The Big Kahuna Master Drive pedal redefines your tone with exceptional versatility and superior performance. Designed to enhance your unique sound, this pedal offers three distinct clipping modes and a selectable half-power/full-power mode to shape your gain, headroom, and dynamics with precision. Perfect for serious guitarists seeking a comprehensive overdrive palette.

Main Features

• Selectable Power Modes:

  • Full Power delivers maximum headroom and output for a wide gain range, from subtle boosts to rich, tube-like distortion.
  • Half Power reduces headroom and output, producing a smoother, more compressed overdrive with enhanced saturation at higher gain settings.

• Three Clipping Modes:

  • Silicon Diode provides tight, articulate, modern distortion with a focused midrange and plenty of gain.
  • Germanium Diode offers warm, vintage-style overdrive featuring softer clipping and rich harmonic content.
  • LED Diode supplies a louder, more open tone with increased headroom and dynamic response ideal for touch-sensitive playing.

• Versatile Tone Control:
  Easily adjust your sound from warm and mellow to bright and cutting, allowing seamless adaptation to various playing styles.

• True Bypass Switching:
  Maintains your guitar’s natural tone when the pedal is off.

• Artwork Options:
  Available in two unique designs – vibrant Day version or the enigmatic Night version. This listing is for the Day artwork.

• Powered by a 9V DC Supply:
  Power supply not included.

Elevate your playing with a pedal that responds intimately to your touch and brings out the best in your guitar and amplifier.

Frequently Asked Questions ➤ What is the difference between the full power and half power modes?
Full power mode offers maximum headroom and output, giving you a broad gain range from gentle boosts to full distortion. Half power mode lowers headroom and output, resulting in a smoother, compressed overdrive with rich saturation at higher gain levels, ideal for lower volume settings.
➤ How do the different clipping modes affect the sound?
The silicon diode mode delivers tight, modern distortion with focused mids. The germanium diode mode provides a warmer, vintage feel with softer clipping. The LED diode mode produces a louder, more open sound with greater headroom and touch sensitivity, perfect for expressive playing.
➤ Does the pedal maintain my guitar’s original tone when switched off?
Yes, the Big Kahuna features true bypass switching, ensuring your guitar’s natural tone passes through unaffected when the pedal is off.
➤ Is a power supply included?
No, the pedal requires a 9V DC power supply, which is not included with purchase.
➤ What are the artwork options available?
The Big Kahuna is available in two designs: the vibrant Day version and the mysterious Night version. This product listing is for the Day version.

Outside the UK?

Please note that shipping costs outside the UK are very approximate and can vary radically. Please contact us with your Country and Post/Zip Code for an accurate quote. Many thanks. Please also note if you are outside the UK we will not charge you tax on your purchase but you may be liable for import duty in your country.

Please also note that all our stock is sold for the UK market. If you are buying from outside the UK, please check that it is suitable for use in your country before purchase.