The Mad Professor Super Black is a Mad Professor overdrive pedal, currently around $219. Close alternatives include the Catalinbread Dreamcoat Skewer Special Edition Box and the Greer Amps Royal Velvet. It pairs well with the Carr rambler and the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo.
Mad Professor Super Black
Mad Professor · pedal
The Mad Professor Super Black is an overdrive pedal from Mad Professor inspired by the Fender Blackface amplifier circuit, delivering the clean, chimey, harmonic brightness associated with Fender Blackface and Super Reverb amplifiers pushed into natural breakup. The Super Black captures the specific American clean-to-light overdrive character of the blackface Fender era, suited to blues, country, and clean-to-crunch American guitar styles.
- american
- chimey
- blues
- country
- clean
- overdrive
- natural
- crunch
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Mad Professor Super Black is commonly used in
- Country
- Blues
- Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Americana
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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. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Mad Professor Super Black
Carr rambler
Carr
30% matchCarr rambler's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
30% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo gives it mid-forward to fill it with
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchMad Professor Super Black leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' wants
Bogner Barcelona
Bogner
tonal matchBogner Barcelona's own voicing points at Fender-style amps, and Mad Professor Super Black delivers it
Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchMesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head's own voicing points at Fender-style amps, and Mad Professor Super Black delivers it
Carr Mercury V
Carr
tonal matchCarr Mercury V's own voicing points at Fender-style amps, and Mad Professor Super Black delivers it
Marshall 2245 JTM45 Head
Marshall
tonal matchMarshall 2245 JTM45 Head is voiced for Fender-style amps — Mad Professor Super Black gives it exactly that
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing
Pedals that stack with the Mad Professor Super Black
Klon KTR
Klon
20% matchRun Klon KTR into that transparent platform and it finally gets some medium gain
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
19% matchInto a transparent tone, Nobels ODR-1 brings the medium gain it's missing
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
15% matchRun Maestro Orbit after Mad Professor Super Black in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Super Black's own gain stage
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
13% matchXotic SP Compressor leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
7% matchPut Eventide Modulated Delay after Mad Professor Super Black in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Super Black's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Maxon AD10 Analog Delay
Maxon
7% matchMaxon AD10 Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Mad Professor Super Black in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mad Professor Super Black's own glassy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
NuX SSD-10
Nux
tonal matchMad Professor Super Black leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform NuX SSD-10 wants
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchMad Professor Super Black leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Fender Hammertone Overdrive wants
Cheaper alternatives
Wampler Paisley Drive
Wampler
70% similarityShared character: bright, crunch, blues_players
Catalinbread CB-Overdrive
Catalinbread
68% similarityShared character: pedal, crunch, blues_players
Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: pedal, natural, blues_players
Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Drive
Blackstar
67% similarityShared character: pedal, bright, blues_players
Wampler Thirty Something
Wampler
64% similarityShared character: natural, clean, blues_players
Keeley White Sands Luxe Drive
Keeley
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Catalinbread Dreamcoat Skewer Special Edition Box
Catalinbread
69% similarityShared character: crunch, clean, blues_players
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
69% similarityShared character: pedal, natural, clean
Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB
pedal
69% similarityShared character: bright, natural, overdrive
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
68% similarityShared character: pedal, natural, blues_players
Lovepedal Super Six standard
Lovepedal
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Lovepedal Amp 50
Lovepedal
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mad Professor Super Black?+
The closest matches in character are the Catalinbread Dreamcoat Skewer Special Edition Box, the Greer Amps Royal Velvet, the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB. Budget picks: Wampler Paisley Drive, Catalinbread CB-Overdrive, Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose.
What pairs well with the Mad Professor Super Black?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carr rambler, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' — Carr rambler's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own.
How much does the Mad Professor Super Black cost?+
Around $219 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).