Detail 01
T.A.E. tube amp emulation
Provides the pedal's tube-amp-emulation behavior.
Product detailSKU #1500000486147
Warm AudioDirty Boy Jr. Overdrive Pedal
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive brings the Dirty Boy Preamp circuit into a compact all-analog pedal that can serve as an overdrive, preamp, or amp simulator. Gain, tone, volume, and variac controls cover transparent boost through saturated breakup, compression, and voltage-starved textures. Its T.A.E. tube amp emulation is paired with a separate speaker-emulated output voiced after a closed-back 4x12 Greenback-style cabinet. Use the preamp output in a rig, or send the emulated output directly to a mixer, interface, front-of-house system, or FRFR speaker.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Sending a speaker-emulated signal directly to a mixer, interface, front-of-house system, or FRFR speaker.
- Using one compact pedal as an overdrive, FX-loop preamp, or standalone amp simulator.
- Adjusting breakup, sag, compression, and voltage-starved textures with the variac control.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Pedalboards that cannot provide standard 9V center-negative power.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Variac control
Introduces sag and compression through calibrated voltage reduction.
Detail 03
Preamp and emulated outputs
Separate 1/4-inch outputs support preamp routing and speaker-emulated direct routing.
Detail 04
True bypass
The pedal uses true-bypass operation.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Provide standard 9V center-negative power.
- 02Choose the preamp output or the speaker-emulated output to suit the intended routing.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the Dirty Boy Jr. run directly to a mixer or interface?
Yes. Its speaker-emulated output is designed for direct connection to mixers and interfaces, as well as front-of-house systems or FRFR speakers.
02What does the variac control do?
It adds sag and compression through calibrated voltage reduction, including voltage-starved textures.
03What power does it require?
Standard 9V center-negative power.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Speaker Emulation
- Closed-back 4x12 Greenback-style cabinet
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Gain, tone, volume, variac
- Circuit Inspiration
- Dirty Boy Preamp
- Circuit Type
- All-analog overdrive and amp simulator
- Preamp Output
- 1/4 inch
1 detailsBody & build
- Country of Origin
- China
5 detailsConnections & power
- Input Impedance
- 1 MOhm
- Output Impedance
- 6.5 kOhm
- Input
- 1/4 inch instrument
- Power Requirement
- Standard 9V center-negative power
- Emulated Output
- 1/4 inch
2 detailsSize & weight
- Weight
- 0.6
- Dimensions
- 4.8 inch x 2 inch x 2.6 inch
9 detailsOther
- Technology
- T.A.E. tube amp emulation
- Voicing
- Vintage British-style amplifier response
- Bypass
- True bypass
- Product Type
- Overdrive pedal
- Enclosure
- Metal
- Variac Function
- Sag, compression and voltage-starved textures
- Series
- Dirty Boy Jr.
- Design
- Authentic Dirty Boy boutique styling
- Model
- WA-DBjr-OD
