Low gain overdrive pedals
Overdrive pedals players describe as low gain — also called light gain, barely breaking up, edge of breakup
Also called light gain, barely breaking up, edge of breakup, just a little grit, slightly gritty, cleanish, barely breaks up, just breaking up
Sits at the low gain end of the gain level scale — the opposite pole is high gain overdrive pedals.
Carl Martin Blue Ranger
Carl Martin
described as edge of breakup
Browne Amplification Protein V3
Browne Amplification
described as low gain
Wampler TCD Compulsion Drive
Wampler
described as edge of breakup
Source Audio L.A. Lady
Source Audio
described as low gain
Spaceman Atlas III
Spaceman
described as edge of breakup
Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret
Crazy Tube Circuits
described as low gain
Browne Amplification Protein White
Browne Amplification
described as low gain
Beetronics Wannabee
Beetronics
described as edge of breakup
MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.
MXR
described as edge of breakup
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2
Catalinbread
described as edge of breakup
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
described as edge of breakup
Browne Amps The Protein
Browne Amplification
described as low gain
Wampler Pedals Tweed '57
Wampler
described as edge of breakup
Tone City Blues Man
Tone City
described as low gain
Tone City Green Tube
Tone City
described as edge of breakup
Warm Audio Centavo
Warm Audio
described as edge of breakup
Donner Dumbal Drive
Donner
described as edge of breakup
Caroline Guitar Company The Expensive Amplifier
Caroline Guitar Company
described as edge of breakup