vox AC top pushed into natural overdrive, targeting the chiming, bright, harmonically complex British sound of 1960s British Invasion guitar tone”
— from the listing
“The hand-wired construction reflects Lovepedal's premium approach”
— from the community notes
“The circuit accurately represents the harmonic qualities that distinguish Vox-style saturation from Marshall or Fender amp-derived characters”
— from the reviews
“The DOV delivers convincing Vox AC-inspired chimey overdrive with harmonic brightness and the specific breakup character of a pushed Vox top”
— from the reviews
- breakup
- chimey
- bright
- saturation
- british
- chiming
- harmonic
- brightness
Genres the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired is commonly used in
- Rock
- Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Vox MV50-CE Rock
Vox
32% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Stack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Divided by 13 JRT 9/15
Divided By 13
28% matchDivided by 13 JRT 9/15's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Ampeg V-4
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ampeg V-4 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Ampeg BA 108
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Ampeg BA 108 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Blackstar Unity Bass U250
Blackstar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Blackstar Unity Bass U250 answers back warm
Pedals that stack with the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Greer Southland
Greer
18% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into Greer Southland and it comes out closer to clean boost
EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
17% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker and it comes out closer to low gain
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
EarthQuaker Devices
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired in the signal chain, clear of Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor
Sahbro Audio
12% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired's edge of breakup voice out front: Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb goes after Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Eventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes after Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired's own edge of breakup character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchStack Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward clean boost
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
MXR CAE Wah goes in front of Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
Alternatives
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
64% similarityShared character: bright, circuit, natural
JHS Pedals JHS AC+
JHS Pedals
60% similarityShared character: circuit, treble, bright
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series DC30
TC Electronic
58% similarityShared character: bright
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster
Free The Tone
58% similarityShared character: bright, natural, overdrive
Carl Martin AC-Tone
Carl Martin
57% similarityShared character: bright, natural, boost
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
52% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Tech 21 SansAmp Oxford
Tech 21
51% similarityShared character: bright
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox
51% similarityShared character: overdrive
Mad Professor Super Black
Mad Professor
51% similarityShared character: bright, overdrive
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
51% similarityShared character: bright, treble, boost
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B
Free The Tone
51% similarityShared character: natural, bright, boost
EarthQuaker Devices White Light V2
EarthQuaker Devices
50% similarityShared character: bright, circuit
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired?+
The closest matches in character are the Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone, the JHS Pedals JHS AC+, the TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series DC30.
What pairs well with the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox MV50-CE Rock, Divided by 13 JRT 9/15, Ampeg V-4 — Stack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight.