The Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII is a Subdecay overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Subdecay Super-nova Drive and the MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark I and the Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp.

Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII

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The Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII is a transparent overdrive pedal from Subdecay Studios of Portland, Oregon, delivering smooth, transparent overdrive with natural harmonic content in the third MKIII iteration of Subdecay's popular overdrive design.

  • transparent
  • overdrive
  • liquid
  • natural
  • boutique
  • smooth
  • studio
  • blues

Genres the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII is commonly used in

  • Country
  • Blues
  • Neo Soul
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  • Country Pop
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  • Alternative
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  • Classic Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII

Mesa Boogie Mark I

Mesa Boogie

20% match
$1494.37via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings the mid-forward it's missing

Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp

Laney

20% match
$424.16via Reverb

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp gives it mid-forward to fill it with

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Run Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman

tonal match
$203.48via Reverb

Run Friedman BE-Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Ceriatone 2202H

Ceriatone

tonal match

Run Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Friedman Jose LTD

Friedman

tonal match

Friedman Jose LTD's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head

Egnater

tonal match

Into a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings the low gain it's missing

Friedman Jose Arredondo

Friedman

tonal match

Run Friedman Jose Arredondo into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Pedals that stack with the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII

JHS Smiley

JHS Pedals

22% match

Run JHS Smiley into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

21% match

Suhr Rufus Reloaded's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Maestro Orbit

Maestro

15% match
$59via Reverb

Maestro Orbit's modulated voice goes after Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII's own transparent character

Xotic SP Compressor

Xotic

13% match
$147via Reverb

Xotic SP Compressor's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

7% match

Keep Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII in the signal chain, clear of Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Strymon BigSky

Strymon

7% match

Run Strymon BigSky after Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII in the signal chain, clear of Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Tone City Dry Martini

Tone City

tonal match
$52.63via Reverb

Tone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII gives it exactly that

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Fender

tonal match
$59.99via Reverb

Fender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII delivers it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Subdecay Super-nova Drive

Subdecay

88% similarity

Shared character: smooth, studio, crunch

MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive

MXR

76% similarity

Shared character: transparent, s_build_quality, natural

T-Rex Hobo Drive

T Rex

75% similarity

Shared character: crunch, transparent, s_build_quality

Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive

Voodoo Lab

72% similarity
$199.99via Reverb

Shared character: transparent, s_build_quality, natural

Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive Mk I

Walrus Audio

70% similarity
$159.99via Reverb

Shared character: smooth, s_build_quality, blues_players

SolidGoldFX Commodore Bluesbreaker-Style Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

70% similarity

Shared character: smooth, s_build_quality, blues_players

Walrus Audio Warhorn

Walrus Audio

70% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: smooth, crunch, transparent

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive

ThorpyFX

70% similarity
$260via Reverb

Shared character: smooth, crunch, transparent

NuX Masamune

Nux

68% similarity

Shared character: smooth, transparent, s_build_quality

Wampler Andy Wood Gearbox

Wampler

66% similarity
$269.96via Reverb

Shared character: transparent, s_build_quality, overdrive

ThorpyFX TY-Kudu

ThorpyFX

64% similarity

Shared character: s_build_quality, natural, blues_players

Vertex Ultraphonix MKII

Vertex

64% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: s_build_quality, natural, overdrive

See all alternatives to the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII?+

The closest matches in character are the Subdecay Super-nova Drive, the MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive, the T-Rex Hobo Drive.

What pairs well with the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine MKIII?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark I, Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp, Synergy SL2 Module — Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings the mid-forward it's missing.

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