The Rudis Dual Overdrive

Rudis Dual Overdrive

The Rudis Dual Overdrive is a dual complementary overdrive pedal, designed to bring together two classic drive approaches in a coherent, flexible, and musical format.
It combines a Tube Screamer–style overdrive, focused on midrange presence, with a Bluesbreaker–style overdrive, more open and dynamic, covering a wide spectrum from articulate low gain to richer stacked textures.

Designed as a structured gain tool, the Rudis can be used as an always-on foundation, a main overdrive, or a controlled stacking solution, while preserving clarity, dynamics, and note definition.

Musical intent & use cases

The Rudis Dual Overdrive is built around two distinct circuits, each with a clearly defined role:

The right channel – TS-style delivers a mid-focused overdrive with controlled compression, precise attack, and singing sustain.
It is particularly well suited for lead tones, expressive overdrive, and situations where the guitar needs to stay present in the mix without sounding harsh.

The left channel – Bluesbreaker-style offers a more open and dynamic overdrive, highly sensitive to picking dynamics and guitar volume.
It works especially well for edge-of-breakup tones, rhythm overdrive, or as a natural gain foundation close to an amp-like crunch.

Each channel includes voicing and clipping options, allowing the response to be tailored to the guitar, amplifier, and playing style.
Both channels can be used individually or stacked, and an order switch lets you choose which circuit feeds the other, significantly affecting dynamics, compression, and harmonic structure.

Who this pedal is for

The Rudis Dual Overdrive is designed for guitarists looking for a complete and coherent saturation solution, capable of covering multiple gain roles without relying on multiple pedals.
It is particularly well suited to players who work with low to medium gain tones, stack overdrives, and want to retain control, articulation, and tonal consistency.

This is not a high-gain pedal or an extreme effect, but a versatile drive tool, built for real musical contexts, both on stage and in the studio.

Closing note

The Rudis Dual Overdrive is a structured and flexible dual overdrive, designed to offer two complementary voices — TS-style and Bluesbreaker-style —, strong adaptability, and a controlled stacking approach, without sacrificing musicality.