The ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog is a ThorpyFX distortion pedal, currently around $309. Close alternatives include the MXR Distortion + (Script Logo) and the Dean Markley Overlord. It pairs well with the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe and the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo.

ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog

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The ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog is a limited-edition 2000 AD-themed version of the ThorpyFX Warthog, a wide-range overdrive and distortion pedal. Its voicing sits firmly in the American camp, giving sparkling cleans at low settings and moving through driven tweed-style breakup into heavy distortion, with fuzzy overtones appearing at the extremes of the Calibre and Gain controls. The EQ is flatter and less midrange-focused than most drive pedals, which lets it run cleaner or considerably dirtier than a typical overdrive, and the resulting tone is complex and three-dimensional. It is hand-built to a high standard with Neutrik jacks, WIMA and Panasonic capacitors, a Burr Brown op amp and one-percent metal film resistors.

  • distortion
  • driven
  • breakup
  • american
  • complex
  • aggressive
  • overtone
  • crunch
$309View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 28, 2026

Genres the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Hard Rock
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  • Rock
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  • Alternative
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  • Blues
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  • Classic Rock
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Amps that pair well with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

37% match

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo

Milkman Sound

37% match
$3449via Reverb

Stack Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' is voiced for Fender-style amps — ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog gives it exactly that

Bogner Barcelona

Bogner

tonal match

Into ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog, Bogner Barcelona is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Supro 1690T Coronado

amplifier

tonal match

ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform Supro 1690T Coronado wants

Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head

amplifier

tonal match
$1800via Reverb

Into ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog, Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$1900via Reverb

Into ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog, Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Marshall 2245 JTM45 Head

Marshall

tonal match
$1481.32via Reverb

ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform Marshall 2245 JTM45 Head wants

Pedals that stack with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

16% match

What Fulltone OCD brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

Browne Amplification Gritador

Browne Amplification

16% match
$199via Reverb

Stack Browne Amplification Gritador on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

11% match
$269.97via Reverb

Wampler Cory Wong's clean boost voice suits ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog's own edge of breakup character

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

11% match
$123.72via Reverb

Keep ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog's edge of breakup voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress goes after ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Catalinbread

7% match
$226.26via Reverb

Catalinbread Epoch-Set's warm voice goes after ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog's own edge of breakup character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

7% match

Run Roland SDE-3000D after ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog in the signal chain, clear of ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Laney TI-Boost

Laney

tonal match
$146.25via Reverb

Laney TI-Boost's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog delivers it

J. Rockett The Dude V2

J Rockett

tonal match
$183.99via Reverb

J. Rockett The Dude V2's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg

MXR

71% similarity
$79.99via Reverb

Shared character: middle, boost, crunch

MXR Super Badass Distortion

MXR

71% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: middle, voicing, boost

Maxon OD808

Maxon

70% similarity
$118.63via Reverb

Shared character: middle, boost, crunch

Great Eastern FX Co. Small Speaker Overdrive

Great Eastern FX

69% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: middle, crunch, metal

Mad Professor Mad-Eou

Mad Professor

67% similarity
$169via Reverb

Shared character: middle, boost, overdrive

Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion

Behringer

93% similarity
$59.95via Reverb

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MXR Distortion + (Script Logo)

pedal

70% similarity

Shared character: middle, boost, distortion

Dean Markley Overlord

Dean Markley

70% similarity

Shared character: middle, boost, crunch

Suhr Riot Mini Black Edition

Suhr

69% similarity

Shared character: aggressive_playing, crunch, distortion

Suhr Eclipse

Suhr

69% similarity

Shared character: s_build_quality, boost, distortion

Fulltone OCD V2

Fulltone

69% similarity

Shared character: voicing, distortion, overdrive

Suhr Eclipse Dual Channel Overdrive/Distortion

Suhr

69% similarity

Shared character: s_build_quality, distortion, overdrive

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog?+

The closest matches in character are the MXR Distortion + (Script Logo), the Dean Markley Overlord, the Suhr Riot Mini Black Edition. Budget picks: MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg, MXR Super Badass Distortion, Maxon OD808.

What pairs well with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' — 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward.

How much does the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog cost?+

Around $309 (live listing price, updated Aug 28, 2026).

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