{"id":16914,"date":"2024-11-02T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16914"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:59:21","slug":"gladiator-overdrive","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/product\/gladiator-overdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Gladiator Overdrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gladiator Overdrive is a <strong>guitar overdrive inspired by Overdrive Special amps<\/strong>, designed to deliver an expressive, lilting, harmonically rich drive.<br \/>\nIt favors musicality, dynamics and feel under the fingers rather than raw saturation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfa5 Video demo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A full demo will soon be available to illustrate the pedal's response in different gaming contexts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical intent &amp; use cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gladiator Overdrive is designed for blues, expressive rock and fusion registers, where sustain and midrange play a central role.<br \/>\nIt functions both as the main overdrive and as an additional gain stage.<\/p>\n<p>Its gain structure makes it possible to switch from open sounds to more sustained saturation, while maintaining excellent legibility and a sensitive response to playing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who this pedal is for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gladiator Overdrive is designed for guitarists looking for a <strong>expressive overdrive for guitar<\/strong>, capable of producing a lilting, nuanced sound.<br \/>\nIt is particularly suited to musicians who work on their sound using the guitar's touch and volume.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This pedal is for you if :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you're looking for a singing overdrive like Overdrive Special<\/li>\n<li>you play blues, expressive rock or fusion<\/li>\n<li>you want musical sustain and a strong playing response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Positioning in the range :<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Gladiator Preamp offers a more open, preamp-oriented approach with more headroom.<br \/>\nGladiator Overdrive adds more compression, sustain and a more singing texture.<br \/>\nIt differs from British overdrives in that its response is softer, smoother and more focused on sustain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gladiator Overdrive is a character overdrive built to deliver harmonic richness, dynamic response, and musicality in a controlled format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key design points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overdrive inspired by Overdrive Special architectures<\/li>\n<li>Gain, Tone, Presence and Volume controls<\/li>\n<li>Jazz \/ Rock switch to adjust response<\/li>\n<li>Clipping switch to modify saturation<\/li>\n<li>100% analog circuit, hand-built with through-hole components<\/li>\n<li>True bypass<\/li>\n<li>Standard 9V DC (center negative)<\/li>\n<li>Compact 125B enclosure<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overdrive inspired by Overdrive Special amps, expressive, singing and dynamic.<\/strong><br \/>\nProvides a harmonically rich drive with musical compression and excellent sustain.<br \/>\nIdeal for blues, expressive rock and nuanced leads.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17272,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","iawp_total_views":70},"book-author":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[27,18],"product_tag":[198,42,130,66,65],"class_list":{"0":"post-16914","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-boost","7":"product_cat-overdrive","8":"product_tag-affiner-drive","9":"product_tag-dumble","10":"product_tag-latest","11":"product_tag-overdrive-special","12":"product_tag-zendrive","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"book-author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book-author?post=16914"},{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=16914"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16914"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teosmusic.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}