The ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog is a ThorpyFX distortion pedal, currently around $309. Close alternatives include the Dean Markley Overlord and the Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive. It pairs well with the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.
ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog
ThorpyFX · pedal
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.
What stands out
“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”
— from the listing
“Reviewers describe the sound as complex and three-dimensional”
— from the reviews
“ThorpyFX's Judge Death-themed Warthog distortion, valued for aggressive distortion in limited-edition Judge Dredd comic book branding with ThorpyFX's premium quality”
— from the community notes
“The headline trait is range: crystal clean boost at one end, driven tweed-style crunch in the middle, and crushing distortion with fuzzy breakup at the top of the Calibre and Gain travel”
— from the reviews
“This limited edition is a cosmetic variant of the standard Warthog circuit”
— from the reviews
- distortion
- driven
- breakup
- complex
- three dimensional
- american
- aggressive
- overtone
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog is commonly used in
- Metal
- Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
30% matchStack Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe
Fender
29% match1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Roland Cube Street EX
Roland
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Roland Cube Street EX and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Gallien-Krueger GK Legacy 4x10 Bass Combo Amp
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Gallien-Krueger GK Legacy 4x10 Bass Combo Amp on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Gibson Dual Falcon 20
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gibson Dual Falcon 20 takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
21% matchStack Z.Vex Super Hard On on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Greer Southland
Greer
21% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into Greer Southland and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes earlier in the signal chain
TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler
TC Electronic
16% 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 TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog in the signal chain, clear of ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro
Pigtronix
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
9% 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 RV-5 Digital Reverb 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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Meris Polymoon
Meris
8% 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 Meris Polymoon 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)
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
MXR CAE Wah goes in front of ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
JHS 3 Series Overdrive
JHS Pedals
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Stack JHS 3 Series Overdrive on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Cheaper alternatives
MXR Super Badass Distortion
MXR
52% similarityShared character: middle, voicing, boost
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51% similarityShared character: boost, crunch, overdrive
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50% similarityShared character: middle, boost, crunch
Maxon OD808
Maxon
50% similarityShared character: middle, boost, crunch
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
49% similarityShared character: middle, boost, distortion
Wampler Hot Wired V1
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49% similarityShared character: distortion, overdrive
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Dean Markley Overlord
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59% similarityShared character: middle, boost, crunch
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
52% similarityShared character: boost, distortion, overdrive
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
Fulltone
52% similarityShared character: voicing, distortion, overdrive
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
51% similarityShared character: boost, distortion, overdrive
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
51% similarityShared character: boost, crunch, overdrive
MXR Distortion + (Script Logo)
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50% similarityShared character: middle, boost, distortion
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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 Dean Markley Overlord, the Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive, the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive. Budget picks: MXR Super Badass Distortion, JHS Morning Glory, MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg. Boutique upgrades: Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII.
What pairs well with the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, Ceriatone HRM 50 — Stack Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward.
How much does the ThorpyFX Judge Death Deathbringer Warthog cost?+
Around $309 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).