The Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive is a Mad Professor overdrive pedal, currently around $283.14. Close alternatives include the Browne Amplification Carbon and the JHS Morning Glory. It pairs well with the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt.
Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive
Mad Professor · pedal
The Mad Professor Supreme is a dual-channel overdrive developed with blues guitarist Matt Schofield. The A side is based on Mad Professor's Royal Blue Overdrive circuit and voiced for low-gain drive suited to neck-pickup blues leads. The B side is an entirely new design giving Schofield's preferred fat, dynamic tone with power-amp-like response and generous headroom. Each side has its own Volume, Drive, Bass, and Treble controls, switchable with a single A/B footswitch, and the two channels can be run independently or stacked together for higher gain. It is aimed at blues and blues-rock players who want two distinct, amp-like overdrive voicings in one box.
What stands out
“The B side is an entirely new design giving Schofield's preferred fat, dynamic tone with power-amp-like response and generous headroom”
— from the listing
“The A side is based on Mad Professor's Royal Blue Overdrive circuit and voiced for low-gain drive suited to neck-pickup blues leads”
— from the listing
“Each side has its own Volume, Drive, Bass, and Treble controls, switchable with a single A/B footswitch, and the two channels can be run independently or stacked together for higher gain”
— from the listing
“it is aimed at blues and blues-rock players who want two distinct”
— from the listing
“covering smooth low-gain blues breakup on the a side and a crunchier”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“A-side saturation is smooth and Royal-Blue-derived, ideal for warm neck-pickup lead tone”
— from the reviews
- amp like
- lead
- low gain
- response
- blues rock
- smooth
- stacking
- overdrive
Price updated Oct 23, 2026
Genres the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive is commonly used in
- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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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. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Friedman Dirty Shirley leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt
Diezel
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Into a low gain tone, Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Ceriatone 2202H brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
ENGL Special Edition E670 leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Pedals that stack with the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive
Airis Effects SPEC-Defier
Airis Effects
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Into a low gain tone, Airis Effects SPEC-Defier brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
Into a low gain tone, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
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.
Keep Boss BF-2 Flanger after Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
Universal Audio
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Binson Echorec Delay after Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Halo
Keeley
7% 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 Keeley Halo after Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a low gain tone, Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Cheaper alternatives
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
Xotic
62% similarityShared character: treble, boost, bass
67Audio Harry Balz
67audio
58% similarityShared character: treble, headroom, boost
EarthQuaker Devices Zoar
EarthQuaker Devices
57% similarityShared character: high gain settings, fat, pick attack
Maxon OD808
Maxon
55% similarityShared character: blues players, boost, bass
Boss JB-2
Boss
55% similarityShared character: blues players, pick attack, bass
Crowther Hot Cake
Crowther
55% similarityShared character: high gain settings, fat, boost
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
63% similarityShared character: high gain settings, treble, boost
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Pedals
56% similarityShared character: high gain settings, treble, headroom
EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive
Ews
54% similarityShared character: pick attack, response, lead
Browne Amplification Protein V4
Browne Amplification
54% similarityShared character: high gain settings, two channels, pick attack
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
54% similarityShared character: high gain settings, treble, boost
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
52% similarityShared character: blues players, high gain settings, boost
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive?+
The closest matches in character are the Browne Amplification Carbon, the JHS Morning Glory, the EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive. Budget picks: Xotic BB Preamp V1.5, 67Audio Harry Balz, EarthQuaker Devices Zoar. Boutique upgrades: Analog Man King of Tone, Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp.
What pairs well with the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Dirty Shirley, Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head — Friedman Dirty Shirley leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own.
How much does the Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive cost?+
Around $283.14 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).