The Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive is a Mad Professor overdrive pedal, currently around $282.90. Close alternatives include the MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive and the Maxon VOP-9 Vintage OD PRO. It pairs well with the Marshall Origin 50 Head and the Park P75H.
Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive
Mad Professor · pedal
The Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive is a premium boutique overdrive from Mad Professor's dual overdrive platform, delivering natural, musical overdrive with the touch-sensitive, amp-like response that defines Mad Professor's design philosophy. The Supreme Overdrive combines multiple overdrive circuit characteristics for a comprehensive, musical gain tool suited to blues, rock, and expressive playing.
- overdrive
- natural
- expressive
- musical
- boutique
- organic
- consistent
- blues
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive is commonly used in
- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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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 Supreme Overdrive
Marshall Origin 50 Head
Marshall
26% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Marshall Origin 50 Head gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Park P75H
Park
26% matchPark P75H's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchRun Friedman BE-Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings the low gain it's missing
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchRun Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Jose LTD's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
16% matchJHS Smiley's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Soldano SLO
Soldano
16% matchRun Soldano SLO into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
12% matchKeep Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive's transparent voice out front: Boss BF-2 Flanger goes after Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor
Wampler
10% matchWampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
6% matchKeep Strymon BigSky after Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchMalekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay's modulated voice goes after Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive gives it exactly that
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive delivers it
Cheaper alternatives
Keeley El Rey Dorado
Keeley
70% similarityShared character: touch, natural, blues_players
Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive
Crazy Tube Circuits
67% similarityShared character: gain, natural, blues_players
Friedman Motor City Drive Overdrive
Friedman
66% similarityShared character: gain, blues_players, overdrive
Greer Tomo-Hawk
Greer
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Noble Screamer
Keeley
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Greer Mizuki Blr
Greer
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive
MXR
72% similarityShared character: natural, overdrive, boutique_stuff
Maxon VOP-9 Vintage OD PRO
Maxon
71% similarityShared character: touch, gain, natural
Mojo Hand FX Speakeasy
Mojo Hand Fx
69% similarityShared character: touch, gain, blues_players
Mr. Black Orro Overdrive
Mr Black
68% similarityShared character: touch, blues_players, overdrive
Maxon ST-9 Pro+ Super Tube
Maxon
67% similarityShared character: natural, blues_players
JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive
JHS Pedals
66% similarityShared character: touch, natural, blues_players
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive?+
The closest matches in character are the MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive, the Maxon VOP-9 Vintage OD PRO, the Mojo Hand FX Speakeasy. Budget picks: Keeley El Rey Dorado, Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive, Friedman Motor City Drive Overdrive.
What pairs well with the Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Origin 50 Head, Park P75H, Synergy SL2 Module — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Marshall Origin 50 Head gives it mid-forward to fill it with.
How much does the Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive cost?+
Around $282.90 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).