hudson pedals Motorcycle Overdrive – Joe's Pedals

hudson pedals Motorcycle Overdrive – Joe's PedalsNew Black Gloss Colour way for 2026. Ten or so years ago Michael Hudson of Hudson Electronics released a pedal called the Overdrive 999 which was a heavily modified version of that infamous green overdrive, tuned for more bass, wider gain range, greater headroom and amp like clipping. It was fairly short lived as it essentially became the Sidecar. A fantastic overdrive that has more attitude and an up front character. However, the 999 had a certain

New Black Gloss Colour way for 2026.

Ten or so years ago Michael Hudson of Hudson Electronics released a pedal called the Overdrive 999 which was a heavily modified version of that infamous green overdrive, tuned for more bass, wider gain range, greater headroom and amp-like clipping. It was fairly short lived as it essentially became the Sidecar. A fantastic overdrive that has more attitude and an up front character.

However, the 999 had a certain something....mainly in the low end, a textural underbelly if you will. So i asked Michael if he would re-visit it and the idea of the Motorcycle was born. Its really clever too, it still has that cutting attitude but its complimented by a soft fuzzy underbelly that holds together the low end beautifully.

Michaels Description: The Motorcycle is a modified version of our Sidecar overdrive pedal - our take on the soft clipping overdrive circuit with the added versatility of a powerful two band EQ which draws inspiration from a vintage recording console. The Motorcycle has been tuned to give more distortion in the lower frequencies and the EQ a different response. It also adds a transformer at the end of the signal chain to soften the attack and generate a subtle layer of saturation to the signal.

Power requirements: 9-24 VDC center negative. Running at the higher voltage gives you more headroom, output level and clarity.