Golden Age of Gear - hosted by Joey Landreth & Derek from Revv Amps
This is the golden age of guitar gear! With so many awesome options available for players, it’s a thrilling time for musicians of all styles.
Join Joey Landreth and Derek Eastveld as they hang out and geek out over the gear that’s inspiring them right now. From killer pedals to amazing guitars, they’ll showcase the tools inspire and excite them, helping to fuel their creativity as guitarists.
Golden Age of Gear - hosted by Joey Landreth & Derek from Revv Amps
Why Joey Landreth Needed the Dirt Dog Overdrive
In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Derek and Joey break down their latest collaboration: the Dirt Dog overdrive — a pedal designed to capture the amp-like overdrive tones Joey used while recording Dog Ear, and recreate them reliably on a pedalboard.
What started as a conversation about chasing specific record tones turned into a deep dive on touch response, gain structure, and flexibility. The goal wasn’t just “another overdrive” — it was something that could move from clean boost to saturated drive, clean up with your volume knob, and feel more like an amp than a pedal.
We talk about:
How the Dirt Dog came together from early prototypes to final tweaks
Why amp-style overdrive is harder to get right than people think
Gain staging, EQ balance, and dialing the “in-between” tones
The importance of touch sensitivity and volume-knob cleanup
Why this pedal isn’t tied to a specific amp model — and why that matters
Along the way, Derek and Joey get sidetracked (as usual) talking about guitar technique, right-hand struggles, Winnipeg’s absurd talent pool, and why some pedals just feel better the more you play them.
If you’re into amp-like overdrive pedals, signature collaborations, or understanding how great tones actually get built, this episode is for you.
👇 Let us know in the comments
What kind of overdrive do you reach for most? Do you prefer amp-style pedals or classic circuits? And what tones should we chase next?