The Mad Professor Super Black is a Mad Professor overdrive pedal, currently around $219. Close alternatives include the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired and the Wampler Thirty Something. It pairs well with the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo and the Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head.
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.
What stands out
“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…”
— from the listing
“Mad Professor's Fender Blackface-inspired overdrive, capturing the chimey, clean American amp character in pedal form”
— from the community notes
“The Super Black delivers Fender Blackface-inspired chimey, clean American amp overdrive with Mad Professor's natural, organic design approach”
— from the reviews
“country”
— from the listing
“Players who want Fender Blackface-inspired natural breakup”
— from the community notes
- american
- chimey
- country
- clean
- natural breakup
- overdrive
- crunch
- reverb
Price updated Oct 24, 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. - 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.
Amps that pair well with the Mad Professor Super Black
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head
amplifier
26% matchInto a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Comes later in the signal chain
ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a transparent tone, ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
ENGL Special Edition E670 leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Engl 120 E610 MK II
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a transparent tone, Engl 120 E610 MK II brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a transparent tone, Ceriatone 2202H brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Pedals that stack with the Mad Professor Super Black
Klon KTR
Klon
18% matchKlon KTR leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
J. Rockett The Dude
J Rockett
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
J. Rockett The Dude leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
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 Maestro Orbit after Mad Professor Super Black in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Super Black's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset
Electro-Harmonix
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
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.
Put 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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
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.
Run Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog 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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah
Cry Baby
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah goes in front of Mad Professor Super Black — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai
JHS Pedals
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Cheaper alternatives
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
50% similarityShared character: bright, overdrive
Keeley White Sands Luxe Drive
Keeley
49% similarityShared character: clean, overdrive
Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive
Catalinbread
49% similarityShared character: crunch, clean, overdrive
Mooer Micro Preamp 013 Matchbox
Mooer
48% similarityShared character: bright, clean, overdrive
Catalinbread Formula 51
Catalinbread
47% similarityShared character: bright, crunch, clean
Wampler Paisley Drive
Wampler
45% similarityShared character: bright, crunch, overdrive
Similar character
Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Lovepedal
51% similarityShared character: bright, overdrive
Wampler Thirty Something
Wampler
51% similarityShared character: clean, overdrive
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
50% similarityShared character: bright, crunch
Blackstar HT-Metal
Blackstar
48% similarityShared character: crunch
Browne Amplification Alkene Nashville Overdrive
Browne Amplification
47% similarityShared character: bright, overdrive
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster
Free The Tone
46% similarityShared character: bright, overdrive
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mad Professor Super Black?+
The closest matches in character are the Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired, the Wampler Thirty Something, the Carl Martin Crunch Drive. Budget picks: Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone, Keeley White Sands Luxe Drive, Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive.
What pairs well with the Mad Professor Super Black?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head, ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head — Into a transparent tone, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing.
How much does the Mad Professor Super Black cost?+
Around $219 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).