The Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble is a Shins Music overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Maxon OD808 and the Pigtronix Fat Drive. It pairs well with the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head.
Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble
Shins Music · pedal
The Shin's Music Double Trouble is a point-to-point hand-wired dual overdrive from Tokyo, pairing two Tube Screamer-derived circuits so both can run together -- built around Stevie Ray Vaughan's practice of stacking two green boxes. Channel one is the modern voice, based on the 9-series sound: crisper, with slightly higher gain and a cutting edge suited to lead work. Channel two is the vintage voice, based on the 808: lower gain with rich mids and a fuller bottom end, ideal as an amp pusher or booster. Because the two derive from different circuits they work independently as well as stacked, and running both produces the fat, glassy, singing sustain associated with SRV's clean-amp tone.
What stands out
“Build quality is excellent”
— from the community notes
“blues and rock players who want premium dual overdrive with shin”
— from the community notes
“Shin's Music's premium dual overdrive, valued for two independently voiced channels with exceptional Japanese craftsmanship”
— from the community notes
“Channel one is the modern voice, based on the 9-series sound: crisper, with slightly higher gain and a cutting edge suited to lead work”
— from the listing
“The Double Trouble delivers two independently voiced overdrive channels with Shin's Music's premium Japanese craftsmanship”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“The Shin's Music Double Trouble is a point-to-point hand-wired dual overdrive from Tokyo, pairing two Tube Screamer-derived circuits so both can run together -- built around Stevie Ray Vaughan's practice of stacking two green boxes”
— from the listing
- rock
- overdrive
- gain
- musical
- rich
- warm
- clean
- mids
Genres the Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble is commonly used in
- Blues
- Rock
- Blues Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
28% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Friedman Dirty Shirley stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
EVH 000
Evh
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
EVH 000 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
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 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run mid-forward into Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 for more high gain on top
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head
Randall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head
Randall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Randall RD100H Diavlo 100W 3-Channel Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Pedals that stack with the Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What ZVEX Fuzz Factory brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
17% 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 Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble in the signal chain, clear of Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
13% 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 DD-3 Digital Delay after Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble in the signal chain, clear of Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble's own warm character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
Tone City Model M
Tone City
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Tone City Model M layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Maxon OD808
Maxon
55% similarityShared character: blues players, warm, overdrive
Pigtronix Fat Drive
Pigtronix
55% similarityShared character: fat, warm, overdrive
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
54% similarityShared character: rich, overdrive
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
51% similarityShared character: rich, gain, warm
Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive Mk I
Walrus Audio
51% similarityShared character: blues players, rich, overdrive
Boss JB-2
Boss
51% similarityShared character: blues players, warm, clean
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
50% similarityShared character: blues players, rich, warm
Dunlop DL E MXR M EG 74
Dunlop
50% similarityShared character: bottom end, blues players, gain
Friedman Small Box Overdrive
Friedman
50% similarityShared character: blues players, rich, lead
MXR Super Badass Distortion
MXR
50% similarityShared character: gain, warm
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
50% similarityShared character: fat, lead, overdrive
Black Country Customs Monolith
Black Country Customs
49% similarityShared character: gain, warm, clean
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble?+
The closest matches in character are the Maxon OD808, the Pigtronix Fat Drive, the Marshall Guv'nor.
What pairs well with the Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Dirty Shirley, Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head, EVH 000 — Friedman Dirty Shirley stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here.